Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-28
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Victoria, B. c.. Oct. 2S:-The steam
ship Olympia, which reached port Sun
day from the Orient, brings advices OF
the return of the Chinese court toward
Pekin. The court left Hsian Flu on DC
tober 6. The emperor set out in the
forenoon, and was followed in the after
noon by the empress dowager, the
prince imperial, and the ministers OF
state. The imperial party is travelling
in great state, and large sums of money
are being spent. The journey Is being
made to appear more like triu'nphal
re-entry into the capital than otherwise
and edicts are distributed to lead the
Chinese to believe that instead of being
sconquerers the allies have been con-
auered and are being driven from the
middle kingdom.
Coincident with the return OF the
court arrangements are being mace oy
the empress dowager and the reaction
aries among her advisors to ascertain
China's war footing, for what reason
remains to be seen. A Nankin dispatch
which the North China Daily News
published on what it calls good authors
ty. says that secret orders were recently
received by the military authorities OF
the city from the grand council thru the
board of war, in which the military au-
ithorities in all the provinces OF the en-
pire are commanded to send to the court
with all speed detailed report of the
exact number of battalions under them.
the troops belonging to each. the NUMBER
of modern firearms Of the latest pat
ems, field and siege artillery, guns OF
position, quick-firing or otherwise, ana
machine guns attached to each corps for
taking the field at ten. or at the most,
fifteen days notice. Detailed lists are
called for from the commissioners IN
charge OF ordinance bureaus o. the
provinces concerned commanding them
to give 1.-THE true and exact number OF
guns and ammunition. modern or other
wise, at present held In reserve IN the
ordnance go-downs.
Truth, and nothing but the truth,
is this time strictly required In the re-
ports asked for. for upon the accuracy
Of such report will depend success
where the least mistake may mean the
ruin of a grand enterprise.
What this .enterprise' is must be left
to conjecture. In obedience to these IN
structions from the court there has been
considerable activity among military
authorities, altho the work Is being
done secretly.
Late accounts from various sources.
says a Shanghai paper, tell OF discover
les of deficits or large quantities OF
arms and ammunition. especially the
latter, in the ordinance go-downs. and
a strict investigation will be made.
There is more trouble In South China.
Reports are published in the Chinese
papers in Canton. of outrages at Hin
Nfeng. where a German church has
been burned and the missionaries mar
rowly escaped with their lives. They
fled and made their way to Canton af-
ter many adventures, some of them "
ing hidden in drain for two days with
out food.
The Triad rebels afterward attacked
the town, and there was fight IN the
streets between the Triads and the
townspeople, in which the rebels were
victorious and about a hundred OF the
inhabitants were killed. Word of the
capture OF the city, which was partially
burned by the rebels, was carried to
Gen. WI, who dispatched a force OF inn
perial troops to meet the rebels. Two
forces advanced on the Triads as they
were massing after leaving Hinmen,
and they were defeated. Over 200 were
killed and the others put to fight. A
large number were captured and there
was q wholesale execution few days
after the de feat of the rebels, loo be-
ing publicly decapitated.