Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-26
REBELLION SPREADS IN CHINA
GENERAL NEWS OF THE ORIENT
The Reformers Are Back of tho Zig
Revolution I'm Southern China
100 Japs Killed In An Avalanche.
Dutch Steamer sunk.

Victoria, B. c., March 24.-Accord
ing to advices received by the two orr
entail liners which have arrived here,
the reformers are back of the big rev
olution in south China. which is a
widespread and serious movement
Coincidentally, reports come from
Kansu and Mongolia, in the northwest
of outbreaks fomented by Tung Flu
Hsien, ex-Boxer, aided by Monaghan
princes. The Nang correspondent Of
the Shanghai Mercury says that 10,
900 rebels have massed there to move
on Kwang 81 towns.
From Shanghai comes news of ex
Icitement over the decision of Ger
many to maintain her garrison there
which means that France, Britain and
Japan will also be obliged to have
garrsons there, and Shanghai will be
come an international garrison town
A terrible accident is reported from
west Japan, where an avalanche slid
down upon the petroleum works be
neath hill, February IS, causing the
Heath Of over hundred Japanese
about 100 bodies were taken out and
Jour rescued alive, but terribly burned
The oil works, warehouses, Offices and
dwellings, were crushed, and in part
not entirely submerged fire started
and all the buried buildings, with the
Embedded people were burned.
The Shanghai Mercury says that.
before his death, Ii Hung Chang sur.
rendered full privileges to Russia in
Manchuria, and the present negotia,
tons now going on are said to be 6
blind to hoodwink rival powers. The
Mercury says that had Ii not died his
adhesion to Russia's policy woull have
involved China in war.
News was brought Of the loss of the
steamer Berandan, Dutch vessel OF
}12 tons. She foundered in Rhic
straits on February 5, when in easI
longitude los and north latitude 1.29
rhe Berandan met heavy weather, and
heavy sea came in over the bows
causing her to sink almost immediate
3. There was absolutely no time to
get the boats out. The chief engineer
Who, with the rest of those below, had
ONE on deck when it was inevitable
hat the vessel could not live, was
thrown into the water, and after about
o minutes immersion came to boa
floating bottom up. He swan toward
[, and. with the help of some of the
native crew who were clinging to it
managed to right it. Several Of tho
natives got into the boat and bale,
Ter out and then picked up the re
aainder. Shortly afterward the.
anne to the chief officer and more OF
he crew clinging to another capsizec
,oat. Help was given and this boa,
vas then righted. Still experiencing
,eavy weather they made the best o.
helr way to Pulau Banks. The G. G
layer was there and brought then
Singapore.
A Dutch steamer has gone to tn,
scene Of the disaster to hunt for an
race Of the captain and other sur.
ivors.
Washington, March 24.-The situa
ion in southern China is attracting
he attention of the state department
officials, who are in no mood to be
'ome again involved in that quartz,
If the world. The last advices to the
state department from the seat OF
:rouble were contained in a cablegran
eceived here from United States Con
sui McWade at Canton, dated March
le, saying:
"Viceroy reports rebellion In Kwang
81 almost crushed"
This is not borne out by the press
advices of later date, hence the anxi