The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
ANXIOUS TIME
FOR FOREIGNERS
Fear Of Another Out
break in China Is
Growing Daily.

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. 29.-According to
advices received from North China. fears
are being entertained that China is plan
ming another outburst similar to that of
1901. The North China Daily News says
It has been learned on good authority that
Hung Lu the real ruler of China and the man
who is reported to be responsible for the
murder Of Professor Hubert James Of the Pc
KING University. Will centralize the command
of the military forces of the empire at
least the provinces north of the Yangtse.
der himself and his henchmen. Yuan Shih Kai
and Tung Flu Hsiang. The plea for the stimuli
taneous murder of foreigners in 1900 failed
owing to the, unwilingness of many vice
telegraphed to them. On the next occasion
the order is TO be sent to the military officials
whose implicit obedience may be relied on.
A correspondent of the Shanghai papers
says:
A census of Christian converts has been car
ried out and neighbors are to be held re-
sponsible for exact declaration as to all
friends of foreigners in each group of ten fam
Aies
From other sources the paper learns
that threats are being made in several
provinces against foreigners, such as
next time not one will escape" which is
current in Shensi. 1--WE will not leave one
ocean demon alive in Shensi and Kansu"
is the boast of the Tung Flu Hsiang, and
1.-The friends of foreigners will hereafter
The North China News, in long article
headed "A Word of Warning" says:
1t is an anxious time for the diplomatic
body at Picking. The strenuous efforts Of
Hung Lu TO concentrate all power in his own
hands and those Of his henchmen: the dspo-
sition that Yuen Shin Kai is making of his
well drilled and well armed troops round the
capital and at Shan hal Kuan; the energy
with which arming and drilling especially of
the Manchu troops at the capital are being
pressed on. the activity evident in the arse
nails and powder factories Of the empire-these
movements all compatible with the truth
of the alarming ruInors that reach us from the
northwest. Are We yet walking over treach-
erous ashes under which The fires are still
burning?
The disturbances in the west continue
The insurgents, who were defeated by the
troops sent against them, raued and cut
up the regulars so badly that they retired
TO Yenchion to wait for achievements. A
thousand imperial troops were sent and
the insurgents took to the Ills The in
habitants of Yenchoufu prefecture and
districts near by were pillageu, churches
chapels and houses of converts being
burned. The flames could be seen for
miles and the roadstead into Sangchou
was dotted with thousands of men, women
and children of the better class fleeing for
refuge. The insurgents number 1000 and
many were joining the movement
Kiang-Nan arsenal has been working
day and night for some time, turning ont
Quick-hring field pieces ana mountain
guns, which are being hurried to the Gov
ernor for use against the Kwangsi rebels
in the vicinity. The rebels continue to
oppose Governor Wong Chin CHAINS route
to Kweiling, the capital, which he has
been unable to reach. His troops are get
ting mutinous because of lack of paw