Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05
TROUBLE IN CHINA.

movement organized in Kansu and
Northern China by TuHg Flu Hsiang,
having for its object the massacre Of
foreigners and the placing of new En-
peror on the throne at Pekin in the per-
son of Prince Tuan's son, has been re-
ceived by the steamer Empress of India
at Victoria, B. G.
The Shanghai Mercury sent its native
correspondents to the scene and they
have reported that the rebel leaders are
constantly in communication with Yunse
Lu and other officials. The correspon-
dent saw the troops being drilled, the
bodyguard being oficered by trained
soldiers.
During the early part of January orders
came to the imperial commander of Kan
su to arrest Tung. Tung visited the
commander, accompanied by his body
guard, and intimidated him. Orders
were afterward received from Pekins
which resulted in assistance being given
10 Tung by the commander.
The correspondents tell of different
messages which have passed between
Yung Lu and Tung telling of impending
trouble, and they also tell of many
threats made against foreigners. Many in
stances are iven of how natives selling
foreign wares have been beaten, and the
correspondents say that no foreigner
would get through the district alive.
According to a dispatch from South
China. the tribes are said to have thrown
in their lot with the rebels in Kwangsi.
1t is shown that the first blow of the
greater movement of the revolution
would have been struck at Canton on
the night preceding the Chinese new
year had it not been for European de-
tective at Hongkong, whose timely tip
prevented the outbreak.
different stories are being received
from Kwangsi and interior towns of bat
ties between the rebels and the imperial
troops, in the majority of which the
rebels were victorious.
United States Consul McWade, at
Canton, has cabled the State Department
that the province of Kwangsi has at last
been pacifed, but that the rebels are
active and aggressive in adjoining prov
inces.
Mail advices from Hongkong tell Of
the terrible death of the informant who
warned the police of the projected move
ment against Canton. He was paid
thousand taels for the information, but
did not live long to enjoy them, for his
body was found hacked to pieces, his
ears being cut off and his body other
wise mutilated. The men arrested at
Hongkong for completely in the plot
we're released after being held for
week owing to lack of evidence against
them. At Canton the prisoners Jared
worse, several being beheadtd and six
subjected to prolonged torture.
The Hongkong Telegraph published a
dispatch from Canton, saying that 800
imperial troops recently dispatched from
Canton by the transport Fuh Po to Teen
Pax, had met with severe check from
the imperial troopsquartered at Chi Yueu
where they were ambushed by the rebels
at the Yong Ming Pass. The troops car
ried considerable amount of ammunl-
ton and military supplies for the garrl-
son Of Chi Yuen, which fell into the
hands of the rebels. After the encounter
with the rebels and the subsequent fight
of the imperial troops many OF the sol
diers deserted. 1t is also reported that
the imperial government, on receipt OF
the news, summoned a hurried council
and decided to send another contingent
Q, 900 strong. Chi Yuen is a city ON
the boarders of Kwel Chow and Yuen
Nan provinces.