The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
Uprising in Oriental En-
pire Becomes More
Alarming.
Celebrated General Ma, of
Boxer Campaign Re-
nown, Killed.
100000 Men Under Command of
Kan Hofu Who Is Conqusring
Provinces and Proclaims
Himself Sovereign.

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. s.-A Kansu Of
ficer in Peking has received news or
Mohammedan rising at Chang Cnia
Chuan This place is very strongly sit
uated between the borders of Shensi and
Kainsua, and formerly the Chinese al
ways kept a strong army corps there,
but later there has only been a small
guard.
The Peking correspondent Of the Jill
Shempo, of Toxic, wires that kilograms
have been received at Peking from the
cOmmandant at Monkdei that Kan HOfu,
who heads the insurrection in North
Shing King, is now the leader of 100000
men and has obtained possession of the
most important points in the neighbor-
hood of Monkdei The telegram adds
that he has proclaimed himself sovereign.
The rebellion in Kwangsi grows, ad-
vices from Hongkong stating that one
half the province of Kwangsi has fallen
into the hands of the rebels. General Ma
has been killed and the capital. Kweilin.
is in imminent peril General Ma, who
was sent from Chill against the rebels,
won fame during the Boxer campaign by
queIling the Jehol rebellion. kilograms
to native papers in Shanghai state that
the majority of the rebels are at Shi-
chon. Nanking and Taipang prefectures,
while small bodies are going about Shien
Ching Yuen and Linchou districts. On
the left bank of the Manning there are
four large bodies of rebels. comprising in
all about 1900 men.
Late in November a battle occurred be-
tween the imperial forces under General
Tong and the rebels in the LOchen Yuen
district. the imperial troops being COM
PEELED to retreat with heavy loss. Along
the banks of the river between Kuei
Yuan and Manning the rebels have erect
pd at f1fc for.
pose of plundering the large junks that
pass them.
An insurrection has broken out in Choo
Chou, Shantung, as a result of the pow
erty-stricken condition Of the people of
that section. Several Boxers have been
arrested for practicing their art at Nan
king.
Chinese native papers received reports
that the Chinese rObber who robbed and
murdered an American missionary in
Thibet, near the Zechuan border, and aft
erward escaped into Kwangsi, has been
captured in the mountains of that prov
ince after much difficulty. In his posses
sion was found a passport, gold watch,
a revolver and other property of the
American. The robber and booty have
been sent to the Zechuan authorities, who
took up the long chase for the murderer
at the request of the United States Con-
sulate.
Further advices regarding the insur-
rection. which cables have told has
broken out in kansu and Mongolia.
headed by the exiled General Tung Fuh
Slang. were received hv the steamer EN-
press Of japan. Cavdill and Douglas hava
arrived at Shanghai from Ninghsia The
general had left that city and was then
In the hills in the neighborhoOd of Ping
Lang on the other side of the province.
about halfway between Lanchow and
Sianfu. the respective capital of Kiangsu
and ShansL The people were very uneasy
and state of revolt seemed imminent.
The women missionaries had been sent to
Shanghai from fear of trouble Tung
Fuh Slang was reported to have about
10000 troops around him, all we'll armed.