The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-04-17
TAKES ACTION IN
CHINESE REBELLION
Commander Drake Discovers
and Thwarts an Attack on
Canton.
PROTECTED FOREIGNERS
With English, French and Germans
He Helped Put Down an Insurrec-
ton and Saved Native Chi
nese Government.

Washington, April 15.-Quick action
ical situation by an American naval Of
1lcer in China recently saved the for
eign residents in the province of Kwon
Iung, along the east bank of the Can
ton river, from falling victims to a
plot which. while directed primarily
against the Manchurian dynasty, in
eNitably would nave eliminated in an
attack on the foreign population. While
this attack was averted by the precau-
tlonary measures taken by Command
ef %. j. Drake, commanding the United
states ship Monterey, with the assist
ance of the English sunboats Sandpiper
and Brltomart, the French gunboat
Avalanche and the German tug Sha-
meen, the coalition known to have TO
mented the trouble extends to several
provinces, n official advices received
both at the state and navy depart
ments show that reactionary measures
on a scale far larger than is admitted
either by foreign representatives or the
Chinese government have been planned
by the rebels
Hearing that a force of rebels with
Hung Chun Fuk, a native Wal Chow,
had planned an attack on the viceroy
and Chinese officials on Canton dur
ing the celebration of the Chinese New
Year during the night of January IS.
commander Drake prepared to defend
the foreign residents. An armed force
Of 5000 men had entered Canton sur
reptltously several days before he
learned the news, n We're hiding with
sympathizers. AS most of the foreign
ers and representatives Of the various
nations resided in Shameen, Command
er Drake first completed his plan of
m a N ca fN,s 4 ht~ -.1
allay the excitement which prevailed,
he officially informed the consulates
and Chinese officials of his prepara-
tions and advised the commanders of
the English, German and French gun
boats of the line of action to be our
sued in case Shameen island was at
lacked.
Cooperate With Chinese.
The foreign commanders offered their
cooperation and plans were perfected to
meet any trouble that developed, wheth-
er on the island or on the water. Instead
of visiting the holy temple in the inner
city at midnight to offer incense, the
viceroy and officials, contrary to long
custom, remained in their respective va
mems securely guarded. Around the vice
roy's yamen alone We're assembled 1000
armed troops. BY Z O'Clock the gates to
the inner city were closed and the streets
cleared.
Many arrests were made that night in
which some ~conpradores were implicated
and large amounts of stores were seized
in houses and shops in E'ong Chun and
F'ates, opposite Shameen. Many other in
dlcations of the intended attack were
found, and the officials agreed that the
rebels abandoned their plot only because
of Commander brakes inquiry, and his
prompt action and that of the other for
eign commanders In taking ample pre-
c~autionary measures. The landing of an
armed force from each of the foreign
men OF war had been agreed on by the
American, English, German and French
commanders at the first evidence OF at
tack on the foreign section.
Consular advices received at the state
department from Canton call attention to
the feeling OF insecurity caused by the
shortage of the rice crop, the activity Of
the reformers and the rebellion in
kwaEg ST.