Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-01
AN ANTEFORE|GN
RISING IN CHINA.
ConsuIs at Shanghai Are Appre-
hensive Of Growing Ten
denotes That Way.
EUROPEAN TROOPS REMOVAL.
Chinese Official Approaching Minis
tiers on Subjcct--Boycott Not Al
together Anti-American.

Victoria, p, c., Feb. i.--Advices re-
terday tell Of fears of an anti-foreign
rising in China. A Pekin dispatch says
Widespread riots In Chekiang cannot
longer be ignored and the foreign con-
suls at Shanghai are afraid of grow
ing anti-foreign tendencies. Applica-
tions for the suppression Of the rioters
are being made by the Pekin legations,
but the Chinese authorities appear In
different and have taken no steps
other than issuing a formal notice to
the provincial government to quell the
rising. A rising in the Yangtse valley
Is also feared. Meanwhile with regard
to the evacuation OF China by foreign
troops ministers with regard to the
evacuation OF China by foreign troops
The Chinese army they say, has been
greatly improved and can fully cope
with any rising. Japan is firmly OBJ
1ectiLg 10 evacuation. A writer I'm a
Shanghai papers says Chinese reforms
ers and patriots have an idea the only
way TO overthrow the present dynasty
Is TO start another anti-foreign dis
turbance as that of 1900, believing the
foreign governments would then de-
pose the present rulers. The writer
believes all anti-foreign feeling has the
hearty sympathy OF those In official po-
sitions.
The boycott is not altogether an anti
American movement, 1t Is thoroughly
anti-foreign.
The Toxic Asahi says that whereas
Britain wishes TO retain Wei-Hai-
Wei, the Chinese government is en-
deavoring to cancel the lease with
the Intention of using the place for a
Chinese naval station
Discomfort among Russian prisoners
IN Japan resulted In attempts to fire
the stores and depots, which houses
1900 prisoners, the indictments trying
to fire the buildings repeatedly, making
as many as four attempts In one day.
The"rokio Yomiuri says Baron Kane
ko may be appointed ambassador To
America, vice Mr.. Takahlra.
Two Japanese torpedOboats have been
sent to suppress a fleet of pirate tunks
all well armed, operating between Mok-
20 and Fusan on the Korean coast The
outbreak at Vladivostok was well
planned, the intention being to COM
mence disturbances at many places IN
Siberia Saghalien refugees collected at
Habroysk, made common cause with
the revolutionists and are said to intend
making a raid on the island when the
ice breaks up, Reports from other
quarters say the revolutionary spirit
hitherto confined to points on the rail-
way Is widely spreading In the Interior
A battle occurred between the ga
rison at Irkutsk and Cossacks In which
over | 500 were killed. A dispatch says
Cossacks threw over 1900 dead into
Lake Baikal through holes in the Ice.
The garrisons in siberia are becoming
demoralized because of the growth OF
the revolutionary movement.
Famine conditions IN North Japan ara
becoming fearful, thousands suffering
from starvation Large numbers of
deaths have occurred and many are
dying. The government is organizing
relief, and foreign committees are dis
trIbuting rice in the famine districts.
One third Of the population or 2'S2V'0O0
In the three stricken provinces are In
distress,
Among the receptions to the generals
returning from Manchuria that of Gen.
Nogi SUI passed all, the newspapers
hailing him as the True Samari,' re-
incarnation Of Bushi, etc.
Steps are being taken to endow a
Nogl memorial asylum for orphans OF
soldiers killed IN the war. IN his re-
port OF his armys operations, Gen, Nogl
severely blames himself for failures In
his Ranking movement at Mukden, stat
ing his delay In throwing forces across
the right rear of the Russians saved
Kuropatkin from humiliation. Critics
in press reviews, however say the de-
Law was unavoidable and TO have car
ried out the fiankng movement "a houra
sooner would have been almost beyond
the power OF human endurance.
Preparations were being made az
Yokohama for the reception Of Prince
Arthur OF Connaught, expected on II,
NJ, s. Dladem from Hongkong Feb 49,
He viii remain in Japan until March ",
when he will leave by II. NJ. $. Empress
of Japan for Victoria.