Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-17
MASSACREIMMINENT
TERRIBLE CHINESE UPRISING IS
PREDICTED BY FONG WONG.
Former Secretary Of Six Companies in
Frisco Gives Word of Warming
Washington Officials Do Not Look
for Immediate Outbreak-Will Make
Preparations.

Wong Fong, former secretary of the
Six Companies in San Francisco, who
is visiting in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sunday
said he thought the boycott trouble in
China is about to eliminate in the
greatest massacre of modern times.
He issued the following warning to
several American friends Sunday, tele-
graphing it to Seattle, Los Angeles
and San Francisco:
BLOW is about to fall. Gable warn
ings to friends to leave China at once.
Tell them seek protection of Germany
temporarily and get out of the country
before February "a"
Fong is visiting All Lee Wal. the
wealthiest of the local Chinese col
ony, and after the messages were sent
explained their purport as follows:
Il received word Sunday morning
that an order had been sent out to
subordinate circles of Chinese reform
associations to throw off all foreign
elements in our country. starting Feb
ruary %. The association is ostensib-
ly patriotic"
Deep Concern at Washington.
Washington.-Ther is no attempt
in government circles to minimize the
seriousness of the Chinese situation,
but at the same time it is held by most
officials that an outbreak is not actual
ly imminent.
Some are certain it is to come, 9th
break will not occur before another
six months or a year has passed. Mail
reports have come regularly to the
state department from diplomatic and
consular officers throughout the Chi
nese empire. They show varying de-
grees of danger.
In the meantime the war depart
nent is actively making preparations
for trouble in China. 1t is maintained
that such measures as have been TAX.
en-. which include the sending of two
more regiments of infantry and two
batteries of field artillery to the Philip
pines. are precautionary in character
only, and that the administration does
lot intend to be caught in an embar
RAISING situation in the event of actual
and serious difficulties. Additional
-egiments in the Philippines will give
he government a strong force there
n the event reports are received indi
eating coming uprising is imminent
further measures will be taken. in
volving the sending of more troops.
II has been suggested by some arm,
officers that the Philippine scouts, the
ocal military organization of Fill
pinos. made up of natives and differed
| by Americans, be used in China i
| there is trouble. Those who favor thu
scheme held that the scouts woul'
fight well against Chinese. they coul'
stand conditions in China and liv
more cheaply than American troops.
More Rioting in South China.
Hongkong The anti-foreigners riot
ing in south China is increasing, an
The situation is daily becoming NOR
and more serious. While all of the fol
| eigners are more or less liable to In
suit Americans are singled out to b
booted at and jeered. and in a mum
Der of instances, treated with shower
Of missiles as they go about. Advice
received from Canton state that tn
| flttIO1 NnGie oCtlllb dCN1i
create trouble, and has had severa
wordy passages with the America
consul general. julius G. Lay. TIL
latter invariably has had the bette
If all arguments and compelled tn
viceroy to furnish protection to tn
attaches of the consular officers wheI
ever their duties compel them to G
beyond the city limits. That tn
American official has had the bette
If all controversies that have ariser
has excited the people, and leaftet
have been circulated urging the Oh
nese to cooperate and expel the vic'
roy from Canton.
Bands of armed men are reported
be operating in south China, burnin
mission stations and destroying til
homes of native Christians, but tn
'etails of these outrages are SUI
pressed by the officials.
Japan is watching the situation veI
closely. and it is reported is holdin
transports ready at Nagasaki, to
used, should it be necessary to Ian
troops in China to protect Japanese il
terests.