The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-18
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Friction Between C on t9It',i1t
and Embassy Police, and
Trouble 81 Sc rs Is. + Feared cared. n
WAR; HIPS ARE ! THE { HAR { Q
10000 Coolic Har.vestt,eslrss;s from.
Canton in Chefoo T oreig
? Population Dread Clash Slash ..5
vyYy,IARsHIPs ARE {: The d HARB0R.
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43GyyASHINqTON,&D. CT, August 1.-THE
starFthls afternoon publishes the folio W
Ing special cable message from Cheloo s52
The political situation here has taken
a serious turn. There has been An up.5
rising OF the native po pula At ti q, wn,cp
at present Is sweled by 5000 coolies
from Canton on their wa % ~ ne. Mans;
ehurian wheat tields. The Chinese con-
stnbulary sides with the mobs and the
settlement police, which Is an organii;zsta'.s
1tion maintained BY thu forei gn EN- basslea
a powerless. Il t Is not unlikely that the
members will be elected from the city
II they are not withdrawn. me presence
OF hordes Of coolies from Canton pro-
yoked the trouble and riots are lly e t';:
$pected. H g. % i, y. !, !. I. ~
5as q surprise Recently there have not
been any marked anti-foreign demonstr'a-
tons, It appears that this uprising was lt
due largely to the annual influx 70 e;ne7
FOO Of the haryesters OF Canton and other
towns. Il 55 IA s34 ssj Il ., . 5! .
4 Eaci, year they pass through Chefo 70 Oh.
their way 4 to Manchura, WI ere they g
to gather wheat, millet and beans: I ~
practice has long been to- break the Tip
at Chefoo. and for years d the EfS iorelsh
colony has feared trouble when the y a ~
t,wo3 - mia tlon I has been so greatly in-9
creased. IL ,Si \, "a. 81 .
#s AZ All times, however, the foreigners
have lived In dread OF attack from chin.
sese mobs. q This fear led N en- 5to < est p
{ilshs e police force 8of thelr nv Q Wn, Y pom
which they could rely. i Z. has been 3kn lQ
nst5 the ~ Element. police, and p ~ =
the hill at the edge OF the y.
which the embassies nre and I'll they
foreigners 1--we s y, !. * &; sS
Resented by Native Police.
The Taotais. or native police. have re- I.
sented the presence OF this force, a AZ ~ y
has been source OF constan y I'll =! tioil'
The III viii which resulted, has not ne &c
lessened BY the attitude sof yuan Ifl sh! !
Isai, one OF the powerful ma ndar'ins 9.
China, ana governor Of the province Or
b c.hiii IA which town Of Chefoo is
ifsit,ated. IA He has not been popula With
the foreigners. III -.
The present disturbances, It IS pre-
tsnmetl Z. arose when the city was exclted
blythe pres ence OF many strangers. me
dormant feeling against foreigners flared
#up. The Taotai#police did not check y,
and 1t Is thought that perhaps they even
stirred Up the natives stiI more # 5a
Demands apparently were 1ffade for the
withdrawal Of the settlement. police ana
refused. 5sa . II
15 Across the hill, back OF Chefoo, extends
4 a95higho wall, protected by mud forts.
This was constructed during the, Boxer
troubles. and 1t Is the place of refuge
which the foreigners have always had IN
mind in case there should be an uprising
which would make flight necessary.
Warships in Il arbor. AZ.
Part Of the Eastern squadron Is here s
The battleshlpS Wlsconsin, the cruisers
Galveston, Chattanooga, Cincinnati, u the
destroyers Barry and Bainbridge and
the gunboat Quros are here The battle.
ship Ohio. the cruisers Raleigh and
Baltimore and the gunboat Rainbow are
sexpected to arrive soon.i & " s. I'd