The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-15
SLAUGHTER BEGUN
IN one PROVINCE
Many Persons Killed Near Can
ton, Where the Rebels Are
Drilling.
American Army Officers and
Others Declare Uprising
Is Imminent. ~, s. -
Journal Special Service.

Z Picking, Feb. s15-An the legation,
guards have been warned OF the I'm. :
pending danger. The secretary Of thu
German legation has obtained an add
tional field battery. -.
The situation IN China is becoming
increasingly ugly; The trouble prob
the dynasty, Is seeking to placats the
Viceroy Yuan shih Kai, on. the pre-
tense of suppressing the Chunchusss
(bandits), who are absolutely quiescent,
is sending six regiments with artillery
to Chinchow. -. 49,. IT, - .:.5s.s
It is presumed the real reason for the
dispatch of these troops is that the
army is honeycombed, with secret; socie-
move a dangerous weapon from the
neighborhood Of the capital. 80. ~.
Slaughter Begins. 49, - 3.
San Francisco, Feb. 15.-The officers
Of the Doric bring the news of the dig
patch Of two British gunboats to Can
ton just before their departure from
the orient. The vessels were the gun
boats Moorhen and Sandpiper, which
were lying at Shanghai and steamed up
to Canton under secret orders. -:
just before the Doric left. Shanghai
it WAS reported that there had been AN
uprising In the Summing, district near
Canton, and that the magistrate and
many people had been killed. It was
stated that rebels had gathered in force
and were marching on Summing city.
The inhabitants Of the district were
fleeing to Maco. 80 -. :. - Z.
! In Canton the boycott is most rigid
Three messages from San Francisco Chi.
nese merchants urging a. continuance Of
the boycott are pasted on the walls: q
In addition to, the antiforeign aeita-
ton, in Canton there is also IAN antidy-
Doric learned that IN Canton. Human nan
i braves .Were hei1G drilled with view
/ OF taking part In an uprising against
the present dynasty. 49,, -. -;
Uprising Imminent. 4 81 IS
! G. E. Young, an eyewitness Of .ihs
recent riot in Shanghai, arrived on the
Dore. He tells Of the intense antifor-
elgn sentiment that exists among the
Chinese and predicts that an uprising
will take place within the next few
months. ~ ...i. =.
Young says that 200. Chinese were a
killed in the riot In Shanghai and that
only the presence Of the foreign gun.
boats at Shanghai prevented the whole
sale slaughter Of Americans and Eng
lishmen. Young represents local firm,
but because OF the boycott he was un.
able to transact any business with the
Chinese merchants. Young said:
/ Trouble a Certainty. -.
! "That there will be trouble in. China
is almost certainty. All the Chinese
q want now is. a leader. The hatred Of
foreigners is there. and all the populacs
want is someone to stir them to repeat
the atrocities Of the Boxer uprising.
The foreigner who visits Canton at pres.
ent does SO at the risk of his life. The
crowds gather about foreigners in the
streets Of the city and on several oe.
casions / have seen women insulted by
4 the Chinese. :.
sHThe trade conditions in China q
present are frightful. The boycott is %
rigid as ever. Not one Chinese mar.
chant would look at my goods. It 10
, ! absolutely useless to endeaxor to sell
American manufactured goods to the
Chinese. In the interior it is worse than
in the larger cities. @@
Grave News Concealed.
Major G. A. Devol, general superis.
tendent Of the transport service III San
Francisco, shares with other army Of.
fcers the apprehension of those in the
far east. In an interview today he said;
.'The awakening Of China is here
, There were the same rumblings heard
) previous to the late Boxer .outbreak
Every army officer expects trouble in
China. An officer who arrived here to.
day from Washington on his way ia
! China said he knew the war depart
, ment had grave news from China, but
| was not making it public. y
The transport Meade is now on hel
way to Manila loaded with troops. The
Warren and Crook lie here ready to "a
into commission whenever orders come
from Washington to get them ready.