The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-03
A FOREIGN FLEET
GUARDING CANTON
Canton Rebels Are Awed by
the Great Guns Of Sew
eral Ships of War.

Hong Kong. May 3.-Thc British
Eunboats Mo0rhen and Robin: the
Washington and the Cailao. Of the
United States fleet: the French war
ships Argus and Vigilante: the Ger.
man Iltes and the Portuguese Macao
are Mt Canton to give aid, IL neces.
sary to the foreigners In the Chinese
city. now beset by rebels.
British blucjackets were landed In
consequence Of an alarm. They mount.
ed a quick-firing gun on the Shamien.
The Viceroy sent thither Chinese
fighting was renewed within the city.
At the East Gate there was grew.
some sight as 100 corpses were dump.
ed there awaiting burial.
The authorities are overworked
The viceroy announces that more than
100 prisoners were beheaded. He
says he IL now In complete control
and advises the people to resume their
peaceful occupations and give no aid
to wrongdoers.
The Chinese gunbOats Kwongkung
and Kwongku intercepted the rebels
marching on Falshen and shelled them,
killing 200. The land force attacked
the remainder. killing 100. The
troops lost 40. including their com.
mander. t.
News from the interior Is anxiously
awaited. Telegraphic communication
is restored. Rumors that Wuchow
and Samshui were captured by the
rebels are not confirmed.
A letter from Marking dated April
-. reports the discovering Of a plot to
murder officials and foreigners. New.
~ enlisted soldiers are implicated.
One Of the conspirators disclosed the
plans and the leaders were promptly
beheadcd.
The foreign residential section OF
Canton couples Shamien. an artificial
island at the north Of the city.
On Sunday evening the revolution
lists attempted to cross Shamien, with
the purpose Of capturing the police
station there. but were repulsed by
loyal troops.
Bandits, led by the Bringard Chief
LUX. burned four government resi-
dences ut Fatshan when they attack
cd and looted the town.
Reports from the West River dis.
tricts are meager. as the rebels de.
stroyed telegraphic communication al
many points. 1t appears. however
that WI Sum. the leader OF anti-Man.
chu forces. IL working to the west
ward after raiding Sam Shut, Wen
Chow. Woo Chow, Gunglock, Shut.
hung and Fatshan.
The anti.Manchu movement has
spread from the West River at tho
west of Canton to the north and east
through Kwang Tung province and to
Annoy, In the southeastern part Of
Fukien province.
According to the best information
obtainablc the foreign missions have
not been molested by the rebels.
Service on the Canton kowioon sec.
ton OF the railway leading from Can
ton to Hong Kong has been abandoned
and the British railway officials have
been ordered to come to this city to
night. Vessels are making frequent
trips between Hong Kong and Canton,
bringing refugees here.
Details Of the fighting at Canton
confirm earlier reports Of the ferocity
with which the troops and the rebels
engaged. Quequeless heads and head.
less bodies In European dress are
still exposed In the streets.
Other bodies show that death was
caused by strangulation. The abseuce
OF QueQues together with the clothing
Of western fashion makes plain that
the dead were rebels. The bodies OF
the soldiers killed appear to have been
removed.
A son of the viceroy at Canton and
q maid were found hidden under a
bed in the servant quarters Of the
palace. which escaped destruction
when the home was set afire.