Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-23

get across the river for love or mon
ev.' when the firing ceased mostly,
Miss Charles and Joined our men over
at the consulate and saw the finish OF
the battle We Witnessed the burning
of the PIRATES boats, launch and all
and saw some robbers captured With
the aid OF the telescope, we saw Mr..
Oldfield walking around in the throng
down at the waters edge, by the burn
ing vessels, and we felt uneasy about
him. Mr.. Jaffray aud Mr.. Carpenter told
us what they had witnessed, how they
had seen a number Of the robbers jump
into the river and had seen the troops
push some in and shoot them-they kill
ed about 50 or more. The torpedo boat
took its heels and flew down the river.
being fired at all the way by the troops.
II got away. finally.
Our men here are full Of praise
for Chinese soldiers after this days en-
gagement- They managed II well and
only lost about two OF their men, while
they completely routed the robbers, kill
ing and wounding 70 or more A few
got away. but Is or 80 were taken to
prison and will doubtless be beheaded
tomorrow, while the Baptist hospital has
about u or Is severely wounded ones,
and we don't know why they were TAX
en- there, because they viii be beheaded
as soon as they get better. Some wound
ed soldiers were also taken to the hos
pital and DR.. Hayes has his hands full
and has DR.. Haddon CWesley mission)
assisting him, and Mr.. Oldfeld, Mr.
Carpenter, - Mr.. Upton and Mr.. Lowe
were all there this afternoon helping the
two doctors. They say that the wound
ed men are almost all terribly stabbed
and shot. Mr.. Oldheld says the river
bank, near where the robbers boats
were anchored. was strewn with dead
bodies of robbers and a number perish
e. IN the river. We saw some bodies
floating. s. me managed to swim away
and escape. They all put up desperate
fight, and how the shots did fly! That
was no sham battle.
NEW FLAG FLYING.
after this province declared itself for
the revolution, and all was peaceful
and ha' .. flying the new flags, the
new regime soldiers, or part of them in
Kweilin mutinied and trie to rob the
treasury at the capital city and firing
took place on ,he STREETS, the loyal sol
diers firing and stray shells killed SOL
ersby, so he reports say. All that was
over, though, before the missionaries
left. Tonight all is quiet here, except
for the footing of horns by the soldiers
in the city: they are 1000 strong, and
they ne doubt feel proud Of today's
work and Justly so. We were terribly
excited. but not scared. When Mr.. Jaf-
frav took the gentry fellow and the po-
liceman, last night, over to the consuls,
they had to awaken him and he was
cross, because the Cinnamon wanted TO
know what he could do toward protect
ing the city.
They are made of hest quality
Through Mr.. Jaffray. he told them he
was not here to NEEDLE in the nations
affairs, but to protect foreigners, and
that was all he could do-that he
couldn't even try to protect the prop
erty Of foreigners at a time like this,
but must look out for their lives. These
robbers have just lately done lot IN
damage down the river. at Sal Ming.
they killed the magistrate and robbed
the salt customs, and then attacked
Do Sing: then. having gotten every
thing they could, they came up here,
telegraphing ahead. They surely had
their nerve. Their boats were simply
covered with revolutionist flags. and
they posed as revolutionists. They boast
ed. when they came, Of what they had
done, and told what they would do
here. Late this afternoon the city gates
were again opened. and Mr.. Cadman and
Mr.. Hess came up here. We had no
Sunday afternoon service today. These
are stirring times here. We have been
wishing the trouble would hurry up
and come, IL il was coming, and, 1T got
here at last, however. il is over for
the present, at least. A member OF
our wuchow church "a back-slider) was
among the robbers and was killed. He
or his dead body. was recognized by
some Of our church memberships think
of it, The two launches that we saw
up the West river I'm the forenoon were
the ones that attacked the robbers boats,
going right up alongside and firing very
rapidly-they closed in on the robbers,
while they all had the robbers under
fierce fire. There was no way to es-
cape but to jump In the river. which
lot Of them did, and were shot as
soon as they appeared in the water.
Some were burned up later in the boats,
which the soldiers set afire.
1t has been a red-letter day for WI
chow.
, The poor Chinese were running ev-
cry sort of way-a lot of them carry
ing a few of their possessions. There
) was a regular village of people under
. big tree down in the valley below
US. The widest excitement prevailed,
and people everywhere were running and
yelling, while the battle ragged.
This whole province and the Kwang
Tung province, Canton, capitaD went
over some time ago to the revolution
lists. but the same officials remained in
power, for they had to go over to the
! revolutionists or get out The viceroy
in Canton skipped to Honk Kong, where
he is yet. It is so contemplate for rob-
bers TO attack the cities now when the
government Is so upset, but this is their
opportunity. They learned a good lesson
today, though. White flags and revo-
Iutionist flags are up everywhere. even
On tbs Little old native boats. Here