Uprising of the Boxers in China
Reports from China indicate that the threatened uprising of the Boxers is creating widespread alarm among those who would be most affected by it. Some of the Roman Catholic missionaries in the north of China are reported to be arming their missions because of the fear of further uprisings and massacres. Native papers at Nanking report that the rebels are massing their forces along the Yang-tse-Kiang, preparatory to an uprising, and a telegram from Kukiang states that the situation there is critical. The governor of Kwangsi has asked the governor of Kwang Tung for troops to help in suppressing the rebels, but none can be spared from that province. The western powers are taking the precaution to fortify their legations at Peking. Marshal Su is reported to have committed suicide because of his inability to quell the rebellion in Kwangsi, a large body of his personal troops having gone over to the enemy. It is reported that France will send troops into the last named province if the Chinese Government is unable to suppress the rebellion.