Show I The Riots in Faien Province China NEW YORK Dec 10The North China Herald of October 9 gives particulars of tin Salt Likin riot in Faien province The place or town was Tolilma not Chnnghna as reported The leader of the insurgents is named Chen and has a force under his command on the top of a hill outside of the city of some three thousand men The first flst expedition was directed against the Salt I Likin office which was burned One unfortunate fell into the hands of insurgents insur-gents who nailed him naio hands and feet to a board and cut him up piecemeal The vic tim considered he was sacrificed to their flag When the insurgents flushed with success made a complete circuit around the city they met with stubborn resistance resist-ance from a volunteer force of about ono luuusuuu SUUUK wmou repulsed every attempt at-tempt to take the walls by assault For three days the city hold out Their provisions pro-visions ran short Although agitated by fear and harrasscd by hungor the defend ors stood nobly to their posts in the desperate desper-ate hope of a early rescue by the imperial troops The insurgents seized a favorable moment to send a large force to storm the defenses A bloody struggle ensued resulting re-sulting in favor of the attacking party The leader was the first to leap over the wall and rushing straight to the magis trates yamen he first liberated all prisoners prison-ers The authorities havo dispatched 1600 soldiers to the place The latest is that the insurgents have left tho city and aro encamped on the hills |