| Show AN AMERICAN i NAVAL OFFICER i 1 His Quick Quck Action Acton Saves Foreign Farei n Residents of Quong Quang Tung Will V jt J J IS THE MAN I If Ii f lOl 1101 tnt u iI I Directed Ju i l i 11 II I IIII ol of Oilier 1101 b J illy IU i tr ic IrD I April action naton In Inand and common sense at 0 a I 0 j n cal situation by b an aum American naval i 1 In imi Chino recently saved the tue tot for nut null elga residents in iii time the th province of or Quong QU lg f ro 0 Tong Tung nn un the east bunk hunk of the Canton river front foiling falling victims to a plot tilt tat I which while directed primarily I Wf l the time dynasty dynast Inevitably would have culminated In an un attack on the foreign population While this at nt 5 tack was Wil averted by ly tIme the precautionary f t M MI measures taken by L Commander F I J I Drake commanding the tho ito United Status States mice ship Monterey Ion tore with the tue Ih assistance of ot o hil i ithe the I gunboats Sandpiper amid anU the French gunboat Ava ta Avalanche A iha hu I u lanche anti and RIl the German tug Sharn en enlie the lie coalition known l on to have fermented the tue t I I 11 l extends d H to several I pray 1 i I the tho jj luces Inca and Ind advices at nt dw ho hoboth I ILoth both Loth the state and navy departments pd J ri show Shots that reactionary measures on u 0 gland a i scale fur larger huger than Is admitted ll either elther Of e P 11 by h foreign representatives of oC the tho th GuI Ohl Auns no none ne government have been heen planned by Ly tell tl II the this rebels 10 n Heuing that hunt a I a force torce of rebels robe Is led Jell by ty the Hung Hun Chun a native of WachoW lund had uch planned an nn attack on mm the th viceroy and an by h 1 Chinese of Canton during the tha ro I il l v w celebration of the tho Ito Chinese new year clr Jsu during the time nights of or Jan Jun 28 antI and W 9 W Sl Drake Irl prepared to d defend feml j i b Y ve velie tl the tho lie foreign An Aim armed force of ut men mell html had ha entered Canton CUll ton our lur tl S I I It l jerl days Os before ho lie t to mn t learned the time news and amid wore were hiding I with Ith i ml I Ity ly 1 As most mot of the foreIgners foreigner and in of the nations resided r 11 n I In S h anel C Drake 0 nn I his plan 1111 of defense and f hatI hat I td I allay shin alln time the excitement which pa p l 11 li of af he Informed time the con Cal r and Chinese of lila ll i cud advised tile tie com coin COI I of nr the h German ana 11 gunboats of at the lint hint of or notion action to t bo ho In iii ease case Slamen Island wits Silts The hue lle foreign of 0 fared bred to meet any trouble That lr l ao ept whether on 01 tho tIme island Iland or on the v water We Wl Instead of visiting thin the holy temple In II i the timi Inner Iller city ti nt at midnight to 10 otter offer uler In InCense Cense Cease time the lie viceroy and con coil tram to long custom remained In securely guarded guarde Around the th viceroy yamen 1 ell alone assembled Bi armed I hl 7 arme 1 the gates ad to the lie city were closed clod tIme the streets I all i stripped for action acton Many Inny arrests ts Were that night and large amounts of or go u stores tores were wn seized In III houses and shops ted tal In iii Fong Chung Chun and amid Fates Pa tel opposite red I 1 Sim men oP rl ate Many ln other Indications of the Intend intended llred ed 1 attack were nere found mind the officials agreed rree that thuat the rebels abandoned their heir in n t f fIdot plot 1101 only because of or Commander er i discovery dl cor and his prompt nc nr p pion tv y ion sail InI that of the th trell command em era er In taking ample precautionary w cures stires lre The fhe landing of on an turned aimed forue bo be c from frum e ch of ot the tIme foreign warships foti had Imad be been n on oum by liy the tIme American Eng Emig hub and situ French I commanders at atthe the All first evidence of or attack t |
