| Show BOXERS ON THE WARPATH insurrection IN CHINA IS SAID TO BE RAPIDLY SPREADING in battle at fane chaan the government troops were defeated by bebel who captured and looted a town A dispatch from hens kong says general ma has been defeated by the kwang si rebels who have taken possession of fang chuan they have killed or captured all the mandarins and have looted the town general ma attacked the rebel stong holds but after an engagement lasting two days was forced to retreat the rebels then estabi shed the r headquarters at fang chuan the rebellion is spread sag rapidly in the provinces of kwang si kwang tung and burr nan A letter received here from tien pal fifty miles from kwang chou says all business i suspended there ving to fear of the rebels marshal su is at tien chou and general ma is at kao cl ou both ties are in kwang tung province these commanders are awaiting rein force menta they wish to 0 o n their forces but the rebels are holding all the intervening passes and prevent a janci on of the troops lany of the imper al sold ers are joining the rebels ow ng to the super bior pay offered the n and the anity for looting the rebel leader is hung mag a re of tl e celebrated sou chuen leader of the tai ping re bellion |
