Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1904 — UPRISINGS IN CHINA FEARED. [ARTICLE]

UPRISINGS IN CHINA FEARED.

Ad m iral Evans Predicts Trouble from Native? in Interior, Another ominous prediction of uprisings in t'hinn has been received from Rear Admirtfl Roble.v D. Evans, commanding tlie Asiatic squadron. The Navy Department lias (riven heed to his deciaration tliat I.stH> mnriucs should lie held ready in the l’hilipimies lo protect American interests against such disturbances. A battalion of 000 marines is bein* made ready to sail on the transport Buford from San Francisco. There are already 000 marines in the Philippines, and although most of them have been there for several years, il is deemed inadvisable for them to return home now. They will remain at Olongapo. while the remainder of the force will be distributed between Cavite and Poloc.