THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT). Washington, October 3. In consequence of tho outlook in China, the cruiser Baltimore has been hurriedly despatched to Tientsin. Shanghai, October 4. The anti-foreign feeling is spreading at Pekin. The fleets of the various Powers are assembling at Tientsin. Washington, October 4. The American gunboat Petrel accompanies the Baltimore to China. Shanghai. October 4. The servants of the Dowager Empress arrested the Emperor, when he was trying to escape from the palace. He was ill and helpless at the time. It is reported that he has since committed suicide. It is rumoured that the foreign Ambassadors at Pekin were aware that the Emperor showed signs of arsenical poisoning before the edict was issued, expressing regret at the Emperor's ill-health. The wife of the Italian Minister at Pekin has been attacked by Chinese.
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Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 350, 6 October 1898, Page 2
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