Fowchow, §ze.,. May 19.
Bandits are reported to be abroad again in the Lanchuan district. It is said that a large band, consisting of old soldiers, and led by a women named Lan—Lan Chieh Ban-da (big feet) she is called—attacked the town of Dehlong chang, 180 li from the city of Lanchuan. They robbed the people, burned half the town and made off with some of the arms and ammunition of the local tuan. One person was killed. The band came from the direction of Suifu.
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