The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-21
PRINCE TUAN IN REVOLT.
Deprived Of All Rank and Handed
Over to Imperial Clan Court.
IN PRISON FOR LIFE.
Anxiety Felt as to the Safety of CatIo-
lie Missions in Province
of Kansu.

Shanghai, Nov IA reliable Chinese
report says Prince Tuan and Gen Tung
Flu Hsiang are in open revolt in the PROV
ince Of Kansu. NJ. Bazaure, the French
consul, says serious disturbances have al
ready occurred, and that anxiety is felt
as to the safety of the Catholic missions.
An imperial edict was issued which de-
prives Princes Iuan and Chwang of all
rank and offices, and hands them over
to the imperial clan court. They are
to be closely confined while awaiting fur
Their punishment. Duke Lau is also de-
prived of his rank
In regard to Gov. Yu Hsien. the no
torlous anti-foreigner, who was recently
reported to have committed suicide by
swallowing gold leaf it is ordered in the
edict that he shall be temporarily handed
over TO the clan court for confinement
while awaiting punishment to the far
thest borders of the empire, where he is
TO work on the roads
1uan's Son Made to Suffer.
London, Nov 16.-A news agency dis
patch from Shanghai, referring to the
alleged new imperial edict (depriving
Princes Tuan and Chwang Of all rank
and offices and handing them over to
the imperial clan court for close confine-
ment pending further punishment), says
the punishment of Prince Tuan means
that his son, the heir-apparent, can new
cr be Emperor The edict also makes
the early opening of formal peace negoti-
atoms probable.
Imprisoned for Life.
Washington, ID. c., Nov. 16.-Minister
WI has received from Director General
Sheng the following cablegram which he
communicated to Secretary Hay today:
IAN imperial decree of November Is
deprives Prince Tuan and Prince
Chwang Of their ranks and offices and
orders them to be imprisoned for life;
Prince Yih and Secondary Prince Wing
to be imprisoned; Secondary Prince Lien
to be deprived of his rank; Duke Ian
and 1ing Men to be degraded in rank;
kang Y being dead, no penalty can be
imposed upon him, and Chao Shu Chiao
to be degraded, but retained in office, and
Yu Hsien to be exiled to the farthest
boundary"
Lii Hung Chang Complains.
Paris, Nov. 16.-Yu Keng, the Chi
ncse minister to France has received a
cablegram from Ii Hung Chang which
is highly characteristic of that astute
diplomat, Ear! Ii complains that he
does rot knew where he stands, because
both the conrt. and the foreign plenipo-
tentlarles equally appear not to be seri-
Gus III arranging the terms of the peace.
treaty. In feet the telegram suggests
the idea that the writer considers him
self The only honest negotiator left i'll
China.
Rare Sport for Russians
Berlin, Nov. 16.-A correspondent of
the Cologne Gazette cables that between
Tien Tsin and Pekin it has become sport
for the allied troops, especially the Rus
slams, to shoot every Chinaman, even the
most harmless. A number of prominent
papers now denounce such methods.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung. the Cen
trist organ. says: Such wholesale MUIR
dering will sow unquenchable hatred de-
stroying forever all chance of mission
airy work in China. The government
must take notice of these things and is
sue peremptory orders to Count Won Wal
dersee to prevent them hereafter as they
are a shame to all civilization