New-York tribune., 1902-11-09

The following account Of the Shan rebellion IN
Northern Siam was forwarded TO the Presbyterian
Board of Foreign Missions by DIR. J. S Thomas,
a medical missionary 10 that country. II is the
first fun account of the uprising which has reached
this country. as DR.. Thomas the only Ameri-
at the city Of Pre- at the time:
The Shans include several tribes OF Northern
Burmah, bordering on the north and northwest OF
have migrated into Siam. As most Of these i'm
migrants are merchants and traders, they nave
settled in the chief cities Of the provinces or
Chieng-Mai, Lampoon. Lakon, Pre ana Nan. as
traders many Of them move about from province
Shan uprisings In different provinces nave spread
several times. but they proved 10 be Only ponce
country on al least TWO Of these occasions the
robbers raided the Siamese Treasury, and look
considerable sums OF money.
fThe province OF Chieng-Mal is the most important
order OF Importance Lakon is composed Of sey-
THl STa minor OF 1 bordeTag on the prov
ince OF Pre-. IN Mooang-Long there are iron mines
long tfsan Baw-Kao. the village Of precious stone
wells) there live from NIFTY 10 one hunared = =shahs-
THIS village had had baa % 5ea name az I
perate lighters.
In the months Of June and July OF this year the
sis neee GommIssoner OF Iakon sent some soldier
police 10 suppress some robbers in Mooang, Long;
these soldiers TO Ban-Baw- Kao 10 seize some rob
hers among the shans there Ban "a ao & Is "" g3
days march from the city OF 5Akon On On J1ty ,i -
the police found the Shans ready 10 receive thel, IN
shans and resulted in the preciPitous flight, OF
the soldiers. who did not stop I'LL they reached
Lskon II mortal fright
About 5 a m on Friday. July q. the city OF Pre-
was aroused from slumoer oy an atIScH U soI Slie
asae bv aboIIt 80 shans armed with swords and
guns, ana led by the shans from Ban-Baw.Kao.
who had added TO their numbers from me villages
Pre-. distance OF about two days march. The at
tack vas so sudden and uneXpecteq that ABOUT one
third Of the soldiers were either killed or terribly
before they could escape. The captain was
which she was killed. with her babe The Shans at
once seized az the guns and ainm1n3n S a at 1 i1s
about two thousand rounds Of ammunition
The shots fired at the barracks had aroused the
city, and the Siamese Commissioner, who lived
close by the postofiice, seized his gun. fired few
shots and precipitately fed. The Shans next went
% the commissioners house, from which they took
everything everybody having escaped Iney tnen
went 10 the jail removed the chains from the Pris.
oners sci them all free dressing many OF them
z the commissioners clothes Ihese prs9hsrS @ ~ @ az
hitting dreadful murders Right across the stTeet
Completed where ali the government business was
uansacted OF this place the Sials t9oA 49,
contents on the aoor All papers were thrown - out @
rupees and nd'i-eS i.oyo T'c ticsls .-'
The shans now felt that they had possession, OF
ee city, and they stopped Ior e3ii i sJis
with whiskey, giving 10 everybody az ule. "1Itea
oS Sink * ana carry away 'Sa ,b biskev about fty
oaFTels The Shans then concluded that thsy h.a
better organize SO committees were sent out 10
can in al The Pre- Shans. with Instructions that II
tny should refuse respond on must @ 80 81 tiielI @
ssaes A. may be imagined n. theig So, tSe peaS
.usals. However. Il must be sai9 that me r, HesaI
cah, who had been appointed py .he i - ~
Sonsul first refused. The committee, leafl4B 'e
sensequences returned 70 report but were az one
SIaered bring him dead alive ms pfoI4lpt4g
Aea the desired effect The head man was tAeIi
oDsed 70 issue orders calling IN al the Siails "I
NE entire province who all Brltlsh suDJeSts-
his done, they appointed one OF the IRE shats
~ The chief aud the other leading ShanS 70 SUD
ordinate positions With this crude organization
,ns leaders proceeded TO the Governors palace
ne Governors Of all the provinces were once lhS
az powerful chiefs with the power OF ne anu
,ath m their own hands each Governor naNing az
We executive legislative and judicial powers IN ms
81 hands. Within the last few years tIie 0lanlesS
.y.ssefnment Bangkok had gradually changed al
Wis ti al present rho Governor OF Pre- had abso-
w. 40 authority power. Yet MS latenI . power
- SUI 10 be dealt with by the Shafs. lney IN
f.a.eu him that they proposed 20 restore hIm 70
81 aoffnef power and glory 20 break up forever the
So sai.ete authority. and XIII every slamese per-
so,s ,sho did not escape They then asked MN u ne
ins-o swear allegiance TO them ana JOIN IN carry
~ OUT the scheme. The old man alone ~ his
sf his wives, children, servants and GUARDS
Sis having fed, and he capitulafec. whereupon
eAs were sent out 20 bring back the Governors