Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-28
Little Cash in Treasury; Un-
able to Borrow Any.
PRESSED HARD BY REBELS
Demands for Abdioation Being Car
ried Into Peking.
NEW GOVERNMENT AT HAND
Provisional Regime Expected to Be
Organized at Wuchang During
the Present Week,

With only 100000 taels in the treasury,
no incoming revenues and unable to
borrow; with delegates from Chilli
province and from Tientsin carrying their
demands into Peking for the abdication
of the imperial family the Chinese throne
faces its most critical moment.
There are absolutely no sources of in
come for the imperial treasury, and the
financial situation is deplorable, the
State Department is advised, through au-
thoritative sources. The government
credit is at so low an ebb that it is un-
able to negotiate loan of any char
acter.
Sixty delegates from Tientsin are ex-
pected today to arrive in Peking to voice
demand for the REIMBURSEMENT of the
throne by the present Manchu dynasty.
Demand for abdication was also voted
by the Chill provincial assembly, which
has announced a purpose to throw it,
fortunes with the government of the revo.
luton as soon as organized.
The organization of a provisional gov
ernment, State Department advices con-
tinue. may be effected this week. Del
egates from most of the provinces are eX-
pected to arrive this week at Wu Chang
for this undertaking.
Minister Calhoun's Advices.
Successes of the revolutionists at Nan
king, Minister Calhoun wires. have been
offset by imperial victories at Hanyang.
Anti-foreign outrages by pirates are re-
ported from Hwangtung. An outbreak Is
feared at Mukden, where 100 Hunghutzes
are reported assembled about the jap
anese station.
Mrs. Beckman and Mr.. Vatne. both
Americans; one Briton, one German aand
five European children are believed to
have been killed at Hsianfu, where mis-
sionaries from southern Shensi and Shan
ST report foreign outrages. The fate of
other foreigners is not known. Order is
restored in these provinces, it Is reported,
but no messages come from foreigners at
Hsianfu.
Consul General Green at Hankow re-
ports that Hanyang is practically taken
by the imperialists; that the revolution
lists have declared that they cannot hold
Wu Chang and requested three days
armistice to obtain the consent Of the
other provinces to accept the govern
ment's terms. the principal one Of which
calls for the retention of the present dy
nasty. II the other provinces refuse to
comply with their request the revolution
lists desire to be allowed to withdraw with
struction.
Japan Within Treaty.
An explanation OF the action of the
japanese government in ordering the dis
patch of 700 Japanese troops to Tientsin
and Peking is afforded by statement
issued from the Department of State,
showing that this movement is strictly In
copformity with authority conferred by
treaty and that it is taken with the full
knowledge and consent Of the council of
foreign ministers at Peking, SO that there
has been no breach of the amica BILE un-
derstanding that has been arranged be-
tween the powers having interests in
troops might be employed in that coun-
try.
The statement is as follows:
THE department has received official
advices showing that the representatives
of the powers at Peking are agreed In
the numbers of the legation guards at
Peking and of the troops intended to be
ready in case of necessity to keep open
communication with Peking should be
brought up to something IKE the luii
quotas indicated for both these purposes
in the agreements made after the Boxer
trouble in 1900 and 1901.
The press dispatches reporting the
sending of additional troops by Japan
evidently refer to action taken by the
Toxic government in pursuance OF thi:
understanding, and in order to make a
small augmentation OF the japanese
| troops in readiness in connection with
! the railway line at Peking.
The departments telegrams indicate
no particular change in the situation al
| Peking.''
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