Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-27

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from Shanghai says report has
reached there that the rebels have
captured Canton after great slaughter
and are preparing for immediate ad-
vance on Pekin.
Pekin, Oct. 26,-Sheng Hsuan Huan
minister of posts and communications
has been dismissed from office in ac-
lcordance with the demand of the Ma
tional Assembly made upon the gov
lernment, yesterday.
The selection of S. Alfred SEE te
succeed Chang Yin Tang as Chinese
minister at Washington. was due to
his known sympathy with the Unit
ed States. He was educated at Cornell
University and is an ardent advocate
of the closest possible understanding
between China and the United States,
believeing that American support will
be invaluable to this country. During
the past year he has been prom
inent intermediary between the for
eign board and the American legation.
Minister Chang Yin Tang has been
anxious to leave Washington for some
time. His lack of knowledge of the
English language has been a draw
back and the present crisis has made
more pronounced the necessity for a
representative having the training and
ability possessed by Mr.. SEE.
An imperial edict issued, today, CASH
Tered him forever, on the ground that
he was mainly responsible for the plan
to nationalize the Chinese railroads.
in consequence of which the present
rebellion arose.
The edict explains that the govern
ments project was intended to bene-
fit the people but Sheng Hsuan Huai
failed to carry it out successfully and
transgressed the law while endeaYor-
ing to force the railroad scheme. The
government has thus chosen to sacri-
fee the man considered by foreigners
rs the strongest member of the eabi-
net. in order to avoid an open rup-
ture with the Assembly.
Sheng negotiated the loans for the
of the railroads and
the provincial policy which
would localize their construction and
control.
The rebellious elements in the prov
inces of SEE Chuen. HUI Peh and HUI
Nan, formulated charges against the
Minister and the subject was taken
up by the National Assembly yester-
aav The advocates of the charges
stated that they We're not opposed to
foreign loans. but rather to the meth
DDS employed by Sheng and the re-
suits, which amounted to a robbery
of the people from whom the railways
under construction were taken and
formerly held TIE post, succeeds
Sheng Hsuan Huai.
The president of the cabinet, Prince
Ching. and the vice president. who
signed their acquiescence in Cheng's
plan, will be subjected to a severe in
inquiry
The edict further releases from Gus
tody the president of the See Chuen
provincial Assembly and other lead
ers in the riots at Cheng Tu.
Punishment is ordered for General
Chao Erh Feng reported assassinat-
ed) and Wang Ter-Wen, the present
and past vieerrys of Size Chuen.
The Official Gazette announces that
General Yin Tchang, commander of the
Imperial troops, has telegraphed that
two rebel regiments, on Oct. %, attacked
Santaokiao, Is miles distant from WI
Chang The government troops repealed
the rebels. On Monday, the rebels using
four guns forced the third brigade of I'M
perialists to retire and occupied Tsaochi-
chong.
The Chinese newspapers report that the
troops at Cheng-Tu, the capital of SIZE
Chuen province, have mutinied and kilt
J-r1, ali
of the Imperial forces, and joined the
rebels, who now hold the capital.
The legations have received no news Of
fcially from SEE ChueE province for the
past 10 days. They ordinarily dscredi.
the reports published in the Chinese pa
pers but consider the statement that
Cheng-Fu has fallen and the Imperial
commander been assassinated as not inn
probable.
The American legation is making fur
Their inquiries.
The American legation is asking that
more warships be sent to Chinese wa
tiers as the present number is not sufti-
cient to cover all the ports which are IN
danger. No American vessel is now avail
able at Chang-Sha, where there are q
Americans. An official telegram states
that Gen. Yin Tchang telegraphed the
government from Siaokan, yesterday
that the Imperial troops had advanced
to Shoukou and he was following them
The general added that the army had en-
gagged in number of skirmishes with
the rebels, but no battle would take place
until the Imperial army was fully con-
soldated in it's position
Washington, Oct. 26.-Shcng Hsuan
Huai, the Chinese president of the
ministry of posts and communication
whose Impeachment was demanded by
the Chinese Assembly, because he had
negotiated the foreign railroad loan
has been dismissed. Tong Shao vi has
been appointed to succeed him, ac-
lcording to state department advices
| today.
Shanghai oct. pa Chinse news
paper in an extra edition, today. am
ncunces that the minister of war
| Gen. Yin Tchang, commanding the
| Imperial forces, has been assassinat-
| ed by his own troops.
! The paper also states that Canton