The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-16
CHINA is EXCITED.
Begins a Vigorous Campaign
Against Rebels.
Run en- Banks at Pekin Accom-
panied by Riots.
CAPTURE A SHIP
One Of Vessels at HankOw Is
Taken.
Price Of Rice Has Risen 90 Per
Cent.

Peking, Oct. 16.-Members of the
national assembly which was organ
lied a year ago as the nucleus of a
Chinese parliament and which is to
begin its second session here on Octo-
Der %, have taken a hand in the revo-
lutionary situation. About half of the
two hundred members of the assembly
are now in Peking. Sixty of them
gathered privately yesterday and dis
cussed the situation. They drew UP a
series of resolutions addressed to the
throne. These were made public to-
day.
The resolutions demand that in the
interests of peace, the provincial as
sembly of Cze-Chuen be permitted to
assemble Immediately and that the
president and vice president of that
body be released from prison to take
part in the sessions. The resolutions
further call for dismissal of Sheng
Hsuan-Huai, the imperial minister of
posts and communications, as soon as
possible. Sheng negotiated the loans
for the naturalization of the railways
and has been a leading advocate of
the anti provincial policy which is re-
garded as largely responsible for the
present uprising. The president of the
national assembly will lend his official
prestige to the resolutions and Will
transmit them in person to the cabinet.
Runs on Banks.
Heavy runs on the banks here con-
tinued today and there were riotous
scenes in front of several of the insti-
tutions, the policemen on duty being
forced repeatedly to club back the
crowds and protect the bank officials.
Government bank notes are not longer
passing at par, the best being at a dis
count of 20 per cent.
Even the foreign banks are not i'm
mune from the financial war scare.
The Russo-Chinese bank in the lega-
ton quarter was the target for a pro-
notes are being refused as currency
outside of the legation quarter. The
,Chih Tu Pu, the imperial board of
finance, came to the relief of the gov
ernment deposit bank today with
$125,O00 gold and offered 100000
more for the relief of the native banks
Official sources all declared today that
they were receiving no news from the
rebel zone owing to the severance of
the telegraph wires out of Hu-Peh and
Cze-Chuen provinces.
Campaign Against Rebels.
A published report today says the
rebels at Hankow have captured one
of the ships anchored off that city. De-
layed advices from south are that the
imperial troops which retreated from
Wu-Chang and Hankow are mobilizing
at Chuma Tien 100 miles north of Han
kow on the railroad. Three members
given permission to accompany the int
periaI army in its campaign against
the rebels and they left today VITA
General Yin Tchang. They are the only
foreign attaches with the army. They
are Lieutenant Colonel William D.
Beach of Fort Sandigo. Manila, Captain
James H. Reeves. the military attache
of the legation and VIII Us Peck, as
sistant Chinese secretary, who will act
as interpreter for the party. The gov
ernnent has decided to permit the for
eign diplomats to exchange dispatches
with their representative in the pro-
vinces where a rigid censorship had
been decreed.
A considerable stir has been caused
here by persistent reports that Japa-
nese officials knew of the plans r re-
volt in the central provinces long in
advance and even encouraged and par
ticipated in the movement. Minister
Ii11in gave official denial to these ru-
noors today He declared they were
co1ltradicted by circumstantial evidence
and said that investigation showed that
all persons connected with japanese
legation had acted with entire propri-
ETY..
The foreign banks have been indi-
rectly sounded regarding the possibli-
ty of arranging a government loan of
81. 10000
The price of rice has risen 20 per cent
since the revolt began. 1t is believed
that passenger traffic on the railway
between Pekin and Tien Tsin will be
interrupted tomorrow.