Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
Yuan Shi Kai Arrives
With 1000 Troops.
Premiership Offered Him--No
Definite Answer Given.
Legations Anticipate More Serious
Complications for China.

| Pekin, Nov. 13.-Yuan Shi kai, the
last prop of the throne, has reached
| Pekin at last. He came, today, accom-
panied by 1000 troops and was warmly
greeted by the administration. In nom
or of his arrival an ediet was issued
appointing him commander OF all the
troops in the vicinity of the capital.
Great efforts are being made to induce
him To accept the premiership, but he
has given no definite answer as YET.
The National Assembly, today, dis
cussed the question of the immediate
opening of Parliament but decided
that that would be inadvisable The
matter was referred to a committee
which will consult with Yuan Shi
kai.
The opinion is held at the legations
that there are serious compilations in
store for China and greater sufferings
than she has yet endured. The pros
poets of foreign Intervention by other
powers than Russia and Japan are be-
ginning to be discussed.
Winter is expected TO terminate the
massed movements of troops but there
will be greater death rolls from fam-
inc. Even in Chi Ii province. the pco-
pie in the central section are already
supplementing their food with the
bark of trees.
The government continues TO gather
Manchu recruits at Pekin, but soon
will be unable TO meet the payments.
1t is not believed here that the Chi
nese can mobilize a large enough army
about Pekin to venture an attack. but
the governments inability to collect
revenues from a single provincial cap
ital is almost certain. sooner or later,
10 bring about eapitulation.
y report reached mere, today that
1000 Imperialists at Hankow have
joined the rebel ranks and that the
rest of the Imperial gunboats at that
port have gone over to the rebels. Ac-
cording to a consular report all the
consuls at Hankow but one agreed at
a meeting held there recently that ii
is impossible for the Imperialists to
capture Han-fang or Wu-Chang.
They, therefore, discussed the question
of asking the government to withdraw
the Imperial troops to the north be-
cause when the eommissary are empty
they are likely to commit depredations
and endanger the foreign concessions.
Certain military attaches at Pekin con-
slider that the imperial troops at Han
kow will be lost to the government un-
less brought back Immediately, but the
government may prefer to leave all but
the Manchus there and not undertake the
cost or the risk of transporting then
back TO the capital
The Boxer indemnity for November has
not been paid ard the December Install
ment will likewise be defaulted. Ever
should the government be able to re-
cover the five provinces Immediately sur
rounding the capital, the financial ad-
ministration cannot be reorganized be-
fore defaults of other debts besides the
indemnities occur and 1t is feared that
intervention for the collection of pledged
revenues cannot be averted.
The American consul at chung-Kng,
Albert w. Pontius. informs the legation
that nearly 100 foreigners are making
ready to leave Chung King for Chang
hal. OF these, 81 are Americans.
Gen. Chao Erh- Hsun. the viceroy of
Manchuria, who has been elected presi-
Gent of the province under the declara-
ton of autonomy, has sent a message TO
tie government that fit Was uudbft To
oppose the Mukden Assembly's declara-
tons. These are: First, that the reve-
sues shall be retained by the province
which will have no connection with the
Pekin government old or new; second
that the province VIII assist neither this
Chinese nor the Manchu soldiers; third
that the government will afford the full
est protection to foreigners.
The telegraph lines south and west arr
dlsorganized. Many of the wires are no
working and there is little knowledge
here of conditions in the western prov
inces.
The rebels took over Che-Foo quietly
today. Gen. Chang Shao-Tsen, the com
mander of the Manchu troops, has ar
rived at Tien Tsin with a body guart
of 30 men, He is lodging in the foreigf
concessions.