Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-07
EMPEROR CAREFULLY GUARDED
TEN THOUSAND PICKED TROOPS
ARE MAssED ABOUT PALACE
WHERE HE RESIDES.
GENERAL KILLED IN HIS TENT
MANcHUs MURDER wv Lu CHEN
AND n GENERAL FIGHT FOL-
LOWS WITH RLooDsHED.

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city has fallen into the hands of ths
revolutionists are without foundation
There has been no fighting whatso
ever here and there is no evidence
that the emperor or the regent have
| fed. Prince Ching continues to act
as premier, pending the arrival OF
Yuan Shi Kai Nor is there any in
dication that Peking is endangered.
Foreigners in the various legations
think it win be the last OF the import
ant cities to go. The presence of
many Manchu princes indicates their
belief that Peking is the safest place
in the empire.
/ The imperial government has con-
eentrated here all the most loyal and
faithful troops in the army and has
Icraftily sent all the doubtful regi-
ments to far distant points. The
'emperor's personal guard is an army
division numbering 10000 men, all
Manchus., A number of officers OF the
Chinese First division are likewise
Manchus and the city police are for
the most part members of the same
race.
A--ldts for the ~old style troops that
camp outside the city walls, they are
Chinese, but are of a type which are
honored by the Manchu title of ban
ner men," because their ancestors
aided the Manchu conquerors against
their own people. There is no ques-
tion as to the loyalty of these troops.
The population of the city is with
out arms and therefore unable to
effect any serious uprising. There
are no disaffected troops within inn
mediate striking distance of the capt.
tai.
In case of emergency, the Manchu
leaders and the court will probably
seek refuge in the legation quarter
here or in the foreign settlement at
Tientsin.
Garrisoned and policed by loyal
troops. the capital remained tonight
undisturbed by the rebels. The gen.
eral feeling of nervousness, however,
was betrayed when a fire broke out
in the quarters occupied by the board
of ceremonies. For time the Chinese
believed the flames were revolution
ary signal for an uprising and they
were thrown into a panic The ma
tional assembly, by virtue of the pow
ers bestowed on it by the recent edict,
formally appointed Yuan Shi Kai pre-
mier. The question of his permanency
in the office was discussed, but it was
decided that the assembly had no
authority to guarantee this beyond the
election of q parliament. 1t was, how
ever, resolved to assure Yuan of the
assembly's continued support.
A mass meeting was held at Linan
Flu in Yum Nan province, where SER
les of demands on the government was
formulated. These included the es-
tablishment of a republic and COM
plOtc dutOuOuly iOi tuO piOFiuCCo-
The demands were forwarded to this
city, accompanied by the intimation
that three days only would be allowed
for the government to acquiesce in
them.
Russian financiers, under guise of
a loan, have arranged with the viceroy
of Manchuria to advance $2,50O,0O0 ac-
cepting as security Chinese shares in
the Russo-Asiatic bank at Peking.
The officer commanding the sixth di-
vision, which was a part of General
WI Lu Changss command at Shikia
Chuang, reports that 40 Manchus'
stormed Wu's tent early today and
shot and beheaded the general. Thirty
of the assailants were arrested.
Consular reports state that several
other officers were assassinated and,
according to foreign railroad officials,
the Manchu and Chinese soldiers
fought regular engagement, in which
the fatalities were numerous.