The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-01
UNDER new HEAD
Yuan-Shi-Kai Has Been Made
Premier of China.
He Will at Once Proceed to Form
a Cabinet.
TO APPEASE REBELS.
He Plans to Check the Move
ment of the RevOIutiOnists.
And will Open Negotiations for
Peace Forwthith.
TO APPEASE REBELS.

palvipo Nov 1-Yuan-Sh Shl-hdl -
been appointed premier of Chlna anu le
win organize a new cabinet as SOON d.
he assumes his post u
Meanwhile Prince Ching whom 1 uf,ii-
shi-Kai succeeds will continue ms u
ties as acting premier and nave as az
sociate preniers Na-Tung ana fasd-
shih-Chang. who up to the presei' !
have been vice presidents OF the caOl-
net. ra=i-
prince Ching has been made presi-
don't of the pr.vy council and MAJ uiis
and Hs,. Shih-Chang, vice preslueil's.
Wei Kuang Tao. formerly Vlceroy u
Kxvaue-Tung province, becomes >
If Hu-Peh and Human provinces, go - -
S1-o5ch office Yuan-Sni-kal al was eleN 49, s
49, - e,-as reeently recalled from OH
- banishrnent to restore the lIilpel "a
anfhoritv in the southern pToNlIlce -
49, redistribution Of offices the preseLl-
minister of war, Gen IN AcLiehI5, ~
vas in supreme command u eAI1 eAI1ll4 -
,D.riaI trocps until he was superseutgu
by Yuan-Shl-k -ka1, Is ilie'e-0
general staff hastily
constructed by the throne IN the AlopS '
~ aDpeasing the revolutlonlsIs M@9
made enectiVe BY an 4lllpel Ia
u11lgated today ,a
Earlier in the day telegraIn Asie'
hen received from Yuan-Shl-kal N
which he asked that ne pe aPpOli@I - -
acfing premier and set forth ms IN
V1o.sr5iate plans for restoring peace ne
-l,.o1Ioee5 he said to stop the aggres-
Nv movement OF the imperial troops
and to omen negotiations with the reosl
leader General Ii-Yuen-Hang, IortE-
with. ~
-ro,-;o NJ, 1-F'irancfal circles here
hove been assured on reliable authority
mat the appointment of Yuan-Shl-hdl
as premier of China is one Of the prl9-
cinal conditions under when tne bel-
gian syndicate has agreed 70 noat =
short-time loan of SlS'OOo'VVo -or llie
Picking government
chinese Veterans Are Drilling.
Manila. Nov. Chinese veterans Of
the war with Japan are preparing to
send q. ship load of soldiers from Ma
nils to China. Nearly all the old sol
diers who are employed in or near
Manila have been marshaled 10 the
cause and are holding daily drills.
Three companies of trained men are
ready to leave.
Price of Opium Drops.
America. China, Nov Planters
here are taking advantage of the con-
Susion arising from revolutionary ac-
Ttivities and are raising an unprece-
dented crop of opium in defiance of
the prohibitory laws 1t appears like
" that the authorities will be power
less to mete out punishment for some
time to come and as a result the price
of opium on the local market has
fallen suddenly from $500 to $4,000
per chest.
Frisco Chinese to Celebrate.
San Francisco, Nov 1-Advices
were received here today from Shang-
hal by the Chinese Free Press, con
firming the report that rebels have
driven back the imperial forces and
have established themselves in the
town of Shakou, about 30 miles to the
north of Hankow. During the attacks
against Hankow the imperial forces
were under the command Of General
Fung Kwok Chong. The Peking off
cials have instructed the viceroy at
Canton, which is reported at the mercy
of the rebels. to consent to the gen
eral demands of the revolutionists with
a view to holding that province in
peace.
The Chinese National association
here is preparing to celebrate the vic
tory of the cause at a banquet sun
day night, to which leading business
men and officials have been invited,
including the directors of the Panama
Pacific exposition.