The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-17
HUNGER CAUSING MORE
ALARM THAN BULLETS

Peking, Nov 14.-Yuar Shi Kai, the
last prop of the throne, has reached
Peking at last. He came Sunday, ac-
companied by 1000 troops, and was
warmly greeted by the administration
In honor of his arrival, an edict 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 premier
ship, but he has given no definite an
swer as yet.
The national assembly Monday dis
cussed the immediate opening of parli-
ament, but decided it would be mad
visable 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 complications
in store for China and greater suffer
ings than she has yet endured. The
prospects of foreign intervention by
other powers than Russia and Japan
are beginning to be discussed. Winter
is expected to terminate the massed
movements of troops, but there will
be greater death rolls through famine,
even in Chi Ii province. The people
in the central section are already sup
plementing tn food with the bark
of trees.
The government continues gathering
Manchu recruits at Peking, but soon
will be unable to meet the payments
1t is not believed here that the Chi
nese can mobilize large enough army
about Peking to venture an attack
but the governments inability to col
lect revenues from single provincial
capital is Almost certain sooner or later
to bring about capitulation.
A report reached here Monday that
1000 imperialists at Hankow have
joined the rebel ranks and that the re.
naming imperial gunboats at that port
have gone over to the rebels. Accord.
ing to a consular report the Hankow
consuls, with one exception, at re-
cent meeting agreed that it is impos
sible for the imperialists to capture
Han-Yang or Wu-Chang. They there
fore discussed the question of asking
the government to withdraw the i'm
perial troops to the north, because
when the commissarit is empty they
are likely to commit depredations and
endanger the foreign concessions.
Certain military attaches at Peking
consider that the imperial troops al
Hankow will be lost to the government
unless brought back Immediately, but
the government may prefer to leave
all but the Manchus there, not under
taking the risk of transporting then
back to the capital
The November boxer indemnity has
not been paid and the December in
demnity likewise will be defaulted
Even should the government be able
to recover the five provinces imme
diately surrounding the capital. the
financial administration cannot be re
organized before defaults of Other
debts besides the indemnities occur
and it is feared that Intervention fol
the collection of pledged revenues
cannot be averted.
The American consul at Chung Kint
Albert w. Pontius, informs the lega
tion that nearly 100 foreigners art
making ready to leave Chung King fol
Shanghai OF these thirty-one arr
/ Americans
General Chao Erh-Haun, the yicero!
of Manchuria, who has been elected
president of the province under th'
declaration of autonomy, has sent ;
message to the government that h,
was unable to oppose the Mukden as
sembley's declarations, which are
First, that the revenues shall be re
tanned by the province, which viii
have no connection with the Pekini
government, old or new; second. tha
the province will assist neither tn
Chinese nor the Manchu soldiers
third, that the government will affor
the fullest protection to foreigners.
The rebels took over Chee-Foo quiet
Ily yesterday General Chang Shac
Tsen, commander of the Lancha
troops, has arrived at Tien Tsin wit
la body guard of thirty men. He i
lodging in the foreign concessions.