Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-11
Chinese WAR Is
MORE COMPLICATED
LARGE PART OF NATIVE CITY
OF kANK0W DESTROYED
BY LATE BATTLE.
Its War Is Puzzling Affair-New situa-
lions Daily Arising Make Outcome
Extremely Uncertain-Assembly May
Resign-General Chang Likely to
Assume Military Dictatorship.

Peking-The situation in China is
becoming more complicated, if not more
serious, every day. A short time ago CO.
operation was suspected between Yuan
Shi Kai and the national assembly. It
IS now evident, however, that these ele
ments have up to the present no con
nection whatever. The whole move
ment is spontaneous uprising against
old corrupt methods, and the fact that
foreigners have not been attacked in
dicates that the desire for genuine re-
form is sincere.
1t is reported that the national as
Sembly, at a secret session, decided TO
resign in body, owing to protests tele.
graphed to Picking by many of the pro
vincial assemblies, Directing that a
provisional body should assume author
ity to draft a constitution which should
be the work of a parliament. 1t is
stated that General Ii Yuen Heng and
other rebel leaders, who do not recog-
nize the Picking government, decline
lso to recognize the powers Of the ma
70 ional assembly in conjunction with the
horts of the throne and Yuan Shi Kai.
ow their military opponent and pre-
merelect, toward a settlement.
The third army division, which has
been stationed at Changfu, and the
twentieth, at Mukden, are being mob
ilized at Lanchau, with troops already
there, ostensibly for the formation of
second army to be used by Yam Shi
Kai. But, seemingly, Yuan Shi Kai
ioes not intend to fight, nor does the
so-called second army intend to pro
coed to Hankow. Its objective is be-
lieved to be Picking
1t is only necessary to threaten the
capital to obtain edcts altering those
yesterday and today, but new edicts
will not satisfy Chang Chao Tsen and
his army. Therefore, it is expected that
the next week or so may see Chang pro
visional military dictator, pending the
election of a full parliament and the
appointment of responsible cabinet
About 100 members attended the
meeting of the national assembly Sat
urday. The clerk read telegram to be
sent to General Chang Chao Tsen, stat
ing that the whole constitution, when
drafted, would be submitted to the PEG
p pie and the army, and asking sugges
tons from him. A telegram to Yuan
Shi Kai also was read requesting q
cessation of destruction of life and
property and that the demands which
General Ii Yuen Heng has submitted
to him be forwarded to the assembly
The viceroy of Tientsin is preparing
for the defense of that city. The atti
tude Of the populace is wavering.
Mission Inmates Escape Fire.
Hankow-M Members of the Wesleyan
mission, the patients of the women ,.
hospital and the blind boys who are
under the care of the mission, escaped
death by a narrow margin in the fire
which Saturday destroyed a large part
of the native city of Hankow. The
inmates of the mission, numbering 800
spent the night on the lawn terrified
by the whizzing shells and rattle OF
rifles. They are all now housed in tn,
London mission.
Battle RACES at 500 Chow.
Amoy.-It is reported from nativ,
sources that continuous fighting hai
been going on at 500 Chow since Sun
day evening
WI Hu-Fire during the last few
days has devastated an area two miles
long and half mile wide. 1t is evi
dent that the imperialists are deter
mined to destroy the city. The tota
damage by fire amounts to many mil
lions.