New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-13
KILL CHINESE REBELS
IS ORDER TO VCEROY
opkinu Government Would Ex-
terminate MaurauderS in
Sze-Chuen Province.
REVOLT LIKELY TO SPREAD
British Refugees from Cheng-tu
Arrive Safely-Doubt as
to the Whereabouts
of Missionaries.

psking. sept. 12.-An imperial edict.
l,.,ad to-day, says that the ringleaders
= the disorders in SZe-Chuen province
attended TO proclaim independence As
i consequence the Chinese government
hss ordered the Viceroy TO destroy the
,.hsls 10 the last man. The Viceroy's
,esnton has been called. however, TO
\ ne fact that many Of those taking part
= !, the disturbances are misguided. and
4 te government instructs him to distin-
rish between them and the actual
rebsls in imposing punishment.
The possibility Of very serious results
L 1, sze- Chuen is considered grave. If the
rebellion is not promptly suppressed it
q likely 70 spread 10. other provinces.
vhera there has been much discomfort
A. tate. some OF the newspapers are
rrgine the people to join in the rising,
but the merchants everywhere are fear
mi that if tire rebels We're successful IT
might be the beginning Of a general con-
aagration.
The japanese Legation has received a
aspatch indicating that Chinese troops
are among the rebels who are besieging
Chenetu. No reports have reached here
Is 10 the extent Of the affected area.
The Yang-tse section of the province has
not yet broken out, although ready to
participate II the movement seems 10 be
successful.
h is not known whether the American
and Canadian missionaries have left
chengtu or are besieged in that city.
Their last telegram declared their inten-
ton Of sending the women and children
forward If they have left the city and
made the journey in safety by the river
they should reach the Yang-tse in a day
Or two. The best means Of travel would
be by junk. where the fugitives would be
less conspicuous than if proceeding by
carts across the country.
The British Legation received tele-
rrsn to-day. saving that the first party
1f refugees from Chengtu had arrived IN
safety az Sul-fu.
Evidently these refugees. al Of whom
me dispatch says. are British citizens
10 De- down the river by junk and were
met by a British gunboat.
The arrivals at Sui-fu number seven
teen. most of whom are women and chill
5-eA
belated dispatch to the British Lee
cation dated Chengtu, September g.
says:
.-1,t eth, ,,,issior,o,iae remain at
Chengtu upon the advice OF the Viceroy
who is confident. The troops. easily re-
pulsed both the attack on the govern
nent house and The later attack on the
-atts of the city
m government for the last four days
ha- tried in vain to communicate with
-hengtu.
Cheng King, Western China, Sept. L.
"A serious rebellion has broken out in
th, district Of Chengtu. The soldiers re-
g. To obey instructions and are trying
70 bring force against the government
control Of the railway. The schools are
closed in consequence.
Business has been suspended. and Un-
less the uprising is stopped IL may lead
10 a general rebellion. Conditions are
rrscarious
The missionaries are concentrating
here. Four foreign gunboats provide all
protection. The uprising is not at pres
en- directed against foreigners.
This g The first direct cable dispatch from
Chelg-E.ug. in the heart Of Western
China since the recent alarming reports Of
sneuve uprising and the danger 10 a large
number of American missionaries in that
remote section cf China.
Tor many days an communication has
been cut Of from The disturbed district.
much as &c was a. the time Of the Boxer
lr~ sing The American government has
sent rree wsrships, under Admiral Muir
sock un the Yanstso-Kiang TO the vicinity
u fte disturbance.
widespread alarm has been caused among
PIE friends Of missionary organizations
tsF.rg large representations at Chengtu.
e1ene-king and other central points in
.re province Of Szechuen. The cable dis
patch Is responsive 20 cable inquiries sent
On Saturday and sives reinsurance that the
missionaries who have sought refuge at
chens- King are not in immediate danger.
although their situation continues to he
scnocs as q result OF the rebellion now IN
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