The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-05
YUAN SHI KAI GETS . MONEY FROM COURT Empress Dowager Issues
 Edict DISCOVER DYNAMITE
Reports as to Disaffection Among Hanchow Troops Are Conflicting. Not Believed Mutineers
 More Than 800

Picking. January 4.-The courts prepar- ation for residence in Mongolia IS be- lieved to be only against an emergency. There has been a report current that residence for the Emperor and the members of the royal family is being put in order at Zekhe, Mongolia. Addi- tional treasure to that contributed to the government by the Empress Dowager has been forthcoming from the palace and the Empress Dowager has issued an edict addressed to the princes, commanding a loan from each of them for the in- perial cause. This has resulted in fur ther contributions of a few hundred thousand taels.
 The foreign banks are experiencing dit- faculties in converting the bars of gold into silver. Foreign bank notes are no lcr ger current silver alone being ac- ceptable.
 l Premier Yuan Shi Kai is being accused of double dealing. It is alleged that he l ls attempting the destruction of the Man chus financially by eonniving in their de- thfonement, but it is thought that the l revolutionaries, whose agents employ every trick are circulating reports that Yuan is secretly republican to discredit him.
 Dynamite discovered along the railway line has been brought to Picking by a woman This is the first evidence that the long standing revolutionary threats are serious The revolutionaries months ago declared that they would employ dyr amite to drive the Manchus out or the government.
 Reports regarding disaffecton among the Hanchow troops are conflicting IL is believed that the disaffeeted soldiers number not more than 500. Yuan Shi Kai is making preparations in anticipation O. the arrival of the republican army by sea and for this purpose is dispatch ing troops to the north.
 Shanghai, January 1.-The imperial gov ernment in Picking has sent orders today to all the generals in command or tne
 imperial troops that they are 10 resume hostilitias January G. in the morning, un- less they receive notification in the mean time that the armstice between the two forces has been again renewed.
 This step has been taken, II IS as' stunned here as a result of refusal of the revolationaries to continue the ne- gotiations with the Picking authorities by telegraph, in accordance NltH lhN utHia"N Of preinier Yuan Shi kai,
 Tel3seanl,ie negot otiatioHs are regarded by 1as s&% Val Sen and VII Tins Fans sH
 President Sun Yat Sen yesterday in- structed I,rs Wu Ting Fang to telegraph to Premier Yuan Shi Kai at PeNing asking him to come to Shanghai as the premier de facto and negotiate person. ally with the president of the new re- public.
 The fact that Premier Yuan Shi kai Is now in possession of a considerable sum of money which he received from the Elm press DoWage to repress the rebellion and with which he can pay the imperial troops mas. it is believed, inspired him with fresh confidence in his power 10 check the revolution as he Is aware that the republicans lack resources.
 There are said to be about 3O00o ini- periaI troops in Han Yang and the vl- cinitv and a clash with the reVoutonaries whose force is said to be almost equal ig possible at any moment.
 San Francisco, January i.--Wu Ting Fang. former ambassador to the United States. and one of the leading Chinese reyolutionaries, has been made minister Of justice by the new republic Presl- dent Sun Vat Sen in organizing his cab inet appointed Wu attorney general, hut today elevated him to the higher office, to q cablegram from Ranking to the Chinese Free Press here. Wong Chung Wal who had been named aa| Wu's assistant, has been appointed at- torney general.
 Washington. January 1.-The Chinese minister. Chang Yin Tang, has decided to quit his post here after a stay of year and a month. The reason for his decision is at yet unknown. He will leave the capital next week for China taking his family with him and leaving Yum Kwai. first secretary, in charge Of the legation.
 Several months ago Minister Chang sub mitted his resignation but refrained from pressing for it's acceptance until the pres ent moment, in order that he might pro- vide for settlement of the claims of Chinese against the Mexican government growing out of Torreon massacres. Chang had intended to remain at his post here until the arrival of Alfred Sze who had been named to succeed him.
 The Sze appointment, however, was made by the imperialist government when there was no thought of political revolu- ton in China and Mir. Sze has cabled the legation here that he cannot tell when he will leave China nor in fact that ho| will come to Washington at all