The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-01-04
PICKED MANCHU
TROOPS March
ON MU1INEERS
Imperial Soldiers Ordered to
Attack RebelliOus Forces
If Necessary
Szechuen Province Again in
Turmoil, With Foreigners
Fleeing
EmperOr'S Delegates, Returning
From Shanghai, Say Reign
of Terror Exists

~ EKTNG, Jan 3.-Three thousand
imperial Manchu troops, drawn
from the garrisons of Paoting-
fu and Shihwangtao, have
been ordered to Chinwangtao and
Lanchow to attack the mutineers there
II they refuse 10 submit. Chic Ehr
Feng. formerly viceroy of the prov
ince Of Szechuen, with a force of Man
chu soldiers from Tibet, has recap
tured Changtu, the capital.
Serious disturbances continue through
out the province. All foreigners are
reported to have left the city of Chung
king
The railroad authorities at Tientsin.
fearing an attack by rebel troops. have
suspended the Siberian mail trains.
Apology Is Made
General Ii Huen Heng. commander
of the rebel troops. who has been
made vice president of the provisional
republic. has apologized to the imperial
authorities for the violation of the
armistice at Hankow and has dismissed
two colonels who were responsible
for it.
The viceroy OF the province of HUI
peh has informed the revolutionary
leaders that 1000 railroad cars will
be needed to remove the imperial
troops from their positions and that
only so cars are availa BILE. The troops.
therefore. can not carry out the pro-
posed evacuation in less than a fort
night.
General Ii Yuen Heng has approved
a special agreement to meet this DIM
Guilty and is arranging for the revoIu- |
tionary troops to undertake the polic-
ing Of the evacuated district.
Gold Gives Confidence
Confidence continues to revive among
adherents of the imperial court. largely
owing to the transfer OF $4,000 ounces
Of gold bars from the imperial purse
into the hands of Premier Yuan Shi
Kai yesterday.
A rumor is current tonight that
lighting will be resumed soon. Premier
Yuan Shi Kai has not received any
reply from DR.. WI Ting Fang at
Shanghai whom he informed that he
would in the future carry on nego-
tiations by telegraph. 1t is under
stood the republicans object to nego-
tiating by wire.
The imperial delegates who have re-
turned here from Shanghai say a reign
of terror prevails in that CITY, No
one dare venture an opinion in favor
of a constitutional monarchy.
Provinces Dissatisfied
In quarters closely connected with
the imperial government it is believed
the important provinces of Hupeh and
Human are dissatisfied with the foreign |
taught element that is dominating af-
fairs at Shanghai. The hope exists In |
these quarters that those provinces
soon viii revert to the idea of a con-
stitutional monarchy.
II Yuan Shi Kai makes satisfactory
progress this month in his attempts
TO suppress the rebellion. more treas-
ure will be forthcoming from the cof-
Hers of the Manchu princes and the
imperial court.
Wu Would Meet Yuan
LONDON. Jan. 3.-wu Ting Fang has |
written to Premier Yuan Shi Kai, says
the Daily Telegraph's Shanghai CORES
pondent, informing the premier that he |
declines to carry on negotiations by
telegraph He insists upon Yuan Shi |
Kai coming to Shanghai. DR.. Wu be- |
lieves the premier is willing to join the |
republicans, but is afraid to leave |
Peking.
dispatch from St Petersburg to the
Telegraph says there is danger of Mon |
golia splitting into three separate |
kingdoms. Eastern Mongolia has al
ready proclaimed independence Of Urga. |
Western and Southern Mongolia are
preparing to follow suit. with capitals
at Kobdo and Uliassutai.
Refuge Prepared
HARDIN, Jan. 3.-The commander of /
the imperial troops at Zekho Mongolia, |
has received 100000 taels and instruc-
tions to prepare residence for the en- |
peror and other members of the royal |
family and to organize q Mongolian
bodyguard.
Peace Hope Vanishes
SHANGHAI, Jan. ar have done my
best for my country and do not desire |
to embarrass my old chief"
This is all Tang Shao VI would say
for publication after announcing his |
resignation as representative of Pre-
nlier Yuan Shi Kai at the peace con-
ference.
Tang Shao VI appears to be much af-
fected over the situation. Up to last /
night. he believed peace was assured |
and that there would be no further /
bloodshed- 1t is feared now that con-
tinuation of the peace conference is
impossible as the telegraph is an un- |