The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04
Three Thousand Troops Are Dispatched To Quell
 Disturbance
WASHINGTON ISIN
 COMMUNICATION
General Lii Apologies To Imperial Authorities for Violation of Armls- tice At Hankow and Dismisses
 Two Colonels

| Wang Tao and Lun Chow~to attack the mutineers there if they do not submit. chao Erh Feng. formerly yiceroy of Ahe province of Szechuan, assisted by l Manchu soldiers from Tibet, has re- captured Cheng Tu. the capital seri- out disturbances. however continue throughout the province. All foreigners are reported to have left the city of Chung King.
 Railroad authorities at Tien Tsin. fearing an attack by the rebel troops, have stopped the Siberian mail,
 General Ii Yuen Heng, commander ' in chief of the rebel troops. who has been made vice president of the pro- . visional republic, has apologized to the | imperial authorities for the violation of the armlstice at Hankow and has dis- missed two colonels who were responsi- | ble for it. et
 The viceroy of the province of Hu Peh has informed the revolutionary leaders that 1000 railroad cars will be needed to remove the imperial troops from their positions and that only 50 cars are available The troops can not. therefore. carry out the proposed evacuation In less than fortnight General Ii Yeun Hing has approved of a special agreement to meet this diff culty and is arranging for the revolu- tionary troops to undertake the policing of the evacuated district.
 Manchus Confident
 Confidence continues to revive among the adherents of the imperial court The Chinese nation is very easily en- couraged or discouraged, owing to Its trait of timidity. Nowhere else in the world could S0,000 ounces of gold bars such as were delivered from the inn perial purse into the hands of Premier Yuan Shi Kai yesterday so seriously affect a great empire at critical moment.
 A belief is current tonight that fight ing will be resumed soon. Premier Yuan Shi kai has not received any re- ply from pr. Wu Ting Fang at Shang- hal whom he informed that he would in future carry on negotiations by teie- graph. It is understood the republi- cans object to negotiating by wire
 The imperial delegates, who have re- turned here from Shanghai, say reign of terror prevails in that city. Nobody dares to venture an opinion in favor or a constitutional monarchy
 In quarters closely connected with the imperial government it is believed that the important provinces of Hu Peh and Hu Nan are dissatisfied with the foreign educated element which is dominating affairs at Shanghai. The hope exists in these quarters that these provinces will soon revert to the idea of constitutional monarchy.
 In case Yuan Shi Kai makes satisfac- tory progress this month in his at tempts to suppress the rebellion more treasure will be forthcoming from the coffers of the Manchu princes and the imperial court
 Troops Mutiny
 The troops at Ching Wang Tao treaty port on the Gulf of Lio Tang, who num- Der about 4000, have notified the legations in Picking that they desire the formation of a republic They are acting In CO., operation with the imperial government troops stationed at LaDchow, who were Tuesday reported to have declared in favor of a republic and to have elected Wang Wieze their leader, at the same time declaring their intention of march ing on Peking. In government circles the incident is not considered likely to affect the progress of the negotiations of the imperial government and the rebels. Outside of Picking, Ianchow and Ching Wang Tao are the two principal military centers. The imperial troops stationed there are divided in, two categories. that is Manchut and Chinese, and it Is only the Chinese soldiers who have become Tebellioas. Their action in, declaring for a republic has, however, caused consid- erable anxiety to the court as 1t was thought that the Chinese troops would also remain loyal
 The complications brought about by their mutiny are the more disturbing to te- in handing over $2,000,000 to Premier Yuan Shi Kai from her private purse, relied on the troops to march together with the Manchus against the rebels in the south and crush the rebellion.
 The position now is that Premier Yuan Shi Iai. Chinese. and the Manchu com manders with Manchu troops are sun porting the court and the Manchu princes Against the trained Chinese troops, while the northern republicans are still opposing the south.
 Three thousand imperial Manchu troops were ordered to Chin Wang Tao to at- tach the Chinese mutneers there and at Lanchow if they do not submit
 Washington Vigilant
 Washington, January 3.-Eyidence of the critical situation in China is afforded by the fact that the state department Is in almost constant communication by cable with MT. Calhoun, American min ster at Picking. It is declared with sat- sfaction by the department that even under the severe strain imposed by the radical political changes in China, not one of the six powers interested has Departed from the original agreement to refrain from seeking any. individual ad- vantage and to use all proper influence To bring the contending parties together.
 Even when confronted with the pros pect of renewed hostlites on a large scale between the imperialists and the republicans. department officials have not Felt it necessary to call upon military officials for troops held in readiness in he Philipp.nes. It is said that there are no indications of purpose on the part of either faction in China to attack Foreigners or to interrupt the line of ,ommunication by rail from Peking to khe sea.
 Many of the Chinese towns are unwil- ling to be dragged into the factionaI Btruggle between the imperialists and the republicans and have issued so-called Declarations of Independence, according o mail advices to the department from Peking
 Many cities are being kept in order by seif constituted committees to protect life hnd property in the absence Of imperial troops, or authorized representatives of he revolutionists. These declarations of Independence are made by market towns
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