New-York tribune., 1912-01-04


family and to organize Mongol body
guard
Peking, Jan. 3.-Conhdence continues to
revive among the adherents OF the impe-
rial court The Chinese nation is very
easily encouraged or discouraged, owing
10 its trait of timidity. Nowhere else In
the world could $4,000 ounces Of gold bars
such as were delivered from the imperial
purse into the hands Of Premier Yuan
Shih-kai yesterday seriously affect great
nation at a critical moment.
4 belief is current tonight that fight
ing will shortly be resumed. Premier
Yuan has not received any reply from
Dr. Wu Ting-fang at Shanghai TO the
notification that the Peking government
would in future carry on negotiations by
telegraph. II is understood that the re-
publicans object 10 negotiating telegraph
icslly.
The imperial delegates who have returned
here from Shanghai state that a reign OF
terror prevails in that city. Nobody dares
90 venture an opinion In favor OF consti-
tutional monarchy.
In quarters closely connected with the
imperial government II is believed that the
important provinces of Hu-Peh and HUI
Nan are dissatisfied with the foreign edu-
Gated element which is dominating affairs
at Shanghai The hope exists In these quar-
ters that those two provinces will soon re-
vert TO the idea Of a constitutional mon
archy.
II Yuan Shih-kai makes satisfactory prog
ress in the course of this month in his at
iempts to suppress the rebellion more
treasure will be forthcoming from the cof-
fers of the Manchu princes and the i'm
perial court.
To Attack Chinese Mutineers.
The imperial government troops sta.
toned at Chin Wang-tao. the treaty port
of the Province of Chill, on the Gulf Of
Iiao-Tang, who number about four thou
sand, have notified the foreign legations
in Peking that they desire the formation
Of republic They are acting in co-opera-
tion with the imperial government troops
stationed at Lan-Chau. who were yester-
day reported to have declared in favor Of
q republic and TO have elected Wang VIE
TIE their leader. They also declared their
intention of marching on Peking.
Three thousand Manchu imperial troops
have been ordered TO Chin Wang-tao 10
attack the Chinese mutineers there and at
Ian Chau If they do not submit These
troops have been drawn from the garrisons
OF Pao Ting-fu and Shih Kia-chwang.
Ian Chsu and Chin Wang-teo are the
two principal military centres outside
Peking itself The imperial troops sta
toned at these two points are divided into
two categories. Manchu and Chinese, and
become rebelious. Their action in declar-
ing for republic has caused, however,
considerable anxiety to the court
The complications brought about by the
mutiny are the more disturbing to the
court because the Empress Dowager. in
handing over s20OO,OoO from her private
treasury to Premier Yuan, relied on these
troops to march together with the Man
chus against the revolutionaries in the
south and to crush the rebellion
The position now is that the Premier. a
Chinese and the Manehu coInmanders with
Menchu troops, are supporting the court
and the Manchu princes against trained
Chinese troops IN the north and republicans
slated by their successes in the south.
News from the Interior.
Chao Erh -feng. ex-Viceroy Of the prov
ince of Sze-chuan, assisted by Manchu
soldiers from Tibet. has recaptured
Cheng-tu. the capital. Serious disturb
ances. however. continue throughout the
province. All the foreigners are reported
to have left Chung-king.
The railroad authorities at Tien-tsin
tssring an attack by the rebel troops
have stopped the Siberian mail.
General Ii Yuen-heng, commander in
chief of the rebel troops and Vice -Presi-
dent of the provisional republic, has apol-
ogized to the imperial authorities for the
violation CT the armistice at Hankow and
has dismissed the colonels who were re-
sponslble for IT,
The Viceroy of the province Of Hu-Peh
has informed the revolutionary leaders that
q thousand railroad cars will be needed 10
remove the imperial troops II they are To
retire from their positions. and that only
fifty cars are available. The troops can
not therefore carry out tho evacuation in
less than a fortnight. General Ii Yuen-
heng has approved of a special agreement
10 meet this difficulty. and is arranging for
the revolutionary troops TO undertake the
policing of the evacuated district
London. Jan. 4--wu Ting-fang has writ
ten to Premier Yuan Shih-kai, says the
Shanghai correspondent Of The Daily
Telegraph" informing the Premier that ne
declines 10 carry on negotiations by tele-
graph He insists upon Yuan going tC
Shanghai for that purpose. Or. Wu be-
l!eyes that the Premier Is willing 10 join
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