New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-01-06
Chinese Republicans at HankoW
InfIict Loss of Seven Hun
dred Men and Destroy
Two Trains.
LAN-CHAU MUTINY ENDED
Washington to Decide To-day
Whether Troops Shall Be
Moved from the Philip
pines to Guard the
Peking Railway.

kr,led or wounded on Thursday in bat |
tie near Hankow. The imperial forces
were evacuating the city when two OF
their trains ere destroyed. From these
trains one thousand troops. independent
Of their commanders. were making an
effort to return to Hankow. The revolu-
,iorists however. attacked them vigor-
ously. inflicting heavy losses
This information reached Peking to-
dav in a consular report from Hankow.
The report added that there was con- /
ference in Hankow to-day between the
imperialists and revolutionists, but that
no agreement was reached.
II is believed here that the fighting
will he resumed tomorrow. Govern |
ment reinforcements are being rushed
toward Hankow over the Tien-Tsin RalI- |
way. The imperial commander reports
a battle near Hwans-Pei, a short as
tance north Of Hankow.
The three thousand imperial govern |
mcnt troops ordered from Pao-Ting and
Shih Kai-Chwang for the suppression Of
the mutiny Of Chinese troops at Lam |
Chau arrived there last night. There was |
considerable fighting in the city during |
the night The telegraph lines were cut |
and the mail train suspended until noon |
to-day.
The mutineers have now been subdued |
and punished and order has been COM !
pletely restored
The imperial government troops are
now concentrating at Ian Chau for the
purpose Of maintaining order and making /
preparations To meet a possible landing
Of revolutionists from Canton.
The revolutionary committees have IS
sued a warning to Cantonese officials
here that they. must leave the govern
ment service. Otherwise their homes VIII
be destroyed Many Of them are resign
ing their posts and departing from
Peking.
There is a marked revival Of uneasi-
ness in Northern China. The imperial
government is circulating full reports
of the negotiations with the rebels at
Shanghai, showing that the revolution
lists resent the Premier's determination
not 10 accept Tang Shao-yis arrange
ments in regard to the national conven-
ton TO decide on the future form OF gov
ernment of China.
Premier Yuan-Shih-kai and Or. Wu
Ting-fang. realizing that te.eSraphlc
negotiations are unsatisfactory, are now
trying to persuade each other to visit
the rival headquarters and conclude IN
agreement.
Consular kilograms received here from
chung King state that at Chang-Tu' the
capital Of the province Of Sze-Chuen, the
greatest disorder prevails. According TO
.tese telegrams, Chao-E Erh-feng, Niceroy
Il the province, who was reported yes
,erdav to have recaptured Cheng-Tu,
.ook refuge in his official residence on
december %, but the revolutionaries
seized and executed him as well as the {
general of the imperial troops.
one hundred md forty foreigners left
Chung King for Peking yesterday.
Washington. jan. 5.-Within the next
.wenty-four hours the state Department
expects TO determine whether it will call
upon the W9r Department TO dispatch
troops from the Philippines to China.
Except for the legation guard Of marines
at Prkiny. america Is not represented in
the international force that has been as
sembled along the line of the railway
from Peking 70 Chin Warg-tao, the win
ter entrance to the Chimes capital,
Tien-Tsin, the summer entrance, now
lting icrbouad.
The State Department has held that
the only treaty obligation imposed upon
the powers was to maintain the line If
communication by rail between Peking
and the sea So far this police duty has
been performed by detachments Of Ger
man, japanese, Russian and British
troops
The time has now come, however, when .
other nations feel that it is incumbent
upon the United States TO furnish part
Of the police force. 70 the United States
was assigned that part Of the railroad [
between Taug-Shao and Lan-Chau and .
The question Las been Iointedly asked Of .
Minister Calhoun 10y one Of the inter
ested powers whether his government .
AS not MlIlhE 10 meet us btlSdllOnS. +
The officials Of the state Department do /
not see how they can escape the per
Torrance Of "a plain duty imposed by|
treaty.
To romoy all doubt. however, Min .
.ster Calhoun has been instructed 90 |
confer further with his diplomatic cu- ,
leagues, ana # il should appear that /
there is general wish on the part # |
the other powers that the police guards /
along the railways should be strength /
ened, ily necessary troops will be fos,h- |
coming from the Philippines
The transport Thomas IS in Manila |
Harbor, and within twenty-four hours Of |
the receipt Of orders from Washington .
could carry q full regiment Of veteran |
troops The General Stan long ago
worked Jut the plans necessary for the /
embarkation Of these troops, their quar- F..
tering in China, their maintenance Ior |
an indefinite period and the establish /
mcnt Of lines Of communication.
Toxic. Jan 5.-The republican develop
ucnts al Shanghai are deeply dopIorcd
mere II is generally believed that Yuan
Shih-kai has been playing double game
from tho first. and now finds his plans
frustrated by the election Of sun Iat-asu
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