Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-26
Yuan sh Kai is Created a Marquis
by the Throne.
ABDIcATIoN EDIcT EXPECTED
Chinese Republicans Say it Will B.
Issued Before Monday.
ATMOSPHERE is CLEARING UP
Arrangements said TO BE Nesriy
Completed for DunI centroI Un-
tii the National conven-
tiew Acts.

SaiL @ss--ihe fHperiai govern
ment has decided. apparently, not 10 take
the Initiative OF seeking battle with
the revolutionary forces. The imperial
generals have been ordered TO wait the
advance Of the republican troops. but mil
itsry preparations are proceeding sc-
lively throughout northern china.
Premier Yuan shl Kai contins. in
favor with the court He was created A
MARQUIS today and was notified Of the
honor conferred on him by Prince chun.
the ex-reSsnt, who Informed him that the
throne desired in this way to mark It's an.
probation of his loyalty and labor In It's
interest.
Joint Lean offered.
responsible foreign financler has Of
fered China large loan for the purpose.
In the first place OF paying off the over
due loan coupons. the balance remaining
to be divided equally between the i'm
pcrlal government and the revolutionaries,
hoth sides to accept full liability for the
advance.
The imperial government agreed 10 ae.
cspt the offer. which was then submit
ted to the revolutionary leaders, who
tersfls replied that they did not want the
mcnsy.
Absicsfi.n Edist Eapected.
SHANGHAI Jan. ss.--It il expected
mere IN republican circles tnat an i'm
ptrlai edict announcing the abdicstion
OF the throne Will be issued before the
atmistlce between The imperislists and
REPUBLICANS expires, which. as now ar
ranged, Will be on January y at q
o'clock In the morning. Shortly after
thst date II u believed a meeting will
be arranged between President sun Yat
Sen and Yuan shi Kai, at which details
VIII be drafted for the catabishment Of
Kind OF coalition soverpmcnt. con-
trolling the north and the south.
Tang shao w. who is stili acting as
yuan shi kais representative here, and
pr, Wu Tns.fans the republican min-
ister Of Justice. ..expFssssd themselves
this sftsrnocn ~ esttemeis hopSful
Atmosphere 10 riessiss.
i - understood that the neEotiators
who are efdsayering 10 bring about an
Understanding between Pekinx and Nan
king have succeeded In clearing the at
mosphere OF the MISUNDERSTANDING
which have hitherto existed. Whether
an eventual agreement between the two
parties VIII be reached cannot be fore
seen.
President Sen Tat Sen today sent dis
patch 10 Premier Yuan shi KaI at PelxinK
through Tang shao VI. The telegram IL
said to have expressed the willingness Of
the republican leaders 10 place the fullest
confidence in Premier Yuan shl Kars
pledges.
imperials Concentrating at PeLirs.
LONDON. Jan es.-rhe concentration Of
troops In Peking is proceeding rapids. A
large number Of imperial Manchu soldiers
have arrived from The suburb Of Feng-
Tai, and also from Tung-crow. according
TO a news agency dispatch received here
from rien-Tsln. The British military au-
thoritles have decided to reinforce tbs
guard Of British soldiers stations on the
railroad at Feng Tai
American Troops GnardInE. RaiIresa
MANILA. Jan. 2s.-Ths distribution OF
the United States troops along the section
OF the Peking railroad from Tang shan
TO Lanchow has now been completed.
Major James N. Arrssmith. who is in
command Of the expedition. consisting OF
a battalion Of the Fifteenth infantry and
other details. eabled Eis report today to /,
Major General J. Franklin Bell. CON-
mander Of the Philippine division.
According to Major Arrasmith's report.
Lieutenant Aiva Lee, with forty-two |
men. Is stationed at LEIGH Wang; Lieu
tenants Eugene santsehI. jr.; Felix X. |
nm and Blaine A. Dixon. with seventy /
men at Kuysh; Lieutenant Fauntley NJ.
Miller. with twenty men at wali: Lieu
tenant Ernest b. Smiley. with thirty men |
at KaihIng. and Asptsnants olin o. |
Ellis and Edgar f. Hams. with forty-two |
men at Tang-shan. Captain Robert H. |
sllliman, who is in command Of these