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Show CHINESE COKFtDENT flGHTINGIS OVER PBKTN, Tan. 31. ThO armistice he-tWOOn he-tWOOn the gOVOCnrnent and the republicans, republi-cans, which Is to expire at S o'clOdk n'xt Monday morning. iobahly will he extended. ex-tended. le.-pile Ihe imperial edict of yes- terday creating Yuan Shi Khl marqals, Which evidently .over;, som court design. yuan undoubtedly favors abdication and the Chlneee are confident ihat the abdication will conic without further lighting. The throne reiterated by edict yesterday thai tt Intended tO aoifle by the declalop Of the national assembly concerning the further government or the empire. Yuan Shi ECal, hOWCVer, trida lele. era plied Wu Tun; Fang, niin.sl. i of ju- ilce in ihe- republican cabinet, requesting a compromise as to the method or choosing choos-ing delegates to the national assembly, ami tins compromise, if adopted, may h ad to an assembly more I. ss parked lo vote ror S republic. Th court ami Yuan evidently aic mutually suspicious and it Is reported the guard? of both ha e he.-n hi ore seed. Charles l. Teiwicy. Chinese secretary of The American legation, is proceeding to Nanking to observe tor the legation iii- stability or the republican movement and lis leaders. Mr. Tenney formerly wns foreign director of education ai PO-km PO-km ...nd hif knowledge of the Chineae langiiag.- and his exfiern-nce with th- nail." na-il." especially uuahfv him for the mission. mis-sion. Pi i nner Yuan Shi Kai is to make a visit to t lie- Imperial palace on Saturday Satur-day and some developments are expected to follow- oulkly. Government intrigues nie rampant and the panic among the Chinese inhabitants continues. Prince Chtng; the former premier, s ox, moderate views have been considered consid-ered a hopeful fator in the situation, has! r.eeu gran'-. I an additional ten davs' leave. |