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Show ISPEGUL TRAIN j IS READY FOR PREMIER YUAN Temporary Ruler ol China Plans lo Remove the Capital of Country to Tien Tsin Until War Is Oer. Git EAT DANCjPR of an OUTBREAK AT PEKIN I 1 I Forieigners Hear Trouble When Edict of Abdication Is Published; Situation in Famine Fa-mine Districts Worse. - PICK IN. ran. 21.- A speeial train ljaJ been held In readiness slnee Fri-day Fri-day t" lake V'lau Shi Kai to Tien Tsln; It was evidently 'he premier's pre-mier's plan to transfer the pro-vislonal pro-vislonal capital to thai city, where the danger from Manelius was slight. Apparently Ap-parently he intend'-. I to escape from Pe-kin Pe-kin a? soon .-s Ihe edi t of alxlleatlon was signed, but hc Reactionary princes gMnirvi the upper hand temporarily and prevented the issuance of the edict. Meantime the republican ultimatum arrived ar-rived an. i result ed in a considerable change ot programme. This ultimatum demanded the abdication of the ;hrone, i he Burrender "f thA soei-eign powers and set forth the refusal of the republicans repub-licans to permit Tnan Shi Kal to participate par-ticipate In the provisional government until the republic had horn recognized by the foreign powers and the country restored to peace. Preralei Yuan still may have need of the xipwiaj train, because 't is expetced e will refuse to carry on the government govern-ment a I Pekln without abdication, after which he and his troops will he subject to the gravest Manchu hostility. May Succeed Yuan. The ex-war minister, Tin Tahang, and the c.x. -president of the board or war, Tisji Ijltuig. are mentioned 3 possible -ne. ei-isors to Yuan Shi Kai. Both are Mshchus and, therefore should the throne appoint either of them, H would he a breach of one of the nineteen con-; Btitutlonal pledges, but national exigencies exigen-cies might be considered a substantial excuse for such action. Man of the Chinese troops are loyal lo Yuan Shi Kai. It is not doubted that his attitude' would be republican if he resigned. The Manchus and imv.r-Mon--ols then would ne lefl without support. Another meeting of the princes of the imperial elan will be held tomorrow. Those favoring abdication probably will absent themselves, bo that it la difficult to see how a definite decision can be reached. Those who desire to continue the fighting have nothing to lose. Prince Chlng, the ex-premi'er, evidently Intenda not lo spend his wealth In supporting armies thai, may not be victorious. Chlng has received many tinea is from Manchu soldiers, it if Bald that one of them warned him nol to dare escape. Getting Out of Pekin: Prominent ManchUS and Chinese are deserting Pekin hastily with their families fam-ilies and seeking safety in th foreign settlements at Tien Tsin. Tslng Tau and elsewhere. The foreign representatives have nol assembled yel to diecuss measures against the fulfillment of the republican ultimatum, ulti-matum, although several Of them anticipate antici-pate thai Intervention sooner or later will be forced upon them, A fight ! the death is the spirit of the younger Manchu prin es, and ii has resulted from the Wavering of lhe cdUrt on question of abdication. Yuan Shi KniV. position ' considered by ins friends as upnslderably shaken The young bloods are urging tit- appoinirnr-nl of Tieb Liang who. in addition to his e perlenco on the war board; ws Tartar general at Nanking, to mke command of tlje northern army, With instructions to march his forces against the republicans". The ex-regent, 7 '. j ri-.. CIlU, continues n .strong supporter of abdication. The Man-hi: troops are indifferenti They are ready for war or peace, whichever which-ever la decided upon. Vun sht Kai'a position is unenviable, and ,,e appears to '.) satisfied that the MunHui cause ts lost. FAMINE MA Y AFFECT, AFFAIRS JN CHINA SHANGHAI, Jafi. 2L The e.v. Iting j nfw of wxr ami diplomacy has caused I the world to forget the terrible d'sti-tutlon d'sti-tutlon that now prevails In China, it la a sld1"' issue, bui one which ma bavo a itDi offr. t on Die defilement of the re volul Ion, The flood of th YaugtSC !asi in; and August has resulted id famine aicns w'.dih ii, 'W are de!lud nc'Uiatek. l'hst. there ia the Kieat iiwai valley region, measuring abotit 100 by 100 niiis, wuf-r'x fur farmers have had oniv on" good crop since 1906. Noi onl is there n. .csrjve in meet present eon-dltlons, eon-dltlons, Ijul the people nave 1 st heart and win not i ry to help themselves. The second area ' about Wu Hi; where tiie overflow formed, for a time. an inland so fnon B0 to 100 miles lon-r. and varying in width from ;:."x ",. 10 miles, The last diatriol i- it n :?. n. where the Hoods were local. r)p.. section 30 mileri (Continued on Page Two.) i .- . kr SPECIAL TRAIN TOR PREMIER OT CHINA (Continued from Page One. qujus and containing at inst i".onn people. submerged completely. An stlmst'' of ino.O'io ii"ople faclnr absolute abso-lute starvation In Hun Nan in considered consid-ered eooservatlve while in t'ne three tretu' it- lowest estimate of Ihe destitute desti-tute ! H;7l0,0OO. Dsstltution iioii .-if i experienced in Oiina e undreamed of in more progroe give countrlea There are almost no eharitable mstltutioni and many famt-iie famt-iie arc ir.ft heltsrlese and nearly un- iothed to endure the raitis. rillase and destruction have commenced in ih euuntrv where in rrvolutlonlsts are inab'f to k-'-p order. In the towns Which they have taken, the rebels kfen fair order. Tine enirai Chins relief committee with Quarter' In shanghai, Is making an anneal an-neal In ail countrlea for funds, The -"mmitte' is thoroughly representative of Uf be.! forMn and Chinese communities com-munities here, anil Is working In a hn-Inssa-llke manner, in return foi relief the commit toe la exacting work fiom the recipients who are reoulred to deepen deep-en the tvater courses and strengthen . -it . i Kuarri sgalnsl recurrence of the floods. Every effort is being made to avoid pauperising the teople an,) nin. h of the work is plnnnn U) over the fanners until they can ei in a CTOD. |
