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Show STRONG MOVEMENT iS ON 5 : AGAINST -CHINA'S THRONE . : : ' - . ; Prominent and Wealthy Men In Various Provinces ' Arc Members of Anti-Dynastic Societies. - " NEW YORK. Dec 7. A state of evl- ; dent anti-dynastic unrest, which Is likely like-ly to culminate in an uprising-, Is reported re-ported to exist In the northern part of Honan and Shantung and the southern Bftctlon of Chi-LI provinces by a Herald correspondent at Tien Tsin who has Just finished a 1000-mile Journey through that part of China. The threatened up. rising Is not likely to be confined but might spread to a majority of eighteen provinces. - This movement the cbrrerpondent continues, is not Boxer fanaticism. It Is widespread, well organised ind well 1 armed. , Prominent and wealthy .men are members of all the northern societies, socie-ties, controlled by a strong central authority au-thority with headquarters in south China. They are In close touch with the Ko-lachul Ko-lachul bead of the present rebellion in Kwangsl. The Kolachul was organised by soldiers sol-diers after the Taiping rebellion as a' patriotic society. It now leads the antl-dynastlc antl-dynastlc movement and Includes among its members many soldiers from south of the Yang-tse. Among the alleged grievances are the indemnity tax, forced contributions to the imperial army and fourt and the sequestration of temple properties for public school. Premature overt acts are more probable, prob-able, the dispatch concludes, in Honan province. Strong Government Influence Is evident in Chl-Li and Shangtung. |