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Show Ten Thousand Manchus Slain By The Rebels Shen-SI Scene of Massacre Many Towns Looted and Deserted by the Victorious Hordes of Chinese Abdication Delayed. I'ekln, Jan. 16, A bomb was thrown at Premier Yuan Shi Kal'3 carriage this morning. Two soldiers and the horses attached to tho carriage car-riage were killed. I'ekln, Jan. 1. The Knn Su Imperial Im-perial army, after much fighting has succeeded In pushing Its way to within with-in sixty miles of Stan Ku. Tho entire en-tire province of Shcn-Si is in a turmoil, tur-moil, Many towns have been looted and deserted. The reported massacre of 10,000 Manchus by rebels In tho Shen-SI district dis-trict is confirmed. The provinces of Shen-SI and Shan-SI, Shan-SI, from which tho repotted massacre of 10,000 Manchus by rebels Is now confirmed, have been hotbeds of revolution rev-olution for some months. On December Decem-ber 8 news was received by messenger messen-ger from Sinn Fii, tho capital of Slmn-SI, that 8,000 Manchus had been slain In tho province up to that dale. A column of imperialist troops has been operating In tho district to suppress sup-press the rebellion, but tho slaying of Manchus has continued steadily. The Rebel Army. Conditions In tho Interior of China nro graphically described in an interview in-terview with Adolpb Herman, who went to Tal Yuan-Fu to rescue women wom-en and children of tho China Inland missions. He says: "Tho Impression I got from tho rebels was far from favorable. There wns no responsible head, and some twenty men in various kinds of uniforms uni-forms hnd possession of the railroad Btatlon at Chlng-Hulng-Halcn. On showing my passports and papers from the United States legation, writ ten In Chinese, I was escorted to the commander neat by. This officer had several hundred soldiers with no two uniforms alike and various kinds of rifles. "The city of Tal Ynnn-Fu showed row nftcr sow of empty stores In the beBt business tinrtcrs of tho city. On reaching the official qunrtcrs wo were informed that a party of twenty-one forclgunis, mostly women, wns soon duo. Wo went to Yang Chuan to meet them und were delayed for four days there on account of fighting. "On the night of December 10 n train with twenty wounded pnssed through at Tal Yuan-Fu and during tho night noo cavalrymen entrained with 'horses and went out to the scene of tho fighting. Retreat Begins. "On the next afternoon a geneial retreat began. Tho first train contained con-tained General Yno, commander at Nlan Tun Kwan, who had with him about -I00 men. The other trainloads containing In all about 2000 troops, passed In succession. "AH day long stragglers arrived at YnnCliang ami we apprehended trouble, but a train came from Tal Yuan Fu to meet them. Townrds "evening "ev-ening two of tho stragglers fired their rifles near tho station and the men In the cars, supposing tho Impel lals wcro on them, inado u general scram-bio scram-bio for thciiearost hills. Only after discovering that tliolr comrades had caused the filing did they return with great caution and get on board the train, which speedily departed Tor Tal Yuan-Fu. On the I3th wo made our departure depart-ure toward the cast and after reaching reach-ing NInn-Tsu-Kwnn were sent through to Shlh Chla Schwang unmolested. un-molested. "Tho rebels complained that the range of their guns was too short and so they hnd to flee before tho imperialists. Somo of their new recruits re-cruits did not oven know how to handlo their rifles and others wero armed with spears." Republic Acclaimed. Kanklng, Jan. 15. Tho inauguration inaugura-tion of the republic was quietly cclo-Uatcd cclo-Uatcd by a reception held nt the reBldonco of President Sun Ynt Sen, which was attended by nil tho officials offi-cials who hnvo been appointed sinco Jho formation of the republican cab-Inot. cab-Inot. Tho heavy movement of troops to tho north of tho rivcr.contlmtcs nil nlong tho lino. Within n fow days the old national assembly which elected Dr. Sen will be dissolved. A scnato will then bo convened consisting of three- rcpresen tatlves from each prorinco, each of whom will havo a voto. Tho quorum has been settled at thirty-three. Twenty senators havo clready arrived arriv-ed here. |