Szechuan, gives rather an unintelligible and meagre account of what he calls a rebellion on a small scale in the Wan district, which lies in the East of the province close to the borders of the long Hu. It appears that in the 8th moon of the present year the district magistrate discovered that plots were being hatched by a man named T'sui Ying-ho which had for their object an attack on the district city. He was however enabled by the light of what he learned to take prompt measures for suppressing the in surrection. He was greatly aided in this task by being able to use the telegraph and thus obtain assistance and advice from superiors. It is not stated how many men were enrolled as followers of T'sti or if they belonged to any secret society. The principal men had false titles and flags of various descriptions were found in their possession. Owing to the prompt measures adopted by the authorities the insurgents were able to do nothing and were one after the other caught and beheaded. They had evidently not had time to mature their plans and all they did to cut down a few telegraph poles, The fair however scows to have disturbed the memorialist not little, but as all those cones ned have been put tu death, nothing remains for him but to recommend for promotion or rewards the officers who were instrumental in bringing about this happy result.
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