A Kansu military officer in Shanghai at present engaged in applying for arms and ammunition, ete., for the force of the Provincial Commander-in-Chief of Kan-ssu, has received news from Kuyuan, the headquarters of that official, to the effect that the ex-General Tang Fu hsiang's emissaries have succeeded in almost undermining the whole fabric of the military organisation of Kansu province. It is reported in consequence that whenever Tung Fuchsiang should feel clined to raise the standard of rebellion, he will be joined by every soldier in the province who is native born to the soil, for it is a well-known fact in the North: western provinees that Tung Fu-hsiang has always been considered as a hero by his fellow provincials of Kansu—not even excepting the -Mussulmans, a certain numerous section of whom are his faithful allies, His "martyrdom," as it is designated by the people of Kanst, at the hands of the Foreign Powers—it should be noted that the Empress Dowager is not blamed at all—has made Tung Fu-hsiang a still greater hero in the eyes of the populace of the Northwest, especially amongst the soldiery, so that' the task of Tung's emissaries in enticing them to promise their support "when the time arrives" has not been a hard one at all. Latest dispatches further "state that a large number of military officers, natives of Kansu, who still command troops under the Viceroy of Shen-Kan, have also pledged themselves to join "Tung's standard. Those who know how matters stand in Kansu do not hesitate to declare that, if that ex-General is to be crushed, the task will have to be done by the troops of other pro-vicces anid bot by those of Kans, who sre
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