Nanking has received a circular telegram from the Secretary of Btate's Office as follows:—"The General's yamen in Chibli reports that recently in Tientsin over twenty women rebels have been acting in disguise with a view to obtaining military secrets and assassinating high officials, Their conduct excited the suspicion of Major-General Hsu of the 6th Division, who sent detectives to spy on their movements. They were soon found out to be women delegates of the rebel party; and as a result of a raid made at the Tu-tai Hotel on the 2th ultimo, seven women and five men were arrested, and revolvers, bombs, explosive powders, a map of forts and fortifications in Tientsin and Taku, and a roll-book containing names of rebel officers and records of various military information were discovered. All of them confessed their doings quite readily and were shot on the 28th ultimo.
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