There have been several reports in the air of late that their Excell Tuan Favg and Yuan Shih-kai, roys of the Liangkiang and Chibi Provinces, respectively, are about resign their posts, in consequence of the hostility of the react ye their posts, cerned reported to Chengtu and made out that it was an insurrection that had tobe dealt with, with the result that many innocent inhabitants were ruthless ly slaughtered by the troops, while the actual marauders escaped scot free to the hills, into. which the "braves," is usual with such heroes, dared not follow them. The military, being als provided with a battery of mountain Krupp guns, aresaid to have "made good practice" with them upon unoffending villages which happened to he on the route of the troops' operations, No being met with from the now decimated inhabitants, the officials con. cerned were able to report that order had been restored." All this hax now reached the ears of their Majesties, and an Imperial Rescript in strong terms was issued on Monday to H. B. Chao Eh-ting, Acting Viceroy of Szecluat roundly taking to tusk the cond hose reports are without f As a matter of fae of their Excellen over the country to allow them present dangerous crisis to leave their Viceroyalties for even day. would not be too much' to say that, were these two Vicerys to retire into private life at this juncture, an upheavi more serious than any others since the rebellion would be sure to would plunge China into condition difficult to prognosticate, except that it would be disastrous. beyond all telling. i, who led the psc under arrest to take their tru rrderod to be cashiered and
pate slaughter of innocent and an inguiry ix ordered riy of them were slain, in onder that their families may be indemnified,
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