Swallows Opium While in Gai at Kingyuan: Fatal Ferry Boat Accident From Our Own Comnesronvenr.
Liuchow, Si, Nov. 18. were incorporated in the standing army of Gen. Li and for a short time all went well.
It was not long, however, before the newly incorporated soldiers began to cause trouble. Night raids frequent robberies were Inid at their door and finally, after an extra big haul, a company' of them were surrounded and with their officers paid the penalty of their crimes with their lives. This seems to have caused the incarcerated Genei A fow woaks ago, Gen. Han, unable to join his brother in his lin over al to feel that his own life we secure and so he swallowed opium and died in the gaol. led down, with the remnants of his troops, the city of Kingyuan. His persist ent demands for money from the merchants soon brought him into ness. His quiet rest was soon di tunbed by detachments of troops from Li Chung-yin's army, who, having taken Liuchow, wanted to extend their boundaries further Accordingly Kingyuan was surrounded and Gen. Han summoned to surrender. This the General yefised to do and seemed to consider himself safe within the protesting walls of this inland' city. Later, when his position appeared more serious, he determined that if had to evacuate then he would Teave the victors a destroyed city. Accordingly Kerosene was secured and by the aid of small-force pumps the, kerosene was squirted over the houses preparatory to starting a conflagration.
Before the torch was applied, however, the besieging forces were over the walls. Gen. Han had no time to escape and was caught while hiding in the Middle School premises, He was then thrown.in gaol and securely bound, while a strong guard was placed at the door to revert the prisoner from escaping tag ramented that no bodily harm would befall the Gener fat a hen Te won att ed to.effect his, release. (His soldiers
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