It is reported here that when the Generals Lin were escaping 10 Yunnan their, escort mutinied and robbed them of all they possessed. It appears that when the ex-Governor arrived at. Hingyihsien from Kueiyang his bodyguard asked him for their pay, not only because they wanted it but also because they desired to see what he was prepared to give them for having stood by him. To their surprise they received nothing koyand being told to ask the people for it. As "a half loaf is better than no bread" they requested the people to raise the money necessary to meet their needs, and in order to appease them the gentry and others at Hingyihsien raised some $3,000 for the bodyguard, but felt bad toward the man who had told his soldiers to ask them for it. The sequel shows that the ex-Governor suffered in the long run for just about the border of the two provinces the bodyguard decided to help themselves, knowing they would receive nothing in the way of a reward at the latter end. The money and booty carried off by the bodyguard is estimated at upwards of $1,000,000.
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