EWANGPING, Another incident of an important character has taken place on the coat ig held up by a revolation-Husngpo, " British steamer on this
ry gaubest, and a geard being pat aboard of her.
The steamer in question ie the Kwangping, belonging to the Chinese Engineering and Mining Ca. which on Thursday afternoon cleared from bound for Tientsin, As the iver is closing up on account that ber de-telegram the characer translated by Aan litle asa role to a building somewhat onasusl
or a house rather than to a Taken by itself, the above telegram is satisfactory so far as it goes, bat it is extraordinary that nothing is said about the negotiations proceeding in Wachang of which oar correspondent's telegram in yesterday's issue gave indisputable evidence, More than this, it is to be noted that the Iccal revolutionary leaders per is maintaining that no negotiations can be recognized except those that may proceed in Shanghai or Nanking. They ay that they bare no koomledge what-fever of the attitude of General Li and adherents io Wuchang as described telegram and they say are no authorized delegaten in Wacbeng and that those who were sent there as already nientioved in our inane of Toareday are actually on their way back to Shanghi To sum up the situation we have the following apparently irreconcilable facts, (1) that General Li is unques: iouxbly treating with Peking. (2) that the repnblicaa party in Shanghai repudiates all official character for such negotietions and (3) that Yuan Shih-hai is prepared under certain conditions to go to Tientsin for the season. However, from what happened, she wss unable yesterday afternoon was still anchored there.
Shortly after three o'clock on Thursday afternoon the Kwangping passed ry gunboat in thi signalled to her to atop, Kwangping bad no alternative bat to obey the order. An officer sod party wen from the gaubest then came aboard, and stated tbeic bossiness, which was to search the ship for contraband of war. The captain gare them every assnrence that she carried none, bat not fied wich the papers, the revolationaries made ® complete search. It is understood that they tok away a of naphthaline powder, of which were several hundred packages, believed that they were under the impression that it constituted some sort of explosive, This powder, which is used in the preparation of skins, had been imported by a Shanghai firm, and was consigned to " firm in Tientein, No contraband was found, bat the guard was le't on board, nor was the verte! allowed to proceed to sea,
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