The Spring bugs or microbes that almost annually enter the blood the restless Szechuanese, a riotous action or civil war, have not failed in their gruesome work this year. May and June are the best trouble-brewing months for province. The conditions now exist-lig afford a rich soil for these breedfers.of discontent and bloodshed.
Five ambitious Generals all on fairly equal footing, all suspicious Jof their neighbours, all desirous of supremacy, are somewhat of a liabitity for the masses who struggle day and night to make ends meet, Jespecially the ends demanded to keep up the nonproductive hosts needed by each General to maintain 'The intrepid Yang Sen is usually jin the thickest of any ambitious scheme, and, true to form, has led fof the' first' war-dance of the sea~ son, In these struggles there are the usual attachments, that once fight ing begins there is imminent dange: of a general upheaval, While opposing armies were in conflict around Wanhsien there was considerable anxiety in Chengtu. The two Generals residing in Capital have strong forces at their command, and it is quite und stood that their attachments are divided, For several nights soldiers fully armed slept on strategic corners, evidently an outguard in case of a sudden attack.
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