from Peking From Our Own Correspondent, Suchien, Ku., May 11.
There has been quite a stir of excitement in our little town. The night before last five men were arrested, and put in prison, from which they are not likely to come out till they come to be executed. Report has it that they are emissaries of Chang T'so-lin sent down here from Peking to incite the camp soldiers to revolt and throw in_ their lot with' the War Lord. Fortunately, we have good officers, and the plot was frustrated. Two or three night ago six strangers arrived dressed in silks and satins, but instead of going to the inn—where they might have passed as strangers passing through the town—thoy went to stay with a man who sells pigs in one of the city streets. As everybody suspects everybody else to be "tufei" these days, it was whispered in the yamen that this man had guests. Some yamen persons were deputed to inquire, and the said gentleman—report has it—said that he had no guests. They took the liberty to search the premises, but found no guests, The neighbours insisted they were there so the party again returned at dark and found three of the said visitors hiding in the little kitchen. Their confessions led to the arrest of other two yesterday, but the sixth member of the party is still at large. They are all young men, mostly under 30 years of age. One named T'sien was a member of a well-to-do local family. He was at school in Peking, was given the title of "Fukuan" and the promise of a higher position in future if he accomplished his task. They carried an official document from Chang Tsolin. This young mans grandfather, a man of some standing, went to the yamen to intercede on behalf of the young man, but he was not even granted an audience. Meanwhile, our officials are awaiting word from-Nanking.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.