Due, as the Chinese say to the mild weather, there has been an unusual amount of sickness in the city. Scarlet fever has been spent, one estimate quoting over 500. cases, with several deaths, influenza has laid low for the time being numbers of foreigners.
Teingkiangpu, Ku. Jan. 26.
Gen, Ma Vu-jen's troops been disarmed and Gen. Ma himself has left the city. Gen. Chang: Chuin-yen's troops have occupied the city and everything is quiet.
During the fighting here in November there arose among the entire southern forces a dissatis faction with Gen. Ma and his troops and it was thought at that time that Gen, Ma would leave. After things had quieted down every effort was made by friends of Gen, Ma to keep him here and it was: thought that these efforts might have been successful but recent events showed there wers cther plans. Gen, Cheng's troops arrived in Hwaian and Gen, Ma's troops were withdrawn to this place. Suddenly, last Saturday morning, January 23, Col. Yang Keng-ho's troops (formerly Yang Hoo Chao's) arrived from the north where: they had been at Chunghsin, and Ssu surrounded and giment of, Cheng's troops beg in from the south. It is reported that Gen, Ma would have left immediately but his soldiers prevented him, seeking to secure some Jef the six' month's pay due them. T hear that $4 was finally given to each man, Yesterday afternoon, about one, Gen, Ma left hix yamen on foot, dressed in citizen's clothes, with a few friends around him and an empty. chair following him and walked a mile and a half to the feast weitei gate where he took his chair and started for Funing and Yengeheng, his old home, 'The ire route of his walk was lined with Gen, Cheng's troops and everything' was quiet and orderly. A company of Gen, Cheng's troops escorted him, Change for the Better
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