The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-12

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| control its own people. that the pc
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How One Governor Saved China.
Since my talk with this man, 1 have
learned more about this rebellion al
Anking. 1t took place at the time OF
the deaths of the emperO and the en-
press-doWager, and had it not been
for the prompt action Of the governor
Of Anhui it would have involved emma
in a civil war mat might nave been
equal to the TAPPING rebellion. in
which twenty millions were Killed
and whole provinces We're ruined. 1t
would probably haVe caused the kill
ing Of many OF our missionaries, and
would have put China far back on
its march Of civilization-if, indeed,
j. had not resulted in the breaking
up of the empire and its division
among the foreign powers. This re
bellion was planned by q large secret
society that had sworn TO drive out
the ManchuS as soon as n great en-
press doWager died. The society had
persuaded two OF the modern battal-
ions to start the rebellion. They were
to seize the city of Anking. and then
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ioin them. At the same time they
thought the whole province of twelve
millions would come to their support,
and that the revolution would be ex-
tended to all parts Of the country.
The rebellion actually started, but
prevented by the energy. courage and
re~sourcefulness of the governor of
Anhui, a protege Of Yuan Shih Kai,
who was at Anking at the time. He
had learned Of the plot and prepared
for it.
How the Rebellion Was Quelled.
Anking is Il walled city and the
gates are closed at nightfall. The mu-
tineers had caused fires to break out
in their barracks, expecting that the
fire companies of the city would be
sent out to extinguish them and that
they could rush through the gates,
thus opened. and take the town. There
was a vast deal of ammunition in the
armOry and this would have sufficed
for the start of the rebellion.
The governor had given special or
ders, however, that the gates be kept
closed. II when the fires appeared.
The mutineers rushed up to the wall
and tried to get in, but the governor
took off his official robes. assumed
command Of the 500 troops inside the
city and kept back the rioters. At
the same time he sent kilograms up
and down the river. and in the morn
ing TIE 'Bi1tSt SulDOdCS began TO
arrive. At the order Of the governor
they fired OF the barracks of the mu-
tineeers, and drove them to the
hills. At the sam time the governor
opened the gates and ordered the two
reg imentS Of infantry to follow the
mUtineers and attack them. They re-
fused, and some of their number de-
serted, increasing the force of the reb-
els to over 1000. The mex day the
governor attacked this band and dis
persed it. He hen called up the
regiment Of infantry and told them
that they had disobeyed orders, but
that they would not be punished if
they would stack their arms and make
no further trouble. They did so, and
having gotten possession of the arms.
be discharged them from the ranks.
beating President Roosevelt's exploit
at BrOWnsVille by two battaIiOnS.
In the meantime the troops were
moving toward Anking. The governor
had notified the army by telegraph,
within th~irty-Six hours there
were five lum of soldiers march
ing upon the city from different sec
tons Of the country. The result was
that all thought of rebellion at once
disappeared and the people accepted
the new emperor and the present adj
mlnlstratlon as fixed and unchange-
able. | understand that there will be
no further trouble, and that peace is
now fixed in every part Of the en-
pire.