Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-19
SAY ALL THE MANCHUS
IN WUCHANG WERE SLAIN
Wild Rumors of Reverses to Impe-
rial Forces Reach Peking. /
YUAN SHI KAI Is IN CONTROL
Put in Command of Troops in Dis
affected Region-Desertion
Among Sailors of Fleet
Is Reported.

SHANGHAI China, October 19-Sfx
packed steamers arrived here from Han
kow today. carrying refugees. The steam
er Belgravia was occupied exclusively by
foreign passengers, who were given free
accommodations at the direction of the
consuls in Hankow. The ship was so
crowded that many passengers slept on
the floors Of the hold. Most of the for
eigners were Russians employed in the
tea factories and Belgian iron workers
employed in the steel works, the Hanyang
arsenal and on the Paking- -Hankow rail-
way.
The refugees declare that the whole
Yangtze valley from Hankow to Shanghai
is in the hands Of the rebels with the
possible exception of one or two OF the
larger cities. to which provincial officials
have retired with their available troops.
1t has been insistenuy stated here that
Kiukiang. 1J0 miles below Hankow, is
under revolutionary control This is de-
MED, however, by foreign officials and by
the representatives Of the Chinese GUS
toms service.
Accounts of tn Revolutionary attack on
Wuchange. as given by the refugees to-
day. emphasize particularly the massacre
Of the Manchus in that city. In the
slaughter neither age nor sex was re-
garded. and it is doubtful, the refugees
say. whether a single representative OF
the Manchu race was left alive there.
Similar slaughter OF the Manchus fol-
lowed in Hankow and Hanyang when
these cities fell
Early Progress of Revolt.
Copies Of the Central China Post which
arrived on the Belgrayia describe the
early progress of the revolutionary move
ment-
THE revolutionary leaders" the paper
says. displayed secrecy, promptitude and
thoroughness-qualities seldom shown by
the governing classes in China. But the
massacre of the Manchus in our three
cities is a CHASTITY blot on the reputation
of the revolut. .onaries.
The run on the Imperial Bank here still
continues, but the officials appear to have
ample resources. They now are paying
out for the first time the newly minted
dragon-design dollars from the mint at
Nanking the provincial capital. Their
large reserve Of Mexican dollars was
completely exhausted by the demand ear
lier in the week.
started here. At Hankow and Wuchang
Chinese women are serving as Red Cross
volunteers for the first time in history.
Shanghai is a hot-bed of revolution. and
rumors OF plots and counter-plots are
Appeal or Aeoels.
formal appeal issued by the revo-
lutionary agents here today says:
I'VE appeal for the cooperation Of our
brethren throughout the world. Those
with money should contribute funds:
those with wisdom should devise plans;
those with physical prowess should mount
steeds and join the ranks; those with in
formation should secretly report the enc
St,nt
movement will succeed. IL 1t fails the
ten days massacre of Hang Chow and
Kfating, when the Manchus subdued
China. will be repeated.
1T is hoped that our patriotic brethren
will respond from all directions and with
unanimous minds will turn this universe
about"
A proclamation credited to the revolu-
tionary leader in Hankow is as follows:
81 come to save the Chinese people. 1
have no idea of acquiring personal proht
or preference, but aim only to pun you
out Of the fire and cure your canker1ng
maladies. Hitherto you have been oit,
terly oppressed. You have been drowned
in a sea Of misery by a government OF
aliens Your rulers have treated you
like bastards not like children
Let whoever Is animated by patriotic
sentiment come quickly and join our
ranks. With us he will obtain unending
glory by delivering his country from the
Manchu barbarian who hitherto has eaten
our flesh. From now on we shall sleep
in his skin.
enemies Our soldiers must be careful
not to recklessly kill the Manchus. Let
us give them an opportunity TO SURRENDER
their uniforms and weapons. III they do
not then yield and continue enemies or
the revolutionary movement. they must
be killed"
Killed 800 Manchus.
Arrivals from Hankow report that 800
Manchus were massacred. To make sure
of the identity Of their victims the rebels
took advantage of the Slight difference
In the Chinese and Manchu pronuncia-
ton. When suspect was taken he was
ordered to count. and the crucial test was
his pronunciation OF the numeral six,
which, in Chinese. is liushiliu.
The wharfs here are crowded with per-
sons awaiting the arrival of steamers.
and anxious as to the fate of friends in
the disturbed district.
The viceroy of Nanking telegraphs to
the Shanghai taotai that the former city
is as quiet as usual.
Hankow Cut OF.
PEKING. China. October 19-The court
official announcement this morning that
telegraphic communication with Hankow
had. been interrupted since sunset last
night caused CONSERVATION throughout
the capital today. The widest rumors
of reverses to the imperial arms spread
like wfldfire. although no definite facts
to support them were available. Much
was attached TO the fact
that the government has refrained from
issuing any official announcement OF a
victory in yesterdays engagement with
the rebels.
Among foreigners, who may be regarded
as impartial observers. ii Is generally oe-
lieved that the situation at Hankow mas
not been appreciably improved by the
events Of the past twenty-four hours.
Government officials continue 70 pro-
fess the utmost optimism. They declare
that the severance OF telegrapnic COM
for a period OF only twe,ve
or eighteen hours over line ooO niies
long is no ground for apprehension.
Government Not Alarmed.
They ,ra.t that the 21.0oo troops ana
seventy guns which have LETT sPeking
for Hankow, and most Of which aSs nov