Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-11-10
HISTORIC NlHK|N
RA1HED IN BLOOD
Suc Sets Upon Scene Of
Butchery Unriyaled In
Modern History
RAP|NE, P|LLAGE SLAUGHTER
Twelve Thousand Loyal Manchu
Drive Back Immense
Rebel Hordes

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Marking, Nov. 10.-Historic Nanking
this evening is in the shadows OF the
Manchu butcher. The sun set upon
scene of fire, rapine, des0lation and
butchery unriyaled in modern history.
Tonight 1900 Manchu and imperial
old style soldiers hold Purple Hill
where they are entrenched while from
beneath their stronghold they are driv-
ing before them hordes of Chinese
out OF the city.
Students Take Legation.
Toxic Nov. 10.-Wang Hsia. the
Chinese minister to japan, has left
his official residence here for parts
unknown, in order to avoid meet.
ing with the three hundred young
Chinese students who are in educa-
t!onal institutions here al government
expense. The students have been left
without funds owing to the cessation
tf remittances from Peking Yester.
day the students began looking for
Minister Wang. When they found
that he had decamped they took pos
session of the legation,
Big Battle Pending.
Peking, China, Nov. l0.-Believing
that Yuan Shi Kai will arrive at the
capital soon, the assembly has sum-
moned Hsi-Liang, the former viceroy
of Manchuria to meet him and is
strenuously endeavoring to persuade
General Chang Shao Tsen, command
er Of the army division al Lanchau, to
join the conclave.
The latest consular reports state
that the Tartar general and the Man
chu troops at Nanking are still hold
ling out against the rebels and that q
Zig battle is pending,
Final Battle VIII Be Desperate.
The latter, numbering between 90
600 and 10000 are important to check
the slaughter or avenge the slain be-
cause Of their lack of ammunition
Last night, the rebels made a demon
stration but did little shooting and
there were few fatalities. The main
body of the reformers remained in
camp three miles distant from the
city, awaiting the arrival of ammunl'
ton. Reinforcements are coming from
every direction. They are raw and
ragged recruits but are determined
and the final battle promises to be
desperate.
Foreigners are Deing treated with
the utmost consideration. When the
gates We're opened today, the people
| thronged toward the country, each
carrying his belongings and driver
hs the imperialsts. Soon afterward
the carnage began.
! Marking Terrorized.
Since the night of November
when the first attack was made by the
revolutionists the Tartar general has
Iendeavored to terroriZe the inhabitants
by wholesale executions of those
whose queues had been cut off. But
today when the order for a genera,
daughter was given the whole native
| city was invaded by the Manchu sol
diers, who massacred men, women anG
children.
Foreign Protests Laughed At.
A Chinese wearing foreign cluthiae
Immediately became i victim Of his
lacvanced taste. but foreigners were
not molested. Their protests against
the massacres, however, were disre
garded and even laughed at.
! Associated Press on the Spot.
The correspondents of the Associat
ed Press worked throughout the day
within the outer walls Of the city
eight miles from the telegraph sta
ltion, with which they communicated
land to which they wure permitted &C
cess through the courtesy of the rail
way officials.
Fires Everywhere.
Fires sprang up everywhere and {
large section of the native city was
burned Tonight the Manchus, driv
en- to bay and glutted with blood, hav
i, ing despoiled the goods of 100000 in
habitants, watch the flaming city from
the height of Purple Mountain ant
await the morrow.