New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-21

here Is 10 the effect that all Is quiet AT
Kiu-kiang Wuhu. Marking. Soo-Chow
and Hang-Chow. There has been large
exodus to Shanghai from these places but
reports of impending trouble there are Al
most all traceable To Interested chinese.
The worst feature of the situation is the
stringency In money. due 20 demand TOT
silver in preference To even the hest paper
Several native banks In Shanghai nave
suspended payments.
A loan Of 100000 in new currency OF
Marking. sent to the official banks here,
has PARTIALLY relieved the situation pu'
business is at standstlll. and Crisis Is
threatened unless negotiations are begun
by the bankers with the merchant guilds
TO avert &C.
There was riot in a native newspaper
Office last night, when n telegram was
posted announcing that the imperialists
had won the first battle
1t Is stated that the plans of the rebels
do not contemplate the destruction oil
bridges over the Yellow River. ON the con-
traiy, their object is 10 lure tile imperial
troops south. and then bring about an up
rising in North China. thus placing the I'M
perialists between two fires.
The ultimate purpose is to make one OF
the cities on the Han River the capital OF
the empire. Such a location would pe
Ideal and have many advantages over
Peking which is far removed from the
centre OF population.
The Marchus are strong at Marking ana
Hang Chow, but all other towns In the dis
trlct are distinctly revolutionary In senu-
mph.. particularly Soo-Chow. which Is the
seat OF a great modern university.
Many trainloads OF refugees from Nan
king and Hang Chow arrive here daily.
Eighteen foreign warships are now at
Hankow. ana others are proceeding there.
Many foreign vessels are also at other
ports on the Yank-Tse- Kiang Tie Ameri-
can ships at Hankow are the gunhoats
Vllalobos. Helena and Elcano. The French
armored cruiser Duplex has been sent TO
Ranking
The American destroyers cambridge
Barry and Dale are here.
wireless message dispatched from
Eaniow at neon to-day and transmitted
over the land lines at Kiu-kiang. reach
ing hero at ( o'clock. says that the gov
eminent troops retrcatcd up Seyen-Mile
Creek. while the Chinese warshlps with
drew down the river out OF sight. The
rcvolutonares claimed a great victory. de-
claring that they captured the riverside
ana the railway station after which all
the Chinese warships retreated.
To-day's advces Of rebel successes at
llankow caused great jubilation among
the Chinese here.
To-nlghts advces from Hankow state
that the defeated imperial troops are now
intrenchcd on Seven-liiie Creek.
one Chinese gunboat was sunk In the
river by its crew, who deserted to the
rebels Admiral sab Chen-Ping took the
other warships Of the fleet down the river.
as he could not trust their crews.
The venerable North China Daily
News anticipating an ultimate imperial
victory, i'm an editorial to-day, recalling the
awful fate which traGitionaly awaits reb-
els in China-the slaughter Of innocent
hnsfolk, with the object Of blottng out
tainted names-says that the powers are
not intervening because of self-interest
and the paper must lift up its voice In the
cause OF humanity. 1t adds:
The ringleaders undoubtedly must die,
but Yuan Shi Isl, arriving with well filled
money bags and imperial pardons ready
for signature, is Offering mercy to those
who have been cOerced into participation
III the revolt.
should remember the starving multitudes
beggarcd by the langtse floods. Those
with whom the rebels had been able TO
ulead fought and died