The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-11-03

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There were indications already today
that these proposals would find sup.
port, particularly among the younger
Manchu princes, who will now be
stripped of their high offices and un.
able longer to exploit their positions
Officials prominent among the ma.
tive Chinese profess to have informa.
ton that Prince Tsai Tao, uncle of
the baby emperor, is willing to lead
the massacre party. Prince Tsai Tao
is well known in Europe and America.
A Panic In Pekln.
Through the day the foreign lega.
lions, the missions and even private
houses owned by foreigners were
filled by both Manchus and Chinese
who sought protection from each
other.
Prince Ching, the PREMIER is using
his Influence to restrain that element
OF Manchu who may be disposed to-.
ward violence. For their part, the
Manchus dread rebel investment of
the capital. Both Chinese and Man.
chus took refuge behind the Metho-
dist mission, which is situated in the
corner of the main city, lying between
the legation quarter and the east wall
the most easily defended section of
the city, and the legation guards may
be able to protect those who gather
there. Long lines of carts piled high
with the household belongings of flee.
ing natives continue to pass out
through the gates before the early
hours. Soldiers now guard all the
city gates. Many carts emerge from
the fort side of the city, some guarded
by soldiers. Carloads OF silver, some
without guards, pass day and night in
and out of the legation quarter.
VIE money is brought to the lega-
tto:Ss from the defenseless Chinese
banks for temporary safe deposit
and then removed to safe places, or
followed to the minister of war, sen
orally in exchange for royal troops,
who are receiving their pay with I'M
precedented regularity. The Chinese
are also intrusting their money to
Germans.
The government has asked the mis-
sion doctors to establish Red Cross
hospital outside the city for the recep.
ton of the wounded who will return
in few days from the encounter with
Gen. Ii Yuen Heng's rebels
Foreigners are anxious over the sit
uation in Pekin, but not alarmed. Out
siders have not yet entered the lega-
ton. Nevertheless the fullest precau-
tons are being taken. Armed pickets
form line about the legation walls
and extend into the foreign quarters.
Fears for Americans.
Fears are entertained for the for
eigners in the province of Shan-Si,
many of whom are Americans. The
rebels in that province are said to be
in possession of tne capital, Liam Yuan
Flu, where there are several missions
and which also is the seat of Shan 81
university.
Few Days to Tell Story,
Shanghai, Oct. 31.-A very few days
will tell the future Of China. The
burning of the native city of Hankow
by the imperialists, accompanied, ac-
cording to the report, by brutal treat
ment of Chinese by Manchus, has
created the worst possible impression.
1t is expected that unless the Manchus
Immediately demonstrate the SINGER
ity of the imperial edicts being issued
at Pekin, the slaughter will exceed
that of the late rebellion. The dis
trict out of the Yang Use Kiang is
enormously quiet. There is every in
dication that the native city of Shang-
hal, Nankin, Ching Kiang, Chancnow
and the lower Yang Use forts will be
in the hands of the rebels within
week.
Whether this will be accompanied |
by wholesale massacre or quietly, as |
heretofore, depends on the influence of |
the leaders. Foreigners at no point |
have been molested and they will not |
be harmed unless such actions as
those of the imperials at Hankow con-
tinue and the dishonor and murder Of !
defenseless Chinese women and chill. !
dren make it impossible to control |
the rabble.
Further reports of small up-river
towns and others in the heart of SEE
Chuen provinces going over to the
rebels are received. The panic among
the officials at Pekin is regarded as
one of the worst features of the situa-
ton as it betrays a weakness on the
part of the dynasty before the spirit
Of revolution.
Leaders of the new party say the
new edicts are victory far greater
than anything that has been won on
the field of battle.
All incoming river boats were filled
with fugitives. Most of these are
Chinese, but there are a few foreign
ers. Eye witnesses of the fighting at
Hankow pay tribute to the imperialist
forces. They say the rebels were lit.
lie more than an unframed mob, but
courageous and quite ready to con-
.inue the fighting
The new revolutionary paper money
S being accepted on presentation.
Well informed persons believe in
lew days there will be strong posi-.
)ility that the situation will pass out I
If the apartments of the premier with ;
he younger Manchu as a figurehead
will not comply with the proclama- !
Of hn ! ,