The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-16
THOUSANDS SLAIN
IN nANNNG BY
ANGRY MANCHUS
Terrible Massacre of
Chinese Women
and Children. !.
10000 N FLIGHT
= So ErEirII. = 54..h. ~ ~
Men, Women and Children
Butchered BY the Inn
perialist Forces

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city. Half Of tho city has hecu
burned aud all the houses aud shops
have hccn looted. The entire coun.
try is shocked by the horror and the
rcvcl leaders arc eNuipping their
troops to make IN immediate attack
on the Manchu army for revenge. \
bloody batt!c is expected soon.
The masSaccr has made many more
rcfcls. Thousands OF wealthy Chinese
who heretofore have lscn passive.
are throwing their lot and fortunes
into tho cause Of tho rebels.
The rebels arc expected to occupy
Chang Chow within ten days. Fight
ing continues ut Flu Chow and the
Mancltus arc ,surrcndcring there.
Roh'er hands. particularly pirates at
the Scapouas, are causing much irou-
bic.
Pckin, China.-YMan Shi Kai, un.
til now in command OF the imperial.
list governments, is snid to no conSid.
cring the acceptancc Of the position
Of presidency OF tho Chinese republic.
as he is confident the monarchy is
doomed.
Washington, u. C.--.idmiral Muir.
dock cables the navy department
that the Manchus arc trying to set,
fire to the: foreign settlement at Flu
Chow, hoping to causc foreign inter-
ference aud thus ave the dynasty.
Al the. instance Of the foreigners, the
rebels seized AM, executed a large
number Of, Marchu ineendiarics.
fslnrdock says he has enough ships
and men to- protect the americans.
Al the American fled. from Marking.
Thousand Helpless Slain.
Ranking. Notwithstanding today
is desblatc. Fully a thousand OF it's
inhabitants lilo massacred and num-
ierous business houses have been loot
ed and burned. Seventy thousand
persons have already fled TO Inc city
and still others are joining the
exodus. . Along the railway leading
from the city. q long, .snake-like
line of humanity. is t%rudging seeking
safety.
1t was the hand OF the Manchus
that brought tho devastion. While
the republican were in cn,ap three
miles away awaiting ammunition and
re-inforcoments tho Manchus began
tho work OF carnage. Men. women
and children werc slaughtered.
Neither youth o & was taken I'M
to account. White, tho emblem of
revolution. marked its wearcrs for
instant death. Cinnamon with white
shoes, Il sign of mourning among
them. or even Il handkerchief. were
ruthlessly slain. Qncue!ess heads
were everywhere TO be essen. There
was little fighting between the rcvOl-
utionistS and the troops. The inn
periatists are reported 10 be short of
ammunition for their big krnpp guns
an sdtheir most capable gunncrs are
said toflravcs deserted them. The re-
nubiieana 3cGlITlain lhat.owlng 10 tho
naturalization of the railroad they
have been unable to quickly transport
mon n guns from Shanghai. These
are being brought by boats and mack
mules.
\ desperate :aattlc is expected
shortly.
The PROSTATE City.
Historic Marking this evening Is
i nthc shadows of the Manchu butch
er the " setting upon n scene of
fire, rapine, desolatio and butchcry
~unrecorded in modern history.
Last night 1900 Manchn and i'm
periil old style soldiers held Purple
hill. where they are e%ntrenched. whileI
from beneath their stronghold they
arc. driving before them hordcs Of
Chinese out Of the city.
Innocent Chinese. leaving every
thing behind them. arc fleeing %terrorI
stricken and destitute. TO the shelter
in the .hnlds at. the rear OF tile re-
foCans forces. Tho latter, numberingI
between 10000 and 5000 arc, i'm
potent to check the slaughter orI
avengc the slain because Of their
lack of ammunition.
Torch Applied. ii
llrcs spraDE up everywhere ami. al
arse section Of tho native city was
burned. Last night, the Manchus,,
driven to bay aney gluttcd with
blood, having desnoiled the goods Of
Inhabitants, watch the fam
ms city from. the height of Purplel
mountain. ,
Reinforcements are coming from
every direction. They are raw and
ragged recruits. but are determined.
the final battlc promises 10 bel
Foreigners are being .reated With
the utmost consideration.
PROBE STEAMSHIP TRUST.
New York City.-rThe federal
grand Jury, under the direction Of
the depnrtmentsof. Justice is prob
ing tho so-tallel 5.trans-At,antic
steamship trust The jury. is hunt
Tor evidence -Of illegal poollngl
nc rats FaEfeeIncnts.