Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-11-11
REBELS DRIVEN
OUT Of NANK|N
Imperial Gunboats Shelled
the Revolutionary Camp
With Good Effect
FEDERaLS ARE DISCOURAGED
Imperial Government at Pekin
Vacillating Between Fear
and Hope.

(Bv Special Leased Wire 10 New Mexican
/ Marking, Nov. 1.-THE imperialists
have regained the upper hand in Nan
king and the dragon flag again flies
over Kiang Yin fort.
/ During the night, the imperial gun
boats shelled the revolutionary CAM
and this morning troops found that the
federal position three miles outside
the south gate had been evacuated.
I 1t is believed the rebels are dis
/ couraged over their failure to receive
new supplies of ammunition and by
the wholesale slaughter of Chinese
! by the Manchus yesterday.
Outlook Decidedly Gloomy
/ Peking, Nov. 1.-THE throne and
government alternated between hope
and despair today. This morning a
telegram was received from Yuan Shi
/ Kai in which he said he was unable to
mistic view Of the situation. A second
message, coming several hours later
was more cheerful.
j The dispatches were directed to the
! foreign board, and in the first Yuan
Shi Kai said the outlook is decided
+ ly gloomy. | do not expect to be able
to effect the desired pacitication
Moreover, my health is so feeble that
| am unable to come to Peliing and as.
sumo the post of premier
| ,Ioom.
Pekng, China, Nov. 11.-Gloom set
tied deeper over the official family
when this was read, for they had in
mind yesterdays announcement OF
the Chinese papers that Yuan Shi kai
had been invited by General Yuen-
Heng. the leader of the Revolution
lists, to become president of the repub-
lie of China pending the assembling
OF parliament.
! 1t seemed as though the last hope
of the throne had given away. Yuan's
second telegram however, was a
cheering surprise. 1t informed the
foreign board that the negotiations
with General Ii Yuan Heng had TAX
en- a turn for the better and that Gen
eral Ii showed signs of becoming less
irreeoncilab!e and possibly would
iagree to a peace compromise in order
10 avert further bloodshed. Yuan add
ed that Lis colleagues differed on
matters Of policy and that trouble
: might arise among them.
The president of the foreign board
hurried to the quarters of Prince
Ching, the acting premier, with the la.
test dispatch and Ching lost no time
in conveying the tidings to the
throne.
Sixteen necapitated.
Annoy, Nov. 11.-Attacks by robber
bands in different quarters threw the
city into panic early today. The
authorities, self constituted, dealt
with the situation az Vest they could.
The water patrol captured piratical
junk and its crew of sixteen men
await decapitation. The inland junk
traffic proceeded more freely today
but coast navigation was wholly sus-
pended. Taotai Chang assumed office
today. The radicals favor surrender
ing the city to the revolutionists and
this policy probably will prevail.
Chang Chow, with population esti-
mated as high as 100000 situated
twenty-four miles west by north of
Annoy, reports that the rebels an
nounce that the city win be occupied
November 20. The people are fleeing,
fearing a repetition of tne experiences
OF the TAPPING rebellion. Foreigners
are in no danger. Reports from Foo
Chow say the the fighting there
ceased last evening when the Manchus
surrendered The uiceroy is dead and
the tartar general is severaly wound.
ed.
Foo Chow in Turmoil.
Foo Chow, Nov. 1.-THE Manchus
who were defeated yesterday have
concentrated at the governors palace.
Robbers are burning and looting. The
whole city is in disorder.
Plan Constitutional Convention
San Francisco, Calf, Nov. 11.-De-
tails of plan for a constitutional
convention at Shanghai, at which the
new Chinese republic will be estab.
lished and constitution adopted,
were made public by leaders of the
Chinese National Association here to-
day. Delegates already are on the
way to the convention city. Every
province which has been taken or
has voluntarily joined the revolution
sry cause will be represented and
provisions will be made for the ad.
mission of the other provinces later.
The delegates have been appointed by
the revolutionary parties in the yari.
GUS provinces, but their actions will
be submitted to vote of the people
for ratification aftav peace is restor
ed. Each has been pledged to sane.
ton only form of government based
upon the absolute abdication of the
Manchu dynasty, and the institution
OF thoroughly Republican system of
representative rlle.
Government Will Fix Scale Of WAGES.
Los Angeles, Calf, Nov. 11-Eigh-
teen Chinese scholars who have been
engaged at the task for thirty years.
have completed the magma charter of
China, according to Ho Lee, president