The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-20

..c.oxernfnent troops retfedteu -
seventy Mile Greek, beyond HankoW
Fhvial r Rsvolutionists claim great
victory. Chinese warships retreareu
down the river out Of sight Of the set
tIe1nent. which is quiet
Hapxo,v oct. 2O-Early Thursday'
October 19 The rebeels are Winning LIE
fight with the imperlals-
Hankow, oct. 19.-Delayedl IN otL,,ae,, tLalis,
rnissiou-A two days battle between
the government forces from the hoIti
and the revolutionists ended IN "
tory for the latter. The reDeis ioi -
the imperial troops to retreat 10 d poit~
ten miles north of Hankow- Inc 10y
alists gunboats cropped SsN 81
down the coast
The message. the first to reach the
capital with news OF the sllust1ion ll,li, O.
Hankovv since Geographic commune
tion with the south was interrupted et
Poe Wednesday night, was SEM II OIrt IL
Haukow early yesterday morhlnS- -
was carried by meSSehSeI ~ ~
nearest open wire and received nere
This evening TJp to o clock tonlgnt
the government and foreign legations
were in the dark as to deNeloPHlehtS
in the south. The officials clalueu
that the absence of news was que 70
the fact that the minister of war, Cen
eral Yin Tchang, was holding the tele-
erraDh lines and not allowing any DuI
his own messages to be transmitted
They stated General Yin IcnanS
had completed the organization OF ms
forces and was rapidly pushing TOR
ward his troops, meanwhile contentlnS
himself with reporting military detalls
without furnishing definite news Oh
Wednesdays fight
It was explained the concentration
of the two imperial divisions had been
COMPLETED last night at kWangSnua on
,T-r,r roll Il
miles north of HankOW. II was un-
derstood General Yin Tchang, the
commander in chief. had reached
Kwang Shua-
Government Is Optimistic.
OficiaI assurances also were given
that although the situation had been
grave recently, the outlook was now
much improved and the ultimate tri-
umph of the government was certain
A rumor was current that the rebels
had cut the railroad behind imperial
troops and captured Siaokan, 80 miles
%nOrth of HankOW.
Another native report was that the
rebels held the railway tunnel at Sin
Yang Chow, in the southern part of
Ho Nan province, and about 100 miles
north of HankOW.
Attempts to establish wireless com
munication between the capital and
Hankow have thus far been fruitiess.
Consular dispatches from Yum Nan re-
port persistent rumOrs of disaffectOn
among the imperial soldiers Both the
modern troops and the local regiments
threaten to mutiny because they nave
not been paid and refuse to march
against the rebels in SEE Chuan. The
viceroy is said to have Withdrawn the
ammunition from the troops and forti-
ficd his Yamen.
Missionaries Are Leaving.
The French consul at Yum Nan re-
ceiVed q letter signed War minister of
the reVOlutionists. recommending for
eigners to leave the country while vet
time. In consequence the missionaries
have been warned by couriers and are
preparing To leave a Mohammedan
rebellion is reported imminent in Kan
Su, the scene of the Mohammedan re-
volt of 1858.
The belief is strong here that seri-
Gus defeat of the government forces
as seems probable from tonight's dis
patch from Hankow. would have such
an effect on the country generally that
the revolutionists. The legations to-
day sent a strong joint protest tc the
government against the prohibition of
cipher dispatches which is distracting
trade and threatens to upset the
money market and lead to dangerous
panic.
Report Is Confirmed.
Shanghai. Oct 20.-The following
message from Vice Admiral WinsIoe
. the senior British naval officer at
S1ankOw. sent by wireless from 4 Rrit-
ish vessel of Hankow. was received
this morning. All telegraph lines to
Shanghai and to Pekin DESTROYED nv
fire last night for a distance OF a milo
beyond the settlement
Another wireless message dis
patched from Hankow at noon TODAY
ana re-transmitted over the land lines
at kiu-Kiang, reaching here at
O'Clock. says that the government
troops retreated up Seventy Mile creek.
Whlie the chinese warships withdrew
,, uoWn me river out of sight The revo-
tulonafleS claim a great victory
Stil another message saws that tho
feNotutlonists at Hankow claim a great
victory over the imperials They da
clare that they captured the riverside
and the railway station. after which ali
the chinese warships retreated With
the exception of one cruiser. which a.
ceded TO the rebels.
Gunboats Also Retreat
me retreat of the imperialists n
Hankow is confirmed in other eiis1a+ :,
go - - gin hiu-h1ang, which state thar tl,e
1Ltlhese SunooatS are retrea ting +o T<,,,
klang- Tic conduct Of tbe retaIs -
5lahhoW Is reported to be exennIar1,
Martial law is being enforced
quay aCVlces Of rebel sucresses a+
SOW caused great jubilation ano,T
ne Clllese here Previously thew RAD
Deen doWncast- The run ON ~ 5Y -.
here has stopped but the na+i1.e ,<ll5.s' D<'l5Ns
are unable to pay their outs4andj,1
checkS ard business Is at a srsn-5+siSSs
StherWlse the situation here * o5,ia+
1 ne Nenera bic North China Daily Nre+,-s
anticipating an ultimate imperial -
tO1y IN an editorial today. recalling