Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-07
CHINESE GENERAL
AssAss|NATED.
General WI Luchen, Governor of
Shansi Province the Victim...
Killed in His Tent.
pEKIN m A CRITICAL STATE.
.np,o- American Unofficial Police Force
Eorned-Rebei Leaders still Insist
Upon Deposition and HamiiIatio n of
Emperor.

Singapore, Nov. The capture OF
PekiDg by the Chinese rebels is accept
ed here as authentic. and flags Of the
Manchu government have been hauled
down, and replaced by the revolution
ary emblem. Wild rejoicing is being
continued here today.
Shanghai, Nov. THE Chinese
empire Il in the hands OF the rebels
TODAY, according to various reports
received hare. Communications have
been cut off for twelve hours.
Honakong. Nov. T. The revolution
arv tricolor today waves over the entire
Chinese navy.
The revolutionary leaders have is-
sued orders to the men to avoid all
violence possible.
Shanghai, Nov. Gov. Wu Lu-'
Chen of Shan-Si Province has been
assassinated by Manchu soldiers, it
is learned here today. The Manchus
accused him of treason to the throne.
Politically Wu's assassination was
2 capital mistake for the Manchus in
two ways. 1t will enrage the rebels
and it deprives the throne of a true
supporter. Wu was revolutionist
ND TO the time Of the issuance OF the
imperial edict granting constitution
al government to China. Like Yuan
Shi Kai he favored acceptance OF these
concessions. believing they obviated
the necessity for the dynasty's over
throw.
The governor was asleep in his
tent at the encampment at Shi kai-
Chuang when killed. Thirty Manchu
troopers rushed the guard suddenly,
dashed into the tent and cut the gov
ernor to pieces. In the meantime
an alarm had been given, soldiers
faithful to the governor surrounded
the tent and the assassins were caught
10 a man. They protested that Wus
professions Of loyalty to the throne
were false and that he was secretly
urging a massacre of all the Manchus.
The entire thirty will be beheaded.
Hoping that he might win the Shan
ST rebel leaders over to his views, the
emperor recently named him governor
of the province and he had practically
accomplished his mission when killed.
BY his assassination all the work that
he had accomplished is undone. The
reyolutionists are convinced that mo-
Manchu is to be trusted, no matter
what he may promise, and the efforts
of Yuan Shi kai and others like him
to save the dynasty are almost GER
tainly rendered hopeless. The gen.
eral opinion here is that Yuan's own
fate will be sealed if he trusts himself
among the Alanchus at Pekin by 60
ing there to accept the premiership
as the government is urging him to
do.
Yesterdays reports that the capt.
tai had fallen into the rebels hands
seems to have rested on the fact that
several Manchu mobiles, facing the
loss Of their pensions and power, COM
mitted suicide.
Rumors that the city had fallen
we're believed here yesterday. and oc-
casioned the widest rejoicing among
the reyolutionists but today's mes
sages speak only of the suicides, omit
ting. all references to any govern
mental overturning.
In evidence of the critical situation
in the capital. however, the Ameri-
can and British legations are known
to be planning joint arrangements
for protection of foreigners in the
event of an outbreak Of violence eth
or by reyolutionists or by the desper-
ate Manchu element Of the population
which is still vowing an indiscrimin-
ate massacre Of the Pekin Chinese II
there should be a rebel attack from
outside or revolutionary uprising
Silnln the city walls.
European recruits are swarming to
the standard raised by Robert K
Bailey, the ex-football player OF
Princeton, now head of the Pekin
Y, NJ. c. A., who has undertaken the
organization Of an Anglo-American
company of unofficial police and a far
larger number than the twenty-five
originally intended to make nm the
band will probably be enlisted for SER
vice.
In view of the fact that the long
overdue monthly instalment Of the
Boxer indemnity seems likely never
q. to be paid, the Pekin legations are un.