The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
Two.ThIrds Of the City Destroyed by
Fire and Hundreds OF Bodies
Arc Rottirg In the Ash
Heaps.
CITY HAS BEEN LOOTED
American Missions, Customs House
and Postoffice Were Spared
When the Torch Was
Used.

HANKow. Nov. s.-More than two.
thirds Of Hankow has been destroyed
by FIRE. The estimate Of the loss Is
$4,000, 900, while 100000 persons are
destitute. Hundreds Of half-burned
bodies lay In the ruins. Many are
the bodies OF women and children.
The customs house, the postoflce
and the American missions have been
spared. The city has been looted,
the imperialists taking hand in the
pillage.
Imperalist officers tried to check
this work and executed number OF
soldiers Refugees were deprived Of
their loot on entering the British
concession, cart loads of valuable
furs, silks and 1ewelry being seized. 1t
is suggested the Red Cross receive
the proceeds.
Friday afternoon. November 4, the
consuls appealed to the imperalists
to cease burning the town. A procla-
nation which was issued Immediately
declared the rebels were responsible
for the fires and ordered they be
checked.
The following day new ires started
In other quarters. The David Hill
Menioriaisschool tor the Blind, con-
nected with the Wesleyan Mission.
was looted. while all the mission prop
erty in WI Chang, which was held by
the revolutionaries, was protected.
Thursday there had been consider
able gunnery practice before daylight.
The imperalist battery behind Hankow
moved to the southwest in belated
fulfillment Of promise to shift the line
of fire from the concession.
This battery and another stationed
nearby engaged In duel with Han
Yang Hill. The WI Chang forts used
powder occasionally and joined in the
defense Of Han Yang.
few hundreds of the revolutionists
are still in Hankow. Rifiemen on the
opposite sides OF the Han river fought
all Saturday and there has been fight
ing, though steadily decreasing in vol
ume. There is much revolutionary
talk among the imperalists.
Foreigners who have not been given
the opportunity Of witnessing the
engagements except at distance are
hearing horrifying stories Of brutal.
c ty.
The imperialists have hanged men,
failing to strangle them, tortured them
to death, prodded them with bayonets
or crushed them to death with stones
Red Cross bearers have been killed
or wounded. Soldiers on both sides
have Slaughtered their wounded enc
mies.
1t was ascertained last night that
Yuan Shi Kai is in this neighborhood,
but is keeping his presence hidden
It is suspected he went aboard a
British gunboat and it is rumored he
has been interviewing republican
leaders secretly.
The revolutionaries comandeered a
British tug which was proceeding up
river with two lighters Of coal It
was suspected the coal was destined
for Admiral Sah's feet. A British
gunboat made demand for the cap
tured boats, which were restored to
the reyolutionists.
Two thousand trained soldiers have
arrived from the Poyang district
Kiang ST. A night or two ago the
forts sunk an imperalist gunboat
which was seeking to pass down the
river, accompanied by torpedo boats
The latter escaped
Another City Joins.
LONDON, Nov. e.-Tien Tsin, China
went over to the rebels last night
according to message today from the
Times Pekin correspondent.
According to another dispatch Can
ton proclaimed its independence TO-
day.
Marching on PekIn.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 9.--Having DroK
en- off negotiations with the govern
nlent Gen. Ii Yuan Hung, the Chinese
rebel commander is reported to be
marching on Pekin today at the head
of his forces.
Generals CHA and Pseng OF the reD
eli forces at Chang Sha We're killed pS
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