The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-20
No News Can be Received From the
Chinese City Who're the Revolu-
tionlsts Are Re-
volvIns.
REPORTS ARE NUMEROUS
Just What lie Going on In China Can
not be Learned on Account
Of Censor
shIp.

PEKIN, Oct. 20.-Hankow II cut on
from Pekin and Shanghai and the for
eign legations have received no news
since Wednesday, when American Con-
sui Rogers Greene wired that the
that the foreign warships are ample
to protect the foreign concessions.
However, 1t will be impossible to pre-
vent stray shells from endangering
foreigners or conflagrations and loot
ing by the rabble. 1t would be diff
cult to Gordon the concessions because
only narrow streets cut them of from
the densely packed Chinese city. It
Is hoped that all the women and chill
dren have already been safely remov-
ed from Hankow, as 1t is feared that
the defeat of the revolutionists might
be followed by excesses
The official Gazette says the rebels
we're defeated at Hankow, after
an all-day fight. The rebels are
said to have retreated to the native
city Of Hankow The warships, ac-
cording to the official statement, did
not participate in the fighting.
Yuan Shih Kai, the new viceroy OF
the central provinces, Is expected ~
start for Hankow today
An edict was issued today placing
all the naval and military forces on
the Yang Use Kiang under control OF
!. Niceroy Kuan Shih Kai and suspend
ling the order dismissing the old-style
4 troops. Another edict directs that
the ringleaders of the revolution In
Hu Peh and Szechuen be dealt with
severely 1t also appeals to the mis-
guided and coerced rebels to return
to their allegianc and cautions the
people and the soldiers against join
ing the insurgents.
The government issued an official
notice early today that telegraphic
! communication between the capital
\ and Hankow had been cut off since q
= D. m. on Wednesday. The cause of the
), interruption in communication is not
known. and the widest rumors were
ahoat 1t is estimated that 21,000 inn
n perial troops, with seventy guns are
u on the way to Hankow.
= The German legation at Pekin de-
). MED the report that the German troops
. had been engaged in the fighting IN
the streets of Hankow.
:, The board of communications early
last evening received dispatches say
ing Siackan in Hu Peh province had
been captured by rebels.
: A report has reached here that i'm
perialist troops have refused to de.
train at Hankow. Other reports say
. the Chinese gunboats took little part
= ir Wednesdays battle because direct
> fire would have endangered their own
troops, while flank fire would have
Involved a bombardment over the for
eign concessions.
r Signs of discomfort at Hankow ara
= subsiding after the fight the
rebels retreated because Of shortage o.
ammunition and the arrival of govern
ment reinforcements, but the loya
troops were not sufficiently strong tt
press home any advantage gained.
The American attaches, Lieut. Col
:. William ID. Beach and Capt ] H
!. Reeves, returned to Pekin last nigh
because they were not permitted II
accompany the troops to Hanlow
' They say the orderliness and precision
' with which the troop trains are beint
' sent southEaru is admirable.