The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-24
REBELS CAPTURE
-FOUR PROVINCES
Shanghai Fears That the Army
and Navy Will Now
Go Over
GREAT EXODUS is
ON FROM MARKING
Refugees of All NationaIitieS
Are Fleeing and Bust
ness Generally At
Standstill

SHANGHAI, Oct. 23,--Dispatches
received here to-uay indicating ne-
You'd doubt that the revoiutionarIes
are now in control Of four If China s
eighteen provinces, with the entire
Yang Use Valley succumbins to The
sway OF the rebels. business suspended
in many Of the principal cities OF the
empire and the overwhelming fear
that the army and navy may &C over
to the revoiutionists. have created a
panicky situation in Shanghai. f1la
situation liz regarded as most alarm
ing. 1t seems certain that unless tho
government strikes A decisive blow
soon the rebellion will envelop all of
Central China with the overthrow OF
the Manchu dynasty as its final
achievement.
Two important cities fell into the
hands of the rebels yesterday. They
are Chang Sha and Nan Chang.
Chang Sha is the capital Of the
province of Human and Nan Chang
is the capital OF Kiangsi. Their cap
ture therefore delivers into revolu-
tionary hands local governments of
two important provinces. thus doubling
the territory in which the rebels ar
masters
The four Chinese provinces now
under rebel sway are:
SEE Chuen, where the movement be-
gan: Hupeh. of which Wa Chang is
the capital. Human and kiangsi.
Near Panic al Marking.
No uprising has yet been reported
at Ranking, which is only two hun
dred miles from Shanghai and one
OF the most populous cities OF the
Yangtse valley. but conditions there
are bordering or panic. A. Japanese
firm there telegraphed to-day that
the gates Of Marking had been closed
and that no one was permitted to
enter except after close examination.
There Is a great exodus of the popu-
lation. 1t being estimated that ten Lef
cent. of this people have left the city.
Marking is the most important mili-
tary depot III Central China and its
fall would be the greatest blow the
government has yet received.
Shanghai Is crowded with refugees
Of all nationalities, who are cotnlns
into the city from the Yangtse valley.
They bring the word that sympathy
everywhere 5 with the revolutbnists
Quiet prevails at Shanghai, but the
financial and mercantile situation IS
grave.
Native merchants refuse TO accept
delivery q. SarkoeS tn1t are arriving
almost daily from American and
European ports
Foreign merchants are unable 10
meet Their drafts. What -radtag
there is. is done on IA small margin
and on a commission basis.
Even wealthy firms are unable TO
finance their business without the
assistance of banks which are reluc-
tant to aid anybody.
News from the storm center in the
region of Hankow- is greatly delayed.
bur the latest reports from there
state that the defeated government
troops moved northward from Han
kow and are now located at Saikan.
awaiting the arrival of the minister
of war. General Yin Tchang. who is
himself awaiting reinrorcements, be-
fore attacking the insurgents. The
rebels at WI Chang and Hankow are
now reported TO number $4,000, and
ta be well supplied with arms and
ammunition. The big arsenal at Han
Yang is being operated night and
day by the rebels. Thousands OF
coolies are fortisying nearby hills.
A fire at Hankow last Saturday de-
stroyed many warehouses and a great,
number Of Chinese houses. The
rebel government is maintaining
order and executing all those caught
icoting