The Irish standard., 1911-10-14
BIG REVOLT IN CHINA
TROOPS MUTlNY, AID REBELS,
FIRE AND CAPTURE CITY
OF WI CHANG.
PERIL TO EMPIRE F0REsEEN
Foreigners Arc Reported Safe
American and Japanese Warships
Rushed to Scene of Trouble-Lead.
ers Protest to Outsiders.

aankoW, China, Oct. 1.-THE Chi
nese revolutionaries have won a nota.
Bile victory. gaining possession OF the
city Of Wuchang after a battle with
the loyal troops.
me foreign residents have not been
molested as yet. The revolutionary
committee issued a proclamation ex.
horting its followers not to harm the
citizens of ether countries. The fact
that the wishes of the committee have
been respected thus far, while reas.
surfing to other nations, is in itself a
sinister sign for the government. a.
Pckin, as it indicates that the rebel
llous movement is more thoroughly or.
Eanized.
Fear Revolt Will Spread.
Earlier outbreaks have assumed the
character of rioting. In which the
mobs We're soon out of the control OF
intelligent leadership thus making
their defeat by the better directed gov.
eminent troops comparatively easy.
The fear of the officials now is that
the disaffcctfon among the troops will
spread to this city and every effort is
being made to ward off this danger.
Five gunboats are in the river in
readiness to protect Hankow should
tho necessity arise. The foreign con.
suls have also tclegraphcd their gov.
eminent asking that warships he sent
to the scene. American and Japanese
cruisers and several gunboats are
Fastening here.
AS another measure of precaution
the merchant vessels in the river are
keeping steam up and women and
children will be permitted to go aboard
them at once. Volunteers have sur.
rounded tho foreign quarters and will
remain on duty during the night I'm.
til tho safety of all foreigners is as.
sured.
Defeated Rebels In New Plan.
IT appears that the revolutionaries
defeated in Szechuen province, where
they for some time bcsicged the cap.
ital. Chengtu, transferred their chief
activities to Hnpeh province, with the
intention Of making 1t the base for re.
newcd operations in Szechuen. Ac.
cordlng to the officials. an uprising in
Wuchnng was planned for last Monday
night. The plot was discovered early
that evening and thirty-two arrests
were made. Desiring to terrorize the
rcvolutionaries, four of the prisoners
were beheaded in the street before the
vlccroy's yamen. The energetic action
of the authorities does not appear tc
have had the desired effect. Imme
diately after the execution n portion
of the government artillery forces
within the city mutinied and the up
rising was precipitated.
Fires Started In City.
The disaffection in the artillery
spread to other forces and the revo'
utionarics took advantage OF the stu.
alton. They started fires in many
parts OF the city and attacked such OF
the troops as refused to join them.
The forces that remained loyal were
overcome Tho taotai appealed to the
foreign consuls to instruct their war.
ships to guard the harhor limits and
head Off any re-cnfOrcements that
might be approaching the city from
Lue IIVcI W bIIEH6tIlCI tiiC iCbEAH. hO
viceroy sent message to Pckin ur-
gently requesting the immediate dis
patch OF warships from Ticntsin.
Finally seeing that further resist
ance was useless the viccrOy fled the
city and found refuge on a private
yacht that was lying In the river. His
headquarters and those Of the provin-
cial treasurer were burned. The mill
tary commander was assassinated by
Il dynamite bomb.