The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-02
MANCHU DYNASTY
BROUGHT To END
Throne Makes Many Conces.
sions to Rebels.
PANIC PREVAILS IN CITIES
Foreign Legations Are in State Of
Siese-Honskong, Picking, Can
ton and Shanghai Fear
Massacre.

Picking, Nov. Especial: Wuar
Shi Kai was today appointed premier
and dictator of China and is busy
forming a new cabinet. The Manchu
cabinet has resigned and many more
| Chinese soldiers have deserted to the
trebels. The royalist soldiers are
marching north from Hankow killing
women and children as they go.
Shanghai, Nov Especial: Rear
Admiral Murdoch of the u. S. Navy
has sent $50 marines to Hankow to
protect Americans. The Chinese roy
alist troops are retreating north from
Hankow burning and killing as they
go. The Americans in Picking are
holding meetings and making plans
for protection. The new premier
says he will stop the attack on the
rebels and try to negotiate peace
with the rebel leaders.
Picking, Nov. 1.-Tottering to its
fall, the Manchu dynasty, through it's
prince regent, speaking in the person
OF the tive-year-old emperor made a
last despairing attempt to stem the
tide OF revolution by issuing more
edicts
Pathetic in the extreme, the state
pronunciamentos offered many more
concessions to the rebels, but they
only made plain the fact that the rule
OF the Manchu in China is at an end.
Panic in Big Cities.
The national assembly has Voiced
its approval of the thrones action.
The revolutionists say 1t is too late"
state of panic prevails in Picking.
Shanghai, Hongkong and Canton, as
well as nearly every small place in the
empire, over the fear of massacre,
the Chinese and Manchus regarding
each other with mutual distrust and
fear. ,.... .s. ~.
The transfer of all cabinet offices to
native Chinese is one of the principal
points in the edicts, and the throne
gives the promise that hereafter
"Manchus and Chinese shall be re.
garded equally" This means that the
system of pensions by which practi-
cally every Manchu has been given
money for years has been abolished
and the Manchu will have to get out
and earn his living like any other Chi
nanlan. The edicts were a complete
equalization to the demands OF The
national assembly.
Situation Most Tense.
The general situation is perhaps
more tense than at any time since the
revolution began. The Manchus fear
the invasion of the capital by the reb-
els, while the Chinese are in dread OF
a possible massacre by the Manchus.
The foreign legations and missions are
besieged by persons clamoring for pro-
lection, the streets are filled with
carts carrying the valuables and money
Of the wealthy celestials to places of
safety, and the railroad trains are
crowded to capacity with Manchus
fleeing for satety-mainly to the ex-
IRENE north. The legations are taking
the most careful precautions against
any eventuality. The guards have
been greatly strengthened and there
has been some fortifying of legation
walls.
Manchus Lose Pensions.
rhe Manchus, who, for the first time
in generations, are cut off from their
pensions, talk of massacre for re-
venge. There are 100000 Chinese and
100000 Manchus in the city of Peking.
1t is asserted among the native Chi
nese that Prince Tsai Tao, an uncle
of the infant emperor, Pi Yu, is will
ing to lead the Manchus in their mas
sacre.
Up to this time there has been no
harm to foreigners, and there is no
indication that they will suffer in any
way. But nevertheless they are nerv-
Gus and anxious over the situation in
Picking.
Fears are entertained for foreigners
in the province of Shansi, many of
whom are Americans. The conces-
sions there are not as strong, nor are
they as well guarded as the legations
In the large cities.
A dispatch from Canton says that
city is in turmoil of fear and excite
ment over the report that the Man
chus will force a massacre OF the Chi
nese in retaliation for the numerous
edicts from the throne. .