The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-02
Ready to Rush Into City
if Guns Make Breaches
in Walls.
GENERA L FENG
WILL NOT GIVE IN
Practically Makes Prisoner Of
Viceroy, Who Is Willing to
Capitulate, and Establishes
Military Dictatorship-Coun-
try's Future Form of Gov
eminent Rests on Cottu.

try's Future Form of Gov
ernment Rests on Cottu.
, Marking. December 2.-Nsnkine has
fallen. The entire city is occupied by
| the Insurgents.
Shanghai. December 2.-While Nan
King early this morning remains In
the possession of the imperial forces
under command OF Lieutenant General
Fens kwo-chang, the revolutionists
are bombarding the city, and knock
Ing at it's four gates. demanding ad-
mission. 1t is believed much damage
TO the city has resulted. Large forces
or the rebel infantry are ready to rush
into the city IL the guns MAXI breaches
In the walls Late yesterday a dele
| cation came outside the city and mr.
Ing ceased 1t is reported they car
ried a proposition to surrender, the
necessity for which Is now believe.
to be inevitable.
General FenE, notwithstanding the
Willingness OF the viccroy. Chang Jen
Chun and the Tartar general to capt.
tulatc. holds out against such action
and practically has made prisoners of
them and established a complete mill
tary dictatorship.
For the last two weeks General
FenS has defed all efforts of The revo-
lntionists to take the city. The cir
conference of the walled city is TWEEN
fy-two miles. The wall at various
| places is ninety feet high. built OF
solid masonry and thirty feet thick
The four main gates are at the prln.
cipal points OF the compass.
overiooks Entire City.
| Tho north gate and the east gate
/ are commanded by Purple Hill, which
Is fortified and overlooks the entire
! city
Tiger Fort lies outside the wall
mands the river and Is well fortified
Tiger Fort likewise is we'll fortified
and equipped.
a few days ago the revolutionists
! captured Tiger Fort and since then
Tiger Hill has itfully bombarded Lion
Fort without causing especial damage
out suhicient to prevent Lion Fort from
seriously impeding the upriver advance
OF Admiral Shu's fleet of fifteen war
ships which recently went over 70 tho
revolutionists.
Future Depends on Baron Cottu
Pekins. December l.-China's future
FORM OF government. IL not her future
history. seems TO some extent depend
ent on Baron Cottu. Should his prom
ised Franco Belgian loan of $40. 1000
600 be forthcoming. Premier Yuan Shi
kai probably could utilize the gov
ernment's remaining 100000 troops SO
advantaSeously that the country would
agree to strong constitutional mon
archy.
The loan arranged BY Baron Cottu
Is the only large one possible. Yuan
Shi kafs agents having vainly solic-
tied money everywhere else, but the
Premier. has been warned that DESPITE
the fact that he has agreed 10 every
demand Of Cottu's hackers the money
is not likely to be forthcoming until
the provinces arc reunited The In
evitable result, 1t is believed, will be
the necessity of a compromise with
the rebels, owing to the inability of
the government to pay the troops or
purchase ammunition
Reliable Information says Yuan Shi
kai intends to offer the provinces the
right to elect their own officials. in.
GLIDING Governors. This has been one
OF the revolutionists' principal de-
munds.
Foreigners now recognize that il,
was necessary for Yuan Shi Kai to
obtain victory over the revolution
lists. the effect of the fall OF Han Yang
having demonstrated this. His sub-
scauent action and the tone OF his
edicts indicate that he realizes he
! must compromise fully ID immedl-
ately with the revolutionsts.
An edict issued to-day states that n
constitution has been proclaimed. and
that the throne intends firmly to adj
here to the principles of administra-
| tive reform.
II is believed the armistice with the
revolutionists Will not be broken as
long as there are any signs of com
! promise.
Yuan Shi-Kai has many elements 10
narmonize. but past and prospective
salamities are having a SOLDERING effect
| and conclliatory spirit is giving place
| to the reckless and arrogant demand:
of the past forty days.
1t is reported that truce covering
fortnight was signed at Hankow to-
day.
Desperate lighting is said to have
occurred at Marking. The revolutions
lists are reported to have captured sew
eral hills commanding the city and
to have blown up the imperialist mag
| azine situated outside the wall.
Several OF the Manchu princes have
left Peking
| Protection for Missionaries.
Paris. December LIN. reply to q
letter from Deputy Count Albert De
Nun, calling his attention to the pre-
carlous position of French missionaries
! at Kien-Chang, China, Foreign Min
lister Dc Selves assured tho deputy, that
everything has been done consistent
with the exigencies OF the situation to
protect the missionaries; especially In
1.-THE province OF. Youn Nan. Il i .,s-...