Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-10-27
FRIDAY. OCTOBER AZ, 1911.
CHINA LOSES STRONGHOLD.
Secession OF Historic Refuge Of
the Court q Terrific Blow.

the Court q Terrific Blow.
Peking, October 24-The city of Sian,
regarded as one of the Governments
surest strongholds, has gone over to the
rebels without blow having been
struck. Telegraphic communication with
the place has been severed.
The secession of this historic refuge
OF the Chinese court has badly shattered
the nerves of the Government.
Sian, also known as Si-Ngan and Hsi-
Ngan-fu, is the capital of Shensi Prov
lnce, and has population estimated at
three-quarters of million. The fall of
Sian, first announced by American Con-
sui General Green at Hankow, was bv
far the most important development of
the revolt today.
Minister of War General Yin-Tchang
holds his main force still at Sinyang
Chow and in dispatch to the govern
=. .ment states that the rebels have four
hundred guns and he declines to move
unless he is supplied with additional
which to pay his troops.
The Government is making every eff
fort to comply with the demands of the
imperial commander.
Skirmishers at the advance posts of
the Government troops are keeping in
touch with and observing the rebels
A number of emissaries from the
revolutionary camp who were ATTEMPT
ing to sow disaffection among the loyal
soldiers were arrested and it is believed
that they were executed.
The rebel forces are daily gaining a1-
herents and they are fortifvinp noints
on the Yangtse-Kiang so as to better
deal with the Governments gunboats
Ihey are maintaining order at Chang
oha and protecting foreigners. A jan
anese steamer is standing off that city.
ready to take foreigners on board at q
moments notice in case of an emerpenv
Ofhclal reports from Anking and Wu-
HUI state that the public is extremely
restless. The river steamers are max.
ing Klu-Klang their western terminus
Shanghai, October "a. -Kiu-Kianp. in
the Province of Kiang-Si, has fallen
into the hands of the rebels.
The Government house was burned
but there was no other disturbances
1t is reported that number of off
Gals were killed, Notwithstanding tho
presence in the river of a number of
Admiral Sab Chen Pings gunboats. The
British, French, German and japanese
warships are sheltering the foreigners
Kiu-Kiang has several missionary
stations.
IL appears to be question how lone
the revolutionary government will he
able to control the mobs in the towns
along the river, but foreigners annear
to regard themselves as fairly safe
The Americans at Soochow, in the
province of Kiang-Si, and at Foocbow
IN Fo-kien Province have asked that
warnings be sent there.
The provinces south of shanghai Che
Klang and Fo-Kien are showing oroo+
unrest, and, in fact, the entire south
east corner of the Chinese empire be-
low Hankow and furthest removed from
Manchu influence is rapidly becoming
lniiamed owing to the spread of news Of
revolutionary successes in Hu-peb
Province and of the inability of the
Government to strike decisive blow
In addition to the popular disouietude
the revolutionists are finding it easier
to obtain financial assistance than is
the case at Picking.
An unconfirmed report has it that tho
reVolutlonlsts have demanded that the
Iaotai of Shanghai surrender the native
city and port to them on condition that
order will be maintained. BROOKLYN
Eagle.