Putnam patriot., 1911-10-27
STEADY GAINS
 DY TIE REBELS
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Capita Of ssensi Province Has Popu-
 lation of Three Quarters of a Mill
 lion and Vas Refuge of Manchu
 Rulers-other Cities of Importance
 Fall Into Lap of Revoiutionists--
 Even Pekin Is Now Threatened
 Rekin. Oct. 25.-Tle city of Sian, former retreat of the Manehu rulers and regarded as one of the govern ments smest strongholds, has gone over to the rebels without blow hav- ing been struck Photographic com municauon with the place has been severed.
 The secession of this historic refuge Of the Chinese court has badly shat tered the nerves of the government. Sian. also known as Sf=ngan and Hsi- Ngan -fu, is the capital Of Shensi province. and has a population esti- mated at 750 00o-
 Even Pekfn and Shanghai are threatened. Conditions are SC serious in and around Pekin that the foreign envoys are trying to insure the keep ing open of the road to Tien-Tsin, presumably for line of retreat if worse comes to worst
 At the present moment Ii looks as if the whole southeastern part of t7e empire vii soon be under tae control cf the revo}atiouists So far foreien- efs have been safe. under instructions of the rebel leaders. How long these can control the mo5s is a question
 Kiu- Kiang. in the province of Kiarg-Sf. also has fallen into the hands Of the rebels The government ho7se was burned, but there were no cther disturbances. Kfu- Kiang Is town of about 75 900 inhabitants. sit uated unon the Yang tse Kians. about 130 miles southeast of Harkow. 1t is a treaty port and there is for efgn settlement there.
 The rebels also captured Hukow, fortified town fifteen miles east of Kiu- kiang. The fall of Kiu -Kiang and Hukow indicates the spread of the revolution eastward and that fur ther difficulties for the government at Pekin are ahead It also interrupts communication between Shanghai and Hankow, as heretofore wireless and post messages from Hankow had been telegraBhed there from Kiu-Kiang.
 Thousands of refugees are arriving from Ranking. government store house of war material. which is re- ported as likely to fall into the lap of the revolution in a few days.
 When the rebels took Kiu- -Kiang and burned the government house, it is reported that number of the of- ncials were killed, notwithstanding the presence in the river of Admiral sah Chong- Pings gunboats. The British, French, German and Japan ese warships are shelterine the for efsners. Kiu-Kiang has several mis- sionary stations.
 It appears to be question how long the revolutionary government will be able to control the mobs in the towns along the river. but for eigners appear 10 regard themselves as fairly safe.
 The rebel ferces are daily gaining adheaents and they are forlifying points on the Yang-tse- Kiang so to better deal with the governments gun boats.
 The provinces south cf Shanghai. Che -Kiang and Fo-Kien. are showing great unrest. and in fact the entire southeast corner of the Chinese em- pfre below Hankow and furtherest re- mo,.,d from Manchu influences is rapidly becoming infiamed, owing to the spread Of the news of revolution ary successes in HuPeh province and of the inability of the government to strike a decisive blow. In addition to the popular disquietude the revolu- tionists are finding 1t easier to obtain financial assistance than is the case at Pekin.
 An unconfrmed report has it that the reyolutionists have demanded that the taotai of Shanghai surrender the native city and port to them on con- dition that order will be maintained.