New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-21

Knew of the Defeat "a Hours
Before News Became
Public in Peklng.
BATTLE LASTED TWO DAYS
Edict Orders 100000 Taels
from Late Empress Dowager's
Hoard To Be Distributed
Among Sufferers.

AlllOliS ~ Ui Ci ca D.
Pekng. oct 2O.-It is apparent here
tonight that the government knew Of
the defeat of the imperial troops at Han
kow for more than twentyfour hours
before the news became public here.
Reports of the rebel victory gradually
leaked out during the day. but the first
positive account of the battle was deliv-
cred to the foreign legations tonight by
The Associated Press. 1t created a pro-
found impression.
The success of the revolution has been
considered here to hinge upon the result
OF the first encounter. When the fugi-
tive imperialists reach the man army,
now modifying near Sim Yang Chow. the
news of the repulse it is believed, will
utterly demOralize the troops. while on
the other hand the news as 1t goes along
the Yang-Tse River VIII probably result
in further important adhesions to the
rebel cause.
The foreign legations here believe that
to-day's news from Hankow and Yum
nan Will ll' OH NIdl llit IipN S''''''
OF the Yang-Tse and also some on the
north side OF the river sooner or later
will secede.
The government acknowledges that
there Is a serious situation in Chang
Sha, province Of HUMAN, which it is
believed in Peking means that Chang
Sha has Joined the revolt.
Will Pardon Deserters.
Foreigners whose business 1t is to
study China think that the northern
provinces. which are not deeply tainted
with sedition, may rally around the Man
chus Everything however seems to de-
pend on an immediate and successful
advance by Minister Of War YIN Tchans,
who is now within a hundred miles of
/ Hankow with twenty thousand men, but
, only the Foreign Ministry pfetends to
confidence in the result Of his promised
attack Already Yin-Tchang is Issuing
pIoclamations in which he is offering
pardon to all who desert the rebel stand
ard and it is believed he will rely on
proclamations and negotiations fearing
! or being unable to move his army.
At midnight tonight a report from
| Yin-Tchang was printed I'm The Official
! Gazette" 1t does not refer 20 Wednes-
days fight at Hankow. 1t says the I'D
Regiment arrived at Hankow on Sunday,
! that the rebels attacked twice but
we're repulsed, and that three rebels were
| captured His spies report that the
rebels are preparing for a defence ~
| WI Chang ana Hankow. Many deser-
! lions from the rebel ranks are reported.
! Yin-Tchang says he has made Sin
/ Yang-Chow his temporary headquarters.
| and will proceed southwark after the
arrival of the fourth division of the
/ troops.
| An edict published to-day sanctions
I Yin-Tchang's proposals, and expresses
the hope that he viii lose no time in
( SURPRISING the rebels. Another edict
/ EXPRESSES compassion for the people in
/ those provinces suffering from drouth
! and rebellion, and orders 100000 taels
/ from tile late Empress Dowagor's hoard
to he paid 60 Yuan shi III, who will tr-
range for it's distribution among the dis
tfesscd people
No Wireless to Hankow.
Attempts to establish wireless com.
Imunicatiun between the capita anu
Hankow have thus far been frutless.
4 Mahometan rebellion is reported
imminent in Kan-Su, the province COM
prising the extreme northwest of the en-
. pre.
/ The embargo on code messages from
Tien-Tsin has been removed. but from
Shanghai such dispatches are still
barred.
The legations to-day sent a strong
! Joint protest to the government against
the prohibition Of cipher dispatches,
which is completely dislocating trade
and is threatening to upset the money
market with consequent danger Of Great
ing a financial panic
Rear Admiral Murdoch commander in
chief of the United States Asiatlc fleet,
whose flagship, the Saratoga, is at Ma
Mia. cabled the American Legation to-
OaN t1aI tNO OltiNtt ''Nhh'o b'Nti " tI
had gone TO Marking and that the
cruiser Albany would reach Shanghai on
Wednesday next. He announced that he
WAS leaving Immediately on the Rain
bow for Shanghai and that his flagship,
the Saratoga, would follow him.
A few American women mostly mis-
sjonaries, have taken refuge here from
points along the Peking & Hankow Rail
way. The Board of Communications, re-
plving TO the request Of the American
every effort would be made to provide
safe transportation for all foreigners IN
the event of dangerous developments.
Hankow. oct 10 (delayed).-A two
DAYS battle between the government
forces from the north and the revolution
lists ended in a victory for the latter.
The rebels forced the imperial troops to
retreat to point ten miles north Of
Hankow.
When the fighting ceased on Wedncs-
day evening the revolutionists took up
strong position. Reinforcements for the
rebels arrived during the night, and
carly this morning Thursday a force
fully five thousand strong commenced
an advance on the imperial encamp-
ment.
This was conducted cautiously On
the march the rebels burned hundreds of
huts. fearing an ambush.