Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-11
E AND SEX NOT SPARED
Women and Children Are Stabbed OF
Shot on Sight.
INSURGENTS ARE POwERLEss
Could Not Prevent Massacre Because
of Lack of Ammunition.
THRONE PLAYS IT'S LAST CARD
Attempt Made to Get Influential
Generals to Meet Yuan shi
Kni in Conference at
PclinE.

NANk1NG. Nov. I0-Historic Nanking
this evening is in the shadows Of the
Mahchu butcher The sun set upon a
scene OF fire, rapine, desolation and
Outchery unrecorded in modern history.
Aohisht ROcO Manchu and imperial old
style soldiers hold Purple hill, where they
are entrenched, while from beneath their
stronghold they are driving before them
Noroes OF Chinese out of the city.
innocent Chinese leaving everything be-
hind them are fleeing, terror stricken and
destitute to the shelter in the fields at
the rear of the reform forces. The lat
ter, numbering between 10000 and $1,000
are impetent to check the slaughter or
avenge the slain because Of their lack Of
ammunition.
Last night the rebels made a demon
stration but did little shooting and there
were few fatalities. Reinforcements are
coming from every direction. They are
raw and ragged recruits but are deter
mined and the final battle promises TO
be desperate.
Foreigners are being treated with the
utmost confederation. When the gates
were opened today the people thronged
toward the country, each carrying his
belongings and driven by the imperial
lists. Soon afterwards the carnage be-
gan.
Order for General Slaughter,
Since the night OF November s, when
che first attack was made by the reyo-
Nutionists the Tartar general mas endeav-
cred to terrorize the inhabitants by
wholesale executions. Those whose
queues had been cut off were beheaded
but today when the order for a general
slaughter was given, the whole native
city was invaded by the Manchu soldiers.
who massacred men, women and chill
dren. Even the aged and babes in arms
were shown no mercy.
Thousands Of Chinese poured from the
gates until at noon today II was estl-
mated that fully 10000 persons had
escaped. Before nightfall 10000 more
representing every class, the merchants
the gentry and coolies. had gotten away
Meanwhile the Manchus secured the mar
row streets Of the city and the houses OF
the wealthy merchants were sacked. Any
dueueless victim was beheaded immedi-
Rtely.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press saw several women executed and
their children stabbed and trampled un-
der foot. The order appeared to be that
anyone wearing anything white which
suggested the white badge worn by the
Teformers must be killed forthwith. A
white pocket handkerchief marked the
fpossessor for death. White shoes, which
are worn by the Chinese as a Sign of
mourning, was a signal for the execu-
tion of the wearer.
The horror of the massacre cannot be
described. An attempt tonight to esti-
mate the number Of innocent persons and
non-combatants slain would be futile
A Chinese found wearing foreign cloth
Ing Immediately fell victim o. his ad-
vanced taste, but foreigners were not
molested. Their protests against the
massacres, however, were disregarded and
even laughed at.
The correspondents Of the Associated
>Press worked throughout the day within
the outer walls Of the city eight miles
from the telegraph station, with which
they communicated and which they were
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