Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-10-21
THE SIGNAL FOR AN UPRISING
GOVERNMENT FEARS THE MEET.
ING OF THE ASSEMBLY WILL
PROVOKE REVOLUTION
ANOTHER PROVINCE FALLS
yAMEN OF THE vlcERoY OF
CHANG NUN is BURNED BY
HOSTILE REBELS

feklng, OCT. Zl.-There was little
International news received today al
the capital to reassure the govern
ment or relieve the general feeling oi
uneasiness. The missionaries in this
province, Chi Ii, have been warned
by students that there will be a re.
volutionary outbreak near Peking to-
morrow. Considerable credence is at
tsched to the warning, as similar ad-
vance information reached the mis-
sionaries at WI Chang prior to the
uprising there.
Evidently trouble is brewing in Tien
Tsin and a telegram from there con-
tains the ominous statement that
the Yamen of the viceroy at Tsi Nan,
the capital of Chang Nun province,
has been burned.
Consular reports fron. I Chang,
which has been isolated for several
days, confix.n earlier rumors that the
city is in the possession of the revo-
lutionists. Thus far there has been
no disturbance in l Chang with the
exception of an agitation on the part
OF $4,000 coolies employed on railway
construction, who demand payment of
their wages in silver, which cannot
be had
The national assembly will con-
vene here tomorrow. AS there is
sentiment in this body unfriendly to
the throne, the approaching delibera-
tons are looked forward to with some
anxiety.
In view of the possible spread of the
rebellion, the foreign legations are
taking the necessary military and |
commissary precautions in this city
and at Tsen Tsin for the protection |
Of the legations and citizens of the
countries which they re-
present.
Yuan Shi Kai, the newly appointed 1
viceroy of the provinces of Hupeh and
Human, and Yin T'Chang the min
lister of war, are at loggerheads. The
former is dissatisfied with the prepar-
ations made by the minister of war,
whom he characteziges as "boastful !
and incapable" It is understood here
that Van Shi Kai is considering
whether he will take up command of
the army along the Yam Use river or
concentrate his efforts on the recap |
ture 1f Wu Chang. Should he decide
not to carry out either one Of these
proposals 1t would be. crushing blow
to the government.
THE orders issued recently fsr thet
of 10000 TROOPS now in Man
churia and Shan Lang to Hankpw, ap-
pear to be treated as dead letter.
There is no sign whatever Of any such
on the part Of the army.
The news of the defeat Of the imperial
'orces at the hands of the rebels at
iankow is gradually leaking out. The
public is SO excited that any possible
incident, such as the
opening of the national assembly to-
morrow is likely to be the signal for
crisis at Peking. /;
Government Loses 5000 /,
. . / .
San Francisco. Oct. 21.--A cable
'ai Vat Po, confirms the report as to
ispatch from Shanghai to the Chung
he defeat of Admiral Sab, who was
n command of the imperial wanhips
a the attack on Hankow Sab is said
Q have retired to Kiu Kiang with his
isabled vessels, excepting for one
hat was sank, the sailsrs surrender g
lg to the revolutionists. General
hang Piac, the military governor, :
Tas executed and Suit Ching, vice
1y, was degraded by the imperial
overnment for allowing the provinces
Hupeh and Human to pass into the ?
over of the rebels.
Oyer 100000 inhabitants of WI :,