The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14
Now Isnt,nr Hnnko~ !.

der prevails here tonight The re-
volntionists are making every effort
10 restore order in the city which
yesterday they destroyed Great num-
bers Of criminals. who were liberated
from the prisons last night. and the
| Hooligan element are pillaging and
+ firing what few buildings remain
standing.
The loss of life here cannot be e--
i fimated Fire has been sweeping the
/ city since early last evening. The
streets In the native quarter are filled
with dead Last night was one OF in
describe terror.
As fast a. the rioters are captured
| they are executed. Scores met death
today in this manner.
An the province Of Sze-Chuan ives,
OF the Min river Is In the hands OF
the rebels. The revoiutionlsts have
seized the provincial treasury and
mint ut Sze-chuan. which contained
about 100000 taels.
Fifteen thousand regular Chinese
troops In the province OF sze~Chuan
1ofned the rebels to-day. leaving the
province with practically no govern
ment protection.
II la reported hero that the opera
tiuns OF the rebels are being directed
by Sun Vat Sen. whom the rebels
hope to elect president OF the new re-
public.
The foreigners have not been mo
Tested as yet A division Of allied for
eign marines landed to-day to pro-
tect the foreign concessions They
are commanded by the Japanese Ad-
mirat Kawashima. The women and
children are being taken aboard the
warshtps. OF which there are two
American and two Japanese. three
British and one German.
Standing a short distance from
these ships IL Chinese squadron
OF ak battleshibs. Several other Tor
eign vessels are reported enroa'e
here.
Head Of Move is Here.
san FRANCISCO. Oct. la.--Dr.
Sun Vat Sen. the most powerful In
dividual factor in the Chinese reVo-
lutiouary movement which now
presaxes the overthrow OF the Manchu
dynasty and the establishment OF .
republic, IL in America to-day ana
not In Shanghai or Hangkow as re-
ported In press dispatches from the
Orient.
Or. Sun Vat Sen left Denver last
night for the East and will be- in New
York or Washington within a few
days.
should the revolutionary movement
xncceed and force the Manchu dynasty
10 indicate. Sun Vat Sen will return
10 China to become the first presi-
dent OF the Chinese republic. II
dare not return to China at this time
as price has been put on his head
by the Manchu government.
Tong X. Chong. editor Of the chin-
ese Free Press, OF san FRANCISCO
Is authority for the above statements
Chong Is In daily communication with
DE-. sun nYt Sen and heard from MN
only last night. The great thinese
reform leader was in san FRANCISCO
three weeks ago. when he oeiiVereu
series of lectures at the a.vceuH
Theatre, He has visited the North-
west coast and Puget Sound cities
since leaving here and Is now max
inr his way East, preaching the Cos
pei Of modernixation to expatriateo
Chinese.
Headquarters Here.
Many OF the details Of the rebeilta'
now being carried on have been work
ed out In San Francisco, which has
for years been the headquarters OF
the Shea Kung Tong. or Chinese free
masonry in America.
DR.. Sun Vat Sen Is not native
born Chinese, having been born In
Hoolulu, but he has spent consider
able mart Of his life In China and
NJ n intimAtelsN acquainted with
svlsAG are termed the interolerAhle
sendssiane, Ever slnce he G5ad ~ ton
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