The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-11
men llVOMEN5 and CHILDREN
ARE1BEINGI IMASsACRED. IlIANKING
EVERY yELEss PERSON is
KILLED. NONE ARE SPARED.
GREAT CITY vs. & DEVASTATED
Z BY FiBE. Z. d

iJANKING, China, Nov. 11-Hlstor.
Nanking astinlght. was in the sham.
fbles OF the Manebu Butcher. Tho
attn set tf,ipoh q scene OF fire. raplne
.8desolado and Sbutcnery unrecorded
in modern history. . 81. -
Tonight 4 900 9Mnnchu and imperial
sold.style soldiers hold Purple Hill
where they are entrenched, while be.
fore them 5hordes? Of Chinese out Of
the city. IS
limo cent Chinese, leaving everything
behind them, are fleeing, terror:strick
elisand destitute, to the shelter in the
fields at the rear Of the reforms for.
Sees. The latter. numbering between
10000 and 10000 are fmpotents to
check the slaughter or avenge the
slain because Of their lack Of ammunl.
sltlon: The reyolutionists had delayed
4 "a second concerted attack upon the
Manchns pending the arrival OF am.
riunitIon expected from Shanghai
The Manchps took advantage of the
I situation
RelDforeen,ents on the Way (
During last night the Republicans
made Ia demonstration, but did little
shooting, and there were few ratali-
tiles. The main body OF the rcform.
4 ers remnined In camp three miles dis
tant from the city awaiting the mr.
rival Of ammunition. which is coming
in boats up river md being brought
across country on pack horses. Rein
4 forcementssalso are, coming from ev.
cry direction. They are raw and rag
ged recruits, sbht determined, and the
u final battle promises to be desperately
fought The foreigners are being
treated with the utmost consideration
When the gates were opened this
morning the people Sthronged toward
the country! each carrying his belong
ihgs and driven by5 The sImperlalistssS
Soon afterwards the carnage began
Since the 1lgh sos. !. NoYelnbe &, when
the first att1tR wasTmade by. the; rev
ollttionlsts, the Tartar general has
endenyored to sterrorize the inhabi.
tants by Rhoiesale executions. Those
whose queues had been cut off were
beheaied blythe, dozen.
4 /. q, 900 Flee From City.
M Thousands of Chinese poured from
the gates sunlll sat moon yesterday 1t
was estimated sSttat;t fully 10000 per.
sons had escaped Before nightfall
!. 10000 more, representing every: class,
The merchants. the gentry, and coolies,
had got away. Meanwhile the Man.
chus secured the narrow streets Of the
gsclty. and the houses OF wealthy. mer.
chants were sacked; Any queueless
4 victim was beheaded Immediately.
s5 Theswrlter Of this dispatch saw sew.
4 efal women executed and their chill.
dren stabbed andStrampled under foot.
" The order appeared to be that any
one wearing anything white which
suggested the white badge worn by
tile reformers must be killed forth.
with. "A white pocket handkerchief
&marked the .possessor for death. White
{ shoes, worn by the, Chinese as a sign
OF mourning, were a signal for the ex.
/ eeution ofi the swearer. The horror of
the massacre, cannot be described. An
attempt. .lastin'ghtto estimate the mum.
I Der Of innocent nenple and non.com.
latants slain would be futile.
The Chinese found wearing foreign
clothing Immediately fell a victim Of
his advanced taste. but foreigners
were not Smolested. Their protests
ngainst the massacrcs were disregard
ed and even laughed at.
Fires ssprang up everywhere and a
large section goi the native city war
burned. East night the Manchu, driv.
4 enS to bay. cornerd and glutted with
blood, having gtlespolled the goods of
100000 Inhabitants. watches the llam.
y Ing city from the height of Purple
Mountain and awaits the morrow.
PEKING, Nov. ,11.-Agaln to-day nll
VAS quietbwlthin the capital, and at
the Tientsin there was no sign OF the
revolutionary supheaval that has been
expected for several days. In Peklng
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