The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-05-04
RIOT and PILLACE
GO UNCHECKED IN
CHINESE UPRISING
Rebellion Against the Manchu
Dynasty, Famed by Anarchists
Is Growing Serious.

Hong Kong, China, May 2.-Rebel-
ion, ~brigandage and anarchy are stalk
ng through h western half of Kwang
cung province, numbering, pillaging
md burning. The loyal troops are
lighting desperately to crush the uo-
Using, h seriousness of which Is So
,ealed In further dispatches from Can
son today.
WI Sum-. a Chinese, who was edu-
lated In Japan and mas adopted the
lress of western countries, is the Lead
n OF the revolt against the Manchu
lynasty. The brigand chief. Lax. Of
ShunF TAX, is at the head of a horde OF
outlaws whose object is robbery and
murder.
Following the standards Of these two
men are anarchist groups. of whose
purpose the present outbreak lends it,
elf most advantageously.
These ombine forces have thrown
themselves with fanatical disregard OF
heir lives against the troops and
iince the first outbreak Thursday
light much blood has been shed. Sedi-
ion is rife among certain OF the troops
and 1t is reared that the disaffected
folders will desert their officers Ii the
'evolters appear to nave the upper
hand.
Official advices and the refugees ar
living from Canton today confirm the
hiAotCl ICPOTlS Ol yesterday. 15OQ1eS
If h slain lie in the streets Of the
:ity. Famine prices are asked for food
'tuffs n the shops generally are
:losed. In the panic there have been
.ew attempts to bury the lead and the
ttench from the decomposed bodies
ills the air.
Today the revolters have withdrawn
20 a great extent from Canton and are
devastating the country to the west
tlong the West river. Before falling
back they fought the troops from street
! 10 street. many persons being killed.
Driven Out BY Fire.
They attacked the provisional arsenal
ind, being repulsed. gathered in an i'm
nense rice store, which they barricaded
they threw bombs into the attacking
troops and We're only dislodged when
;he building was set on fire.
Many Of the revolters escaped. but 40
Or more died in the flames. while others
Lilled themselves to avoid capture.
ihe street Chinese gunboats patrolling
West river. fired into several parties
2f rebels. Strengthening 200 of them.
Retreating to the country side. the
:evolutionaries attacked and captured
Sam Shut, 80 miles west of Canton.
we're put to flight inc the rebels
moved on to Wen-Chow and Woo
Chow. both of which towns they took
after slight resistance.
Luk's ~brigands. following in their
wake. looted the shops Of the three
'evolutionaries continued westward
along the West river and reports from
that district say the movement is
spreading and the revolutionaries are
numbering and pillaging in other
places.
tux 10 SSome Fighter.
While the movement to the west is
being directed by WI Sum. the brig
and ch1eftain, LUX, had led personally
= force to the north of Canton. He
seized the market at Chung-Lok, 20
miles north Of Canton. Then he made
\ wide detour to the west of Canton
and fell OF Fatshan, a town Is miles
20 the southwest Of the capital of the
province. Here he first destroyed the
palace of the assistant magistrate and
then turned the town over to his
followers to be looted.
Advices state that Shui-Hung. or
the West river, has fallen before the
revolutionaries. who murdered the
perfect. The battle of Fatshan was
q hard-fought one. the imperial troops
giving battle at Tung-Shi bridge
Thirty soldiers were killed be.
fore the troops fell back.
The revolutionaries are cutting tele-
graph wires. Traffic on h Chinese
section of the railway leading nortf
from Canton a been suspended. A
report that Shamien, the foreign con
cession above Canton. had been in.
eaded, lacks confirmation. The Amer.
lean gunboat Wilmington has thu
place under her guns.
The viceroy of Canton. who tool
refuge on a gunboat after his palac.
was burned Wednesday night, ha.
ordered troops to pursue the rebels /,
the country. The authorities appear
to be in control at Cantor. Seven CUP,
heats arc aDchpra1 off tho cif~