The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03

lie as remains loyal It is expected
Wu-Sung at the mouth of the WI
Sung river and ten miles north of
Shanghai, and the upper river forts
Will fall tonight. 1t is believed Nan
king and Ching Kiang viii be cap
tured by the rebels tomorrow.
Some Of the foreign warships land
ed marines in this city before the
rebels took possession. Foreign vOlun-
teers We're called out and have taken
every precautiOn to protect the con-
cessiOns- It is reported that rebels at
Kiuh-kiang have seized the British
tugboat Sampson
It became evident early in the after
noon that the revolutionists proposed
TO assume control of affairs here with
in a short time though it was not
thought they would occupy the arsenal
before night. AS the day progressed
the revolutionary flag was hoisted
over all the buildings in the vicinity of
the arsenal and thousands wearing on
their arms the white band insignia Of
the Constitutionalists gathered III the
streets.
The police and native soldiers made
no attempt to interfere, on the con-
trary fraternizing with the insurgents.
The taOtai, realizing the inevitable
caused notices to be posted staring
that the native city might be taken
over by the reVOludOnists tonight and
expressing the hope that the public
would not be thrown into panic and
that the shops selling food should not
be closed except at the usual hour.
Wire Communication Cut
At $50 O'Clock all telephone and
telegraph communication with the
arsenal was cut off The rebel throne-
grew to greater proportions and in the
natural excitement a number of shots
were fired by the government forces
In the direction of the mob. but these
We're without effect and it was p1ain
that the Chinese
and the native volunteers were All in
sympathy with the reyolutionaries.
AT this point tho TaGJai fed and the
arsenal and native city quietly capitr-
laced me revolutionary leaders here
have telegraphed General Ii Yua,.
Heng, the head of the rebel movement
advising him TO cease h0stilities mend
ing development at Pcl1ng. Their n, ,es
sage IS being forwarded to Gen. Ii
from Wu-Hu by special dispatch
boat.
Complaints reache.! this citv TODAY
that the rebels holding the forts Re
low hle-klang have been firing in
discriminatory at STEAMERS .nasSi,,fg +1,,+
city in the night time. TIE Ia+@s+ ID
vices from dankow give assurance +h9t
the foreign concessions are safe ana
have l.5t 5een seriously disturbed Nv
the. rioting in the native city.
The province of Yun-Nen n, +l,o
southwestern frontier of China has la =
clared its Independence accor,5in9 -
reports received here todav
Yum Nan which fronts or Tbibe+ md
Burma is known as the Switzerlsr5' ~ ~
China, has an area of nearly 10 a00
square miles and population estimated
at 12.OO0.0o0. It contains China's riob-
est mineral deposits and bonn5Iess
stores of anthracite. Agriculture and
stock raising are extensively r-ar~io7
on ani the province produces so4,e oe =
the best grades of tea. It was tbe
principal scene of the great Nfoham-
medan rebellion, which lasted far 1e
years and was suppressed in 1872.
RevoIutionists Explain.
San Francisco, Nov. 3-Accordine +o
a dispatch received from Shanghai TO-
day by the Chinese Free Press the
revolutionists explain their act in f3r-
ing on ship carrying the Jananase
flag by saying the vessel vas filiaS
with munitions Of war for the fnna,.-
ial troops and merely used the flag as
blinc- The incident occurred on the
river near Han Yang where the e-res
arsenal is located.
The revolutonists are said to he oc-