The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-10-21
REBELS GAIN
BIG VICTORY
NEAR HANKOW
CAPTURE EAST SIDE OF RIVER
AND RAILWAY sTATIoN-Gov-
: EMINENT SHIPS RETREAT.
North China Daily News Anticipates
Ultimate Imperial Victory and Calls
for Horrible Death of Rinsleaders.
Revolution Gaining Force. e -

/ heVOlution 1dinin9 ToTCS.
Hankow, Oct. 2O.-Early morning,
October 10Th, the rebels are winning
the fight with the imperials.
Pekin, Oct. 20.-Fears which had
prevailed here since yesterday were
confirmed tonight by an Associated
Press dispatch from Hankow which
stated that the rebels were winning.
Still another message says that the
revolutionists at Hankow claim a
great victory over the imperials. They
declare they captured the river side
and the railway station, after which
all the Chinese warshiDs retreated
with the exception Of one cruiser,
which surrendered to the rebels.
The retreat of the Imperialists at
Hankow is confirmed in other dis
patches from Kiu Kiang, which state
that the Chinese gunboats are retreat
ing to Kia Kiang. The conduct of the
rebels is reported to be exemplary at
Hankow. Military law is enforced.
kdvices Cause Joy.
Today's adyices are of rebel sue
cesses at Hankow and caused great
joy in this city
The run on the banks has stopped,
but business is at a standstill. 9th
erwise the situation here is quiet.
The venerable North China Daily
News, anticipating an ultimate I'M
perial victory in an editorial toda!
recalling the awful fate which tradi-
tionally awaits rebels in China, says
the powers are not intervening be-
cause of self interest, adding:
''The ringleaders undoubtedly must
die, but Yam Shi Kiao, with we'll filled
money bags, is offering mercy to those
who have been coerced into participa-
tion in the revolt.
"The events of the past week must
lead to genuine redress of grievance
China should remember the starving
multitudes beggared by the Yang Use
.Kiang floods. Those with whom the
rebels have been able to plead, fought
and died"
The message, the first to reach the
capital with news of the situation at
Hankow before communication with
that place was interrupted, was sent
from Hankow early yesterday morn
ing. 1T was carried by a messenger
to the nearest open wire and received
here this evening.
Government in Dark.
Up to o'clock tonight the govern
ment and the foreign Legations were
in the dark as to developments in the
South. e
Officials claimed absence of news
was due to the fact that the minister
of war General Tschang, was holding
the telegraph lines and not allowing
any but his own messages to be trans
mitted. They stated that General Yin
Tschang had completed Organization
of his forces and was rapidly push
ing forward his troops, meanwhile
contenting himself with reporting the
military details without furnishing
definite news of Wednesday night.
1t was explained that concentration
of the two imperial division had been
completed last night at Kwang Sha
on the Pekin and Hankow railroad
seventy miles north of Hankow Il
was understood that General Tschang
the commander in chief, had reached
Kwang Sha.
Outlook improved.
Official assurances were given thai
although the situation had been very
grave recently, the outlook was now
much improved and the ultimate tri-
umph of the government was certain
A rumor was circulated that the
rebels had cut the railroad behind the
Imperial troops and captured Slokan
thirty miles north of Hankow.
.,s Another native report was that tbs
rebels held the railway tunnel at Sin
Yang Chow in the southern part o
the province and but 100 miles nortl
of Hankow. Il.
AtuFmpts TO estaDHSh wireless com
munication between the capital ant
Hankow have thus far been fruitless.
Disaffection Among Soldiers.
Yuan Nan dispatches report persis
tent rumors of disaffection among tn,
imperial soldiers. They threaten t.
mutiny and refuse to march agains
SEE Chuan. The viceroy is said t.
have withdrawn ammunition from tn.