Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-26

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the situation in a single province.
1t is commonly reported in Pekin
thta the Imperial family is ready for
fight. The road to Jehol. rs miles
north northeast of Pekin, is studied
with troops. Other rumors designate
the foreign settlements in Tien 1sin as
the possible refuge.
Shanghai, Oct. 25,-The capture OF
the rexolutionists of Chang-Chou was
announced in dispatches which reach
ed this city shortly after noon today
From strategic point of view this
city should prove of great value To the
rebels. 1t is the junction of the Kai-
Flung and Pekin- Hankow Railroads,
and is located about go miles north
lof Hankow. Its capture apparently
cuts off from Pekin all the imperial
| troops now gathered around Hankow
and WI Chang.
Today's news from the lower Yang
| Use valley wasall diseouraging to the
government. With Kiu- Kiang in un-
Edisputed possession of the rebels, the
| imperial fleet has retreated on down
| the river, some of the vessels being
reported as far eastward as WI Hu.
Conditions are ominous not only III
WI HUI but also in Nan King. Most
Iof the Manchu officials have left these
two cities and are erowding into
Shanghai where every hotel is already
| fined with refugees.
| The taotai of Shanghai, today, be
lcame so alarmed over the possibility
lof the secession of the native city to
the rebels that he removed his house
hold to the foreign settlement The
taotai of Nan King also put himself
under the same protection.
The city Of Su Chow is in a panic,
lowing to the revolutionary threats of
5000 weavers whose wages have been
unpaid for a long time.
| Revolutionary agents here an
nounced, today, that the insurgents
expect to establish their headquarters
at Kiu- kiang, which probably will be
| the revolutionary slpita,.
The probable attitude of Yuen-Shi-
Xxi, whose lame foot prevented ac-
ceptanee of the governments COM
mission to put down the rebellion, is
a subject of lively interest here. 1t
| is limited here that he may be induced
| soon to give the rebel cause his active
| support against the Manchu dynasty.
Although the Manchu officials here
continue to give out false news of
| the state of affairs in Chang Sha,
-kiang and other cities in order
to create an impression that the inn
porialists are still in control, the ma
tive press in Shanghai and in the cit
les throughout South China has bclted
all censorship and is printing the most
exaggerated reports of insurgent sue
cesses in all parts of the country APP
| parently the government officials are
making no effort TO enforce the cen
sorship
| 1t is unquestionably a fact that the
| entire Yang Use region and most of
lsohthem China as Well is completely rev
olutionary in sentiment All the cities
which have been taken over by the reb-
els in the past few days have been cap
tufed almost without resistance The To-
cal government has surrendered quietly
land the rebel appointees have taken their
places with little stir. A few Manchu
officials have been killed but most of
them have joined the rebel cause
Details of the transfer of Chang Sha to
the reyolutionists were reported to the
telegraph headquarters here by the oper-
ator in that city. please take notice, -
he said that the insurgents have duly
occupied this office" He said that he
himself had joined the revolutionaries
The declared intention of the leaders, he
added, was to gradually take over city
after city, linking the various centers
already in their possession and thus push
on to Shanghai They planned he said
to re-establsh the telegraph lines as soor
as possible and permit business to con-
tinue under a provisional government
which they declared would have the SYM
pathy and support of the entire country
south of the Yang Use.
Trade conditions in Shanghai have i'm
proved somewhat Commercial interests
express complete confidence that no Sc
rious disturbance to business enterprise
will occur. They point out that if the
revolution is successful the rebel leaders
will encourage legitimate commerce
while if the imperial forces win helpful
reforms in government are certain to be
/ put in force. 1t is not believed that any
massacres will be permitted in Shanghai
If the native city is surrendered to the
rebels The Manchu officials will be al
lowed TO return to the north unmolested.
Foreigners are safe so long as they re-
main neutral. Any interference in be-
half of the Manchus would undoubtedly
arouse tremendous Indignation.
] The American warships have not
yet succeeded in getting any effective
results from their wireless apparatus.