The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-14
SHOWS NO MERCY
Hereiless Slaughter Of Chinese by The
Manchus at Marking
A HORRIBLE PICTURE

Great Portion of the City Was
Burned and Looted. and Many Wo-
men and Children, as Well as Men,
wers Massacred by tho Blood
Thirsty Monchus.
A eablegram from NankinE, China,
under date of last Friday, said that
city was desolate. The cablegram
went on to say that fully thousand
of it's inhabitants lie massacred and
numerous business houses and dwell
ings have been looted and burned.
Seventy thousand persons have al
ready fed the city and still others are
joining in the exodus. Along the
railway leading from the city great
line of humanity Is trudging.
1t was the hand Of the Manchus
that brought the devastation. While
the Republicans were in camp three
miles away, awaiting ammunition and
reinforcements, the Manchus began
the work of carnage. Men, women
and children were slaughtered. Meth
er youth nor age was taken into ac-
count, while, the emblem of the rev.
olution marked it's wearers for In
stant death.
Cinnamon with white shoes, a. sign
of mourning among them, or ever a
white handkerchief, were ruthlessiy
slain. At historic Marking, Friday
afternoon, the sun set upon a scene
of Hr,, rapine, desolation and butch
cry unrecorded in modern history.
Friday night $4,000 Manchu and
Imperial old-style soldiers held Pur-
pie Hill, where they are entrenched,
while from beneath their stronghold
they are driving before them hordes
Of Chinese out of the city. Innocent
Chinese, destitute, are fleeing terror
stricken to the shelter at the rear
of the reform forces. The latter,
numbering between 10000 and 3O.-
900, are impotent to check the
slaughter or avenge the slain, be-
cause of their lack of ammunition.
Friday night the revolutionists
made a demonstration, but did little
shooting and there were few fatali-
ties. The main body of the reform
ers remained in camp three miles dis
tant from the city, awaiting the ar
rival OF ammunition. Reform, rein
forcements are coming from every
direction. They are raw and ragged
recruits, but are determined. For
eigners are receiving utmost consid-
Grafton. When the city gates were
opened Friday morning the people
thronged toward the country, driven
by the Imperialists. Soon afterwards
the carnage began.
Since the night of November g.,
when the first attack was made by the
rebels, the Tartar general has tried
To terrorize the inhabitants by whole
sale executions. Those whose queue
had been cut off were beheaded, but
Friday when the order for q general
slaughter was given the whole ma
tive city was invaded by the Manchu
soldiers, who massacred men, women
and children. Even the aged and
babes in arms were shown no mercy.
Thousands of Chinese poured from
the gates. At noon it was estimated
fully 10000 persons had fed. Be
fore nightfall 10000 more. repre-
senting every class, had escaped.
Meanwhile the Manchus secured the
narrow city streets. Houses of
wealthy merchants were sacked. Any
Queueless victim was beheaded i'm
mediately.
The correspondent of the Associ-
ated Press saw several women exc
cuted and their children stabbed and
trampled under foot. The order ap-
peared to be that any one wearing
white, which suggested the white
badge worn by the reformers. must
be killed forthwith. A white pocket
handkerchief, worn by the Chinese as
sign of mourning, was the signal
for the execution Of the wearer.
! An attempt to estimate the num-
! Der of innocents and combatants
slain would be futile. The Chinaman
found wearing foreign clothing i'm
mediately fell victim to his ad-
vanced taste. but foreigners were not
molested. Their protest against the
nassacres. however. were laughed at.
Correspondents for the Associated
Press worked uninterruptedly within
the outer walls of the city. Fires
| sprang up everywhere. a large sec
iioD Of the native city was burned.
Friday night the Manchu, driven to
bay and glutted with blood. watches
/ the flaming city from the height of
Purple Mountain and awaits the NOR
row.