The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-16
WHITES WARNED
TO MOVE RAPIDLY.
No Demonstration Against Foreign
ers In China so Far But Warm
Ing Has Been
Issued.
BANK RUNS STARTED
Government Is Rapidly Becoming
Panic Stricken at the Rapid
Growth Of the Revo.
luton.

PEKIN, Oct. 16-Rioting has bro
ken out in several parts Of this city,
principally caused by the sensational
runs which have been made on the
banks. Bank officials are being guard
ed by special details Of police and
clashes between the police and the
mobs are becoming general. Govern
ment bank notes have fallen below
par and the best quotations today
was a discount of 20 per cent.
The Chinese government today Is
sued an order warning all foreigners
to leave the revolutionary district
with as little delay as possible. Al
though there has been no demonstra-
tion against foreigners as yet, 1t Is
thought best to warn all white people
to get into safe territory as soon as
they can.
panic stricken. A strict censorship
like that establish I'D in Italy has been
put into effect and it is impossible to
discover what movement the govern
ment is making to put down the re-
volt.
Twenty thousand troops left here
this morning for the interior but thier
destination is unknown. The govern
ment fears that all the imperial army
will desert to the rebels.
| Floods and famine are adding to
the horrors of pillage and massacre
throughout China The death rate in
the revolutionary district is reported
to be from 100 to 200 per day.
The Chinese government has placed
several restrictions On the telegraph
lines, evidently for the purpose of pre-
venting communication between the
rebels, The telegraph administration
refuses to transmit messages eithel
to or from the provinces of Hu-Peh
Human, Kiang-Si, Sze-Chuan, Kwei
| Chow and Yunan.
On this account Hankow, where the
revolution Is at its height, is cut off
1 1t is not considered possible that the
wires have been cut throughout these
six provinces Until lately the revo
lutionaries, having free use of the
wires, received and disseminated in
formation concerning the progress o.
their plans in all quarters
The government refuses to revea
the number or the destination Of the
troops who are being sent southwark
Beginning today, only a single first
class train will be run daily between
Pekin and Tien-Tsing Flu, about seven
ty miles to the southeast of the cap
ital. This Is due to the heavy trooI
traffic and to prevent any large mum
Der of rebels from entering Pekin
Passengers and freight traffic ha,
been entirely suspended between Pc
kin and Hankow.
4 So far the government has refused
to permit correspondents to accomp
any the army, but it is believed tha
the government will reconsider thi
refusal should the imperialists NEE
with initial success
The last dispatch received from
Hankow said that the revolutionairie
had organized Red Cross Societ,
and had invited the cooperation Q
the American Episcopal mission. Thi
invitation was accepted Professionally
Dispatches from Toxic say the II
fiuential Hochi Shipbun guarded
urges the Japanese government to TAX
advantage of the present situation i
China to enforce the far-reachin
policy which is the long establishe
aim of JAPAN Japan is rushing t
the Yangtze two additional war ships
the Tatsu and Makigumo.