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Chinese profess 20 have information that
> Prince Tsai Tao, uncle OF the baby en-
- peror. Is willing TO lead the massacre
party. Prince Tssi Tao is well known in
? Europe and America
% Throughout the day the foreign Iega-
lions. the missions and even private
= houses occupied by foreigners were be-
~ sieged BY both Manchus and Chinese, who
Bought protection from each other.
Prince Ching, the premier. is using his
q 'influenee 20 restrain that element OF the
Manehus who may be disposed toward
=" violence. For :helr part the Manchus
. dread q rebel investment Of the capital.
~, Methodist Mission a Refuge.
Certain legations are advising both
Chinese and Msnchus TO take refuge in
case OF trouble behind the Methodist
--amission, which Is situated In that corner
OF the main city lying between the lega-
80 ton quarter and the cas-, wall This is
the most easily defended section Of the
o.. city and the legation guards may be able
3 20 protect those who gather there.
Long lines OF carts piled high with the
household belongings OF fleeing ones con
.r-tlnua TO pass out the city gates before the
early closing hours. Soldiers now guard
ali the oty gates. Many carts emerge
from the fort side OF the city. some
guarded by soldiers. Carloads of silver.
sometimes without a guard, pass day
and night IN and out OF the legation
quarter.
The money is brought to the legations
from the defenseless Oainese banks for n
Temporary safe deposit and then removed
10 safer crculations, or TO be Forwarded
to the minister OF war, generally IN ex.
change for royal troops, who are re.
oeiving Their pay with unprecedented
regularity. Wealthy Chinese are also In.
trusting their money to GermanS.
The government has asked the missIon
doctors TO establish a Red Cross hos
pital outside the city for the reception OF
wounded who are expected TO return n
few days from the encounter with
General Ii Yuen Hengs rebels.
Foreigners are anxious over thu situa-
ton In Picking. but not alarmed out
siders have not yet entered the legation
quarter. Nevertheless. the FULLEST preoau-
tions are being taken. Unarmed pioks,s
form line about the legation walls ana
extend into the foreign quarters Fears
are entertained for the foreigners In the
province OF Shan-Si. many OF whom ara
Americans. The rebels In that province
are said TO be in possession OF the capital
Tia Yuan Flu. where there are several
missions and which also is the seat OF
shan-sl university.
SHANGHAI, Oct 2.--A very few DAYS
viii tell the future OF China. The burn
ang OF the native city OF Hankow by the
imperialists accompanied, according 20
reports. by brutal treatment OF Chinese
by Manehuz has created the worst pos
ssible impression.
II is predicted that unless the Man
.chus Immediately demonstrate their sin
seerlty OF the imperial edcts being is
sued at Pekng. the slaughter will eN-
sceed that of the TAPPING rebellion.
The district south OF the Yang Use
sl<iang is ominously quiet. There Is every
indication that the native city OF shang-
hal, Marking Ching-Kiang, Chan-C Chow
and the lower Yang-Tse forts will be In
the hands OF the rebels within a week.
Whtelser their conquest will be accom-
panied by wholesale massacre OF Man
-chus. or quietly as heretofore. depends
,On the influence OF the leaders For
aeisners at no point have been molested
and they viii remain unframed, the
rebel chiefs assure the press, unless such
actions as those OF the imperialists al
sHankow continue, and the reports OF the
rdishonor and murder OF defenseless chi
-nese women and children make Il i'm
possible TO control the rebels
Further reports OF small up-river towns
and others In the heart OF sze-Chuen
provinces going over 20 the rebels are
sreoeived- The panic among the officials
at Peking Is regarded as one OF the worst
Features OF the situation. as 1t betrays
"a weakness on the part OF the dynasty
tbefore the spirit OF revolution.
EdictH Regarded as Victory.
Leaders OF the new party look on the
issuance OF ediets as victory far greater
ethan anything that has been won on the
field OF battle.
All Incoming river boats are crowded
with refugees. Most OF these are Chinese.
but there are few foreigners. Eye
witnesses OF the fighting at Hankow pay
.tubute to the imperialist forces
They say that the rebels were little
more than an unframed mob, but coura-
.geous and quite ready 90 continue the
fighting. The rebels are operating the
Human mint and making great quaint
tiles Of dollar coins daily. The new revo-