Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-11
RAP|N[, BD1CHERY
AND FIRE At NANK|NG
TEN THOUSAND MANchu sot
piERs MASSACRE MEN, WOMEN
AND CHILDREN.
GENERAL ORDER ISSUED
70 MASSACRE CHINESE
Protests Of Foreigners Against the
Slaughter Ignored = Thousands Flee
Before the Wrath Of Manehus-Amoy
in Panic Because Of Attacks BY Rob-
her Bands.

Marking, China. Nov. ,11-Rapine ana
butchery, fire and general .desolation.
hold sway in Marking. Twelve thou
sand ,Manchu soldiers, backed by an
order authorizing a general massacre
of Chinese. murdered helpless men,
women. and children thruout the ma
tive city.
AS fast as they looted given section
and slew every living thing in their
path the Mancilus applied the torch.
Unless ammunition comes quickly to
outside the city it seems inevitable
that Marking Will he reduced to ashes.
1t is impossible to estimate accur-i
ately the number Of the slain. The
streets literally ran with blood, and
the day will go down in history as one
of the blacklist in MODERN times.
The Manchus, togerEe:' with several
hundred imperial old styie soldiers, are
entrenched on Purple hill. overlooking
the city. With this camp as their base
Of supplies, they are driving before
them in mad flight all the Chinese
population. Only one thing serves 10
save Chinese life and that is speed ol
cunning in eluding the avenging
'1ordes.
Seek Shelter With Rebels.
Innocent Chinese, leaving everything
behind them, are fleeing terror strick-
en- and destitute. to the shelter In the
fields at the rear Of the rebel forces.
The latter. numbering about 10000 and
10000, are impotent to check the
slaughter or avenge the slain because
Of the lack Of ammunition.
Thursday right the revolutionists
made demonstration. but did little
shooting. ant there were few fatalities.
The main y-dy Of the reformers re-
mained in camp awaiting the arrival
of ammunition, which is coming on
boats up the river and being brought
across country on, pack horses. Re-
Inducements are also coming from
every direction. They are raw and
ragged recruits, but are determined d.,
and the final battle promises to be des-
perate.
Foreigners are being treated with the,
n-'ynost consideration.
Awful as the present butchery is. it
&, feared it may be eclipsed in retalia-
ton against the Manchus elsewhere.
The effect in Peking Is particularly
dreaded.
Order Given For Massacre.
When the gates were opened yester-
day the people thronged toward the
country. each carrying his belonging
and driven by the in1perialists. Soon
afterward the carnage began.
Since the night Of Nov. g. when the
first attack was made blythe revolu-
tionists, the Tartar general has en-
deavored to terrorize the Inhabitants
ty wholesale executions. Those whose
queues had been cut off were behead-
ed, but yesterday when the order for
general slaughter was given the whole
native city was invaded by the Man
chu soldiers. Even the aged and babes
in arms were shown no mercy.
Thousands Of Chinese poured from
the gates, until at noon yesterday 1t
was estimated that fully 70 900 per-
sons had escaped. Before nightfaN 90.
900 more, representing every class, the
merchants, the gentry. and coolies, had
got away. Meanwhile the Manchus
secured the narrow streets Of the city
and the houses Of wealthy merchants
were sacked. Any queueless victim
was beheaded Immediately.
Correspondents Sec eutchery.
The foreign correspondents here
saw several women executed and their
children stabbed and tranpled under
foot. The order appeared to be that
any one wearing anything white sug-
gesting the while badge worn by the
reformers must be killed forthwith. A
white pocket handkerchief marked the
possessor for death. White shoes,
which are worn by the Chinese as q
sign of mourning were atsignal for the
execution of the wearer
The horror of the massacre can not
be described. An attempt to estimate
the number Of innocent people and
nom -combatants slain would be futile.
A Chinese found wearing foreign
clothing Immediately fell q victim Of
his advanced taste. but foreigners were
not molested. Their protests against
the massacres. however. were disre-
garded and even laughed at. The cor
respondents worked thruoht the day
within the outer walls Of the city, eight
miles frcm the telegraph station. with
which they communicated, and to
which they were permitted access thru
the courtesy Of the railway officials.
Annoy il Panic.
Annoy. China, Nov. 11s-Attacks by
robber bands in different quarters
threw the city into q panic early to.
day The authorities dealt with the
situation as best they could. The wat
er patrol captured a piretical jupk and
its crew Of sixteen 2watt decapitattop
The tpland 5n1kstrafftc nrocesded more
freely today but coast navigation was
wholly suspended. III
Msss e.s..:e. lesss Heee
Pekings. Nov 1.-THE throne, md
government alternated between. hope
md despair today. This morning a
telegram was received from Yuan Shi
s; i 81: :. .,rahie to