Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-04
MONARCHI5T5 V5.
REPUBLICANS.
Premier Yuan Shi Kai and Rebel
General Ii Yuang Hung in Con-
ference About Form OF
Government.
AN AGREEMENT DOUBTFUL.
Premier Firm For Monarchy and Gem
eral III Equally as UnyicidinS for a
Republic--Gend Order Maintained in
Shanghai.

shanghai, Nov. A-Pfcmlcr ual
the Rebel commander. are supposed tt
Shi kai and General Id Yuan Hung
be in conference at fankOw today
The general is known TO have agreed
TO an armiStice for meeting with
the premier. 1t is strongly doubted
here, however. whether any agree
ment can be reached. Though pre-
pared to make enormous concessions
Premier Yuan is firm for the preser-
walton Of the monarchy. Unless the
rebels have undergone change ot
heart, General Ii will compromise on
nothing less than 4 republic.
Following yesterdays capture Of the
native quarter Of Shanghai the revo-
lutionists Occupied the up-river forts
at Wa Sung today. The imperialst
garrisons surrendered without resist
ance. The rest of the forts between
here and Hankow are expected to
pass into the rebels hands within a
few days.
Good order continues in Shanghai.
European volunteers and marines
from the warships here are still pa
trolling the foreign quarter, but the
revolutionists themselves are main
tanning excellent discipline. There
promises to be controversy over
the English volunteers action in
mounting guard over the railroad
station, which is outside the foreign
district. but it vii take diplomatic
form. The rebels say they intend to
keep the railroad running but demand
custody OF it and the station. The
English interest in it is due to their
ownership of bonds secured on the
property. The rnbels estimate that
500 imperialists have been killed at
Hankow since October 81.
ifornia; Glacier National Park, Mon
Fear is expressed today that the
Wesleyan mission near the Hans
river. in which fifty blind boys and
$50 wounded persons. who with the
staff of the mission make a total of
900, was destroyed by the fire which
is raging in almost the entire native
city Of Hankow.
DR.. Booth, head Of the mission. ask
ed the imperialists 10 grant an armis-
tice of two hours 10 allow the rcmo-
val of the mission but tie firing stop
ped for only half an hour. A Red
Cross steamer which attempted 10
rescue the inmates was driven back
by shells from the rebel fort.
Inhamable shells thrown into Han
kow by the imperialists who are try
ing to drive out the few hundred
rebels still occupying the unburncd
parts of The city today are spreading
the flames.
A strong wind quickly carried the
conflagration across tho river to Han
Yang and the water front Of that city
has been destroyed.
An artillery duel was taking place
between the batteries Of the imperial
lists. planted back OF the British con-
cessions. and the Han Yang and WI
Chang forts when the Red Cross
steamboat was forced TO leave.
The change OF control Of Shanghai.
WI Sung and the up-river forts was
accompanied with about ten persons
killed and twenty injured. Most Of
the casualties were accidental, due
to the explosion Of dynamite, used to
open the gates of the city There was
no real resistance to the revolutionists
occupation OF the various forts
While the American cruiser Albany
is on its way to WI Sung. Rear Ad-
miral Murdock. commander of the
American Asiatic fleet landed marines
in Shanghai today and marched them
through the main streets of the for
eign settlement.