The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-16
RUN ON BANKS CAUSING RIOTS
 THROUGH PEKIN
MObs and Police in Clashes and General Outbreak Feared
 at the Capital Government Bank Notes Fall Below Par and Discount of 20 Per Cent Best
 Quotation
Special from United Press.)

Pekin, Oct. 16-Rioting has broken out in several parts of the city, prin- cipally caused by the sensational runs that are being made on the banks. Bank officials are being guarded by special police details and clashes be- tween the police and mobs are becom- ing increasingly frequent. A general outbreak may occur at any moment.
 Government bank notes have fallen below par and the best quotation, to- day. was at discount of 20 percent. Another ominous sign is the action of the members of the National Assem- bly, who have presented a number Of demands to the throne. They insist that the Provincial Assembly of Szechuen be at once called together and that the president and vice-presi- dent, who were thrown into jail, be liberated. They further demanded the dismissal of 'Seng Hsuan Huai, the imperial minister of posts and com munications. Szechuen is the province where the first uprising occurred which was suppressed with great se- verity The province has practically been under martial law since then.
 All foreigners have been advised by their consuls to leave the districts af- fected by the rebellion The Russian residents in Hankow have already taken refuge on a German boat and the other white people living in the vicinity are going aboard the foreign gdnboats lying in the river.
 This news has caused the most in- tense uneasiness here. While thus far there has not been even a whisper or any anti-foreign demonstration, it is feared the time is approaching when the successes of the rebels will incite the mob to one of it's periodic out breaks.
 The panic-stricken condition of the government is becoming more appar- ent daily. Their frantic appeal to Yuan Shi Xxi to come to their assis- tance has not been successful. China's "strong man" does not appear anxious to act against his own countrymen offer of the vice-royalty of Huna and Hu Peh with demands for guar rantees of immediate reforms a1f the best enforcement of the constitution which was granted by the late emperor but which has been practically a dead is- sue for some time.
 Fear is freely expressed here that Yuan Shi Xxi is merely waiting to de- termine the real strength of the rev. olutionary movement and that if the rebels make extraordinary successes he will join them.
 The Ch1neSe government mas IoIow- . ed the example of Italy and a strict censorship has been established. The greatest secrecy is being observed as to the movements of the troops. Thir- teen transport trains have. left here carrying 10000 troops but their des- tination is unknown.
 In the meantime, to the horror of pi1lage and massacre has been added plague, floods and famine. The Yangtse Kiang is overflowing, cholera, typhoid and other forms of pestilence are raging and in some places the death rate is reputed to be between 200 and 300 daily. These circumstances are expected to greatly aid the revo- lutionists as thousands will flock to their standard in the hope of at least getting food