The evening world., 1911-10-25
ASSASS|NS BOMB
KILLS FENG SEN
canton GOVERNOR
Thirty Soldiers in Chinese
Generals Escort Also VIC
!. Inns of Murder Plot. g.,
HE HAD A DEATH.
Rebels Capture Another City
and Gain Many Recruits
Establish Capital

CANTON. Oct. S.-Gen. rsns Sen. the
newly-Appo!nted Tartar Governor OF
Canton, was ASIA ssinated upon his ar
rival TO assume his duties to-day. The
General. accompanied by his wife And
a large escort Of soldiers, was coming
ashore when . bomb. thrown from the
roof OF q building, dropped into the
party. The explosion that followed
killed Feng Sen and thirty soldiers In
his escort n caused a FIRE that burnsd
several houses. According to one ac-
count. the Generals wife was also
killed.
Feng Sen recently left Shanghai for
Hong Kong but delayed proceeding to
canton a OF the fear that he
would be sssassinated on his arrival at
the latter place. He had been sent 10
canton 10 succeed Gen. Chung. who
was aasAssiAated last spring.
Except for the excitement caussd BY
the assassination tho life q the city 10
normal.
CITY OF cAANocHuc CAPTURED
BY REeELs.
sHAN0HAl. China, Dot A-Ths
capture by the revolutionists Of Chang
chu, an important railroad centre in
the province OF Honman, was announced
In dispatches which reached this city
shortly after noon to-day. From q
strategic point Of view this city should
prove OF great value to the rebelsL II
10 the junction OF the kaifung and Psk-
ing-Hankow railroads, and 10 located
about two hundred and nifty miles north
o, Hankow. Its capture apparently
cuts on from Picking all the imperial
troops now gathered around Aankow
n wuchang.
Valley was all d~iscouraging to the gov.
eminent. With kiuk,ang In u~ndisputsd
possession Of the rebels. the Imperial
fleet has retreated on down the river.
some Of the vessels being reported a.
far eastward as Wuhu. Conditions are
ominous not only in wuhu. but also
IL Marking. Most Of the Manchu Of
foials have left these two cities ana are
crowdtns into Shanghai. where every
hotel 10 already flled with refugees.
SHANGHAI TAoTAI FEARS At.
TACK 6Y REELS.
The Taotai Of Shanghai to-day became
% alarmed over the possibility Of the
secession Of the native city to the rebels
that he removed his household to the
foreign settlement. The Taotai of
Nanking has also put himself under the
same protection.
The city Of Su-Chow. nifty miles
west Of Shanghai, Is In panic, owins
to the revolutionary threats Of 5000
weavers. whose wages have been un-
paid for a Ion time. Su-Chow has
10000 Inhabitants and is one Of the
yeslthiest cities OF China.
Revolutionary agents here announced
to-day that the insurgents expect "a
establish their headquarters at Kiu
kiang, which will probably be the
Evolutionary capital.
!. 10 unQuestionably q fact that the
entire Yangtse egion and most OF
Southern China as well is completely
revolutionary In sentiment. All the
cities which have been taken over by
the rebels In the past few days have
been captured almost without resistance.
The local government has SURRENDERED
quietly and the rebel appointees rave
taken their places with little stir. A
few Manchu officials have been killed,
but most OF them have Joined the rebel
cause.
Tho American cruiser Albany Is an.
chored of Shanghai awaiting the ar
rival OF Rear-Admiral Joseph Il. Muir
dock. who is expected on Nov. 2 The
| New Orleans is still at Marking.