The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-09
CHANG AND ARMY
A R E ADVANCING
Victorious Rebel Leader Is En-
Route to Capital at Command
of Throne, but His Troops
Are With Him-Stories of
Horrible Cruelty Come
From Hankow.

on the way to Picking whose coming Is
anNiously awaited. One of the men IS
Lang Chi Chiao. the noted exile. vino
Is considered the most influential Chi
nainan of letters. lie Is believed to be
returning here from Japan to take an
active part in the work of reform The
other ID General Chang Shao-rsen.
commander of the Lanchau troops, vino
forced promises from the administra-
lion of constitutional government,
H. GENERAL Chang has refused appoint /.
J lneut as imperial envoy to conciliat g
the people OF the North, on the ground
mat his troops desired TO remain under
his command. and he is now on his way
to the capital at the summons of the
government, probably for the purpos :
OF broad discussion OF the situation
with the administration. IL that Is pos
Sible.
Natives Terror-Stricken,
There is no question Of the serious
ness OF events in Peking. The foreign
residents for the present are amply
protected, but thousands of natives are
terror-stricken and fear the approach
OF Chang Shao-Tscn. who may not
come alone.
la the National Assembly to-day
mcmbersi;sasked what measures had
Deen t-hen for the protection OF the
: iy~~I''' % EehiuG General
> Nhans, and the question also WAS raised
| as to whether he was coming at the
mead OF his troops. No member of the
government was present to reply, but
the president OF the Assembly answered
thht Chang was accompanied by his
soldiers, and that the palace had cv,-
IDENTIFY ordered him here because he
stanuS Tor the best that they now can
nope Tor. constitutional monarchy.
h.N oh
the murder of General WI Luz Cheng.
1t was General Chang's intention 90
proceed 10 Peking anyway, but the
Foreigners controlling the RAILWAY on
posed TINS prior TO the governments
order 4
The only government here at pres
ent seems to be the regent, Prince
chun. and cx-Premier Ching. They
are without support. The board OF
ofhcials. IL they have not already de.
serted their posts, arc busy packing
their valuables. while critici2ing the
regent and Prince Ching. The latter
are ready to acqulescc in anything in
an endeaVor to prevent exile, but Ger
tam Manchu clements arc unwilling
LOT an ao1ect surrender, not realizing
the seriousness of their position
Preparing for Struggle.
The opinion Is held at the legation
that General Chang cannot capture
ekinG without struggle. He NAV
be permitted to enter. but tight is
pound TO come before the Manchus
surrender their privileges Further
more. the Manchus' actions somewhat
belle their words. They are undoubt-
eaiS preparing for siege. and are
storing rice in the barracks Tho
palaces loyal garrison has been in
creased by small bodies OF picked men.
while the Chinese arc being sent out
side the walls. The city gates have
peen oHerhauled and strengthened
me Mukden viceroy, General Chuo
Erh-oun. is enlisting Il now brigade of
1900 Manchus. General YIN Tchanr
and several other high oincials and
princes have taHen refuge in the leRa
ton quarter hotel, while other Man
chus nave sought shelter IN the vari-
GUS legations To-day witnessed the
largest exodus from the capital since
the revolution began
special trains drawn by double an
Gines and packed with passengers ara
making continuous trips TO Ticn-Tsin.
Many Bodies in Ruins
ilankow November 8, via Wu-uu
November s-The city Of HanRow has
been destroyed by fire over two thirds
of its extent. T lowest estimate ~
thousand people are destitute. Hun.
dreds of half burned bodies lie among
the ruins. Many OF them are the
bodies OF women and children
The customs house, the post-ottica
and the American missions have been
spared. The city has been looted. the
imperiallsts taking n hand in the pill
iaSe. lmperialist officers tried to
check this work. and executed u mum
Der of the soldiers. Refugees were
deprived of their loot on entering the
British concessions. carloads OF valu-
able furs. silks and jeweIry being
seized.
On Friday afternoon the consuls ap-
pealed to the Imperialists to cease
burning the town. \ proclamation.
which was issued Immediately. de-
clared that the rebels were responsible
for the fires. and ordered that these
be checked. The following day new
fires started in various quarters
Mission liz Looted.
The David Hill Memorial School for
the Blind, connected with the Wen
leyan Mission. has been looted, while
In contrast all the mission property
in Wu-Chang, which is held by tho
revolutionists. has been proteet-tl-
On November 3 there was consider
able gunnery practice, beginning be
fore daylight. The Impcrialist battery
behind HaDkow moved to the soutn-
west In belated fulhlment of the
promise to shift the line of fire from
the concessions This battery and an
other stationed on the plains engaged
in heavy duel with Han Yang Hill.
The WI Chang forts used powder oe-
cnsionally aud Joined In defense OF
Han Yang. .
\ few hundred OF the revolutionists