Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-19
IMPERIAL TROOPS
CLAIM VICTORY
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At HANKOW
BELIEVED RESULT VIII
DISCOURAGE REVOLT
First Encounter Between Gov
eminent and Forces of New
Formed Republic Develops
Weakness of Rebel Leaders.

weakness OF KeDel Leaders,
The Imperial Chinese troops and
the revolution have come tu grips At
Hankuw. The battle as vet Is indecis-
I've. The government at pekin claims
la greater victory and the government
troops hold the trenches az UankoW
as we'll as the station whore rein-
loreemcnts are hourly arriving.
Tho rebels have fallen back on
WI Chang, which 1t Is said. they have
succeeded in strongly certifying in the
last few days. The casualties on both
sides IN the enlargement are reported
Ia be- large FOR the fighting AZ times
WAS at the bayonct point.
During the battle hetwtcn tho land
forces The Chinese warshlpa shelled
The rehcl position. hat dispatches
from Haukov Indicate that The return
fire from the forts WAS much more
effective ana that "a least two or the
imperial gunhoals were badly dam
aged,
American warships have hecn or
dcrod 20 Nan King, Shanghai and
'rieu Tsin. The Aberenda. which Ia
proceeding to Tien Tsln Is carrying
detachment 10 reinforce the Amori-
can legation at Pekin. Tho capital *
strongly guarded ana there seems lit
tie danger of disorder there.
Tho Prince Regent has yielded 10
the demands VI yuen Shi Kai. who Is
said will raise his own division OF
troops, numbering 10 900 for the pur-
pose of controlling the situation In
the provinces of Hu poh and Human.
In addition, the new viccroy has been
permitted 20 cash a personal grant of
SO 900 zoe.
After an evcntful career In lnterna-
tional relations under IA Hung Chung
covering years, Yuan Shi Kai on Jam
| uary ., 1909. was dismissed. ordered
To vacaic all his offices and return
home. He sent his family to the for-
| egn quarters In 'rler Tain and fled to
the same place Immediately after.
| The Prince Regent. dcprecating tho
| effect on the world OF this event ana
apprccialinE yuan Shi Ka's alarm
| sent q special message 10 Tlen Tsln to
reassure him. lie returned 20 hfs
| family home atWoi Hui F'u. in Honnn
and until now has lived there, n coun-
| try gentleman's life.
Yuan Shi Knl was dismissed fol-
lowing the death of his sovereign pro-
! teet0r. the hate empress dowager, he-
| cause he WIS an obstacle to the re-
apportionmen of imperial patronage
ana power for the benefit OF the num-
erous impecunious members OF the
prince regents family ana that OF tho
new dowager empress,
1t is known that hls paramount
idea upon the death Of the former
empress dowager and emperor was
the reform Of court practices, aboli
tlon Of European ennuch and female
influences in the palace, rescne Of the
boy emperor ana his education on
western lines.
His dismissal was called tho unad-
vised joint act of a hystcrlcAl widow.
Kuanghsus empress, and Of an ir-
resolutc regent Prince Chun.
The latter flung the odiet Of dis
missnl on the council table Tor APP
proyal without chance OF debate. The
sweeping aside of the grand council
showed Yuan his danger
majority Of the foreign ministers
in prkin regarded his dismissal as
an event inviting revolution and Sir
John Jordan, british minister, to-
gether with w. W Rockhill thcn
American minister on January Is,
1909. Jointly made formal representa-
tions to China necessiiating a declar-
alton of policy by the regency. Yuan
Shi Kai WIS given asylum by the
British aud American authorities.
who feared for his life and who since
that time have not failed to let China
know they hoped for his recall. Be-
cansr OF this. China on the occasion
of his acceptance of the appointment
4 "A ~
ger 10 Secretary Knox TO announce
the event.
YuHn Shi kai's consent To return
tu office comes after refusal Of at
loast two government ovcrturea. The
most important effort to coax him
hck occurred in 1910. when the gov
ornment appointed Tung shno Vi
president of u board I'm pckin as a
conoimtorl measure ana sonl him 10
ask Yuan to Join IN arranging rail
way and currency loans and pacifi-
cntion ot the opponents OF the gov
crnmcnts policy of industrial dovel-
opment by use Of foreign loans.
Peking, oct. 1S.-The Chinese gov
ernmcnt claims to have won u great
victory at HankoW ana announces
Aiiit wv Rltfi'N Hbih lfii HAuAifls
where the troop trains are arriving
rapidly. Although this report appears
to be exaggerated the feeling prevails
here that the government has really
achieved an important moral victory
The belief has been held here that
II the first encounter between the
revoltionaries ana loyal troops prov
ed decisive. the supremacy would he
settled there and then only few
towns outside of Han
koW, Wa Chang aud Han Yang, have
taken part in the rising. Nan King.
Chang Sha canton, and other cities
OF known revolutionary tendencies,
have not responded 20 the call Of the
Insurgents, SO far as can be learned
1hey are seemingly awaiting the result
of the first encounter.
Had the rebels overwhelmingly won
today's battle 1t was expected the
provinces below the Yang Use kiang
would be theirs.
with other important cities In re-
hellion the government would have
been unable 10 concentrate its
strength against the three in Hu Peh
province. The rebel leaders showed
/ he usual characteristic weakness in
not following up their early victories.
No news was received from Sze
f,hupu nroVince The American iega-