The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
Chinese Rebels are Destroy
ing Villages
KILLING THE INHABITANTS
The Situation Becomes Grave-Insur-
gents Driven From Canton, but
Continue Activi ties Out
side the City.

Hong Kong, May p Rebellion, brig.
andage and anarchy are stalking
through the western half Of Kwang
Tung province, numbering, pillaging and
burning.
The loyal troops are fighting desper.
ately to crush the uprising, the serious
ness of which is revealed in further dis
patches from Canton yesterday.
WI Sum, Chinese, who was educat
ed in Japan and has adopted the dress
of western countries, is the leader of
the revolt against the Manehu dynGs-
ty.
The brigand chief Lux OF Shuntak, is
at the head OF horde of outlaws, whose
object is robbery, accompanied by kill
ing.
Following the standards of these two
men are anarchist groups, to whose pur-
pose the present outbreak lends itself
most adyantageously.
These combined forces have thrown
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their own lives against the troops and
since the first outbreak Thursday night,
much blood has been shed Sedition is
rife among certain of the troops and this
is special source OF alarm as it is
feared that the disafrected soldiers will
desert their officers if the revoters APP
pear to have the upper hand Official
adyiees and the refugees arriving from
Canton yesterday confirm the sinister
reports Bodies of the slain lie in the
streets of the city Famine prices are
asked for foodstutfs, while many of the
dealers have deserted their places alto
gether. The shops generally are closed,
In the panic, there have been few at
tempts to bury the dead
Yesterday the revolters withdrew to
a great extent from Canton and are dew
astating the eountr yto the west along
the West river. Before falling back
they fought the troops from street to
street, many persons being killed. They
attacked the provisional arsenal and be-
ing repulsed gathered in an immense
rice store, which they barricaded with
bags Of rice. From the building they
threw bombs into the attacking troops
and were only dislodged when the build
ing was set on fire Many Of the re-
volters escaped but 80 or more died in
the flames, while others killed them.
selves to avoid capture.
While the fighting was progressing in
the streets, Chinese gunhoats patrolling
the West river fired into several parties
of rebels, slaughtering 200 Of them
J. la H.
lutioDaries attacked and captured Sam
Hui, 30 miles west of Canton and muir
dered the project, The troops were put
to flight and the rebels moved ON to |
Wen-Chow and Wool Chow. both of
which towns they took after slight re-
sistance. Lux band following in their |
wake, looted three towns. The trium.
plant sweep of the revolutionaries con- /
TIMED westward along the West river I
aud reports from that district saw that |
the movement is spreading and the revo-
lutionaries are numbering and pillaging /
in other places.
While the movement to the West is
being directed by Wa Sam, the brigand
chief Lux has led, personally, a force
to the north of Canton. He seized the
market at Chmglok, 20 miles north of
Canton Then he made a wide detour
10 the west of Canton and fell upon
a town Is miles to the south
west of the capital of the province.
Here, he first destroyed the palace Of the
assistant magistrate and then turned
he town over to his followers to be
Dotted.
Advices state that Shuivung, on the
Vest river. has fallen before the revolu-
ionaries, who murdered the project
The battle at Fatshan was hard
ought one.
The American gunboat Wilmington,
las placed Canton under her guns.
The viceroy of Canton, who took
efuge on a gllnboat after his palace was
,urned, Wednesday night, has ordered
roops to pursue the rebels into the coun-
~. The authorities appear to be in
ontrol at Canton. The gates of the
ity are closed and no one is allowed
0 enter. A vigorous round up of sus-
ects is being made. Seven gunboats
re anchored off the city.
The uprising began with plot against
he throne by -Manchus, who went
o Canton in great numbers from Hong
Kong. Their object was betrayed and {
he revolutionary movement was pre- ,
begun following an attempt to {
rrest the leaders,