Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-21
Martial law is being

to be exemplary. Martial law is being
| enforced.
The run on the banks here has stopped
| but the native banks are unable TO pay
their outstanding checks and business is
at standstill. Otherwise the situation
here is quiet.
As viewed from here, the Chinese who
are not openly identified with either the
LoyaIist or revolutionary Gauss appear
like a flock of sheep, hesitating and pref
| ty certain to follow the majority when
they are sure of the probable outcome.
Everything depends upon the result of
the first few battles. Local sympathy is
generally with the rebels, who viii be
supplied openly with funds if they seem
in fair way to win. Up to now the rev
dictionary element here have conducted
their campaign with great strategy.
There are practically no Manchus in this
section. Two English newspapers here
now speak of "Constitutionalists" in
stead of "RevolHtionists.
There was a riot in a native newspaper
office. last night. when telegram an
nouncing that the Imperialists had won
the first battle was posted.
It Is stated that the plan is @ lure the
Imperial troops south and then bring
about an uprising in north China, thus
placing the Imperialists between two
fire. The ultimate purpose is to make
one of the cities on the Han river the
capital of the empire. Such location
would have many advantages over Pekin,
which is removed from the center of pop
ulation.
The Manehus are strong at Ranking
and Tankehow. but all other towns in the
district are distinctly revolutionary IN
sentiment, particularly Sooehow. which
is the seat of great modern university,
Kansas city NO oet' z3-lhe Ioreisii
powere are waiting TO %eize Inc OUTSIDE
province OF CHINA, out Inc central part
of the country VIII remain eolhPie.e
union under the reorganization that Is
coming, asserted Key. sydney Z far-
trudGe. Episcopal blshop OF kansas oh5.
here, today Bishop Partridge spent -
years as clergyman IN emma, return
ing to the United States only lie"
months ago.
The revolutionary movement he con-
tinued. ''is a welcome one a almost any
change in China viii be benefit to the
, nRGI4lp
customs and corrnpt officials"
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London, oct. Especial dispatches
received here from Shanghai report
| that there has been riot1nS at Han
| kow. Han Yang and WI Chang. Mar
tial law was declared IN all three
cities but the rebels were able to
maintain Only partial order. 1t TAN
Eow several leoters were shot AT
| Han Yang both rioting ana looqng
We're INDUCED in. According to the
ldispatches the last refugees arriving
at Shanghai say that the rebels have
thrown up formidable earthWorks OF
| the hill of Han Yang.
| A majority of the native residents
lof Shanghai as well as many 1ofeISn-
ler5 there symrdthize with the rebels,
and the dispatches say that when a
lplaFard announcing an Imperial We
tory at Hankew was posted At IA
tive newspaper office, the CHINESE
broke the windows i'll the building. y
teablegr;m from kiu Chang sent by
a correspondent who witnessed Fhufs-
lday's fighting says that the casual
ties were slight but that IMMENSE
fires were started by bursting sheils-
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