The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-15
RED REVOLUTION
CRASHING CHINA
Whole Country Settling Caul-
dron, With Murder and
Arson Chief Weapons.
REBELLION GAINS GROUND
Unless 1t Is Checked Soon 1t
Will Become Warfare
of Extinction.
REBELLION GAINS G

Especial Cable to The Times-Dispa tch. }
Pekin. October live will give
China a government like that OF Amer.
ica," the rebel viceroy Tang said to.
day
The anti -Manchus are weging a re-.
volution. which. unless 1t is checked
or is soon successful, actually will be-
. come a warfare of extinction.
The situation tonight still is more
serious than 1t was yesterday or lasr
night The imperial government is
drawing on its every resource to put
down a revolt that is growing hourly
The rebels are perfecting their organi.
cation as they conquer new territory
with the aid OF thousands of troops
who have deserted the imperial ranks
Meantime, the country Is a seethins
cauldron of red revolution. with muir.
der and arson the chief weapon OF
hendishly determined insurgents.
Diregs determination.
WI Chang and Pekin are the pivotal
points Of the war. China, at WI
Chang. is republic. proclaimed yes
terday. In Pekin the Menchu dynasty
by countless royal edicts is directing
determination of the rebels.
the Manchu court Extraordinary pre-
cautions have boen taken to protec,
the prince regent in tho fear of an at.
tempt at assassination The imperial
household Is in complete disorder.
The war officials are encouraging
great difficulty in moving troops tp the
revolutionary centres owing to the pre-.
cautions taken by the rebels TO cripple
the railroads except between points
which they wish TO reach themselves
Little sympathy is expressed for tns
Manchu throne. The educated Chinese
are completely in accord with. the re-
volution.
Incoming dispatches that evade the
government censor indicate severa'
new uprisings. The Niceroy of Nankin
has teleSr aphed for more troops, plain
ly expressing his doubu that imperis
authority can be maintained in his
province.
Similar hdvices have been received
from Canton. whore an outbreak is
expected at any moment. Uprisings
with massacres of Manchus. arc re.
ported from Tienstin and Pao- Ting Flu.
"IrOn Man" Recalled.
Yuan Shi-Kai. Chlna's iron man,
formerly commander-in chict OF tn.
army and navy, and who was banishe ed
three years ago because his power had
aroused the jealousy of the Manchus
has been recalled by royal edict and
made Viceroy of Hu-Peh and Human
provinces, with orders to proceed to
Wu-Chang and re-establish royal au-
rhorlty in that city. The decisive bat.
tie OF the revolution may be fought
there.
BY the same imperial edict yuan Shl
Kai will have the assistance of Admira,
sab Chens Ping. commander of the
navy. and General Yin-Tchang, com.
mander OF the Army OF the North The
edict also orders that Tsen Chuan Swan
snpersede General Chao Erh-Feng as
commander of the military forces in
See Chuen province,
The first step by Yuan Shi-Kai Will
be the bombardment OF Wu-Chang. The
residents of that city are already flee
Ing for safet Great fear is felt for
the foreign residents. both OF WI
Chang and Of Hankow. The foreign
consuls at the latter city have request
ed the DIPLOMATS bodies to make ,rep
reservations to the Chinese govern.
ment. asking that the bombardment be
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