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Show H President Das Been ' I l' "Hi Named By Victorious Rebels I ' "HUH San Francisco, Oct 13. Advfces M were received here today ' -by tho """""H Chung Sal Yat Po, tho Chlneso Dally . World! that the revolutionists in I ' jH China have declared a republic, elect. j H ing Li Yuen Hung, lieutenant co I ) ""H mandcr of the imperial new arm' I i H president jH According to tho advices received ' "jjjjH hero, the revolution is spreading. An jjjH uprising has occurred in the province jjjjjjjjjjjH of Hunan, south of Hupeh, the capital H has fallen, and twenty miles of rail- ' jH road has been destroyed. H At Hankow the foreign consuls ) """""H havo declared their strict jioutrallty. , ""H As a precautionary measure, how- " over, the foreign residents are drill- 1 "H Ing dally and preparing to defend the H concessions. H Chang Piao, commander-in-chief of """""H the imperial forces In Hupeh, was i """""""""" badly wounded yesterday and has tak- """""H en refugo In tho Japanese concession """""H at Hankow. H Genoral Yin Tchong, tho minister """""H of war, reached Pao Ting Fu, 100 ""H miles south of Peking, yesterday H morning and continued his advance. "jjjjjH He could not proceed far, however, """"""H owing to the destruction of railroad jjjjjH tracks and the activities of the revolu- j""""H tionlsts. (v ," Well-Informed Chlneso here say '"""""H that little 1b known regarding Li ; "jjjjH Yuen Hung, and that he probably has H been elected to the presidency of tho """""H newly-proclaimed republic only tern- """"H porarlly. He Is said to have received . jjjH an European education and to havo I jjjH graduated from the Northorn Naval ( H academy at . Tien Tsin. He was a j jjjH lieutenant commander of the Imperial """""H new army which revolted. , M Revolution Spreading. JjjjjH Peking, Oct 13, China today faces H an unprecedented crisis. With the jjjH spread of revolutionary activity, tho " l"""""H opinion Is gaining ground that the " H fato of the ruling dynasty hangs in j"""H the balance. f""H Tho revolution is no longer confined , to the central provinces, a thousand :jjjH miles away from the capital. Peking '; itself is threatened. ' Mombers of the cabinet admitted )H today that the garrison here la known ll to be honoycombod with tho revolu- ' H tlonary sentiment The samo condl- -'"jjjjH tlon exists in tho two great military, MH postB Which guard tho capital. j There aro still official attempts to i'H minimize tho gravity of the situation. H but the reports reaching the capital j IH gave little basis for hope. Today's rl news Included reports that Strung i'lH King was In danger, that I-Chang had, i H been taken, that Yo-Chow had fallen;' 'il and that communication between.', Hankow and Chang Sha, the capital H of Hunan province, was Interrupted I t"H An edict published today offors ' I M pardon to nil revolutionists ''who j fl wore coerced into joining the rebel- , "H The pardon Is conditional, howover,J ) tM on their expressing suitable repen H tance for tholr dofectlon. j H Tho govornment today followed un ) IH Its act of yesterda', cashlorlng tho j lH vlceroj- of Wu Chang, by extending KJH the samo treatment to General Chang , j jH Pino, the commander of tho troops lnj jH 1 the Wu Chnng district, where the out- J jH break 'begun. 1 , "H Evory, effort of tho authorltlos for M tho presont will bo concentrated In an ; i "H attompt to provide adequate defonso "H for tho capital of the emplro. Tho. l "H program for tho autumn maneuvers, j"H In Kxil iFong, 400' miles south of Pe- IH king, whero 30,000 troopu were to j "H have participated in extensive drills, j H was cancelled today and the sixth dl- ( H vision of the army was ordered to en- j jjH train this afternoon for Tone Tal. a j'H suburb of this city. (, "H Tho government In Its reports on j 1 the situation, is attempting to convoy I jH the impression that tho revolutionists I H aro without trained leadors or ado- ( tM quato organization. But the rovolu- A VM tionlsts havo a reliable chief, well j H versed In military affairs, in General j IH Li Qiuin Hong. Socrot advices re- I IH velved horo indicate, moreover, that M H Dr. Sun Yntzon, whom tho revolution- j I IH ists hope to olect president, of a jH ChlncBo republic, was at Shanghai A H last week and may by now bo on the I IH scono of operations at Wu Chang or k" Hankow. 4 "H Consular advlcos received here to- . j H day stato that tho rebel artillery has j H occupied a hill commanding Hankow t H and tho rebels have taken possession V H of the railway station. The allied i H foreign raarlncVlune landed and aro ft lH protecting the foreign concessions uu- H der command of tho Japanese ad- ,' H miral Kawashlrao, tho head of tho , H third squadron of the Japanese navy. J jH The Chinese gunboats are anchored H off the foreign concessions for their ' V H own safetv. H |