Arrivals from Nanking lust night report that since the taking of the city by the revolutionaries, many of the Tmperialists who remained have been put to death. On Saturday and Suoday the revolutionaries made a thorough examination of all, Ooolies who walked through the streets in their customary long gowns were stopped to see whether they bad the Imperialist uniform concealed beneath, and if this was found to be the case they were shot. One men, dressed a5 a civilian, was discovered carrying a revolver, and be.was immediately decapitated.
Seven of the Imperialist soldiers who defended Parple Mountain were shot Tt seems that the day before this strogbold wes actually taken the Imperialists notified the revela that they would give it up. This notice was considered to be geo nine, and the revolati aries advanced to take it on the following morning, only to be met severe fire from one of the forte. This act of what they considered treachery was requited by the shooting of men as mentioned above.
Tt seems that daring the days prior to the capture of Nanking di promoted by jealousy among the different generals were rife. Ambition is said to have spurred Genersl Lin, the commander of theChinkisng troops to! aspire to the commandership of Nan-' king, although it is said that General Hen, formerly under General Chang UN
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Hullo, did practically sll the work connected with the capture, 'Then the Governor of Soochow was introduced leader. So great were the rivalries among the various factions that on one cession' the Soochow Governor, while st Yaobomén station, fed for fear of assassination by some of the other factions, On Saturday a meeting was beld in Nanking to decide open the supreme commend there, but it mas abortive. Than " meeting took place in Shanghai with the same object, and prominent Chinese came to Nanking to try to settle the matter. Another thought that it woold then be decided who should take-the office in Nanking corresponding to a governorship. Possibly by this time these dissensions been bealed, With reference to the military rosie tion st Nanking and Pakon, it is reported that four of the forte at Pokon are still in the hands of the Imperialista,
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