The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-30

health. che hospitals ara not overcrowed.
and with systematic communication with
Taku and Tong Ky. AMI constantly arriv-
INK supplies. tho physical situation at Tien
Tsin Is excellent.
Strenuous efforts have been made 20 put
tho city In a sanitary condition. ana they
have partially succeeded However, Il is
more than the work Of month 10 undo
the work Of DAYS Lime by the ton =
being used IN courts. alleys and CUTTERS.
and the surface drains which line the
curhs are kept cleaned out and free.
Nevertheless. European residents agree
that the nearness OF frost g. a thing 10
he thankful for. Huge stacks Of rottlne
rice and tons OF burned and decomposing
sugar an the region OF the river front
with an unhealthy and terrible stencil,
while the ruins Of the Chinese city are
almost impossible because Of vile odors
In the heat Of the day. Chinese pro
visional government has been established
over the native city. administered by
Americans ana Europeans. police
force. native end foreign. r. in WORKING
order. ard system Is being gradually
evolved out ~ the chaos. The foreign
city is efficiently policed by troops. and
perfect order is maintained At every
corner Is sentry. while guards and pa.
trolls are constantly afoot night and day.
The foreign residents are gradually re.
turning 10 ma their homes either destroy
81 or occupied by the allied forces. and
u f. expected that an attempt soon will
be made 60 fix compensation for occupa-
ton. and use OF such properly. The resi-
dents accept the situation philosophlcally
and there Is apparently no conflict with
the military authorities.
That u will be many months before the
rehabilitation OF Tien Tsin IN begun. is
"a certainty. That II VIII ever be restored
10 Us once beautiful proportions is
doubtful. The slow work Of years was
destroyed IN a week Beautiful villas
superb residences. once handsome grounds
are but wreck ond ruin. ard the hot
breath Of war has blasted The Pie-H o val.
ley from Pekin TO the Gulf OF Take.
Tten Tsin, China. Aug - General ap-
prehension was felt here OF "a famine
when the cold weather sets in. FOREIGN
! residents Of Tien Tsin do not hesitate 20
predict terrible suffering among the ma
lives and military men who have looked
into conditions in the Pci-Ho valley are
inclined 20 believe that the fear OF a IA
mine IS well founded Already there IS
considerable suffering although fresh pro.
duce Is coming ia slowly. aud what the
result will be when frost puts an end TO
vegetation Is not difficult 20 forEee. Rice.
the great staple OF China Is no longer in
the market this FAR north Every sack
Of the white grain has been commander
al or purchased by the allies. and the ma
tives. thus unable 10 buy H. must depend
on the charity of the forces. The supply
on hand Is none too plentiful u II prac-
ucally impossible to even roughly csti-
mate the quantity but II 81 stated TO be
considerably less than normal Usually
az this season the river g. crowded with
vessels bringing the winters supply Of
rice from the South. but now every avail
able craft Is IN the service Of the forces.
transporting supplies and materials con-
sequently there r. little chance that any
considerable quantity OF rice can arrive
between now and the freezing Of the river
The situation Is conceded to DE- very crii-
teal and the outlook g. for great loss OF
life. At best. the military authorities,
even with a Systematic distribution Of
food and acting IN concert, could relieve
only a tithc Of The people. and no such ar
rangemeut or agreement Is probable. AZ
best transportation in the winter Is DIFF
ncult matter. and every resource viii be
taxed 20 provide for the big army which
will be scattered from the coast at Takn
up 20 pekin The army must be FED
and fed il viii be while the natives VIII
etarve Every nation Is rushing Ia sup
plies. there is not an available boat but
b. pressed into service anu even NV wv
lack Of bottoms is q serious one. By Dec.
I the PeI-Ho river viii be frozen as vel az
mo Gulf OF Taku. on which lee forms fer
zen or rwelve mikes out. ana supcrhuman
EFFORTS are being made 60 take advantage
~ the remaining weeks OF autumn.
T,bere has already been some informal dis
,,ssior as to the means Of keeping com
nunication by water open after ice forms
MIN the result that there Is a tentative
understanding that the Russian force VII
hr,r. in an ice boat. The heavy tides
,,,,yent any great thickness OF ice IN the
rulf and h. Is believed that with a SUIT
,hio vessel a channel can be easily Kept
ricsr 10 Tong-Ku. the railway terminal.
.,,t,o r4ver IS a most serious matter, ana
4, n no, Iikelv that any attempt VIII le
r.aae 10 keen Il free In this way the rail-
-. vsli, he taxed TO its utmost capacity.
Al Tho Governments are employing ma
,,,.ssl,bor freely. but the supply Is - Tar
A. ovceas OF the demands that the per-
a,t.ve OF those who will thus be en-
800 40 live through the winter Z cN-
,rarnesv small. The belief Is general that
,,r,,atiou cannot be avoided at mis- late
-, snf even the most conservative Tor
-, rcsiSents all conversant with con-
,a,t,,s admit that the coming winter VIII
~ ,crrlble one tn tie Tien Tsin eoun-
try.
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