The Saint Paul globe., 1900-09-30
MARTIAL LAN IN TEN IS|N
EVERYWHERE ABOUT THE CoUN-
TRY Is DEVASTATED BY THE
SHOCK of WAR
WIDESPREAD FAMINE FEARED
Russian and Japanese Troops Pre-
dominate in and About the
Cfty-Americans Donn1-
clled In Tents.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
THEN TSIN, Aug. 26-Military law still
prevails In Tien Tsin. and the city has
as yet made no6effort to recover from
the terrible shock which it experienced.
Everywhere is ruin. The land is de-
vastated, villages wiped out. crops COM
wandered or destroyed and the natives
either hiding or killed. 1t would take a
wise crow to fly down the valley of the
tons. Nothing is left Of this
gion save roofess huts, fallen walls
and devastated gardens. No sign of life
| is to he seen outside the city except the
I scattered outpests, and within the walls
| there is only soldiery.
| Here the Russians and Japanese pre-
dominate. No one knows the total
strength of either force, but they run
into the thousands skirting the river
on either bank the Russians camps dot
the country, the Russian flag flies from
! the railway stations and Russian troops
are continually passing the roads, either
moving enwards to Pekin or establish
| ing advanced outpoSts. There are both
| Cossaeks and foot soldiers, and all fine
! looking fellows, making a splendid show
| in their white blouses and black trousers
tucked into top boots. Next in number
are the Japanese, and here again not
| even a rough estimate can be made of
their strength. They appear, regiment
after regiment. and as fast as one con-
| signment asriYes from Taku, those sta
toned here are pushed forward. The
Germans are also active and are not slow
in getting them in and to the front
! Meanwhile the American and British
forces are quiescent in camp, and do not
seem inclined to press matters now that
the legations are safe.
THE AMERICAN CAMP.
The American forces are eamped in the
extreme eastern portion of the city, on a
fat lying along the south bank of the
river, and are, with the exception Of
some Russian tropps, the only force nv-
! Ing under tents The other forces are
quartered in buildings in the foreign con-
| cess1on. Col. Mohl, Of the Fifteenth in
fantry, is the ranking American officer
| In the absence Of Gen. Chaffee and his
| headquarters are in the home of g
wealthy Chinaman, who was an un-
dertaker. The low. one-story structure,
1 ASAA VI AudAAAC COQIlS- ana passages, was
1uH or collins when the Americans took
possession, and in one court yard were a
number Of bodies of wealthy Chinese en-
closed In handsome lacquered easkets
Here also Is the headquarters of the
conmtssary and qlarterma aster's officers
| on two sides of the building lie the carnp
OF the American army, while the9river,
yellow and sluggish, winds along the
north end of it. 1t Is not an ideal camp
ing ground. The treeless plain is inches
deep in dust; there is no vestage of
shade, and all the water must be carried
some distance to the Camp The sun
beats down pitilessly. even so late In the
season as this. and she mdsaNitos are
The marine corps mas fsred> bat+er
Like the European aand English troops
the sea soldiers are 1tIarfered in Eairv
comfortable bliiId8sfgs in the English con-
cess1ons. The men occupy Several large
/ structures, with Big courts or com
pounds, while the o4ffcers are ouartered
IN a series OF private residences in Vic
@ lolla terrace. The americans are kept
pretty close to camp, and there is very
llttte attempt at fPate raf2ing with the
other armies. In fact. It IS almost f7u1.e-
vented entirely by the Inability of the
various forces to- communicates p,,ao
IcalIy none of foreigners know arv
En- l1sfIr and the bat ttaAfo4l of Tslch fl,,
sIlers are about the only comrades the
nluecoats can find. On the whole the4na-
uons Keep pretty well to themselves
1loticeapiy SO in the case of the Russians,
VINO are seldom seen in company with
any other nationality
Inc Americans, without excantior a..
pehaY1ng- splendidIy,3 and their off4oarS
nave been much tcomplimented an tta
dlsclpnne and police of the force No
grave charges have been brought against
"a tli7iii' ana IN the loot they do not seem
10 nave peen In the same class wifi, tha
others, especially the Russians Nany
grave stories are told of the crua1t7, o,7d
rothlessness of the zCossael1s d,1rino 49,
ngntlIlS, but 1t fSsnaturaIIy irnpossibIa -
suostantlate them at this late dav An
English resident found some CossaeIrs
OF other Russlanss slootiug his Office tTa
stiatGled sn the shoulder ornament from one
OF them, reported to the Russian eaoo
ship, and in few days ieser the 1,rfort
unate offender was = -
SWUNG FROM THE YARDARM
Here, in Tien Tsin, an America, eo,,.s
a party of Russian soldiers Iootino bis
mousse He followed them up. and met
Ing the Russian commander stated hic
grievance. The men were lined I'm alone
the street and searched, and considers bJa
silver brought to light Without the
cumbersome fermality Of a courtnartfa1
nf2Ra6
wall and shot to death
However, who ever did the loa+Ing Al.
1t thoroughly, for of the MANY beaf1tff1,1
residences In the foreign concessions few
escaped, while the native city was strin-
ped was strip
The big shells from the forts swant
down the Victoria road, flew over tbe
river and left devastation in their nath
Grim, desolute, blackened walls are oil
that rs left of this once beautifuT .sectfor
They stand in ruined gardens and blasted
trees keep guard over shapelees plies Of
debris p--es VI
1t is impossible to convey an idea of
the ruins In the native citv. Tba
matched roofs burned fereeIy. and the
mud walls shivered at the impact of +ha
smells. Probably no accurate estimate of
the loss of life in this densely populated
sectlon will ever be made A curious
fact, is, that q native child or woman
IS seldom seen, even yet. The Chinese
say they were Killed, but the resident
foreigners believe they are either hid
den in the native city, or have been sent
to the country
OF cody labor there Is no scarcity
ihe word has gone forth that the for
eigners will employ them, and the supply
far exceeds the demand The wages
range from 10 cents 5fMexican) to SO 1-3
cents CMexfcan) per day, the latter price
being paid by the Americans. who also
give each cody two pounds of rice A
day. All ordinary ecegpa tons are s11s
pended. Of course and beyond what the
natives derive from their. labor for the
FORCES of occupation, they have no means
of subsistence.
Naturally food of all kinds Is scarce. A
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