Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-10-13
MORE RUSSIAN
ATROCITIES
They Respect Neither Age Nor Sex,
But Murder Peaceful Chinese
Indiscriminately.
THE COUNTRY DEVASTATED
Horrible Sights Seen by the Members Of
the American Relief Force-The Black
Flags Leave Canton to Join
the Empress.

Tung Chow, August 30.-(Correspond-
ence Associated Press.)-It is eighty
miles by river from Tien Tsin to this
place, and now, two weeks after the al
lied forces marched through, the signs
of war are more apparent than at first.
Posts have been stationed at intervals
of a few miles, and the troops completed
the work of desolation. The villages
that were only partially burned are now
utterly destroyed, as they were found
to be hiding places for snipers, who at
tackled single travellers and occasional
small parties. American and English
troops are daily supplied with chickens
and eggs by the Chinese. The Chinese
avoid the Russian camps, as the Rus
slams are even now killing them in the
most brutal and cold-blooded manner,
irrespective of age or sex. There is
hardly man in the relief expedition
who has not story to tell of Russian
barbarism of which he has been an eye
witness. 1t Is impossible to go on the
river without seeing floating bodies, not
bodies of Boxers killed in action, but
those Of coolies killed for no other pur-
pose than to satiate the bloodthirsti-
ness and cruelty Of some soldiers. Dogs
and hogs along the river bank are liv-
ing off human flesh. Along the roads
and rivers horrible sights are witnessed
and the stencil of putrid flesh is fearful
BLACK FLAGS LEAVE COUNTRY.
Paris, October ia trustworthy dis
patch from Shanghai says that General
Liu, chief of the Black Flags, left Can
ton at the head of considerable force
and will traverse the province of Hu
Nan, cross the Yang Use at Ottan, and
then traversing the province of Ho Nan
join the empress at Sian Flu, the capital
Of Shen ST, for the purpose Of acting
as her body guard. 1t is believed that
the dowager empress will arrive at Sian
Flu about October 20.
DISCUSSING THE GERMAN NOTE
Berlin, October 13.-A dispatch from
Tien Tsin, dated October u, says: At a
conference of diplomats at Pekin on Oc-
tober 8, the German note Of October
was discussed. In regard to the first
point, whether the list of ringleaders
contained in the Chinese edict was COM
plete, the conference declared that the
names Of the chief culprits, Tung Fuh
Sian and Yu Hsin, had been omitted.
On point No. 2 1t was decided that the
punishment is inadequate. On point No.
it was concluded that the penalties
must be carried into effect by the dele
gates Of the legations.
SOME USE FOR THE TRIBUNAL.
Washington October 13.-The Rus
sian suggestion that the International
court of arbitration of The Hague be
given jurisdiction over the Emergencies
Of views arising on the question of Chi
nese indemnities received the adher-
ence of the American. French and Rus
sian governments, thus giving a strong
assurance of it's general adoption.
A MARCH ON PAO TING Flu.
Washington, October 13.-The Japa-
nese legation is in receipt of dispatch
from the foreign office at Toxic, con-
tanning report from the japanese con-
sui at Tien Tsin to the effect that the
allied forces of Great Britain, France,
Germany and Italy would on the 18th
inst. march upon Pao Ting Flu in three
columns, the right under the British
commander, the center under the Ger
man and the left under the French, and
The Japanese commander would take
charge of the defense of Pekin.