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mission of Army Omcers with "a
Chinese Committee Sitting By-In-
ner City Run From the Palace by "a
More Absolute Commission.
ITO all intents aud purposes the Box
er is an extinct species around here,
writes a special correspondent Of the
New York Commercial Advertiser from
Tien-tsin. TO be sure, there were
couple of the species extant the other
day, but they had been in captivity for
some weeks. They were executed AMI
their heads placed on exhibition on
one of the walls. A crowd Of foreign
ers were present at the execution, ana
they all said afterward that it was
most interesting. The Japanese were
the executioners and I'm one case did
the work with one stroke. Two Box
ers were beheaded and two were shot.
1.-THE police Of the city Is under the
English chief Of police, a captain IN
the army, who has for assistants Jap
anese French, English and American
officers. 1t makes a most cosmopoli-
tan mess that sits down for tifiin IN
the banquet hall of the viceroy's pal
ace. Indeed, it is a study to see all the
different uniforms assembled there.
English is the language spoken.
"The government of the inner, wall
ed or Chinese city, as it is variously
called, is a most interesting lessonsin
military government. The city Is diyid-
ed up into four sections, each having
a gate, for, like most Chinese cities,
there is a gate for each of the cardinal
points. The Russians. Japs, Ameri-
cans and English have each n quarter
of the city to police. Each nationality
has 100 troops quartered In the center
Of It's part of the city for this purpose.
The Russians have 200 troops, as they
have the northwestern. from which an
attack was considered most probable
and where the most lawless element Is.
At each gate there IS a military guard,
and patrols are out night and day, all
having strict orders to allow no loot
ing and to arrest suspicious people
"In the center of the city the large
tower that gives a good view Of the
surrounding country is also garrisoned
in rotation by the different nationah-
ties. And to furnish greater protec-
ton native police dressed in fantastic
garb may be seen at nearly every block.
They are vOuched for by the most
Trustworthy Of the Cinnamon of the
quarter, but are really little more than
coolies dressed up in uniform. Detach-
ed posts are now being scattered all
over the different points of the city,
consisting Of ten foreign soldiers and
ten native troops or policemen. The
natives of course are armed only with
a club, and since they have little back
bone it is hoped that the foreign troops
will supply that. OF course all the for
eign troops are armed, and at night no
one is allowed out 1t is a frightened
coolie that ventures out after dark,
and IL he goes near gate you can hear
him crying out, Cody cody, cody?
long before he reaches the sentinel,
and well he may, as it does not take
much to make a sentry fire. The Rus
SLAMS and French are almost sure to
open up Il fusillade some time during
every night.
"The Americans have won high
praise for their efficient police work,
their chief success being IN raiding
opium joints. The number Of these
that have been looted is nearly 100.
The Japs hold their own, however. In
their cheerful, resolute way they can
be seen very frequently strOlling along
through the city streets. They seem 10
enjoy it all, and they stop to inycsti-
gate anything that has aroused their
curiosity. They are most serious. The
first time that one sees them salute is
somewhat Of a shock. They stand
stock still and raise their hand, so that
you think they have a message for
you. But soon the surprise wears of,
since they are most punctilious about
saluting, and they are quite numerous
| saw their quarters in the Chinese
city and was struck with the clean
ness and comfort there. 1t was an old
temple that had been chosen, and the
straw mats spread in front Of the diff
ferent shrines with the little Japs
stretched out on them doing made a
very pleasant sight. The Japs are very
popular with our men and seem to get
along very well with the Chinese also.
l was much amused-tU see the enjoy
ment a little Jap got out Of feeding a
coolie grasshoppers. He would give
the coohe one, and as It was greedily
eaten the Jap would sputter away TO
show how he wouldn't eat such a thing
and then smile brightly, as if 1t was
the best joke in the world. l was half
tempted myself, though, to follow the
coolies example, as the hoppers didn't
look half bad, Drowned as they were.
They looked as If they had been cook
ed in molasses."