The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-09-03
.RAVAGING OF PEI HO VALLEY
SOME OF THE 1LLTES CHARGED
 UITH BARBAROUS ACTS.
Little Ground for the Favorable Conn harrison of Civilized Warfare With Chinese Methods -Jaranese, Amcri- cans and British Guiltiess-Russians Accused of Awful Crimes-Women Murdered Without Reason.
Murdered without Reason.
(Copvright. 1900, Associated Press

Copyright, 1900. Associated Press.)
 Taku, Aug. 30, via Shanghai Sept. B.
 The Chinese in the, Pei Ho valley are
 paying dearly for the folly of their gov ernment. The retribution they are suf-
 fering exceeds the ordinary penalties of
 war. Along the river and the roads travelled by the foreign troops between
 Tien Tsin and Pekin an orgie of loot | ing and destruction continues with
 much useless slaughter of unoffendlng inha abitants. While the international forces were advancing the commanders,
 notably the Japanese, American and
 British enforced a certain degree of protection for property not needed for
 military purposes. At that time most of the population except the fighting men had fed But now the people are returning to their homes only to find no shelter or rice or occupation, In the overcrowded, famine threatened dis
 tricts away from the river their lives
 and small possessions are at the mercy
 of bands of soldiers travelling about
 without officers.
 The conditions prevailing leave little ground for the favorable comparison of civilized warfare with Chinese methods
 Robbery, ravishing and murder are so common that every responsible person one meets contributes stories from per sonal observations. The walled city Of Tung Chow was the only town in the pathway of the international forces whose people remained and attempted to continue business. During it's occu- patton the Japanese patrolled the place efficiently, protected the people and pre- vented footing beyond the amount inev- itable with any army, General Chaffee stationed a guard around the historic temple outside the wall, forbidding his troops to enter The commanders en- couraged the inhabitants to resume business, promising protection to all peaceful persons.
 When the armies advanced, however, the guards were removed, only small British and American garrison being left outside the wall. A correspondent of The Associated press returning from Pekin. found Tung Chow stripped like a corn field after plague of grass hoppers. Everything portable, of the smallest value, had been taken, goods from shops, clothing food, and furni- ture. Parties of soldiers of every na tionalty were roaming about unre- stricted. and presumably were doing much wanton destruction, in the spirit of deviltry smashing furniture and glassware, and tranpling books and pictures under foot. Most of the Chi nese were submitting to all this in ab- ject fear. The few who dared to pro- l test were kicked about.
 Several bodies lay in the streets, ap- 1 those of non-combatants. The l inhabitants without food or clothing | were huddling In back yards in a pit | fable condition Villages to the south- ward are even worse despoiled.
 One week after Tellin was taken ths [ travellers to Tien Tsin were seldom out of the sight of burning houses Fires are started daily, although the shelter will be much needed if the troops are to hold the country during the winter. The soldiers are having fine sport" in lsing natives who creep back to their houses or attempt to work in the fields IS targets. The sight of a farmer lying where he was shot with a packet of grain or armful or other produce near ,y is quite common. The Russians ara he chief actors in this style of conouest put the French are remarkably conspic- laus, considering their small numhare The Indian troops and the Japanese are
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