The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-22
lOOIING STILL GOES ON.
LAID At THE DOOR or RECENTLY
ARRIVED EUROPEAN TROOPS.
Chinese Fear Of Foreigsers Wakes
EvsAesee Hard to secure-Food
ana Feel scarce in Tfentsfn-coid
weather VIII Cause su6erinE.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
TIENTsIN, Oct. 9-Numercus IN
stances Of robbery and mistrestfnent Of
1.nsn~s. ~ European soldiers have been
reported 70 the authorities. and since the
withdrawal OF the American contingent
Of the military police OF the walled city
Iawies~ness has Increased Much OF u
A. laid TO the door Of recently arrived
troopr buf the Chinese fear OF foreigners
makes IL practically impossible 70 get evil
dence against the perpetrators Ire
American cooiie gangs have been robbed
several times while returning at night 70
the native city. and they assert that the
French soldiers did IT, Now each gang
carries small American flag. and as far
MS reported this has afforded them pro-
lection.
Within the past few days several com
x,tafnts have been made to the provisional
city government that soldiers have openly
looted Chinese houses late at night, the
Chinese police affording absolutely no pro-
lection against foreigners.
According 10 Chinese reports small
bands ~ robbers have been committing
depredaffons In villages near the city,
but ~ far no organized effort 70 suppress
them has been made by the military au-
thoritfes In fact. the scarcity Of troops
available for such work and the utter I'm
possibility ~ locating the guilty parties
makes such task formidable one.
Food Scarce IN Tfentsta.
Tinsine~s IN rapidly reviving IN the ma
tive city % Tient~in. hut little new sup
plies are coming In. the demand for trans
pnrtAslon being go great that the Chi
ness merchants are unable to secure YES
sells The result, II scarcity OF food,
and the statement " made by reliable
= 49,. faf
rnfferinR The scarcity OF fuel Il beconn-
inr felt even among Europeans. and
there Ia little doubt thar the Chinese will
suffer greatly with the advent OF cold
weather
Realizing the conditions which must In
evifably prevail when the rigorous north
srn winter sets In. several American ON
rers quietly set IN foot a movement to
secure aid from the United states for the
natives. number Of resident foreigners
were approached and Immediately gave II
their emphatic disapprovai. They assert
-. NJ an Informal conference. that there
would he litfie. n any. suffering. and In
tImatrd that II would be highly impolftic
10 tnsuRurate y relief expedition NJ this
tiuna. Consequently. the proposition was
dropped but on avery hand there IL ample
evidence that the winter viii bring suffer
ing IN the already overcfowded Chinese
duarscrs. Hundreds ~ Chinese have
bern forced 10 take refuge In the city
from the nearby villages which are prsc-
tlcaiiy NIL destroyed and they are taking
rasse~sior % the ruins and repairing them
~ well ~ porsfb'e for shelter
Since thr withdrawal Of the marines ana
Part OF the Fifteenth infantry u police
= large section of the walled town, the
provisional government has been some
what handicapped The United States IL
mot nov represented IN the military po-
Wee, On Monday last the American rar-
r'son was withdrawn from ,he somth
atseHsls which was turned over 10 the
provisional government practically in
tact Only few rifles were taken from
the warshouses. commissioned officers ne
tnE allowed to secure n few relies The
evacuation ~ the arsenal was the ocra.
slon Tor listis ceremony Facing the
main cato OF the building high on In.
nfirh wall, there has nown since two
usys sftrr the Japanese ana Americana
rushed the south safe an American "a
y Vas the nrss piecs ~ red while and
hlus bunting that ever waved from IN.
ON fortihcntinns III the ancient eftv ~
o'elcck the garrison was drawn IN ,,,-
der stms. the standard sounded ~ a.
eukis and NJ the command pressnse,,
arms he n~K came slowly down.
Ps"hi~m 81 Supplies.
nv hfu"ism % placing sufficient sux-
russ ~ fekinx Tor the large force which
- 70 winter there has afforded a Ana
srst sof 'he suaftsrmaster= and cammi.-
nspnfsmsnt OF the various forces
~ Tact Y has been a contest Of n.,ho,,.
sna systens sud u Is generally aeknoxi'
saxea shet al present the Americans ~
aHsAa While supplies have heen ~,
tos steadily 40 country for thu mas, ,xu
months. y was not untn che ors.y r,..,,,
NsshtnEten directing the retention ~ ~
SS'h,h infantry, the third squadron AZ ~.
Asa essAifs and sAshs Rstsery ~ M,
-. ssu'"s we're reessvci that tina
nente we're able 40 properis h.a....,'
situation. F@e th~
sfsF~tatta'ss ~~rv begun isntn~siia,.4x
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