Evening journal., 1900-05-31
Eight Of the Rioters Will Be
Beheaded
lOS AMERICANS HAVE LANDED
Residents Greeted Them With Great
Enthusiasm BeSieged BeIgianS
Are Now Safe in Peking

Tien-Tsin, May 31.-American, Brit
fish, Japanese, German, Italian, Rus
sian and French troops to the number
of 100 each have been ordered to guard
their respective legations at Peking,
but the viceroy here will not allow
them to proceed hence to Peking on the
railway without the authority of the
tsung-li-yamen. One hundred and
eight Americans, with a machine gun
and field gun, landed here Tuesday
night amidst great enthusiasm on the
part of the residents. Three thousand
Chinese troops from Lu Tai are ex-
pected here en- route to Fang Tai. The
Chinese refuse to allow Russian troops
to pass the Taku forts.
AS the refusal of the viceroy was
regarded as an obvious subterfuge in
the interest OF delay, the ministers re-
piled that If proper facilities were not
granted at once is foreign warships
at Taku would land a sufficient force
4 to go to Pekin without the consent OF
the Chinese government. This is ex-
pected 10 produce the desired effect.
The rescue party OF Frenchmen and
Germans returned from Changh-Sin-
Tien yesterday afternoon. They con-
firm the report that the besieged Bel
CLANS are now safe at Peking. They
found several thousand Boxers" about
4 the ruins of Lu-Kow-Chiao and
Changh-Sin-Tien stations. The bridges
. have been damaged and the rolling
stock destroyed. AT both places the
damage done is considerably greater
than at Fang Tai. The members Of the
rescue party saw several bodies OF
Chinese tearing up the sleepers, and
in one case a mandarin was looking
on. They further report that the mis-
sionaries and others escaped from Pao
Ting Flu in boats.
The imperial railway directory is en-
deavoring to fasten the blame for the
damage at Fang Tai on the foreign
employees, principally the British
whom, they say. should not have left
their posts. The foreigners, however
did not leave until they saw Lu Kow
Chiao station, five miles away. in
flames, and an attack had actually
been made on an engine from Fang
Tai, which was running on the Lu Han
line in an attempt to rescue the Bel.
CLANS
The foreign men-of-war arrived here
yesterday. There are five Russian
warships and two Russian gunboats
one French warship. two British war
ships and one Italian warship. They
all landed men.
From all parts of the country sur
rounding Peking news is constantly
arriving Of fresh atrocities committed
by the Boxers" Three Christian fam
lilies we're mastered at Shan La
Yaing. 60 miles from Peking, Friday
May 25. Only two escaped.
A correspondent visited Fang Ia
yesterday and found the place occupie'
by battalion Of troops. The who'll
railroad station, workshops and loco
motive sheds were Quilted and mucl
rolling stock destroyed, including tn
imperial palace car. Large go-down
(Chfnese warehouses) full of valuabl
merchandise were burned after havin
been looted by the rioters. The dam
age done is estimated at 100000 taels
The neighboring villagers seem TO hav
Joined In the attack, showing that tn
movement Is not confined to the Box
ers." Eight rioters who were capture
viii be decapitated.
Riding through the south gate G
Picking the correspondent found tn
road inside the walls lined with troops
who greeted the traveller and his part
with a fusillade OF stones.
Heavy fighting has taken place be
tween imperial troops and the Box
ers" at Lai-Shin- -Hi-Sien, but the re
suit is not known here. Railway trai
fic has been resumed.
The foreign settlement Of Tien Tsi
is sufficiently protected by the Amer
can and Japanese troops which hay
landed. Consequently the excitemer
has abated.
Tuesday the Chinese government Il
sued an edict prohibiting the Boxer
organization, under penalty OF dealt
The edict, which was signed by III
emperor, was couched in equivoci
terms and promulgated really more &
an excuse than in condemnation Of Il
II movement.