The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-19
Outrages bv Europeans.

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Correspondence of the Associated Press) /
Tien Tsin, Oct. 20-NumerOus in (
stances of robbery and mistreatment /
of Chinese by European soldiers have |
been reported to the authorities, and /
since the withdrawal of the American /
contingent of the military police of the !
walled city laWlessnesS has increased. /
Much of il is laid at the door of re- !
Gently arrived troops, but the Chinese /
fear Of foreigners makes it practically {
impossible to get evidence against the
perpetrator The American cOOlie
gangs have been robbed several times
while returning at night to the native
city, and they assert that the French
soldiers did it. Now each gang carries
small American flag, and as far as
reported this has afforded them pro-
lection.
Within the past few days several
complaints have been made to the pro-
visiOnal city government that soldiers
have openly looted Chinese houses late
at night, the Chinese police affoTding
absolutely no protection against for
eigners.
According to Chinese reports, small
bands of robbers have beer. committing
depredations in villages near the city,
but so far no organized effort to sup
press them has been made by the mill
airy authorities. In fact, the scarcity
of troops available for such work and
the utter impOSsibility of locating the
guilty parties makes such a task
formidable one.
Business Is Reviving.
Business is rapidly reviving in the
native city of Tien Tsin, but little new
supplies are coming in. the demand for
transportation being so great that the
! Chinese merchants are unable to secure
| vessels. The result is a scarcity of food
J and the statement is made by reliable
natives that there is already consider
able suffering. The scarcity of fuel is
I becoming felt, even among Europeans,
/ and there is little doubt that the Chi
+ nese viii suffer greatly with the ad-
vent of cold weather
Realizing the conditions which must
/ inevitably prevail when the rigorous
| northern winter sets in, several Amer
lean officers quietly set on foot move
ment to secure aid from the United
! States fer the natives. number OF
! resident foreigners were approached
/ and Immediately gave it their emphat-
! ic disapproVaL They asserted at an
( informal conference that there would
be little, if any suffering, and intimated
that it would be highly impOlitic TO in
( auguTate q relief expedition at L2's
time. Consequently, the proposition
was dropped but on every hand there
is ample evidence that the winter viii
bring suffering in the already over
EfUMQEu NtAlilN7E Ittctl LtA y AAttAAeAA 49,
Of Chinese have been forced to take
refuge in the city from the nearby VII
lagos which We're practically all de
strOyed and they are taking possession
of the ruins and repairing them as well
as possible for shelter.
Since the withdrawal of the marines
and a part of the Fifteenth infantry to
police a large section of the walled
town, the provisional government mas
been somewhat handicapped The
United States is not now represented
in the military police.
Flag Is Hauled Down.
On Monday last the American gar
rison was Withdrawn from the SOUTH
arsenal, which was turned over to the
provisional government practically IN
tact. Only a few rifles were IakeI
| from the warehouses, commissioned Of
fcers being allowed to secure few rel
les. The evacuation of the arsenal wa:
made the occasion for little cere-
mOny. Facing the main gate or the
building. high on the brick wall, there
/ has flown since two days after the Jap
anese and Americans rushed the soutf
gate, is an American flag. 1t was th'
[ first piece of red, white and blue punt
ing that ever waved from the old foru
1cations of the ancient city Al
O'Clock the garrison was drawn up IN
der arms, the standard sounded by tn
bugle, and as the command presented
arms the flag came slowly down.
The problem of ulacing sufficient sup
plies in Pekin for the large force which
, is TO winter there has afforded nm
test for the qUartermaster's and com
missary department of the variou
forces. In fact, it has been a contes
of methods and systems, and 1t IS gen
orally Acknowledged that at present III
: Americans are ahead. While supple
: have been going steadily up countr.
for the past two months, it was not un
til the order from washington direct
ing the retention of the Ninth infantry
the Third squadron of the Sixth cav
airy and Light Battery f of the Sixt
2 artillery were received that the quar-
7 / termaster's and commissary depart
ments were able properly 10 judge IN
3 situation. Preparations were begu
Immediately on receipt of these order