The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
Sh ow Of Fore e Has
Good Effect on
Mutineers.
YUAN SUPPORTED
B Y L EG A TIONS
Restoration of Presidents Con-
troll Considered Surest Means
of Wiping Out Spirit of An
archy Which Has Spread
Over Country-Night OF
Terror in Tien Tsin.

Peking, Mare Slight hundred
foreign troops to-day patrolled the
outskirts of the legation quarter for
three hours, but there were no dis
turhances. There are now 5000 foreign
troops In Picking and the natives feel
safe, Five thousand Japanese troops
nave been ordered from Port Arthur
to Iien rsin, whore there are only
1000 foreign soldiers.
Most OF Yuan Shi kars troops left
Picking to-day for pao Ting Flu "a
suppress the mutiny. The cannonad-
ms heard on Saturday was caused
ny all attack by the mutineers on Tuns
Cho" which was occupied and sacked.
The homes OF many MOBILES and
Princes in Picking have been looted.
More than 90 executions have taken
place For tho most part the victims
We're civilians and included six W..
men, Apparently the authorities arr.
afraid TO execute soldiers
HALLWAY liz Restored
large detachment of Inniskillins
fusilliers went TO Feng Tai this morn
ing TO relieve the Scnersets. who re-
turned TO Picking. Tho cutting OF
communication with Tien Tsin was the
Work OF French railway cmploye.
who disconnected n norton OF the
bridge on Saturday This was forco.l
cut OF position with levers, but to-day
the single line of railway was re-
stored, thus enabling 1000 Manchu
troops to proceed to Fac Ting Fu.
The Marking delegates have appoius-
ca iour OF their number to return to
NankinS TO explain the views of the
foreign powers and impress upon the
NankinS republicans the necessity OF
supporting Yuan Shi Nni. ana tho de-
STABILITY of the Marking government
coming 10 Picking and establishing
a strong coalition. Neither the Pc
ktns government nor the delegates
believe 1t Will DO necessary for the
powers :" intervene, although wen
pleased with to-day'a demonstrations
ny the foreign troops us II mark Of
clsnpproTal of luwlcssncss
The legations consider ii iudicious
to support Yuan shi kai as the quick
est and surest means of overcoming,
the general spirit OF anarchy.
To- night the gendarmos are policing
the city. An occasional shot is heard.
but the fires have been cStinguished.
As the railway between Picking and
1ien Tsin is again open, the 200 Amer
lean troops OF the Fifteenth Infantry.
Under Major James NJ Arrows,nith.
arrived here to-day. Tho Americana
left Tion Tsin last night ana cana
through without incident The fact
that company OF the Somerset In
fantry at FonE Tai deployaI for the
purpose OF driving back the mutinecrs
from the railroad is accepted here rs
evidence that the foreign powers Will
intervene 50 far as il Is necessary
10 keep up communication along the
railway from l'eltins to tho sea
sIuttncerS sent south,
Ihc mutlnous regiments arc now be-
inS dispatched to the south BY train
FOR the dual purpose of relieving Pc
King and preventing the Pan Ting I'm
lnutinecrs from approaching The cap
itai No word has been received from
Pao Ting fu. owing to interruption
OF the wires. but confidence il felt that
most OF the missions at that place
have survived the arson and pillaac
there.
The general opinion Is that tile mutt
neers would hesitate before harming
foreign residents there. This after
noon attachments OF from fifty to i5u
each of the legation guards marched
around the city as a show OF force
curious throngs watched the foreign
forces, which attracted more attention
than the hcadlcsS bodies which were
come upon occasionally, still unburied,
as q warning to tho hooters.
Yuan Shi kai has placed the con
troll of the city under the Changl<ucitis.
picturesque turbancd old style troops.
upon whom the President elect is do
pending 10 preserve order