Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-04
BREAK INTO PEIYANG MINT
Destroy Vast Amount of Most
Valuable Machinery.
GERMAN PHYSICIAN IS KILLED
Mutineers Murder Him While He
Seeks to Aid Friends.
BRITISH TROOPS ARE ON GUARD
soldiers Lined Up at Feng-Tai with
Loaded Guns Hold Fifteen
Hundred Chinese at
hay.

TIEN TsIN. March s,-Rioting Of a
serious nature took place here last night.
The outbreak had been feared and pre-
cautions were taken as far as possible
to prevent residents from harm. Between
. andl0 O'Clock the soldiers mutined. set
fire to a number OF buildings and then
began looting from house to house. They
were joined by the rabble- Shops and
hanks in all the important streets were
looted, and some Of them were wrecked.
In order TO intimidate the populace the
soldiers kept up a continual gun fire. The
rattle OF musketry could be heard
throughout tho night. Only a few police
remained loyal and they were outnum-
bered and powerless to suppress the dis
orders.
No fewer than fourteen fires were rag
ing simultaneously In various parts Of
the city. The soldiers broke into the Peiy-
ang mint. which was set on fire. Ma
chlnery TO the value OF many thousands
Of dollars was destroyed. The looters en-
tered the silver stores, wrenching off the
iron shutters and even making holes In
the walls. The mint was looted Of every
thing portable and the ground was strewn
with empty cartridge clips and cases.
German Doctor shot.
The German consul dispatched a guard
TO protect German residents in the city,
composed chiefly OF the engineering staff
Of the Tien-Tsin-Pukow railway. A Ger
man doctor named schreeter, who entered
the city to assist German friends, was
shot dead by looting soldiers. Foreigners
generally, however. were not molested.
A company OF the Somerset regiment was
sent to the British station at-midnight to
protect the property. The damage done
cannot be estimated. The city was quiet
this morning. although hundreds Of carts
laden with household belongings and
loot were leaving for other parts. Further
disturbances are expected.
british Troop. Ready.
An Associated Press correspondent,
while proceeding from Peking to Tien-
Tsin today. witnessed q critical Incident
,st Feng Tai, which was In the hands of
the mutlneers. The train pulled In be-
tween lines OF troops OF the Somerset
regiment. who were crouching with guns
loaded and bayonets fixed. One hundred
yards away groups OF Chinese soldiers
were suikily discussing the action OF the
Britishers. Il was explained that the
Chinese had stopped the trains and had
threatened not to LET any pass. They
were given one hour by the British COM
mander TO vacate their positions. Just
about that time 40 Of the EnniskilIn
fusileers arrived and began to detrain
quarter Of mile away.
The Chinese, who numbered l.boO. did
not move until the Enniskiilins marched
up and took their positions. Then they
scurried away in all directions as the
train continued on TO Tien Tsin.
Peking Missionaries safe.
BOSTON, March 2-Assurances Of the
safety Of the foreign missionaries sta
toned at Peking came today in cable
gram to the headquarters Of the Amerl-
can Board Of Commissioners Of Foreign
Missions. The cablegram read:
"All Pek1ng missionaries and mission
buildings safe"