Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-03
Portion of Residence of Father Of
Dowager Empress Burned.
SHOPS LOOTED, HOUSES FIRED
Headless Bodies Lying in Streets Of
Many Parts Of City.
PAo TING FU Is ATTACKED
Troops which Left Peking Thurs
day Burn Part OF city aud XIII
Number of Roman Catholic
Missionaries.


PEKING. March 2--A serious recru-
descenoe OF disorder occurred today when
a detachment of artillery headed by a
band marched to the palace OF Duke
Kuei-Iisiang. father OF the empress dow
ager. aud shelled down tho gate. They
looted large amount of property and
burned a portion OF the palace.
Many missionaries have been slaush.
tered BY the mutineers In Pao-Tlng-
according 10 a report received hero today.
II is thought probable. however. in we'll
informed circles that only one or two have
ben killed. II Is believed they are Roman
Catholics.
The foreign ministers here after con.
ference have decided to bring into Pc
king all the available foreign troops sta
toned In adjacent ports IN China A
force of Loo Of various nationalities will
arrive here tomorrow.
Although last night parties Of soldiers
belonging to the army COMMANDED by
Chang Hual Chih were engaged them
selves In looting. today they fought the
hooters In the outskirts Of the city
Prisoners they took were Summarily de-
cspltated and many hsadlesa bodies are
lying In the streets In various parts Of the
city.
In the distant part Of the West City
considerable tssuble .oeeurrsd. whols
streets % shops were looted and many
houses were set on fire.
The civilian population has armed and
fortified private premises while barri-
cades were erected in the streets for pur~
poss Of defense
Pa Ting Fa Looted.
The mutineers who left Picking for Pao-
Ting Fd yesterday and whom Yuan shi
kai ordered TO be arrested or killed by
the garrison Of that city have been Joined
by many Of the soldiers there. They have
looted a great part OF Pao-Ting Fu and
burned large areas OF the city.
Fang Tai. twenty-five miles from
Peklng. on the railroad 10 Tien Tsin was
looted by another gang Of mutineers to-
day. British troops guarding the railroad
there protected the women and children.
but the mutineers burned the railway
station and held up train. robblng many
OF the Chinese passengers.
Yung Ping Flu. where the American
troops are guarding the railroad to Chin
Wang Tao. also was looted today.
II is evident that all the soldiers OF
the northern Chinese army are in agree
ment in the pillaging movement. They
are under the belief that the coming OF
the republican delegates from Nanklng
to Yuan shi Kai means the dismissal
Of the northern troops from the service.
The delegates teiegraphed today to Gen
eral Ii Yuen Heng, commander OF the
republican troops at Nanking and vice
president Of the republic, to bring a re-
publican army to Peking to restore order.
Yuan shl Kal today promised 10 pardon
all returning mutineers. but has not yet
received any response.
The populace has been notified that
all persons found in the streets tonight
after 8 O'Clock win be shot.
The soldiers Of the Imperial guard and
those belonging TO Chang Huan Chi's
army are now nominally In control OF
Peklng. IL remains to be seen whether
they are much better than the mutt
neers.
situation at swatow serioas.
The situation at swatow is becoming
more serious every day. The interior Of
the province Is in a state Of complete
General Ling with 500 troops
from waiehow has arrived in the city