The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
Foreign 9soops in Control.

4SVUpS III
Pelsing. Msrah 4.-Eight hundred
foreign troops today patrolled the out
skirts Of the leSAtion quarter for three
There are now 5000 foreign troops
In Peking and the natives feel safe.
Five thousand Japanese troops have
been ordered from Port Arthur to
Tfen Tsin. where there are only 1900
foreign soldiers.
Most Of Yuan shi Kai's troops left
Peking today fer Tao Ting Flu to sup
press the mutiny. The cannonading
heard on Saturday was caused by an
attaek by the mutineers on Tuns
Chow. which was occupied and sack
ed. The homes Of many mobiles and
princes In Peking have been looted.
More than 100 executions have taken
place. For the most part the victims
were civilians aid included six wom-
en-. Apparently the authorities are
afraid to execute soldiers.
A. large detachment Of Enniskillen
fusileers went to Feng Tai this morn
ing to relieve the somersets. who re-
turned to Peking: The cutting Of
the, work Of French rsflway en-
Pioye. who disconnected q portion oi
thu bridge on. eatusday. This wal
forced out Of poeltton with levers, but
today the sineieNsiine Of railway wa
restored, thus enabling two thousand
Manchu troops to proceed to Pao
Ting Flu.
The Nanking delegates have ap-
pointed four Of their number to re-
turn to Nanking to explain the views
OF the foreign powers and impress
upon the Marking republicans the ne
cessity Of supporting Yuan. shi Kai
and the desirability Of the Marking
,vernment coming to Peking to es-
tablish a strong coalition. Neither
tha Pektng government nor the dele
gates believe 1t will be necessary for
the powers to intervene, although well
pleased with today's demonstration by
approval Of lawlessness.
The legations consider It judicioua
to support Yuan Shi Kai, as the quick
est and surest means Of overcoming
the general spirit Of anarchy. General
LII Huen Heng. the newly elected vice
president Of the republic. is anxious
to assist In restoring Yuan Shi Kai's
authority. In his opinion the mutiny
should not be permitted to upset the
general scheme Of reconstruction.
DR.. Sun Vat Sen, the acting presi-
dent. is ready temporarily to assume
the whole responsibility Of adminis-
tratton. The delegates suggest COM
btnatton Of the best northern and
southern troops and the establishment
of a great police force with headquar-
ters at Peking. For the present the
south is orderly and the soldiers are
practically confined to barracks. Last
night the gendarme policed the city.
An occasional shot is heard, but the
fires have been extinguished.
As the railway between Peking and
Tien Tsin is again open, the two hun
dred American troops Of the Fifteenth
infantry, under Major James M. Ar
rowsmtth, arrived here today. The
Americans left Tien Tsin last night
and came through without incident,
although they had placed Maxim
gun on a nat car in front Of the en-.
gtne. In case 1t might be needed. The
fact that a company Of the Somerset
Infantry at Feng Tai deployed for the
purpose Of driving back the mutinous
regiment from the railway is accept
ed here as evidence that the foreign
powers will intervene SO Tar as It is
necessary to keep up communication
along the railway from Picking to the
sea.
The mutinous regiments are now
beir~ dispatched to the south by train
for the dual purpose Of relieving Pc
king and preventing the Pao Ting Flu
mutfneers from approaching the cap
ital.
No word has been received from
Pao Ting Flu. owing to interruption of
the wires, but confidence IL felt that
most Of the missions at that place
have survived the arson and pilia9e
there. The Roman Catholic mission.
which was in the hc.rt Of the town,
mieht have caught fire from the Chi
nese buildings which were burned An
that section, but the American COM
pounds are both beyond the city walls
and are surrounded by their own