Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-02
Blood Thirsty Soldiers Turn
Artillery on Palace and
Murder, Loot and Burn;
Authorities Powerless.
FOREIGN TROOPS ARE
ASKED TO oUELL RIOTS
Catholic Missionaries Report
I'd Among Those Killed in
Outbreak in PaO Ting Flu
Where Many Perished.


tBy EveninE fserRld a. r. Leased wIreD
Poking March IA serious re-
currence Of disorder occurred today
when a detachment Of artillery head
ed by "a bnnd marched 10 the palace
ot Duke Cuoi-Hsian, father OF the
empress dowager and shoiiod the
gate They looted much property and
burned a portion OF the palace.
Many missionaries have been
slaughtered by the mutlneors IN Pao
Ting Flu. according 10 a report re-
ceived here today. IL ls thought
probable however. In we'll informed
circles, that only one or two have
been killed II u believed they were
Roman Catholics.
The foreign ministers here, after
conference. have decided 20 bring in
to Pekln all the available foreign
troops stationed IN adjacent ports In
China. A force OF 1000 troops OF
various nationalitics viii arrive here
tomorrow.
The action OF the ministers in call
Ing IN foreign troops 10 Pokin was
decided at meeting convened partly
aa result OF a communication from
Tang Shao VI asking tho powers TO
take measures 20 prevent further
hloodshed and loss of property here.
Tang saao Yi's communication IL rec
garded AS unoficial but the foreign
ministers were satisfied that action
was necessary The foreign troops
viii be mounted and viii patrol the
city during the day time.
r...sna. AatfTnntNr hos halrt or
dercd 20 Tnkn az tho mouth OF the
river Pei no 10 the province Of Chi
III to establish wireless communication
with the italian station in Pokin.
A train load OF mutinOus soldiers
belonging 90 the garrison OF Pao Ting
Fu started for Pekin today but the
railroad authorities blew up the
bridges ard stopped traffic.
Chang Huan Chfs soldiers have
killed many innooept persons passing
along the streets OF Pekin carrying
parcels They we're mostly panic
stricken people fleeing from the city
with their own effects.
IL is evident that all the soldiers
of the northern Chinese army are in
agreement IN the pillaging movement,
They are under tho belief that the
coming OF tho republican delegates
from Nanklnr 10 Yuan shl Kai means
the dismissal OF the northern troops
from the service,
The delegates telegraphed today 60
General II yuen Heng. commandef OF
the repuhlicaf troops az Nanidng and
vice president or the republic to nring
republican army 70 Pekin to restore
order.
The government IS unable at pres
ont To cope with the situation and
the foreign ministers here are discus
sing concerted action.
Yuan shl Kai promised TO pardon
all returning mutineers, but has not
yet received any response.
Tho populace has beon notified that
all persons found IN the streets tonight
after 3 o'clock will he shot.
Although parties of soldiers belong
ing 10 tho army commanded ny
Chang Huai Chih last nleht we're en-
gagged themselves In iooting. today
they fought the iooters In the out
skirts OF the city Prisoners they
took we're summarlly docaplsated ana
many headless bodies are lying ia the
streets,
Whole streets OF shops we're looted
and many houses we're set on hre IN
the western part Of the city The CIV
Hlan popuiation has armed ana tor-
tihed private premises. while oarri-
cadoa we're erected In the streets
The mutlneers who left pcking for
Pao Ting Fu yesterday and whom
Yuan shi Kui ordered 20 be arrested
or killed, have looted a great part OF
Pao Ting Fu and burned large areas
Feng Tai twenty-five miles from re-
kin on the railroad Ia Tien Tsin was
looted by another gang Of mullnoefs.
British troops guarding tho railroad
there protected the women and child
ron. but the mutincers burned the
railway station and held up a train
robhlg mnny or the Chinese possen-
gers
Yung Ping Pa. whore the American
troops are guarding the railroad 90
Chin Wang Tao, also was looted.