The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-03
Chaotic Conditions in Pekin.

Pekin, March "A serious recrude-
scelce of disorder occurred this morn
ing, when at 9 o'clock a detachment
of artillery headed by band marched
to the palace of Prince Kuei Hsing,
father of the empress dowager, and
shelled down the gate They looted a
large amount of property and burned
a portion of the palace.
Although last night parties of SOL
diers belonging to the army command
ed by Chang Huai Chi were engaged
in looting, today they are fighting
the hooters in the outskirts of the city.
Any prisoners taken by them are
summarily decapitated and many
headless bodies are lying in the
streets.
During the early morning hours,
particularly in the distant parts of ire
city, considerable trouble occurred.
Whole streets of shops were looted
and many houses were set on fire. The
civilian population is arming and bar
ricading private premises.
The mutineers who left Pekin for
Pao Ting Flu yesterday and whom
Yuan Sha Kai ordered to be arrested
or killed by the garrison of that city,
have been joined by many of The SOL
diers there. They have looted a great
part of Pao Ting Flu and burned large
areas of the city.
Many missionaries have been
slaughtered by the mutineers in Pao
Ting Flu, according to a report re-
ceived here today 1t is thought prob
able, however, in well informed cir
cles that only one or two have been
killed. 1t is believed they are Roman
Catholics.
The foreign ministers here have de-
cided to bring into Pekin all foreign
troops available A force of 1000 in
ternational troops will arrive here
Sunday.
The action Of the ministers in CALI
ing in foreign troops to Pekin was
decided on at meeting convened
partly as result of a communication
from Tan Shao vi, asking the powers
to take measures to prevent further
bloodshed and loss of property in
Pekin.
The foreign troops will be mounted
and will patrol the city during the
day time.
A japanese battleship has been or
dered to Taku, at the mouth of the
river Peiho, in the province of Chi
Lii, about thirty miles to the south
east of Tien Tsin, so as to establish
wireless communication with the
Italian station at Pekin.
A trainload of mutinous soldiers,
belonging to the garrison OF Pao Ting
Flu, started for Pekin today, but the
railroad authorities tlew up bridges
and stopped traffic.
Chang Huai Chi's soldiers have
killed many innocent persons, carrying
pare els along the streets of Pekin. |
They were mostly panic-stricken peo-
pie fleeing from the city with their
own effects.
Another gang of mutineers today
looted Feng Tai, twenty-five miles
from Pekin. The troops who are now
the railroad there protected
the women and children, but the mu-
tineers looted and burned the railway
station, held up train, robbing many
of he Chinese passengers.
Yuang Ping Flu, where American
troops are guarding the railroad to
Chin Wang Tao, was looted today.
The coming Of republican delegates
from Marking to see Yuan Shi Kai
means the dismissal of the northern
troops The delegates telegraphed to-
day to General Ii Yuan Heng, com
mander of the republican troops at
and vice president Of the
republic, to bring republican army
to Pekin to restore order.
The government is quite unable TO
cope with the situation. Foreign min