The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08

ances it was intended TO leave soon.
1 called on Tcheng Hi Tong, the gov
errors advisor, and he insisted that
they had no intention whatever Of de-
seHcing. However, in less than three
hours the yellow tiger had gathered
IN his long tai and lain down and died
for lack Of nlourishment, and the repub-
lie Of FormoSa in the north ceased to
exist The president had made an
unexpected exit; the minister OF for
eign affairs had urgent business else
where; the eight members Of parlia-
tnlent, who had been drawing the prince
ly salary Of 80 cents per day, had gone
down the river ito HObe 10 escort their
families 10 the mainland; and all there
was left of the treasure was being
fought for by a crowd Of murd ercus
ffenlds, who were making night hideous
with their yellS. Thus was the ten-day
republic fast fading away!
The governor had divided $4,000
among his body guard 10 allow him to
leave the yamen, and when other sol
diers called to demand their pay they
found the governor mot at home" 1t
did not take many minutes TO vent
their rage on the yamen, which was
fered; and every other building belong
ing TO an official was promptly broken
into and loOting commenced. The con-
atan't crack of the rife could be heard
on all sides and warned us that, while
we watched this beautiful spectacular
reproduction Of tine last day OF the re-
public we had a city fun Of frenzied
Chinese who also required watching.
NO one seems TO know exauHly how or
when tine ex-governor got away. 1t
was rather queer how he could escape.
the Chinese soldiers, who were watch
ing hts every move.
The lootinz Of the trea sury, which
contained only silver dollars, led 10
considerable loss of life. Greedy SOL
diers, anxious to carry off as much as
possible, ran arway with dollars wrap
ped UP N Clothes, dropping them along
the way. IT is a fact that in one Of
the streets near Banha dollars could be
found all along the way. 1t did not
take long to carry away the few hum
bred thousand dollars THAT the officials
had been forced 10 leave. but woe to
the ChiI,aGnan who was found by the
crowd with more than his share of the
silver. Fifty feet from the English
club lay the body of one lOoter, WHO
was actually kicked to death and the
500 he had was taken away from him.
Another was lying on the sidewalk
Wi tn his throaiJ CUT, and the rats were
at the body almost before it ceased to
breathe.
Returning to the city, we found a
string Of Chinese passing to and fro
with loot In the procession could be
seen bars Of lead, tin, copper, brass, |
big pipes, small pipes, pieces OF ma
ohinery, pants of guns, cartridges. big |
sheets Of steel. boxes Of nails, screws, |
q Calling gun, long steel and sheet !
IRON bars, in fact, everything that they !
were able to carry away was taken |
Four coolies were tailoring along car
wing a large field piece. 1 inquired |
now much they wanted for it, and was |
old that Sc was the market price for |
Dig guns. 1 told them THAI was too |
much, and succeeded in getting them |
Town TO 81, but there they stuck; upon !
going away l was greatly amused to |
see them throw it down and run after |
ne. Informed them that had chang
d my mind, and was not buying Cat
ing guns just then 7 expect they
would have been happy to sell 1t for
/ few cash" Many similar Incidents
occurred, especially with heavy castings
They never heSitated at grabbing 3t at
he arsenal, but after they had carried
{ several blocks and it began to get
'eavy they would usually stop and hook
It it, and if a foreigner came by they
would offer TO sell 1t for S15 or $50, but
would come down TO a string of cash,
nd then, finding no purchaser. would
cave 1T IN THE street and run fun speed
,ack TO the arsenal for another load.
brand new Calling gun complete
vent begging for a few dollars: cases
t cartridges were lying about the
tTedts free ito amy one who would carry
hem; good rifles could be purchased
cry cheaply; brand new Winchester
magazine caTbineS could be purchased
or 81, and many common rifles were
brown away.
After the day was finished, a for
iguer who had originally been connect
d with the arsenal informed me that
80 tons of THE best selected English
opper ingtOts and Japanese copper
labs, twenty tons of tin, 100 tons of
pehter, besides am enormous quantity
T copper and iron pipes, brass sheet
1g. etc, had been carried off, including
he injured machinery. 1t would take
500. 900 to refit the arsenal. Much in
lscriminate shooting occurred, and in
he morning q. woman was brought in
and died in the evening. An
Their woman brought to the doctor of
he German marines iler child. a boy,
7irh one arm badly shattered by shot
[ close range. AT least 81. 600, 600 worth
{ properly had been looted.
In 'Bhe evening a fire was seen in the
owder min, and the native city was
gain fired. About a. m. the next
ay the powder magazine exploded,
nth one long-drawn-out report, which
ND.l1-
u hurTiCs5y into the streets.
The magazine IS located perhaps A
lille and a half ffeom the city. Alriv-
lg on the scene, about half an hour
fteT the explosion, found the ruins
till smoking. while unexploded powder
7as lying about everywhere IN big
Hes, with here and there little stock
boxes containing powder, dynamite
= fuses
The pad1y-f=gis contained very ev-
My distributed fresh earth and debris
ON the buildings. and plastered with
TT or partially covered with the mud .
nd much could be seen dead and [
-cUn6ed bodies Of Cinnamon. some 50
,SfiSUred THAT only the semblance Of
'Im2n beings was the quivericg flesh !
nanEiei trunk. beSmeara limb. or
"a l-asr ATTACHED - q head Just T.r,-r7l-
Ing from the mud. il was a ghastly
oeUCe. the waiting and crying Of The
ives and mothers adding 10 the fear
illness Of the scene.
WIKI Characteristic apathy. the Chi
ese were Standing ny, wa -chinE The
'oInied and laughing az their dying
-oaIls and doing absolutely nothing 10
ID them / have seen many iuS -auces
this u0teel!lS cruelty, even in my
hort SojoUru IN China ard the brutal
72rac-eT' OF thesA fields Is almost b.
md comprehension. Including the
ourded WHO died during the day, over
. We're killed