Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-07-25
TEN TSIN LOOTED.
MILLIONS OF TAELS' WORTH OF
PROPERTY TAKEM6Y A MOB.
stores broken Open and Chests Smashed
silver Amounting 70 ss,ooo,oOo Was
Taken from Chinese Treasury e frorts
at Restraint We're FUTILE.

Tlen Tsin. July is, via Chez Foo,
July 10, and Shanghai July 2O.-This
day has been devoted entirely to the
footing of the native city, and it is
impossible to cable the description of
the scenes that were enacted there.
Millions of taels worth of property
have been taken. The whole city is
filled with an indiscriminate mob of
Chinese and soldiers OF all nationali-
ties, who are breaking open stores,
smashing chests .and safes and rush
ing hitler and thither with their arms
filed with silks. furs, jewelry, silver
bars and money.
The residents of the settlement flock
ed to the native city yesterday morn
ing, after it had been captured by the
troops. They impressed coolies with
rlckshaws and carts and donkeys into
service, and very soon the roads be-
tween the settlements and the city
were lined with a long procession Of
looters, carrying off their plumber.
The American and Japanese troops
were the only ones who made any at
tempt to restrain the civilian or sol
der looters. The men of both these
commands behaved we'll, the conduct
of the Japanese being especially com
mended, under the circumstances.
The British sent organized parties
from the warships Barheur, Endymi-
on and Orlando, in charge of officers
to guard certain treasure. 1t was
known that the Chinese had two Off
cial treasures, containing over 1000,
900 taels. The location of one OF these
treasures was known. The allied au
thorities intended to seize the money
and placed a guard in the wrong place
yesterday. Today, when the mistake
was discovered, it was found that the
silver ($2,OOO,OOO) had nearly all beer
taken away The British guard be
gan searching the houses in the settle
ment, and found about $4,000 taels
The search is still going on, and guards
were posted around the settlement thi
morning, with instructions to seize al
the loot BTdkght ingana xIsv % cofffs
cate all civilian loot that may be foun(
in the settlement.
General Dorward. the British com
mander says the property seized OF
ficially in the native city exceeds IL
value 100000 taels. 1t will be sen
to the British war secretary, to b.
held for such disposition as the ma
tlon interested may decide on.
saw one civilian stopped in tn
afternoon. He had $4,000 in Mexican
silver in a wheelbarrow, covered will
old silks. Soon afterwards a party o
British sailors, in charge of an off
Ger, came along with water car
loaded with silver, The officers of tn
Sikh regiment have been takin
stretcher parties through the city
gathering everything of any conceiN
able value.
Fires have been started Throughout
the city. and men are fighting in tn
streets over loot Revolyers have bee
drawn and threats of shooting are nc
uncommon. The Cinnamon sometime
offer show of resistance against b.
ing plundered, and in these cases ar
shot The looters regard the pawr
shops as special prizes.
The British officers who are seizin
the civilian loot say it is to be d
vided among the soldiers. There
no interfering with them by tn
French, Russians and Japanese.