The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-15
ALL LOOTING PEKIN
,,ou nAs 4 CITY BEEN MORE
rovrLETELY DEsPoILED.
only SACRED CITY SPARED.
rur sPoHDs Of WAR FALL To SOL
piERs AND RIFFHAFF.

.,...,op,ries Accused of Participat-
Ing IN the Plunder-siIver shoes
~. Articles Principally offered for
soie-Great Profits Have Bcen Made
h, some-Auctions Are Held ReEu-
,.,l,-A New York Gamin Has Re-
Alfred Clear $4,000.
,-,--ss..or lence OF the Associated Press }
p,k.n. sept THE general consensus OF
.,,,oe o., the American and British min
,.,.-. and generals Is that seldom. n ever.
4 4, ra history Of the world has any city
q ,..s more completely looted and gutted
& ,sss Pskin. and IL II mainly due 20 the
s. ,,s5.rce Of Gen. Chaffee and the British
q e.o.rs. Gaselee. that the Sacred City IL
..f has NOT suffered the same fate.
In nst most of the members Of the EN-
,s..es their families and even the m s.
,,ors-es think that a great mistake va
r,d. in nor lootng Il and burning it TO
49, rraaad They argue that II all the
,-,rs.r,y 80 the merchants. bankers. pawn
broser, and even the houses OF The very
os.- have been looted and burned why
.-osn rhe property OF those mainly re-
. se5nsibls be saved aud held sacred for
ns,r ntare use.
selling silver shoes.
u is on every-day sight 20 see soldiers
omp followers and members Of the
f~-.T ,ha IS following the army sel.ins
4. sorr. Of things. particularly the silver
"A
4 . seven thirteen. thirty and nifty dollars
scorars to weight Hundred dollar
riehss we're selling for FIVE but now
g--es have gone up. and silver shoes are
II stng Tor two-thirds q their value and
d-e- things accordingly
Tts proprietor OF a PeNin hotel has
baslt H Is stated. silver worth over n
ellrj'r o. million dollars. at "a cost OF
~ -aan nifty thousand
rfa sikh soldiers have done a lot Of
rsdry IN silver buying from the Rus
San. cheapiy and selling at a prodt. 4
frms- street Arab from New York has
uais clear s2.O@ with capital OF moth
Eg except unlimited cheek. and no scru-
g,s whatever on the subject OF his right
&c loot
Agcuon sales take place at the British
legation every afternoon OF looted goods
i.rr,d n by the troops. but the prices are
hgh foichinR sometimes more than the
tBngs are usually sold for in the stores
IN normal times.
MAJ Wa ker had IN his possession vast
amo1n' of stun. a large portion OF which
tss been taken from loOters. Gen Cnaf-
fss has not vet decided with regard 10 it,
disposition, but Il probably viii be sold
e. agr lon.
American soldiers have not been ofii-
CALLS allowed TO loot. but on.y 20 forage.
vs-a means that parties have gone out
tiF over the American quarter ana
oIsctci the things most needed by the
i oo.s such as bedding. furniture for
+. ump uso. etc. Most OF the soldiers on the
ra-0l 90 Pekin threw away their olan-
bee and other lmpediments which rem
ts.ei ine march under burning sun un-
sarao.e At night now they wou d suffer
B from rold " they had not been allowed 60
oumlniecr the necessary covering. II
oaiv human nature u the soldier boys
i1at duty should pick robes OF ermine.
rnl fox skins and other warm furs
n'te- than those OF a coarser and uglier
/ ipsamuce.
some of the most persistent hooters have
ben th' missionaries. Recently meeting
with five carloads of furs and an
~ furniture. Mai Waller asked the
Customary hy what right he had taken
things. and to his astonishment. was
'h itnt they had Deen taken BY permits
30 % Mai Waller. He informed the
.'Sonary that he was mistaken. as he
hsef Was Mai. Waller. and that he
A. II Il