Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-15

everything else went 20 SVEN he heap
underfo0t that was rapidly cutting
down the breathlng space and filling
the room silks OF the most gorgeous
hues were tramultd down without
thought Fufs that would delight the
hearts Of half the women In the world
were tossed aside 40 "a glance with only
an oath because they were what they
We're Men stood with drawn revolvers
guarding little piles they called their
own. while comJades hunted Tor more,
paving over the heaps on the floor TO
see II some one had not overlooked
something good Boo his haste. out IN
the street q bowling crowd fought TO
get inside. when "a lucky man inside
got enough and started out ne made
the door only by the use Of revolver or
stick 10 draw the attention OF those m
his way"
Later on the correspondent says:
IL was Just about noon when three
Americans and an Englshman. who
wouldn't Ike 30 have their names
printed here, came 20 the guard and
were halted They had nve rickshas,
all Communicated and all loaded down
with boxes fun Of furs and silks and
fancy loot The Engllshman was lost
When tho FIRST American was stopped
be made the most vigorous objection.
He said he was an American and the
British guard had 30 authority over
him. II Il were the order Of his consul,
he would submit with good grace. The
suave young officer answered that II
was by agreement with the American
commander thar he was acting. and
& a.. DO
an but French. who had not Joined IN
the agreement. Thereupon the first two
Americans were despolled of their spoil
and saw Il 10 into The frabious pile
with bitterness of heart Then up
stepped the third American and demon
strated the value 0f modern educa-
tlon. With O mouth full Of twangy
French politcness he 0ske7
officer Of the guard 81 1t were permitted
for Frenchmen 20 pats. The English
man chmed In with more French. and
Il happened that both were better at II
than the officer who, In despair Of
coping with them In the Gallic tongue
exclaimed. "Oh. go on. 80 on Ana
those two double-eyed villains went on
leaving their comrades IN disastrous
fight 10 get out Of It as best they could
taking the rlcksha Just for good meas
ure. Then In the evening they had the
nerve 10 90 around 20 the Orlando bar
racks and see the British officers Sc
Letting their loot at leisure irom the
frahious pile that had ali been seized
at Temperance hall and other British
outposts FOR the benefit Of the men
who had done the lighting"
II does not add to the glory OF these
proceedings that the Christian" soldi-
ers were severely rebuked by the pagan
japanese. These. It is asserted, did not
take any part In the conhscation Of pri-
vate property and they were the first
10 protect individuals and establish or
der in the district allotted 10 them. And
Gen. Tukushlma went to one Of the
Christian" commanders and told him
In plain terms that It was not right
"that private property should be plum
dered In this way" Paganism preach
ing morals 10 christianity"
one OF the causes Of the trouble In
China is supposed 70 be the objection
OF tho Mongollans 10 the activity un-
folded among them by representatives,
Of the foreign missionary societies.
Il would seem prudent after such ex-
ploits by representatives Of the foreign
civilized 10 withdraw the mission
aries entirely from that field And that
would be done consistently since the
proofs are ample that missionary work
Is urgently needed among the armies OF
Christendom both officers and prlyates.