The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-30

down cried for help and the mob pour
ed right. along over them.
4s The palaces, the mint, the Z paw
shops, the stores OF silks. furs and few
elry,. were. the first objects OF attack.
Near Che middle Of the city was the
most prosperous pawn shop, an instltu-
Gtion that had probably existed for cen.
turtles. Wealthy Chinese were accus.
toned to store thelr winter clothing
there forisafe Keeping. 4. .ss35is
Lille a Tidal Wave,
Il When the doors ware battered down.
they lloweliin Ike a tidal wave. Thcra
vera British officers. naval and mill.
tary. soldiers ana sailors with a goud
lsprinkllng otisilks. but principally Chi
.ncse. In a twlnkliag all wan pande-
monlum. The Chinese knew where the
best treasure, was to be found and the
soldiers followed them. Two forces
collldcd In the gateway. a rush line Of
Chinese struggling to enter and an.
other line lighting 10 get out with great
armfuls OF loot while an occasional SOL
fdler, went through the crowd like eona
OF the. Eoar5lway squad. Tlen Tsln ex-I
perienced sweeping redistribution, OF
wealth, but on the old scheme OF prizes
ito the strongest. si.s
49,, ~ 4 i
Z The loot!ng fiourished for thrre' days.
On the first day It was entirely. unre.
strained. Many white people aceumu-
lated stacks OF goods by simply stand
ing at their gates and holding up The
best laden Chinese, from the endless
procession that flowed out. Pack horses
carts, rickhaws. coolies floaded with
trunks and sacks and piled with louss,
silks, furs and bronzes. crowded all the
roads leading down to the SETTLEMENT.
English officers rode with their horses
concealed under dry goods and soldiers
slung bund!cs On their'yayonets.
Repressive Measures.
On the second day 4 conference Of
commanding officers decided to auop,
repressive measures. The commanders
excepting the French, empowered the
5British,who were doing provost duty, 10
seize al loot. This order the British
attempted TO execute by holding. up the
looters as they entered the foreign
towns: Thy took all bundles and re.
ported tha names OF claimants FOR ia
turc inquiry. Naturally this step pro
yoksd grumbl!ng particularly among
the soldiers OF other nationalitIes. Cap
tain Bailey. the provost marshal, a b!,
bodied, Bis voiced Englishman. 'cxplaln-
ed that the prohibition was designed TO
restrain civilians from getting the spells
which should go to the men who did the
fighting. The official statement is that
all seized loot VIII be sold, the proceeds
to be divided among the soldiers as
prize money, but soldiers, wise through
former campaigns, comment skephcaf.5
'ly.. q =
Japs Did Least Looting,
? The japanese, so far. as casual obsar-
walton showed. did the least lootlng be-
cause Of the admirable discipline under
which their soldiers are held. The
Americans had all to themselves one
large arsenal, which they occupied on
entering the city. It contained not only
cannon, but 4 fine store OF small arms,
swords OF curious and rich : pattern,
rifles OF various makes, with stands 81
the Ions two man guns. which are sim
ply giant rifles. throwing ! ball which
from the report and whistle, the SOL
diers in the fight Judged to be one
Founders. Munitions OF war were not
the only contents OF the arsenal. Hish
officers. had lived-there and in flight had
left stacks OF clothing and other arti-
cles OF great value. All this stun is to
be. sold or shipped TO Washington as
spells. OF war. !!
On the, third day OF the occupation
more effective method was followed by
compelling looters to give up their loads
at the City gate.
Americans Got Their Share.
Evenathis measure did not prevent the
loss o.; much gold and silver Civilians
from the concession made u general raid
on the salt commissioners treasure and
many succeeded in smuggling loads OF
silver bars through to the settlement.
The Americans seized nearly, a million
taels worth OF precious metals, which
Is piled up In the marine barracks.
To-day the walled city looks rs
though tornado had struck II.
Enough valuable property has been de-
fstrpyed to stock big city and enough
has been seized to give every. soldier Il
considerable sum II the distribution is.
honestly administered s.d...s