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Evening star., 1900-10-09
Looting Pekin's Priceless Treasures
by Allied Forces.
RICH FINDS ON EVERY SID E
Curios and Coins, Silks and Furs
of Great Value.
S ARMS OF BEGG AIRS
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Copyright, I9O0)
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
PEKIN, August Fl, 1900.
Hong kiang wong woh putt"
That's what Ping said 1 can't affirm
that I've spelled the words rightly, nor
that I've got the words in just the right
places with relation to each other, but
that's what Pings remarks sounded like,
anyway
The punctuation of his remarks was
given with fiat board that Ping carried
in both hands. That board fell with sound
ing thwacks on the f1anks of poor little
donkey not much bigger than st. Bernard
dog. 1t seemed all in the days work for
the donkey. A beating that would have
speedily sent a full-grown man to the hos
pital didn't appear to strike the donkey as
cause even for emotion.
Yang muk pien sia!' beloved Ping, or
something that sounded like that. Now
understood. This was merely the Chinese
version of swearing at a mule.
Whack! Whack! Whack!
Careful, Ping, you yellow heathen!' I
roared, for 1 was on the donkey, you see.
1t took clever manipulation and skillful
craftsmanship to find enough Of the flank
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section of the southern city to do some
looting their own account They were
driven out at the point of the bayonet, and
only a few of the bravest of them have
gone back since. But here at the bridge
they linger by hundreds. If soldiers come
this way bearing loot they have to run the
gauntlet of hundreds of these NANCY yellow
creatures. The beggars literally hang to
them, insisting that at least the smaller
articles of loot be turned over gratuity.
Some of the soldiers good-natured
enough to give the poor rascals a few of
the minor looted treasures, which are greed
lily pounced upon. AS | reached the bridge
| saw one American and two English SOL
diers trying to force their way through the
lot of valuable loot The American soldier
carried in his hand snuffbox richly in
crusted with gold and jewels He was gaz-
ing at it admiringly.
Suddenly one of the more daring beggars
clutched at the soldiers arm and tried to
take the snufrbox out Of his hand
.You can't have it. old man. said the
soldier, good-naturedly, shaking the fellow
off. But the beggar again grabbed him and
insisted on the surrender of the snuffboX.
Hit him." suggested one of the English
soldiers.
.'Too dirty" laughed the American
Then I'll do ii for you," volunteered the
Englishman. There was the sound Of
smash, and the beggar fell back into the
arms Of his comrades.
Smashing the Beggars.
Wen smash few more of the cheeky
rascals." proposed the other Englshman.
He had only one hand free. but he used his
feet alternately to good advantage. Those
nearest fell back in dismay. bowling There
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not covered by my own person to lay the
beard on. AS the animal shted the board
caught me. Though | scowled and shook
my fist, Ping only laughed Very likely the
yellow rascal hit me purposely to crafty
his contempt for Christian dog.
Ping is a Pekin donkey driver. He fell
into my net through an Interpreter, who
assured me that the quickest way to get
around the city was on donkey L found
that it wasn't. That was the day before
yesterday. 1t was Sunday out in the civil
lied world, but the day wasn't warmly OBJ
served by the ma jority of the men with the
allied armies. The rescued missionaries
held feeling services Of praise and some Of
the soldiers attended. Most of them didn't.
Those who didn't. and who could slip away
from their commands attended strictly to
loOting.
A Wonderfully Rich City.
What a wonderfully rich old city Pekin
is! So far the soldiers have just scratched
the richness off the surface. The real
wealth Is beneath, undiscovered and
touched yet. But give the soldiers time!
Already the boys casting longing eyes
at the Imperial Palace. If they ever get IN
there, with hands half unrestrained. the
allied soldiers are likely to take their places
among the rich men of the world.
Through the chien mum, the great gate Of
the Tartar city, went Ping. the donkey and
I. Down the streets to the great jewel and
curio section of the city we went at what
the donkey thought a proper speed.
We had to pass over the Beggars bridge.
Comparatively scant the population of
Pekin is today, 1t Is hardly credible that
any of the beggars have left the capital.
They dirty. NANCY lot. pitted with
smallpox, exhibiting all kinds of physical
deformties. Many of them are putrid with
leprosy.
Here at the Beggars bridge they swarm
ed. 1t is their accustomed haunt. Five
days ago they tried to get into the rich
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workers Of the Sung dynasty. These are
the oldest porcelains, eytant today, dating
from 600 to 800 A. d.. s
What's that rascal, Ping. up tor" I
wondered, for looking up from the heap Of
porcelain saw that ny Chinaman had tied
the donkey, and was noW edgins toward
the open door of they ship. He glided in
oath. howl and out came Ping, jabbering-
iy protesting, while an angry soldier led
him. by the ear. Int one fof Pings hands,
though half-hidden under his blouse, was
one of the lotus vases.
Give that up. yea hsathen?' ordered
Pings captor, reaching foT the vase. Both
had grip on it, noBs but Ping stubbornly
refused to let CO. Therefwas danger that
the fragile. precious thing would be
broken.
Wait and I'll fix him." limited the SER
geant, moving toward the struggling pair.
Click! He held his revolver, cooked, against
the yellow mans head. Ping turned lemon
green, his hands shook as with palsy, and
he surrendered his booty.
Your mani" asked the sergeant turning
toward me. / nodded. We'll. you can go
in and help yourself, friend, IL you want to-
there's enough for us all. But no Chino
get any show at the stuff. They made all
this trouble and they've go to pay the
bill"
Plainly Ping felt unsafe in that neigh
borhood He wanted me to mount the dom
key, and 1 did so. He led me around into
the Tung-siao- English soldiers were
in possession at the time. They were clean
sandal wood and ivory. Many Of these ar
tioles were small enough to slip conve-
niently into vest pocket, yet some of these
trfnkets, especially the worries, will fetch O
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When the oesophagus was exposed vert
ical slit was made in 1t and the broken plate
removed with forceps.
Equally interesting has been the treat
ment of the case since. The slightest moye-
ment OF any part of the throat or muscles
or the head might cause the patients death
AS soon as the wound was treated anti
septically the womans head, the upper part
OF her body and her arms were incased In
a plaster OF paris cast. She has been fed
artlficially. and nothing in the way of food
or drink allowed TO pass in-o the stomach
through the injured passage. Surgeons ex-
amned the wound yesterday, and the indi-
cations were SO favorable that Dr. Peter
son said that the woman would recover
Mr.. Hoffman is highly pleased over the
operation. The accident by which the brok-
en- plate passed into her oesophagus oc-
Cured at the dinner table on Thursday
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Sien- -wu-kow. which, In English means "the
place of satisfying your mouth" When the
inhabitants of Pekin fled before the conQue-
ror they left amazing stores of food and
sweetmeats, might have been expected in
a city of nearly 100000 inhabitants
Hungry soldiers found and reveled in this
section of cooked meats. dried fish and
preserved fruits. But alreauy the supply
was running low. There had been four days
verb, The first conner eats the meat, the
last conner gnaws the bone" They were
gnawing the bone in Sien-wu-kow on this
day.
With all the looting that was going on
however, the soldiers didn't get all of it.
In several Of the streets of the southern
city l came upon scared Chinese, who,
laden with all they could carry, were try
ing. to flee from Pekin. They had come
back. after the first fright, to get their own
goods In most cases, 1 suspect they got
away with someone else's goods. but who
was to tell the difference? Almost invari-
ably the American and English soldiers al
lowed the Chinese to take away what
seemed to be their own. After they got be-
yond our Ken, however, / can't say with
any certainty what happened to these
heathens laden with rich property.
1t is hard to know what to say about this
looting. Certainly the Chinese of Pekin
became outlaws, and outlaws have no rights
worthy of respect. l confess l am wobbly
on the ethics of the question. At one mo-
seems all wrong. In the end China will
have to pay an enormous indemnity to the
nations. Yet l doubt If that indemnity will
equal the value of the loot secured by the
allied troops on the march from Tien Tsin
to Pekin. 2. w. AYMAR.
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SOUSA MUST SHARE ROYALTIES
Decision of Pennsylvania Supreme
Court I'm Blakely Case.

The supreme court of Pennsylvania, in
session at Philadelphia yesterday. affirmed
the decision of the common pleas Of Phila-
delpha county in the case of Mrs. Ada p.
Blakely against John Philip Sousa. Blakely,
prior to November, 1896, when he died,
owned and managed Sousa's band. After
his death Sousa continued the concerts
under his personal management, and
claimed the library, good will of the band
and all royalties from copyrights as his
elusive property. The Blakely estate re-
sisted his claim. and filed bill in equity
to enforce their claim to the entire library,
to one-half of the royalties from copy
righted music composed by Sousa without
limitation of time and one-half of the con-
cert proceeds until August l. 1900.
The court, while denying the claim of the
Blakely estate to share in the proceeds of
the concerts after May %, 1897, decides all
other points in its favor.
When questioned to the effect of the
decision, Mrs. Blakely's counsel James NJ.
Beck Of Philadelphia, said: The chief con-
test was over the royalties, which are very
valuable. These up TO the present time ag
gregate 100000, and Mrs Blakely's claim
to one-half of these and to a similar share
Of all future royalties has finally been ter
minated in her favor"
Evening star., 1900-10-09

Set of False Teeth Removed From
WOman's Throat.

The New York Herald OF today says:
Oesophagotomy. one Of the rarest of surgl-
cal operations, was successfully performed
last Friday in the Bushwick Hospital.
Brooklyn, by DR.. NJ. E. Peterson, assisted
by Prof. Bristow and the hospital staff.
Mrs. Kate Hoffman, the patient Of No. $50
Hamburg avenue. had the day before acci-
dentally swallowed a part of the upper
plate of set Of artificial teeth. The frag-
ment lodged in her oesophagus, pressing
against the trachea, and the woman was
slowly being choked to death.
Though fully understanding the danger in
the operation, knowing IT to be the only
chance for her recovery. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoff-
man gave the required permission. Most OF
the prominent surgeons in Brooklyn were in
the operating room when the woman was
placed under anaesthetc.
DR.. Peterson made the first incison into
the throat just below the lower maxillary
bone. Prof Bristow and others stood in
readiness TO check any hemorrhages. vile
dissectng the tissues DIR. Peterson was the
oenter OF attraction. The variance OF
hairs breadth with the knife meant death.
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were bruised shins and swollen faces by
the dozen in a twinkling. Then the tumult
became deafening. A. Chinese mob. even
when there is no fight. IN It, rs the fiercest
most appalling crowd In the world. 1t
looked for a minute on seI as II the soldiers
would be knocked down, deprived of their
loot and torn to pieces. Dismounting and
grabbing Pings board I started to force
my way through the howhng mob. 1 didn't
have to go far, though for the soldiers
came through the tempest with a rush, and
without losing an item Of their loot. From
a little distance a dozen Japanese and
cue.
Stand here and watch our stuff. will
your growled one TIFF. the Englishmen to
the American soldiers who had been with
them. We've got-to give the rascals q
jolly good bit fore of thrashing yet"
Don't you do it, retorted the American,
and 1 was proud Of him. ''These poor devils
amt to be blamed: They only want to do
what we've succeeded in doing"
After some growing the Englishmen
agreed to this. The soldiers who had come
to their rescue now pushed their way
through the beggars. Mounting, 1 went
though. for Ping and his donkey couldn't
keep up with squad of civilized looters.
So. perforce. Ping, the donkey and / went
on by ourselves. Not that we were lone
came upon swarms of soldiers. For two or
three days every door in this priceless old
street had been broken open. Boxes on the
shelves of the stores had been smashed in
the first instance. What the eager raiders
couldn't carry away on the first trip they
tried to take on the second or third And
they were still, after a half a dozen trips,
sounding walls. ceilings and floors. Tools
were being used to pry up boards. and the
air was full Of the mold Of pestilent soil
from the rapidly enlarged holes under the
floors. In many instances these subterra-
mean searches were successful Some of
the most wonderful old coins, dating back
to the twenty-eighth century b. c., were
dug up. These bronze coins, many of them
still in fairly perfect state of preserva-
ton. are undoubtedly the oldest now ex-
istent In the world There was & time in
China when every subject away from home
was required to carry with him a metallic
passport, cut out in the shape of mans
figure, and stating in its inscription all
the required particulars concerning the SUBJ
ject who carried 1t. These passports long
done away with, will be of great value to
the collectors who eventually buy them of
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the looters. In the time was in the Ia
sha-lan street I saw at least twenty of
these brought to light.
Look at this" begged a soldier. holding
up to me a lantern OF bronze. 1t was of
a superb design, with tracings on 1t as fine
as the flaments of spiders web. This
treasure was at least 400 years old. The
most marvellous thing about ii was the
translucent globe-nfade of what, do you
think? OF bean curd, a wonderful fabrica-
ton. f1imsy as gelatin and warranted not
to break or crack.
Rare Vases Found.
Pekin is the home of the peach-blow
vase. You in America are all familiar with
the extraordinary prices paid for very fine
specimens of such work. Down here in the
Ta-sha-lan soldiers were carrying off, one
in either hand, pairs of these vases, the
price of which, in America, ought to in
sure them few years Of life without toll.
And no doubt, in times to come the happy
American owner will say proudly:
This is the real thing. 1t looted by
an American soldier in Pekin.'
Il say, what are you going to do with
all that blooming tea table rot?'' demanded
an English soldier, hating and staring at
an American sergeant who stood in the
middle of the Ta-sha-ian, guarding a pile
Of porcelains. while three soldiers came out
Of the nearest shop glngerly bearing more
porcelainS.
"Oh. it's all right returned the sergeant
cheerfuly. Good stuff"
who told you that?''
"A doctor who's lived in this miserable
country good many years. He told US
there's a fortune in this truck"
And the doctor was right. The sergeant
and his comrades had chanced upon q
store where only ancient porcelains had
been kept. There We're some in the heap
that belonged to the Ming dynasty, and
were at least 600 years old. Still more pre-
cious were others with the famous lotus
decoration that is accredited to the marvel
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Believes Andree Was Murdered.

Harry S. Knappen, newspaper man. re-
turned to Minneapolis yesterday from q
perilous trip to the Hudson bay country.
With nine white men and eight Indians he
sailed 600 miles up the east shore of the
great inland sea
Mr.. Knappen was assured by Eskinlos
whom he met that a "skyboat' had come
into the region on the extreme northeast
shore Of the bay two years before; that 1t
came to the ground. and that the savages
who inhabit that country had killed the
white men In 1t. This he believes was An.
dree's polar expedition.
Evening star., 1900-10-09
Eczema, No Cure No Pay.

Your druggist will refund your money II PAZ0
OINTMENT fails to cure Ringworm, Tetter, Old
Ulcers and Sores. Pimples and Blackhe2ds the
face, Itching Humors. Dandrun and all Skin Dis
eases. matter Of how long standing. Price. SOC.
In postage stamps and will forward by
NAH. and at any time you notify us that the cure
was not satisfactory we will promptly return your
money. Your druggist viii tell you that we are re-
liable as our LAXATIVE BRoMO-QUININE Tab
handled BY ali druggists. address PARIS MEDI-
CINE CO., st. Louis, Mo.
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HOUSE & 1ERRM ANN,
901-903 Seventh Street, Corner OF Eye Street

year OF the soldiers salary when he gets
home. Carved miniature frames Of teak
wood also showed conspicuously in the loot.
Pink corals. the finest in the world, set in
silver and gold brooches and earrings
went into many a pocket Ping eyed these
things wistfully. but he hadn't got his eeur-
age back yet. There were teak-wood tables
in some of the shops here that would set
an American housekeeper wild with; de-
sire, but the soldiers smashed few. and
left the rest alone. There was too much
easily portable loot about.
Silks and F'urs.
Ping failed to get his nerve back. He
continued to shake so that the British loot
ers saw it. The Chinaman's attitude was so
plainly a mendicant one that l needed MS
mute request and again sat astride OF that
abominable donkey. We rode into the
Tung-yueh- -kiang, street filled with the
shops of the silk MERGERS. There was
mixture of the allies over here, though
most were Americans and English. Some
Of the closed doors had, uD to this morn
ing, escaped demolition. Now the sounds
of smashing were audible in every direction.
Soldiers loaded with armfuls of silks, satinS
and brocades of the rarest textures i'm
aginable were fastening off. Over in the
u-pao-shi-'Street of the Precious Skins
troops Of the allied forces fairly stag
gered under loads of ermine and sable,
Mongolian tiger skins, bear. leopard and
monkey peltS. Few people Know that the
monkey is found far north as the noun
tain up beyond Pekin, yet 1t Is a fact.
These monkeys have long hair and really
magnificent names, and their Delts make
beautiful furs. Then there were the white
Thibet lambskins, soft as the f1eeciest down,
and robes lined with squirrel skins.
Over in the Low-urh-ti, which is the street
of the jewelers.. some magnificent finds
were made by soldiers. Jade articles of the
most marvellous structure, all the delicate
traceries Of the gold and silversmiths. the
jeweled mustache combs affected by the old
literati of China, crystal carvings more
beautiful than mere diamonds, womens
hair ornaments, with silver flowers and
enameled petals-all these beautiful things
representing the skill and taste of 1900
years, fell into the hands of the victorious
foreign devils" BY noon Ping, the donkey
and l arrived in the great market street,
Evening star., 1900-10-09
Plano, Organ and Musical Theory.

Washingtons first teachers of the piano.
organ and musical theory is making a
speciality this season of harmony lessons in
classes. Mr. Gebest still has his studio at
Sanders & Staymans building, 1897 F street
Evening star., 1900-10-09

Solid Oak Sideboard. golden finish, has plate
glass mirror and ample cup -o
board room; is prettily dec ~ y SWU
Grated and double value at
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo- -Quinine Tablets All drug
gisis refund the money IL 1t fails to cure. e. w.
Groves signature is on each box. 26c.
Evening star., 1900-10-09

Elegant GOndola Couch, % inches wide 6 IT,
inches long, covered In handsome velours has
rows tufting and Is fringed 10
to the floor. genuine bar n II < ~
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Beautiful 5-piece Mahogany finished ParlOr
Suite, covered in excellent quality silk tapes
try and upholstered in a thorough manner.
You will pay at least $3S 49,
for it in any other store in ~ rs VD
the city. Our price Is only. ~ "
Evening star., 1900-10-09

II you fai; to see our line Of Book Cases be-
fore you buy you Will do yourself an injustice
The line is most complete one and covers all
grades. from the cheapest to the best: oak,
mahogany and mahogany finish Big values.
Evening star., 1900-10-09

Solid Oak Chamber Suite. extra heavy, hand
somey carved and beaded: bevel plate mir
ror; 3-drawer dresser and 10 90
combination commode. Big ~ II IN Il W II
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ladies DESK, solid oak, French legs.
handsomely carved and a large, ~ = ~
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We carry an elegant assortment Of Stoves
and Ranges. We offer Range, 40
handsomely trimn ed and mount SS ~
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Evening star., 1900-10-09

Handsome Solid Oak Wardrobe double doors,
papeled front and sides, with
shelf and hooks complete. Reg ho -o
ular price is $1U. You can have mn SuU
one now for.
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High grade Solid Oak Leather
seat ROcker-strongly made and ~ a
well finished. Regular 81 value ~ II VUS
-Ior
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Solid Oak Wardrobe Folding Bed.
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Elegant Piano o-polished Music Cabinets In
quartered oak or mahogany finish; lots of com
partments for sheet music They are most
beautiful pieces of furniture and offered
at extremely low prices. big line.
Evening star., 1900-10-09

We offer a HANDSOME BED LOUNGE, COW
cred in new patterns of nm
velour. Our regular SIS 81 oWW
Lounge. for only