The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-27

not walk, so all lay quietly in one group,
enemies no longer. In the morning
they We're found by a patrol, and car
ed for in the same hospital.
After Lao Yang battle one missed
the numerous curling smokes which
heretofore had risen from a fighting
place that had been won. One miss
ed also those tandem couples of SOL
dlers bearing between them on a pole
a heavy box of ashes. There were so
many dead here, and ii took so long
to ind them, that only officers were in
Generated. The ash of the hard part
OF their Threats was preserved and
shlpped back to be buried in Japan;
put the men of common rank had to
be buried in quickly dug trenches
holding sixty or eighty each.
The attitude of the natives has the
neutral character of indifference. They
carry wounded Russians as they carry
wounded japanese, and both as they
would carry logs or pals of water.
suspended from shoulder poles. 1t is
only because the mo. Japanese
Man." as they term the highest alien
authority, has fixed prices that they
90 not charge their yellow brothers as
much as they charged the Russians.
When Field Marshal Oyama sent 1000
yen to be distributed among the ma
tlves wounded by shells which fell In
the city, and 1000 yen more to the
Scotch missionary's hospital. which
cared Tor the dying, all was we'll. Three
times their city was lightly looted;
nrst' by the retiring and reckless Rus
sldns' tnen by the soldiers of the Man
darln; then by the inrushing Japanese
BY none was there looting such as
you might fancy from the term. Some
Iurs from this shop, all the beer that
could be carried from that, all the
cnlckens that could be caught any,
Wnere, amounting to very little.
Inc Gnlnese saw no difference of
treatment in the few hours they suf
1ered from these changing don1ina-
.lons. Even the Hunghutze-those
id"leSs ravagers - are pro- Russian
where RUSSIA controls, and pro-Japa-
neSe where japan controls-if it paws.
Delow mere they offered their fighting
strength to the invading troops. MOI
accepted as soldiers, these bandits
served as scouts, under direction of
Japanese officers. one hears. AS far
south as Pulantien they certainly were
sentrles at official doorways. They are
on outy about ShusanDo Hills now
AS scouts. their method of gaining
information is to enter Russian lines
reign Triendliness, tell tall stories of the
VAST array or the enemy south, of his
countess number of great guns. Then
ny way Oh the mountains they regain
tne japanese lines, give the character
lstics, situation, and extent of earth
works, disposition of strength. etc. and
ADVISE do not go here-big fort" or
40 not go there-many cannon h,,t
go very fast this way" and very
fast that way" The heads of Hung,
nutze drop nearly every day on the
Llao Yang Mandarin's execution ground
but If a captive outlaw happens to
wear a band upon his arm saying he
is in japanese employ, the MandarIn
fears to touch him.
Ii the city of Lao Yang has a bias.
II is in favor of the Russian. Ask
why, and the cause is thus explained
Sposee Russia-man wantee fox
skin. He no ask price. He saw T take
and pay what merchant man saw. Rus
sia-nan, he no care for money. What
he wantee-buy."
That made times brisk in the an
Client walled town. Prices rose till II
seems comparatively an expensive city.
So great is the decentralization that f1lrs
are dearer here than in Japan. Sheep
skins with the wool on cost 81. so each:
beaver for a pair of gloves, S1.5O: full
Innings for great-coats made of the
delicate breasts of foxes, cost $40:
lynx skins. $95; a woman's sleeved
jacket Of fox breasts, beautiful of
course, but-$S5; dogskins (tamed and
crossed Siberian WOLF, S12 for sufi-
Gent number to make a sleeping bag:
the fur of the legs of foxes, nicely
matched and pretty enough and large
enough for woman's opera cloak, $50
to $780, For a town next to the noun.
tains where pelts are obtained these
are inflated prices, and the lavish Rus
slams are responsible. F.. c.