New-York tribune., 1904-09-19

should he called DaiuJ. which. in the Russian n
means far away; and. above all that it should
he a striking illustration Of Russian supremacy
in TIE East. So the wharves and the ware
houses we're built: the Office buildings the Town
Hail and tie railroad station are all fine. sub
stanfial structures. evidently meant last.
Eslt above and beyond things commercial. the
Russian spirit % strict attention 10 their own
amusement changed the aspect Of lne town: as
q business centre II was unsuccessful but So
csllv il left nothing to be desired-a city of vii
las and espianades. Of parks and casinos. And
now to-day. il Is n shell-the Russian bubble
pricked. their opera house IS a hospital the hall
where they danced is barracks. and the villas
looking out over the hay. where only such little
while ago they were dining and playing cards
and living as we'll they could the life Of
Dinard. are now IN ruins.
TIE approach 10 Dalny across Talien-Wan
Rsv is very much like the approach 10 Nara
gsnsett Pier from the Newport side. The like
ness Is really striking; at least from the bay
there is the same suggestion Of solid comfort
combined with casual amusement. and only at
The closest range does it become apparent that
Dairy is merely the shell Of a wrecked and
looted city A sunkeu sidewheel steamboat,
with a snlokestack and helpless walking beam
showing Just above water, is the first hint or
anything anliss.
And now II is rernarkab bic 20 see The number
Of honest Chinese tradesmen in Dainy. They
sell the most beautiful 'crawattes the made
I'd vartery-fron the Bon Marche and great
deal Of beer from Odessa and timed goods. and
the very best French liqueurs. and even some
champagne Cvhich they thought was ginger ale,
and sold for 30 cents, silver. quart until the
horrible truth flashed upon rhen). Al this they
-r-efy-ed by Junk from Che-Foo, and tomorrow.
YES certainly tomorrow, stiu another junk Is
ENACTED Every Chinanan wears the childlike
smile Of innocent happiness. Trade FL Dalny
vas never more lucrative for honest ner-
chant
For the day after The battle % Nan-Shan the
Russians retreated pact Dalny, and Ar ia o'clock
At night the order 70 evacuate was given. 70 he
AZ the Nan -KWan-Lin station al O'Clock the fol-
loving morning So they took with them what
ever they could lay hands on IL so short a time.
snd every man. woman and child Of them hurried
70 Port Arthur Before they left they burned
train. damaged the water supply and electric /
lIEh, Plant and destroyed bridge Then they I
abandoned Dalny-
AID this was the signal FOR the Chinese. They
came IN tunlzs they came On foot, they came !
On horseback. they came with carts with mules /
with sanpans Armed bandits and unarmed /
thieves they stole what they could and what /
they could not steal they burned They came I
from everywhere over every hill, around every 1
three nights and two days they ravas sed Dalny. /
They took everythtng-the very carpets from the /
floor the covers from the chairs-and they /
fought bitterly among themselves for the booty. |
The bloody marks Of that three DAYS riot can be
seen on the walls to-day. And when finally the /
japanese army moved forward. the bandits, /
having no further time FOR plUnder. turned 10
destroy with FIRE and with axes. and departed 4
as they came with carts landward. with junks
s1,a .,,FT,@ sf,a
oppressor. TIE day OF the Chinese had come at
last
To-day the fag-of the Rising sun floats over
Dalny-orer theatre and hail and cathedral
and with that genius for order (Which is evil
dent IN beer shop as AT headQuarters) they
have gone 70 work. with their sleeves rolled UP,
20 clean the 70 vi. removing mines from the bay,
repairing bridges. changing the railway gauge 10
81 their own rolling stock rebuilding the burned
bridge and the twisted rails. yard by ward.
toward Port Arthur-for outside The town limits
the line is badly damaged. IN the city there are
thousands Of japanese wounded. who walk list
lessly about at rightfaII. when the cool OF the 4
evening begins. There are few Russian prls- /
oners. nearly all wounded, most OF them young
men with that curious suggestion OF the stupid I
pIoughboy which seems 10 typify the character
Of the Russian peasant class. / saw a party Of
them. under guard. Oh their way 10 Japan by /
transport A japanese corporal and TWO 1
privates marched behind them but there vas
no guard in front; many of the japanese Of
duty-probably Eve hund-ed-fonoRed the pro-
oession, but without the slightest demonstra-
tion. Leading the party was a young Russian
with bare feet. wounded badly in the leg
Though he was limpng painfully, he set good
fast pace. tramping u with eyes front and his
straw oolored head well erect. as soldier Of the
Gar ought 70 DO. Down near the wharf some
japanese coolies mooked the Russians with
street boy yeus. The corporal fell out and scat
tered them ike dock rats. No disrespect of that
sort was 10 be allowed
But the most typical expression of the Ian
snese occupation % D2luy is notice posted At
the cathedral gate:
When the news oS Tho capture Of Nan-shar
bE the Imperial japanese ARMY reached This
city, the people began - run away iu great
confusion and disorder NaRa bonds 4 nd villains
iroTn every quarter intruded into every house
oestuctlng -urniture pluncering property or
1aluahles- and setting fire on buildings: thus
1otng much damage 10 the city. I'm truth this
church has also met with such calamity. There
upon the authorities appointed a Christian
named En-Shin-Chi 70 take charge Of the
cnurch building. Yet fearing that the protection
e not sufficient enough. they have planned
70 make quarters for the rick wounded Thus
on The one hand. protecting ;he church on the
other hand making II a place Of treating the
SICK or wounded. have really attained the ,
Lue ., meaning Of that famous saying, Killing
TWO birds with stone"
August, 9th year Of Meiji 09g4) ,
Evidently the writer of this notice was hu- Z
norist but perhaps little Of it Is unconscious.
Perhaps il was En-Shin-ChL one is rather in
Hined 70 distrust a Christian called En-Shin-
m and 10 suspect him Of living up too strictly
!" mat famous saying about the two birds