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China has shown her teeth.'
'Die great inert mass of Orientals Is
Hot lifeless, after all. ,
As the devil” approached
her capital she aroused herself from
her drugged sleep and prepared to
strike hack.
Her aetivity'hn* startled the Powers.
Fifty warslilns are plowing through
Aslutie wuteflPto check her murderous
designs, •
Ninety thousand troops are
rushed with feverish haste'toward tile
turbulent province of I'efchi-li, where
Pekin, the capital, is
where the iiiotUh of tlie employ/ the
Gulf of Pe-shl-li, o|iens.
The fact is tftat since the w;ir with/
Japan the Chinese have been doliu*
precisely what tiie Hoers did tifler ilkw
Jameson raid. It is even said that'
their leaders have gained their chief
encouragement in the present anti forh
eign uprising from the remarkable sum
cesses of the ltoers against the Itritisfl*
last winter. (_)
There is no longer any doubt that the
Chinese troops are armed with modern
weapons and know how.to ttyrht, whlch >
they did not five years ago.; The Brit-
Isli mistake of underrafiirgilie enemy,
if made by the Powers in Ihe present
instance, would entail results t(s> ap
palling to contemplate. An upheaval
then would involve the whole empire,
all foreigners would be slaughtered or
driven into (lie sea, and the Yellow
peril would literally menace the entire
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world. It would then be necessary to
decide whether to abandon China ut
terly, with the future in a mice which
would always be impending, or to send
the utmost resources of all civilization
to conquer an enemy numbering from
a quarter to one-third of the human
race. It is easily understood, there
fore, why Europe is hesitating before
a problem so gigantic- that there is
nothing in modern times with which to
compare it.
The arsenals and batteries of Husslu
command the northern approach at
Port Arthur; a tleet of British cruisers,
a regiment of soldiers and a formida
ble fortress holds the southern up*
BOXERS INVOKING TUE GOD OF WAIL
pronch at Wel-hal-wei. while yet fur
ther south, at Klao-ehau, Germany has
a fortified naval base.
The mouth of the Chinese dragon is
Mlled with foreign teeth.'
H£hat, then, is her etiujbment to cheek
of the arc
B>Ws fjerlTefli.
™ r\d Equipment to Jtepei the JrWaders.
resource! tta resist the force of the civ
ilized iiartflPs: ji
Population .Vd,000,000
AnnijmJ revalues. . . Jw575,000,000
Ueveffuesgplleeted and an-f
p.roprlated by officials..
Such a popuhdJou and if xjist
annual revenucaiionlrt form
ntion that woufd/ifcifke thejAlietf Tow
ers tremble. Instead, whin has China
to show oinJnnd und sea? n . ♦
Her na/v? V w
Six erntsefs of 3300 tons oaeftor" 7 ‘
of t^u^eac^/'^i
One cruiser of 1800 i
torpedo boat.V f _
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One gunboat.
Two armored cruisers of 4800 tons.
Four antique gunboats of 400 tons.
Four modern torpedo boats.
None of these ships is adequately
manned or armed. In her entire em
pire China has but one dock where
even repairs could be made, and that
with a capacity only for a 3000-ton
ship.
With tliis insignificant navy she must
defend 4000 miles of coast line. Six of
her cruisers are at present locked up
In the Gulf of Pc-chi-li.
China, therefore, can expect nothing
from her navy. What, then, does her
army offer.
Her army:
To begin with. China is dominated
by a foreign army, 200,000 strong. The
Manehus garrison the empire. They
ride high-handed over the Chinese, and
are commanded by Tartar generals.
Very little loyalty could be expected
from the Chinaman if forced to enlist.
The entire army system is corrupt.
Itevenues collected to support the gar
risons have been diverted and divided
between the generals in command and
the viceroys of the provinces. It is
probable, therefore that in the entire
Chinese empire there is not equipment
for a body of troops exceeding 200,000,
and even for that number it is ques
tionable.
General Yuan Shi ICal lias 10,000
men. They are the l>est body of troops
iu tlic empire, nud are now entrenched
between Pekin and Tien-Tsin .
In the Hunting Park, outside of the
walled city of IVkiu, is encamped
Prince Ohing's field force of 10,000
picked men. *
Outside the walls ( of Pekin are Gen-
LI HUNG CHANG’S KESIIJENCE IN PEKIN.
(Formerly tlio temple of the sages aud righteous men.)
oral Tung Funsieng’s Mohammed|
a badly drilled and murderous
13,000 strong. They are the troths
that have menaced the European ele
ment in Pekin for some time, and are
the ones who have probably broken
Into the city and endangered the lives
of the foreign element. ,
North from I’ekln, swinging around
the shore back of Pei
clil-li, is of 20,-
000 men.
General Nieh Tien-Tsin
witli 13,000 men. These
. ,
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General Yi-KWTong. !
One of the™most formidable forces
In Chisms the feudal armies of Mon
golia, Wbj> are allied by mutual inter
ests to tire Empress Dowager and the
MtAichu (ftnasty. Tiie force consists
Of separate commands of cavalry num
knuu some li)0,000, commanded by
native princes. They are loyal to their
feudal lords, but fight without pay
and would unite against a common
enemy.
Scattered down the coast and along
the noang 110 and Yaug-tse rivers are
numerous arsenals and military camps.
A list and location would give an inad
equate idea, as the figures obtainable
are largely based upon hearsay.
It is known, however, that Li Hung
Chang, at Canton, has at his command
over 20,0txt men, mostly-Manehus:' I
have visited the forts and garrisons
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FAMILY OF CHINESE CONVERTS.
tliere, and they are of the most antique
and old-fasliloned kind, totally unfitted
to make a resistance of any impor
tance.
The Chinese forts are mounted large
ly with old breech-loading cannon and
every kind of a rifle manufactured in
the last half century is used by her
army.
There are, in some of the forts at
Tnku, for instance, a few Krupp guns,
and in the Pekin field forces and scat
tered around the Mauchu arsenals are
some modern field pieces and siege
guns, but the equipment in the face of
a modern army is absolutely ridiculous.
The tottering old empire must rely,
to accomplish its avowed purpose of
driving the “foreign devils out,” not
upon Us navy, hardly upon its army,
but largely upon its population.
Once relieved of what little restraint
now holds them in check and this long
suffering race will wreak a revenge
upon civilization and their own rulers
that will "stagger humanity.” -
The race for an empire that is now
going on in Asia is a race for human
ity.
The nation that storms Pekin and
strikes a blow at the barbarism and
ignorance of antiquity that still ra
diate from the throne of the Dowager
Empress will commence anew cycle
in Cathay and confer a lasting obliga
tion upon the civilized world. M lio
will win the great prize?
Lord Charles Beresford made an in
vestigation of the condition of the Chi
nese army, and declares that not even
the imperial Government at Pekin
knows the real strength of the military
forces. Some of the commands are
Manenu and some Chinese—distinct
the one from the other. The army is
entirely a voluntary service, but when
once a man has joined it he finds it
difficult if not impossible to leave it.
Besides the Manchu and Chinese ar
mies there are 100,000 Mongolian cav
alry, excellent men, ruled by their own
princes under a system of feudal ten
ure. They are not paid. This cavalry
force is said to be devoted to the pres
ent dynasty.
Direct evidence of the friendship of
the Empress Dowager for the Boxers
has been given in the removal of
rlPrinee Ching as chief of the Tsung-H-
Yamen, or Foreign Office, and his re
placement by Prince Tuan, father t>f
the heir apparent to the throne, who is
a sympathizer with the Boxers. Prince
PRINCE CHING, FRIEND OF FOREIGNERS,
AIOVKU FROM THE TSENG-LI YAMAN.
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ChlfiSrls one of the best known and
•most able of Chinese statesmen, and
is Known to be friendly to foreigners.
NOVEL FLOWER-STAND.
Plants Made to Grow Out of Bamboo
Stalk*.
One of the prettiest flower stands
which has appeared of late. Bays the
Loudon Express, is made of a piece
of bamboo from four feet to five feet
high, nailed onto two smaller bits,
arranged in the shape of the letter
X. A hole of about three inches deep
is cut at each knot In the upright
bamboo, and a natural receptacle for
flowers is made in this easy fashie a.
Bamboo grows in sections, so that as
there is a solid piece of wood between
each portion of the upright stick,
nothing remains to Vie done but to pour
water into the holes and to place
a branch of flowers in each. Lilac
and laburnum look exquisite when
placed alternately in the bamboo
flower stand, but almost auy kind of
foliage is effective when used in this
way.
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THE STAND IN FEEL BLOOM.
The lower stand should be placed in
the corner of a room or entrance hall,
and the stand becomes almost invis
ible when It is nicely filled with flow
ers.
A Huuiininc-lUril’n Uinbrelln.
In front of a window where I
worked was a butternut tree. A hum
ming bird built her nest on a limb that
grew near the window, says a writer
in the American Sportsman, and we
had an opportunity to watch her close
ly. “in fact, we could look right into
the nest. One day when there was
a heavy shower coming up we thought
we would see if she covered her young
during the rain. Well, when the first
drops fell she came and took In her
bill one or two or three large leaves
growing close by, and laid this leaf
over the nest so as to completely cover
it; then she flew away. On examin
ing the leaf, we found a hole In it,
and in the side of the nest was a
small stick that the leaf was fastened
to or hooked upon. After the storm
was over the old bird came back and
unhooked the leaf, and the nest was
perfectly dr^.
Only Quintain Foit in England.
This interesting relic is to be seen at
Offhan, in *Kent, just oft’ the main
road between Wrotham and Maid
stone, England. It is in an excellent
state of preservation, it being kept In
repair by the owner of a house hard
by. The stipulation that the Quin-
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OLD QUINTAIN POST.
tain Is to be iu order by the owner
is made in the title deeds of the house.
The Quintain Post formed part of a
very popular pastime in Queen Eliz
abeth's days. To one end of the cross
bar, which swings on a pivot, a heavy
sand bag was fixed. The other end,
the broad flat end. was the object of
the tilt by a player who rode against
it. lance in hand. The object was to
tilt it at the broadside and to ride
swiftly by before the sandbag, coming
round, should strike him to the ground.
The somnambulist who tumbles from
a roof is au illustration of one way to
fall asleep.
VETERANS “ADJOURN.”
Blue and Grfcy Reunion at Atlanta
Brought to a Close With a
Brilliant Program.
The Atlanta battlefields reunion of
Blue and Gray was brought to a close
Friday, by great barbecue at Piedmont
park.
Men who witnessed the scenes and
incidents of the closing day will carry
with them to their graves ineffaceable
memories of what history will know as
the most notable event in the history
of Atlanta.
The speakers at the big barbecue in
the afternoon struck a truer, higher
note in the grand diapason of Ameri
can brotherhood and national fraterni
ty than has been reached by any man
of national importance since the civil
war.
The most interesting feature of the
day was General Gordon’s fiery re
joinder to tbe speech made by General
Albert D. Shaw, commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Reuublic.
In speaking of our ideal American
citizenship, General Shaw had used
these words:
“There can now be but one ideal of
American citizenship, one stars and
stripes, one bulwark of future national
glory, and one line of patriotic teach
ings for all and by all. In this view
the keeping alive of sectional teach
ings as to the justice and rights of
the cause of the soath, in the hearts of
the children, is all out of order, un
wise, unjust and utterably opposed to
the bond by which the great chieftain
Lee solemnly bound the cause of the
south in his final surrender. I deeply
deplore all agencies of this sort, be
cause in honor and chivalric American
manhood and womanhood nothing of
this nature should be taught or toler
ated for an instant.”
When the address was concluded
General Gordon was on his feet in a
flash, and launched at once into an
eloquent defense of the men of the
south who had taken up arms against
the union. He referred to General
Shaw’s words. He said that he for
one cold not and would not admit nor
teach his children that the cause he
had fought for was wrong. He be
lieved under God that both sides were
in the right.
Before General Shaw had fully
caught the drift of the speech he arose
and proposed three cheers for General
Gordon.
“I had hoped,” he said, “that I had
made clear to all of you precisely the
point that General Gordon has made.
I can heartily indorse what he has
said.”
His words snapped the tension his
hearers were under. The applause
that followed was tumultuous.
EUROPEAN GREED
The Cause of Present Hostilities
In the Chinese Empire, Says
Hon. W. J. Bryan.
William ,T. Bryan has given out the
following interview in regard to the
situation in China:
“Everyone deplores the destruction
of life in China and is horrified at the
barbarities practiced. Everyone be
lieves that it is the duty of our gov
ernment to protect the lives and prop
erty of American citizens residing in
China, and I have no doubt that the
administration will do so. I also take
it for granted that all American citi
zens will withdraw from China tempo
rarily ot take refuge in some seaport
where they can be protected by Amer
ican ships until the excitement is over.
“If the Chinese government has
tried in good to protect our citizens,
suitable punishment for the guilty and
reparation and indemnity for those
who have suffered can doubtless be
secured. If, upon investigation, it is
found that the Chinese government has
not acted in good faith, congress has
power to deal with the matter.
“For several yea s European na
tions have been threatening to dis
member China and it is not strange
that their ambitious designs should
arouse a feeling of hostility toward
foreigners. That feeling, however,
ought not to be directed against Ameri
can citizens, and will not if onr na
tion makes it known that it has no de
sire to grab land or to trespass upon
the rights of China.
A firm adherence to the American
policy of justice and fair dealing will
not only set an example to other na
tions, but will give to our citizens re
siding in China the best promise of
security. It will be better for our
merchants to have it known that they
seek trade only when trade is mutually
advantageous. It will be better for
our missionaries to have it known that
they arc preaching the gospel of love
and are not the forerunners of fleets
and armies.”
More Slaughtor By Boxers.
A dispatch from Shanghai Received
in London Friday morning reports
that 60 missionaries and 100 native
converts have been murdered by
Boxers at Ta Tuan, a fortified anil
populous city in the province of Shan
See on the Fuen 110, an affluent on the
Hoang Ho, 250 miles southwest of
Pekin.
NEELY EXTRADITION CASE.
Judge Lacomb Renders Decision Fa
vorable to the Accused.
Judge Lacomb, of the United States
circuit conrt, at New York Thursday,
rendered a decision in the case of
Charles F. Neely, charged with having
defrauded the postal department of
Cuba, ia which he declared that the
representation of an indictment cannot
be held sufficient for Neely's extradi
tion and that further testimonv win
be heard when the cass comes up.
A Wesleyan Definition.
“What is co-education, my son?”
“It is a foolish system of education,
father, whereby the male students are.
perpetually condemned to see them
selves crowded from first honors by an
inferior sex.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Millions for Baseball.
A million of dollars aro spent every year
upon the game of baseball, but large as this
sum is, it cannot begin to equal the amount
-pent by people la search of health. There
is a sure method of obtaining strength, and
it is not a costly one. We urge those who
have spent much and lost hope to try Hos
tetter s Stomach Bitters. It strengthens the
stomach, makes digestion easy und natural,
and cures dyspepsia, constipation, bilious
ness and weak kidateys.
Sort of Boomerang Wish .
Mrs Probe-“ That man who had typhoid
sends word he can’t pay your bill for a month
Probe-“ Confound him! I almost wish he
hadn’t been sick!”—Life.
To Cure a Cold In tine Hay.
Take I.AX 11 IVB BIIOMO QUININE Tabi-kts. All
druggists refund the money if it falls to cure,
li. \V. Grove's signature is on each box. tile.
A Real Vacation.
“You and yeur wife don’t seem to talk to
each other much when you travel.”
■■No: we agreed before we started that we’d
get r sted.” —Chicago Record.
Painful
Periods
are ovsrcofitfl by Lydia £>
Pinkham's Vegetable
Gompound*
Fifty thousand happy
women testify to this In
grateful Setters to Mrs*
Psnkham*
Menstruation Is a
severe strain on a wo
fnan’s vitality* If it is
painful something is
wrong which
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vtgetable‘*Compouiu^
will promptly set right; if
excessive or irregular
write to Mrs* Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass*, for advice*
Evidence abounds that
Mrs* Pinkham's advice
and medicine have for
many years been helping
women to be strong* No
other advice Is so un
varyingly accurate, no
other medicine has suoh
a record of cure*
Silk Coats.
Periodically a fashion will appear
that is taken up by everybody, young
and old, and lasts for a surprising
length of time. When this happens
there is apt to be a practical reason
for It At the moment silk coats are
in high favor, with so many reasons
why they should be, one can only won
der why their popularity has been de
layed. Although It is now three years
since the first was seen, only this sum,
mer has the fashion become general.
The smartest of all the silk coats
are those of medium length, to be worn
while driving, or with some elaborate
ly fashioned costume. They are worn
by young as well as by older women,
but are more suitable for the latter,
and are, In fact, the prettiest garment
that an older woman can wear.—
Harper’s Bazar.
Those who knowwhat intense pain
comes with some diseases of
the eye can hardly believe
Mitchell s Eye Saive
is able to
do all that is claimed for it,
but a trial soon convinces
any one of the extraordinary
curative powers of this little
remedy.
Price 25 cents. All druggists.
HALL & RUCKEL,
New York. 1848. London
Malsby & Company,
39 S. I'roatl St., Atlanta. Ga.
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