The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-02-12
chinese Gordon.
s ST. Louis Republican.

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oua,ies N''.'ou spia"s 'foii fSce
u soiu'sts b's iasusf. was = maJor gen.
'rai oi assHesy ann ais Eelaer hrotaefs
oreceenea nln ~ the mllltary profession
Naturally enough, therefore, nc followed
ne tamhy exsnIle afa as SOON as De
reached the proper !. age entered the
" ool~icn scnooi as 2 candid ate for the
novai eneineefs. se az vas consluerea q
1nil ssnoens So qnli 1nas MS teacneI
SHARPLY legu*su n'm' ana 'pfopaesleo
lna. NC "ovss Z vt !. el'aNe ah 'ollicel, .
saAs we pl9grapaesr, ns
Tore tue spau'sss ron nis snoulqers ana
nang saspl g =, n's super,or iees Dus
ns'.hel ~ !. ~ oI''aiss ~, .sn's ac'
Oh insuuofasnasieh l'reventso nlm rom
ge''lhg nus cvm ,n'ss'oh' sua "a fioo2 ne
was sens'o .ue .Cr''lea, wiiere ne served
sese.a' ln2n'us ~ sne .'encaes l.... pe'9re
.0eoasso,o.' sa'n,ns 'uo .epu'a'lon ~ ne
rug sne qs'oAess nan - sle a'mY 70 "e-
tece .as plaas anu alnosehea.s oi.sne en-
emy. Asl tne c9lg co9nlcgttfS'on 81 tne war ne
was emp'oyeu as an engineer oh Tue
'ron'ier commission IN nessaraoia ana
Ar"ehis' ahp'~asl 50 g,pu orausnts.
Han snas .ne nome au1norltles reluseo
al spp,.cas'ons ao[ ieaye 2. ABSENCE :
,n looo ns was oruereu 70 On,na, "nett
Aamlrai rope as.ack on tne IaSu m Ior's
ga, : Jus. 'alleu. - iue io''s were % saAsn
os'ore Nc aiiseu' oas lis was acs'seiy
engaged IN 'ae subsequent .opera.qns
" wuica sloseu WIN .ue s.a occapsslon W Q
KID. MeanWnile tne Iaiping reoeis mao
become very .rouoiesome IN 'ne ne'gn-
oornooo OF shangnai' ana Gordon was
seseeseo To- aispose oi tthem wHea' 'ne
ala very promptly, having alreaoY MAGE
himseli perfectly famiiiar WIN tne scene
81 nis WORK ov personal .opogfapaica'
sar'ey o, Tue Wnoie country ior ans
lance ?. oo.mhss arouaa ouausual. ! ne
Kno"ieuge lnus racq Hfe''p anu w c'ose
associatieon WIN tue nauves u alt elass'
es' ns'eo nlm LOT Tar more Important
TASK. lne aaipl1gs hau grown too
serong ior the Chinese govern men',
WHICH, a..er tfyinss o'nsr feseign sss,s-
lance Wl'qou' SUCCESS, eueS'ea 'ae
BRUSH commanner 70 oesall an omcer ss
20 o'scipi'ne anu ieau tne 'orce prepar,
ing 70 move asa'hse 'le 1epeis ssenerai
H'aVeiy ~ once ha"e' cap.a,n .1ofoon'
tnen out. ao wears ola ana ilhe wisoom
OF tne cnoice was speeaHy vinalcateo
oy the results. Inc renels' VINO naa ae,
ieateo Coionei 1oiianu 10 an attack up
on Iaitsan' tnoagut tney couia deal
qoite as eueceuanv, Win ais successor !
Oh. s5oroon quickly unueceivea tnem'
ana capsurea oosl ia''san ano rasnao'
anu nnaiy cieareu '"e province % h'an,
gsu anu .ne course o' .ne urano canal
OF 'ae presehce oi 'ne Insurgents aue
ever VICTORIOUS afHR as !. was caiie'i
pY sne Sn'nese on Accoans os i.s unbro-
Ken lfiumpns over previously lnV'ncl-
ole zoe, was composea 2, natives ana
foreigners dressed ~ semi European uni
form ana wearing ooots. Inc terror
they inspired was 50 great tnat the man
darlns nurchased several Thousand pairs
OF European ooots ano gave tnem away
to the country people, $50 that The marks
OF Gordon's soldiers mignt De every
where visible" to frlghten the dlsaffecf-
ed. Some hard nghtlng was done. and
how Gordon took part In 1t Is thus de-
scrihed by Mr.. Hake:
I'm almost all tnese engagements oor,
don found Il necessary to De constantly
In the front, and often to lead 70 person.
Inc officers of his force were brave men
enongn, Dut we're not always reaav 70
face their desperate antsgonlsls' Cor
don, IN hls mild way, would take one or
other OF these oy the arm and lead him
into the thick ol the nre. he always
went unarmeo nlmseli, sven "nen 'ofe- .
most IN the oreacn. he never recogn'-
zed danger; 90 nim shower OF ou'lets
was no more 1han = aahs.o,n. ne car
lisu 9ns WEAPON - WI scs as's ,s.oops-
Z ne nau uu. = ''s.s csps' apu sn's soou
,s's' woo 'or i'seu sue nams =, 1olaou or't :
mas'o "auo ~ ~. ,'eso' -. ou,uese
iono "ers' See'hs nun a,"ass s'o'o.'!ae,
=. Always lore'uossia nv sae s nsha, csnc'uee''
~ vas us nv wan, 'nas 'nsu'sr ~
esc.'oaa ~ tuea eSGou' ~ - aseu sae sse'
.lls army grealiy, anu was o' more ..'
service ~ 'ne young oohuan"e, eua"
''' w, ,oea ao ue ooa'u 10. -" T.,a
~ iooH uo,ovu e'u,nee ~, " = 's'ans :
! 'suious 'iuee", ous ss'.' guy Iap'aia
y snglneers. Nos Alo"sug eAac'l, m',a' %
! 70 q 40 Slsu an o'nve. .. suas lapN Wuo
uau 'ea :. u''es anu sa.s,, ,sas s.e az
'ne sose'nmeus ass'snsu ..u = 'on-
suisn'p On 'as Danuoe. mnoa ,a, u"couse-
hlai ma pos''ion ne nlieu un.ll 1919. wnen, en-
oy Perm'ss'o1: ne wss a''o~eu ~ es.el
Tue service ., ispa'i' 'ns ia,e hne'''ee :
o' ESyp.. ne was ,naae y 'se.hor =,
.ne ooulsu' sna LOT uve wears 'ssoSe'' 's'.' 2,
nimsei' 20 Tue pracs'ca'iY snsns'ess np-
s'ness oi lestoiing peAce' au',, as ,'aVs 'at as
possible, prosperity 70 oarnarous ana
turbulent popula.lon, Waen ae resign
eu Tue goVernorsulp Tue save ,tais WAS
az an eaa' OF az iesss rellevel enc
oi its worss 'ea.ules' anu arrallge'uenss
10 yntian authorities at thst time sbonld
I ave the desire and Iabilitv 40 ~ df, The
T,ondnn Times a 3 no,ics of ,b4 bonk
va have n,ilized savs.
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