The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-08-27


Congressman Matson has received the
following interesting letter from Colonel
DENLY, United States Minister 70 China,
giving some account OF his experience
in the Orient:
SHAEcHAI. June. 16. 1886.
NJ DEAR CoLoNKL-Y Your favor of
April -, reached me yesterday here.
Since April have been on : tour TO
the opcn ports and some that are not
open have had With very rare excep-
tions the most pleasant relations with I'll
Chinese officials and the great body Of
foreigners. | have dined with all the
viceroys and Taotois and have enter
them in : modest way. The average
number Of courses q > Chinese dinner
is forty-fve or fifty. We bad not she
facilities for going that high. or course
an important portion Of Ministcr's du-
ty is 70 visit the missions. They are
settled I'll over China; and have pene-
trated the interior for hundreds Of miles-
Occasionally one h mobbed. But gen.
orally the Chinese do not dislike them.
I have visited all their colleges and
schools They arc d0ing IN immense
work, and doing infinite good TO the
Chinese. Having nov been from Pekin
to Canton and from Shanghai to Ham
kow on the great river, the Yangtze. and
having seen al the missionary esiab-
lishments, without making any pretence
in being religious man, still ! must ex-
press my unqualified admiration Of the
missionary ladies' and gentlemen that I
have seen and Of their methods- They
come from al portions Of the United
States have seen missionaries from
Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, -
well as the Eastern and Middle States.
The Southern Baptists, the Southern and
Northern Methodists. the Prcsbyteriansl
Congregat;onslists, Catholics. Episcopa-
Iians. and various non-sectarian societies
are represented. Il was curious 10 ded-
icate : Methodist Hospital at Nankin.
! spoke TO IN audience Of soInc thou.
sands but unfortunately there were only
the missionaries, some Of the officers and
the band Of the United States steamer
Marion, that could understand me. But
my speech was put into Chinese BY Mr.
Hart. the Superintendent
Our trade with China u improving
and il likely to improve. Or course.
the two great articles of export are tea
and silk. The brick sea that they send
to Ruesia looks very much like plug TO-
bacco, some being black and some dark
brown. The chief imporls from The
United States are kerosene. piece goods
and Hour. NJ trip has enabled me to
Zee and converse with I'll The merchants-
I have been thoroughly posted o. trans
il passes. coast trade draW-backs, Iikcn,
and the usage u trade At one place O.
dinner there Was no plates. but small
sacUcers for the foreigners- The natives
had chop-sticks and short spoons. They
first helped rs and then themselves out
Of . bowl in the center OF The table. A.
you were helped you rose, which made
me get very tired o. rising. Amer eat-I
ing through birds nests. sharks lips.|
bamboo roots, fish head, fsh nav, fsh|
jelly, almond soup and many other cuvi-l
Gus things, ! told my host that wss!
coming back In two years and would,
take tho balance then. This raised 81
laugh and ended the dinner.
Among foreigners and natives inl
China the President 10 highly rcspectefs'
have responded TO many tossts IN hisI
honor. This keen business people thor
DuRhIy undersland and appreciate hfsI
exalted character.
Yours very truly,
CHAaLEs DksBY.
Hon. 9. c. Malson, House Of Represen-|
tasivss, Warrington, D. c.