National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-06
A CHAT WITH JOIN II. YOUNG.
He Talks Interestingly of Places Wis
tied in England and China.
New York Mail and Express.l

lteu IN EnslhHu ANU Shihh'
New York Mali and Express.
~ have visited every place In England
made famous by either II scandal, poet, or
statesman since left home last March,"
said John Russell Young to Mail and Err
press reporter at the AstOr House yester.
day. "English social life," continued the
ex minister to China, "has vast attractions
to man OF %, but | went to England to
seek rest and quiet. Society, charming as
II is In Lon lon, had no attractions for me,
and speut my time wandering about Lon
don aud the country, visiting places cele-
DRAFTED III history rs the stage on which
scenes were acted which have influenced
the growth Of nations. have seen all the
picture galleries and art collections, but
the place in England which had most at
traction for me was the house OF commons.
Every night | was there. heard Glad
stone make his great speech In favor Of
home rule for Ireland, and think before
long the Irish must obtain self
government. After the debates were
over had some interesting talks
with the oppOsers of home rule. One argu-
ment which they often used | could find no
answer to. They told me to look ut the
and all the cities where the Irish held sway.
They claimed that should home rule be
granted to Ireland there would be a repeti-
ton there Of abe Tweed ring, and system
OF bribery and corruption would be insti.
tuted such as has been recently brought to
light In this city.
~ crossed the channel from England and
went to France. The last time | was In
Paris was at the time of the commune. The
war cloud which hung over the country had
not then been dispelled, but a heavier
II 20, fN hunr tho
capital of France now than then. Every
thing seemed gloomy aud depressed. Life
on the bOulevards Is no longer what re-
member IL In 1871. This ia perhaps imagi-
nation on my part. Travel In the east may
have changed me and 80 altered my mind
that n longer received the same impress
sions that did fifteen years ago, but was
disappointed with Paris and soon returned
to England.
~ can almost say that have not been in
America for five years, because when
came home from my mission to China last
February only crossed the continent from
San Francisco to Philadelphia and sailed
at once for England. While | was In
China Travelled all over the country;
passed my summers at Chez Foo and my
winters In Pekn at the house which has
been used by every American ambassador
| who was sent to China. Now everybody
goes to the hills some twenty miles back oil
| Pekin. The Russian ambassador and my
self were the only two foreign representa-
tives who continued to pass the hot weather
at Chez Foo.
"Chinese journalism is OF the most prim
tive description. The Pekin gazette ia thu
| Chinese official organ. 1t Is printed OF
bright yellow paper and Is composed OF SIN
pages about four inches wide ana six inches
| long. In II all the appointments to Oillcla
positions are made public aud all the i'm
| perial DEGREES are printed In IT, Besides thu
| Gd=ete there are two Chinese paper
printed in Hong Kong, two In Shanghai
and one in Tien-Tsin. None OF then
amount to much. The Chinese don't car
copied from the English papers there l
nothing in them
HMy first trip to Pekin was made in
house boat. Forty coolies dragged the boa
on which | passed my days up the Tleu
Tsin river. Behind II another boat wa
dragged ON which i slept and took III
meals. This is II slow but very luxuriOu
way Of travelling. A railroad to connec
Pekin with the seaboard has been muc
talked of, but the government seems lot
to give Its consent to such a scheme
talked to Ii Hung Chang, the viceroy G
Ten Tsin, on the subject several times
lie is the Bismarck of China, and no oillciu
action Is ever taken without consultin
him He told me that to start railroad !
China was a serious undertaking. lie sal
that there are now 35O,00O,OO0 people /
China The vast majority Of these al
poor, and by working hard can only obtai
a handful OF rice day to support lif'
Several million OF these live In boat
and their only business Is to carry freigl
up and down the rivers, Shout
a railroad be built almost all these peOpI
would he thrown out Of employment an
the government would have to suppO
them. Should the proposed road ever
butt, 1t will follow the line Of the Gran
/ Canal, beginning at Chinkiang, about II
miles north Of Shanghae, on the Yong Tx
Kiang river, and run direct to Peki
While was minister employed some
my time making Il collection OF the pictur
, of all the men who have ever representa-
r the American government In China. III
collection is now almost complete, CushiI
and Burlngame being the only two amba
! sailors whose pictures | failed to procur
The collection Is now ut Pekin, hope II
successors will continue 10 add TO
Among them are the likenesses of some
4 the cleverest men who have ever been
/ American politics"
a OUR sale on OverGOals this season indicat
the popularity of clothing of our own man
| acuTe and that the public Is aware II say
1 | nllly 20 peT cent Mt our corner Eismnn Bro