The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-03-04
AWAKENING cHINA's ZEAL.
Minister Denby Tells How the Adop-
ton Of Railroads Il Being
Urged In the Far East.
Factories OF Glass, Wooden Goods, and
Paper Springing Up Rapidly
I'm That Country.
washington telegram


Mr.. Charles DENLY, United States Min
lister TO China, has sent some interesting
dispatches to Mr.. Bayard which deal with
two questions of vital import to the de-
velopment and safety Of the empire. The
first is the construction Of railroads, which
Ii Hung Chang is urging with all the yigor
OF his intellect. The other Is the building
of a navy to replace the useless junlks which
at present fly the imperial flag, and to or
ganize system of coast defenses adequate
to protect the harbors and shores of the
country: Mr.. DENLY says:
have the honor To state, as a matter OF in
States and ms a part OF the current history OF
China, the position OF that empire Us 20 the
construction Of railroads
The most prominent man In China to-day 10
L: Hung Chang who is Grand Secretary OF .he
empire Viceroy of the province. and one OF the
heads Of the Admiralty Board. His residence
is ut Tien-Tsin, but he lately spent some weeks
at Fokin. He has for some years been in favor
Of building railroads. Hc has had hard fight
in China TO have his views approved. The OPP
position comes chiefly from the censors and the
Board OF Revenue. The censors rel resent that
numbers OF men would be thrown out of EN-
p!oyment, graves would be desecrated, and in
ternal troubles would ersue. The Board OF
Revenue claims that il railroads are built the
whole revenue service of China would have to be
changed. IL seems likely in effect that the Lekin
tax, which is one of the chief sources of reve-
nue. TO China. would have 70 be abandoned or
materially modified This is n consummation
that the foreigners most ardently desire Ii
Hung Chang, through all tue changes OF men
md measured, has maintained his power, and
there seems overy reason TO believe that he will
succeed in his plan OF construct NJ railroads.
send 70 tho department the dying memorial
OF $50 1Bung Tang, which contains an able pres
entetion o: the argument in favor of construct
ing railroads in China. by way OF parenthesis
may say that dying official always leaves u
posthumous memorial TO the Government II
alSo happens often that after hc il dead some
DISTINGUISHED honorary office ia conferred ON
him 10y imperial decree. This memorial TO Tso
Tsung Tang preceded by very few DAYS the
visit OF Ii Hung Chang TO tho capital, and fur
nished him ilne opportunity to press his rail-
road Niows. IL was considered certainly with
reason, that the best mode Of inviting the at
tention of the members of tho Government to
the merits OF railroads would be TO exhibit q
working model OF an American roadway and
rolling stock
Last September working model of an Amer
ican railroad train, consisting Of locomotive aud
tender, mail ana baggage ears. passenger cars,
Pullman parlor and sleeping ears, different
kinds Of freight cars together with 100 feet of
main track and sidings, switches. turn table,
etc.-in fact complf te representation Of an
American railroad in m niature-wa3 exhibited
To Iii Hung Chang. 1t was by order of III Hung
Chang, taken TO Pekin md exhibited by him to
Prince Chum, the Emperor father and two
days Inter il was taken to the imperial palace
and exhibited to the Emperor and tho Empress
dowaSer. Their majesties w'7ro much inter
ested, and spent some time in minute exam
nation Of the model II was the first complete
repre- sentation they had ever seen Of railroad
After examination they agreed to allow Ii
Hung Chang to prepare for the introduction OF
steam-cars.