St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-01
A Degenerate Dynasty Fast
lettering to Dissolution
and Decay.
Though Realizing It's Peril,
the Government Seems I'm
able to Avert It..
France in a Turmoil Over the
Prosecution Of the Arch
bishop.

vices regarding the defeat of the I'M
perial troops by the MoDgolian rebels
state that many of the former deserted
to the rebels, being evidently in SYM
pathy with them, and that the
force, which was composed of the
flower of the Chinese army, men
selected from regiments for their
proven courage, showed no spirit what
ever in the encounter. 1t is said that,
according to the peculiar methods
prevalent at the Pekin court, the young
emperor is kept ignorant of the dam
gerous condition of foreign affairs, and
is entirely taken up with his recent
marital arrangements. The war min
lister, -Hohu, is threatened with dis
grace in not having detected the dis
affection among the troops, and may
lose his head.
The rebels are described as adhering
to their tribal war organization, and,
although mercileSs in their treatment
OF those who offer serious resistance.
and of foreigners under any clrcum-
stances. they are strictly Obedient to
their own commanders. The Europeans
in Shanghai are getting more and more
excited, the general opinion being that
the crisis is more acute than that which
existed when the TaepingS were at the
height of their triumph.
A Rotten Dynasty.
A leading English merchant said to-
day: lit would not be serious loss,
either for China or for the world, if the
present dynasty should be OverthrOwn,
so far as the dynasty i, concerned, for
the recent emperOrS have been utterly
lacking in any kind of ability for ruling
an empire like China, and the cOnse-
quence has been the growth of
a palace, or, as we would say in
Europe.a petticoat government attended
by the vileSt lntrigues and directed by
the worst influences, those which spring
from the jealousy of woman. The
Mongol tribes must have heard some
thing of the weakness and degeneracy
OF the government. Or they would not
have undertaken their march to Pekin.
A strong central Chinese government,
when it existed, was like secure lock
on the Pandora box of evils, the extent
of which can hardly be guessed. 1t
kept this vast population of 100000, 900
or so together. Let them be turned
loose from Manchuria TO TOukin, and
the prospect is fearful, even for armed
Europe 10 contemplate.
A message from Pekin says that the
troops have been summoned from the
outlying districts to man the capital.
and large body q laborers have been
driven to work in repairing the walls,
considerable portions of which are di-
lapidated. Great excitement reignS i'll
Pekin, and the authorities have some
fear of a popular rising. The closest
watch is maintained for signs of intend
eG disturbance.
Awake to the Danger.
The government is fully aware Of the
serious condition which cOnfrOnts it,
and every possible step is beng taken
to break the strength of the rebels be-
fore they get within striking distance
Of the capital. There is much excite
ment here amOug all classes of the
population, ana the authorities believe
that IL they eau inflict defeat upon the
rebel force, it will have q good effect
upon the people of Pekin and the Vi
cinlty. 1t is believed that many people
are secretly i'll favor OF the rebels, but
should the imperial forces do battle
with the insurgents and defeat them,
the malcontents would then side with
the government.
The most serious condition of affairs
outiages were perpetrated upon the
Christian priests, nuns and native con-
verts. The first reports from Takou
stated that, after these fiends had
worked their bloody will OH all the
Christian men, women and chill
dren who fell into their hands,
they were Toasted by the leading
Chinese mandarIns in the districts. 1t
is now said that the local mandarlns
agreed to allow the rebels free license
for the outrage of Christians, provided
they did no harm to the other inhabi-
tants. These terms were accepted by
the rebels and they pursued their work
without let or hindrance. Three hun
dred Europeans and native Christians
were massacred. 1t was believed that
not single Christian in the district
escaped. CONSERVATION prevails among
the Protestant missionaries in the dis
trict through which it is expected the
rebels will pass. The local officiale at
Tsunha have declared thaei esa5ss La
powerless TO protect the missionaries,
and that if they desired to save their
lives they had better seek safety in
flight. The missionaries at Tsunha
have, therefore, abandoned their sta
tons and sought refuge in safer parts of
the country. -..-