Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
THE APACHES OF CHINA.
They are Hostile Mountaineers and China
Has Never Subdued Them.

They are Hostile Mountaineers and China
Has Never Subdued Them.
Perhaps few people know that China
has within her borders alien people
almost as different from her own sub
jects IS our Indians are from white
men. One of these tribes live in the
mountainous region of south ives tern
Sc chuen one OF the richest and most
populous provinces of the Empire. ON
the Upper Yangtse River. The tribe
are known as the Lolos, and are the
aborigines of the country. They are
thorough barbarians and the Chinese
have as yet neither conquered nor
civilized them.
About six years ago Mr.. Hosie, who
wrote book on his travels n China
met some Of the Lolos whom he de-
scribed as tall and physically fine
people. Some of our Indian tribes are
being absorbed gradually by the in
termixture of white blood, The Lolos
however succeed in keeping them
selves entirely distinct. The Oh nese
have hemmed them in on all sides
but they retain their racial purity
In fact the Chinese are very we'll
content if they can keep these saw
ages within their wild hill for they
are apt to be on the warpath, and
when they raid the valleys and plains
they carry Chinese women and chill
dren into captivity, and make the
government great deal of trou-
bic.
Father Delome, French mission
airy in Se-chuen, writes that the Lolos
have been on the rampage again. He
says the. made many incursions last
summer into the cultivated lands of
the Chinese plundering and burning
the houses and carrying the people
away into slavery The Chinese
organized a little army and defeated
the Lolos in pitch battle, in which
a great number of them were killed.
Father Delome says, however that
the barbarians will learn no lesson
from their defeat but will nurse the
spirit of revenge. They will bide their
time, and sooner or later they will
avenge their slain.
All around the mountains Of the
Lolos are the populous regions of
China says the New York Sun. The
savages are surrounded by millions of
semi-civilized people and it is as
tonIShlng that a few thousand men
can inflict, almost with impunity. such
suffering upon the neighboring peo-
pies. Father Delome writes that the
city Of Tapu is the farthest rampant
of the Chinese against the barbarians.
There is no assurance Of safety be-
yond the circle of it's walls. For
many months at a time however the
Lolos will keep to their hills, and
then some Chinese families Will leave
the city to ind a spot outside upon
which to settle.
Last summer ten Chinese families
were living in a narrow ravine not
far from the city. Once in awhile
they met some of the Lolos and their
relations with them were SO pleasant
that they came to think there was no
peril to be feared. The illusion was
dispelled when eighty of the savages
suddenly descended upon the lonely
hamlet surrounded the cabins of the
unfortunate inhabitants. killed some
of the people and dragged most of the
others into captivity only a few of
them escaping.
Another tribe of alien people are
separated from the fierce Lolo5 by
about 100 miles of Chinese settle
ments. These people were thorough
ly subdued when China conquered
their country and now are leading
peaceful and industrious lives.