Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-06-23
THE ApAcHEs OF CHINA.
They are Hostile Mountaineer. and China
Has Never subdued Them.

has never SuDdued 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 western
Se-chucn one OF the richest and most
popu'ous provinces OF the Empire on
the Upper Yangtse River. The tribe
are known as the Lolos and are the
aborigincs 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 in China
met some OF the Lolos whom he de.
scribcd as u tall and physically fine
people. Some of our Indian tribes are
being absorbed gradually by the in
tcrmiXture of white blood The Lolos.
however. succeed in keeping them
selves entirely distinct. The Chinese
have hcmmcd them in on al! 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-
BILE
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 little army and defeated
the Lolos in pitch battle, in which
Il 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
l-olos are the populous regions OF
China, says the New York Sun. The
savages are surrounded by millions of
semi-civili2ed people. and it is as
tonishing that a few thousand men
can intiict almost with impunity. such
suffering upon the neighooring PEG,
pies. ather Delome writes that the
city OF Tapu is the farthest rampar,
OF the Chinese against the barbarians.
There is no assurance OF safety be,
You'd the circle of its walls. 70,
many months at time however. the
l.olos will keep to their hills. and
then some Chinese families VIII leave
the city TO find spot outside upor
which to settle.
Last summer ten Chinese familie:
We're living in a narrow ravine MOI
far from the city. Once in awhile
they met some of the l.olos and theil
relations with them were so pleasan
that they came to think there was ne
peril 10 be feared. The illusion wa
dispelled when eighty OF the savage
suddenly descended upon the lionel,
hamlet, surrounded the cabins Of TIL,
unfortunate inhabitants killed some
Of the people, and dragged most OF tn,
others into captivity. only few o
them escaping.
Another tribe OF alien people arr
separated from the fierce Lolos b,
about 100 miles OF Chinese settle
ments. These people were thorough
Is subdued when China conquere,
Their country and now are leadin!
peaceful and industrious lives