Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-10-29

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forward 10 another famine during the
coming winter when the charitable
foreigners will again come forward
with their contributions and again re-
pleuish the provincial treasures.
SuH another very similar instance Of
this sort by the mandarin OF the prov
ince OF ABDUL, in northern China. In
1870, during the famine then existing
in that province, a committee OF for
eigners in this city collected d consider
able amount VI money, rice, and cloth
mg, and forwarded it 10 the yicerOy TO
be distributed among the sufferers, who
found themselves ruined and Iheir crops
destroyed by the negligence OF the local
authorities in not properly attending to
their duty Of keeping tie Pelho river
within its banks AS IN the former
famine, large sums Of money We're col
lected by both Chinese ana foreigners,
upon the preteXU OF succ0ring Jue inn
mediate wants of the unfortunate peo-
pie who had been reduced TO "A terrible
state OF suffering by the malyersauon
Of the riYer-cOnServancy FUNDS on the
part Of the high officials. Accounts
showing the total amounts collected
and u portion of that pant intrusted TO
the foreign committee have been pub
lished, but there was still much great
er amount remaining unapprOpIiated 10
the purposes originally, Tor nearly two
years atterward Se ind the great prime
minister of the empire, Iii Hung Chang,
Charltably renting the sum OF 100000
taels at one time to his native province
to feed the people, who are said to be
in dire straits owing to the failure of
the crops on account Of the rayages Of
the locusts and want of rain during the
last year.
Taking advantage Of this distress, the
mandarin has not demoralized the peo-
pie by the promiscuous distribution Of
the 100000 Jaels, but has eXacted some
food ana labor in return for the money
and food raised for their starving cOun-
trynen OF two years ago, by starting
the sufferers on a campaign against the
lOcusJs and digging up their eggs, upon
which "a premium is paid The uanda-
measures have proved of great benefit
TO The inhabitants" Very true; but
these great benefits are being paid out
OF the money intrusted 10 the yiceroys
Tor an entirely different purpose, ana
the people of Auhui are reJping the
benefit of funds collected for the
ADMINISTRATION people Of the province
Of Chihi TWO years ago. Who has had
the use ana interest Of this large sum
Of money during the past two years no
one appears 10 know
IL seems quite true that charity CON
rDuJed for China is likely to get into
strange channels and is subject TO cur
ious deyiatious before, if it ever, reaches
It's object, and is as often as not entire
" diverted from its original purpose by
the peculiar methods of the great and
powerful men of China Otuer CUuu-
ules seem to continue upon the slight
rst prOyOcauOn 10 pour charitable gifts
OF money, food, ana clothing into China
whenever yisituuuns aitlict its people
bat the b,aud Chinumau stands UNI
moved when castasropbies atilict the
r,.st OF mankind The moral OF ii all Is
plain: charity, ike diplomacy; will get
llrcd oil the ways that are dark and
inc tricks that are vain in The Chinese
policy, and the hand that has always
been ready 10 pay cut in the hour Of
need VIII refuse 10 move when the next
Canine fund is set rolling ia China.
What outside nations NAV think Of