The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-07
A HATED EMPEROR.
Ill Feeling Existing Between the
Chinese Ruler and His Subjects.

Chinese Ruler and His Subjects.
Reports of a serious revolt against the
present Chinese government in Man
churia and the issue of proclamations
by the rebels declaring that the Manchu
dynasty is near its end have created
great deal of interest among the foreign
colony in the treaty ports says a letter
from Shanghai. News that bears direct
ly upon the reported disaffection in
many provinces of China comes from
through the great valley of the Yangtse
a finely written prophecy of the ap-
preaching end of Manchu rule is being
circulated. 1t is almost impossible for
foreigner who has not lived in China to
understand the Importance that Is given
by the gentry to anything which is well
written or carefully printed. If such
document does not strongly violate tne
prOba bilitieS 1t Will pc accepted do
gospel truth.
This prophecy, says the Chicago Tri,
bune, appears to be firmly believed by all
the Chinese who have read II IL, II P Pob-
Shan, who in a vision describes the
downfall of the present government IT
shows considerable literary ability, put
anyone who is skept1cal may readily see
that the author has thrown IN local oe-
tail to clinch his prophecy.
The sketch of the emperors of China
is very well done, but this hlstorlcal IN
Productions appears to have been written
merely to lull the suspicious of the read
er and to induce him to accept the SEN
sational statements about the coming
ruin of the Manchu dynasty. The proph-
ct declares that the great provinces OF
Yunnan and Kueichou are the first that
will abandon the empire. After this
China will be divided into three KING
doms, but this will not take place and
permanent peace will not be secured un-
til the woods are cleared from Purple
mountain and the waters of Lotus lake
are dried up. The specious nature. of
such a prophecy may pc seen When IL Is
stated that about ali the forest has been
cut off of Purple mountain, while IN dry
years one may walk over the bed OF
Lotus lake, which is converted into SOLID
ground. Any season OF drought may
therefore be taken by the conspirators
with the assurance that the two main
items of this prophecy will be fouEu ful-
filled.
the present dynasty because of its favor
shown to foreigners. Human is the seat
of set of fanatics who, would reJoic &c
to see every European, thrown out OF
China In this province have occurred the
worst outrages on Christian MISSIONARIES,
and anyone journeying up the 1anSste
retains vivid recollections of the, rhowers
of stones and obscenity that descended
upon his house boat from the 'neighbortng
banks. Intercourse with foreigners seems
orly to intensity the popular hatred OF
the Europen inIerlopers, who. they thlnk.
and his advisors. The worst feature OF
the situation is that the central govern
rent does not dare to rebuke the lnse-
lence of the Human people This has
been shown, repeatedly in recent years,
but the most conspicuous instance was the
failure to punish Chou Han, the author
of the infamous Human tracts against
Christianity, which caused all the peril
ard suffering of missionaries in the
YaI este valley. This man was proved
to be the author of these tracts melting
PEOPLE to murder Christian missionaries,
ard the very blocks on. which they were
printed were found in his house, out he
escaped on the speciouS preteXt trumped
up by the governor Of Chang Chu, that
the man was insane, and therefore beyond
the reach of the law.
Again in the recent Suneku massacre
of two Swedish missionaries the Viceroy
of Human was first inSolent then procras-
tinating. and finally, when forced 70 act,
cunningy made scapegoats of some Of
aries. He then dilated on the thorough
ness of his work and the impartial pun
istment dealt out Everyone recognized
the nlockery of the thing, but as no Eur
opean could follow out an investigation
his report had to be accepted. Since then
Tatng-li Yamen against The injustice of
the proceedings.
In any other country han China such
acts would have resulted in the degrade
tion of the guilty officials but the gov
err or of Changeha and the viceroy of
defy their foreign critics.
1T is from Human, therefore, that we
may expect to see the first uprising against
the present dynasty. There are already
rrmors of serioIs trouble. but no one can
ascertain the facts, because aae province
is closed to Europeans and the few native
Christians dare not tell what thew know
for fear of the vengeance Of the officials.