Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-25

numeraries. In Mongolia there are 9.S44
Manchus and 3,2S1 supernumeraries. There
are kept about the summer palace Of the
king just about 5000 of such troops. Just
outside of Picking is the imperial hunting
park Four thousand soldiers are kept
there. In addition to these in Picking there
are artillery and rusketry to the number
of 5000, infantry 1890 and other troops to
the nCp,ber of 5000. making a grand total
of Manchus surrounding and about Picking
of lO,VW troops. These troops are sup
ported entirely by the government Their
officers are of high rank, and about 700 of
them have high pc sitions guards inside
the forbidden city, where the emperor lives.
l have written already of Ii Hung
Changs army. 1t is the best drilled and the
best equipped of any in the empire. In ad-
dtion to these there are the three great
armies known as the army of Manchuria.
the army of the center and the army of
Turkistan. The Mar hurian army contains
10000 men, ard Its headquarters are in
ManChuria above the Chinese wall. 1t has
good cannon and first-class modern rifles.
These, however, are corfined only to a
limited number OF the regiments, and there
are more matchlocks than Winchesters.
The army of the center is also north Of the
wall. 1t is supposed to include $4,000 men.
1t is on the borders of Mongolia. and these
Manchurian and Mongolian troops could be
moved down into Corea IL there was any
good way of carrying their provisions and
supplies. The army of Turkistan is in the
western part of the empire and too far off
FOR use al the present time.
Armies of the Governors.
In addition TO this there are the armies
OF the governors. which are scattered
throughout the eighteen provinces of China.
and which include all the large centers. In
Snantung there are 20,Oo0 men. In Snansi.
1000. and in Foochow, 3o,2Sc. The governor
of Honan, one of the most anti-foreiSu
provinces of the empire, has 1900 soldiers.
The governor of Marking has 5000 The
governor of Foochow, III, i3J. The governor
of Chekiang, 3S.Ooo. ana those of Hupe and
Human. aS.UoD men. In Shensl, kensuh
and Iii there are - 800 men, and in SZu-
cheun there are 1887. Kwantung has 6S-
oW kwangsi has 5000, Anhui, 300, and
funnan and kwechow, 5000 making a
grand total. with one or two smaller prov
inces added, of Iol 81 Just how many of
these troops can be relied upon in case of
war l don't know. The reports are those
of the Chinese government, and many of
them may be overestimated. There is no
doubt, however. but that there are hundreds
of thousands Of soldiers in China and that
they have many who will fight If they are
properly led. Chinese Gordon who handled
them during the Tai Ping rebellion, said
that they made splendid soldiers, that they
were cool and calm, and that they could do
a great dea! on small rations. They are full
OF superstition. and will carry priests and
Scothsayers with them. They may eat
black dogs flesh to make them brave and
their surgeons will give them ground tiger
tones to inspire courage. In fight they will
be bloodthirsty and cruel and if the war is
carried into the interior 1t will be accom-
parted with horrors which will shock the
western world