The Portland daily press., 1894-11-21
MOUKDEN, THE HOLY CITY.
Twin Capital of the Man
Chus.

| Picture of the Tartar Army.
An English woman writing to the st.
James Budget from Moukden, the holy
4 city of the Manchus and with Pek1n the
trim capital" of the empire, about Sep
TENDER 1, gave strange and depressing
account of the condition of Mauchurla.
The whole country round about was I'M
der water, and the crops of the rich allu-
| vial plains submerged, threatening, said
the correspondent, winter of restitution
| with It's Chinese concomitant, organized
| brieandage. Manchuria," continues
! the correspondent, has been friendly
| to foreigners, who receive no worse ap-
pellation than, honorable devil-a per-
fectly polite designation! Scotch mis-
sionaries have been established here for
% years, and are on the most friendly
terms with the people, and remarkably
SO with the mandarins and many of the
highest officials, who show them tokens
of friendship, publicly and privately, on
all possible occasions. DR.. Cristie, the
medical missionary, is the trusted friend.
as well as medical adviser, of many of
| the leading officials and their wives, and
altogether the relations between the for
e1gners and the Chinese are unique. No
| foreign lady had previously traversed
the inner city on foot, but did SO on
several occasions without attracting any
curiosity or crowd, and even when took
tripod camera, and the people did col
lect bout me, they were perfectly friend
IL and good natured."
oh,
when this letter was written, passing
through Moukden for three weeks at the
rate of 1000 daily, as many as 5000 arriv-
Ing there on one day. On their way
from the north the Manchus distin-
guished themselves in the villages by
seizing property, riotously occupying
inns without payment, beating innkeep-
ers and wrecking Christian chapels, not
from an anti-Chrstian. but anti-foreiRn
feeling. This anti-fore1gn feeling Gull
minated at Liao-yang, 40 miles from
Moukden, in mid August, when Mapchu
soldiers, after wrecking this Christian
chapel, beat Mr.. Wylie. Scotch mis-
magistrate for his friendiiness to for
eigners.
An anti-foreign feeling has rapidly
risen in Moukden. The servants of
foreigners and the hospital assistants are
insulted in the town. and on my last
visit to il, instead of the usual friendli-
ness l found myself" says the correspon-
rincIly hostile crowd. The widest rum
ors regarding foreigners are spread and
believed, and the question of the actual
safety of the three foreign families here
is seriously and anxiously occupying the
attention of the authorities. In the
meantime they have been requested to
give up their usual journeys into the in
70 ipt ha CT
or outside OF the walls. The street chapels
nave also been closed, as the native
Christians are very apprehensive for
their own safety, being regarded as with
the foreigners who, unfortunately, are
generally supposed to be the same as
the Japanese. l have been obliged to
give up a journey l proposed to take to
traversed by soldiers is safe. Along
these roads, ard especially on that from
Moukden to Liao-yang, as learned from
those who have recently Travelled them,
the aspects are most dismal. Not cart
or animal is to be seen, the great inns.are
closed or have their shutters smashed,
and the villagessand farms are deserted.
"All tracks converging on Monkden are
thronged with troops, not marching, but
struggling along anyhow, many carrying
crimson banners, but few armed with
modern weapons. l have seen regiments
Of quite passa BILE physique, among which
there was not rife! Some were armed
with gin-galls, Others with muzzle load
ing muskets, very rusty and of a most
antique pattern; some with very long
matchlocks, many with spears and long
knives. some with bayonets attached TO
/ ed poles! Some of the picked men of
the Monkden garrison who left under
Gen. Tso soon after war was declared
were armed with modern rifles I have
inf brp frI1 INV
sons that they have seen large numbers
of men marching to Corea armed with
bows and arrows only! The dress is
easy, but unfit tor hard wear, ard very
stacy. The best uniform is a short,
loose red cloak, bound with black, loose
trousers and long boots of black cotton
cloth, with thick sOles OF quilted rag,
which are useless in wet weather.
Recruiting is very active. The able
bodied beggars and unemployed coolies
of the city have heen enlisted, and are
being sent off after three weeks drill.
All the mulecarts in the city and neigh
borhood have been seized for transport,
which means suspension of about half
the trade of this prosperous city. Sol
diers pay is considerably higher than
that of laborers, and 1t is only since the
Chinese defeat and great slaughter of
August 5 that there has been any I'M
willingness to enter the ranks. Now the
troops marcn OUT OIL MOukQen saying
they are going to be shot: and if they
chance to see foreigner make such re.
marks as, This is one of the "devils' for
whom we are going to be shot;' and
when large party of them, in attempt
ing to make forcible entry into the
governor-general's palace, were threat
ened by the guard with being shot, the
reply was: We're going TO be shot in
Corea: we may as well be shot here.
Many say that it is farce to march
them out at the Gate of Victory when
they are going to defeat. The Chinese
troops, though their drill and discipline
are very loose, would doubtless. as Gen.
Gordon said. be splendid soldiers if well
led; but Mauchus, or Tartars, are
stumbling, disorderIy insu coordinate
rabbie, dreaded by the Chinese citizens
presuming on their imperial relationship,
and little better than licensed brigands.
Between them and the Chinese reg imnets
there are hatred and jealousy which will |
be among the difficulties of the war"
The cavalry under the Mahonletan |
general Tso, about 5000 men, were in |
State of strict discipline and admirably |
drilled, besides being fairly well armed. |
They were mounted on active, well built |