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kind in China. and they seems TO have
100 sCruples against adopting any uveu
ton they can pot their hands on lhcy
can COPY anything from q collar button
Co a SJ-tun gun An American inventor
who looks TO China as a future helI
will bc disappointed. ! know Of an
American who has been trying iu intro.
ducc Grays telautograph here. The
ordinary Chinese alphabet contains
about 5000 characters, and as Do B., now,
tyleEHms have 10 be sent in tnr shape
OF numbers and translated back ito
Chinese By this invention The char
acier themselves could be 8ent1Hd 10
would Dee %. immense value BOO China.
The yicCr1y 10 whom the man applied,
said De would probably Introduce the
invention, but be would FIRST Ike to
have one Of the machines sen. o1 trial
tHc American refused 20 sell less than
$4,000 worth of the machine. and the
venture dropped through. Had hc sent
q single instrument it would probably
have been CI.I u hy the mechanics OF
the yiccroy and China would have
made her own tcllutoEraphs / heard
of similar instances az Marking. and the
Ohinaman who told me laughed as he
described how easily an American gun.
maker had been taken in. The man
represented the Maxim rapid firing gun,
and DE wanted 10 get AN order from the
NiUcfov lie came to Marking aud was
received night royalty llr bad several
OF his guns with him. aut as he cxhih.
tied them the bolton hole cyelids of the
Chinese officials widencd and their black
pupils grew big al its destructive pro.
pcrtics They began 10 figure with him
ON prices, and led him 90 believe that
they we're goiug TO buy the guns They
treated him well. and when he was
invited out 10 dinner night after night
he thought bis contract va, assured and
bis visions were those Oi Monte Cristu.
All NJ once the ciyilitics ceased and he
was told that the yicrroy had concluded
after all that he did not want the gun.
Before he lett il leaked out that during
the nights he had been out eating bird IS
nest soup and shark fms and listening 10
the dulcet screcchcs Of the singsong
girls the agents Of the viccroy had
picked the locks OF his gun cases and
had taken accurate measurements and
models OF the machinery Of the guns.
The only reason why they are not
making these guns today Is because
they have other guns they consider
better They have the drawings and
they can reproduce them At any time.
In the gun works at kiangnan / saw all
kinds Of modern rifles. from the Win.
chester to the Enfield, aud was told
that the best Of the lot had been chosen,
aud that they were now making them
Tor the troops. handled some which
had Just been finished, and to my IN
experienced eyes they looked as well as
any / have seen elsewhere. Speaking
OF the wonderful power OF the Chinese
TO copy any piece Of machinery which
Is placed before them a curious incident
occurred In connection with the electric
light plant In the palace Of the emperor.
The foreign manager Of this plant be.
came sick and went of for his health for
a few weeks When he returned he
found a second plant running. The
Chinese had copied the original machin.
cry, and for Tear that they might make
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six.inch gun, and be- told Mr. Cornish
so Tie spoke pigeon English. and when
3d. Cornish asked him d he did not
want to iry the gun before he took u
out 10 sea. hc replied cmphatically.
Yves must haycy tiy' Spose my go
way spolc gun no good must hayey
uy-my take gun oui-we go sho0te.
Sposc ale lightee We tskee, but must
have q tly'
This Chinese captain, however. ! am
told, knows more about bis ship than
many of the other officials DO. The
mludarincs, as rule, are politicians
rather than business men, and some Of
those who are DO charge of the arscnais
know nothing whatever OF mechanics.
A few days ago twelvcinch gun was
tested aud the leading officials of Shau1.
hai went out TO see Do. These high
mandarincs dIscrctely retired 90 a plyil.
ion when the gun was ready Co fire, and
the undcrlrJppcfs did the business
n there should be q war between
China and Japan il sill iu all probabiI.
ity be a biOod.thirsty one. The Chinese
would have no scrupIes about the use
of dynamite, and all the dewlish con.
] trivauces OF modern invention wall be
adopted. IL may be that the 10 yok Pc, Z"
or hand grcuadcs. which were used by
I the Chinese war iunks of the past. will
De again brought into service. chatej
[ the other day with Capt lmpey Of the
MonUcacy, Of the American navy, about
I these. lie describes them as the most
horrible weapon known 90 man. The
smell from them is so suiloCatIug that
/ no one can withstand them. aud when
[ they explode they often set the ships on
fire and tear the skin from the bodies of
/ the men on board 70 is not probable
that they would be of great value in the
| present prospective war. but those PEG.
| pie who have used them 10 the past
| would not hesitate 10 adopt anything
I that might be invented ui the same
! nature in the future.
Fm,,I< 4. CaIv,14z
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q mistake they had reproduced 10 even
10 the color and amount OF the paint
20, ON the different parts.
During my stay at the Eangnan ar.
scnal visited one OF the Chinese gum.
boats, which was made at Foo Chow.
My Photographic was with me. and be
took pictures of the boat and some Of
the Ollicials The sailors did not relish
being photographed. but the commands
of he captain made them pose as wc
wished. Mr Cornish. ihe foreign adj
wiser Of the arsenal, was with me, and
uur Chinese cards were sent into the
captain. A moment later a rounl.accd
CH.uJman, sinndus az least siE feet tW
and weighing two hundred pounds, 40
pelrcd ON deck lie bcut over o.
shook bis own hands at me iu Chinese
fashion. aud then asked Mu Cornish
and myself TO step down into his cabin.
This was a large room built much like
the salons OF one ui cur big boats 10
was furnished with "a numhgr OF two foot
tables. which stood against the walls of
the room between heavy armed teak
wood chairs, SO that as we sat down
each Of us had i table beside bin. upon
which later ON Tea and champagne were
served She tea was gwen us boo Chi.
uesc cups. with sauces ON their tops.
so tilted INTO them as 90 keep the trl
leaves out of our mouths The cham
payne was served iu little glasses toe
size OF an egg cup, and the captain
smackcd his lips 20, the amber .lJid
audi1ly gurglel down his throat Loo
the center OF the room as we entered
one Of the o!iseT, OF the ship was sitting
ON q stool. with % copper basin in front
ui him aud a barber behind him. The
barber was shaving bis head and braid.
ing his queue. and the officer did not
seem 20 regard our presence IN the
least. lie rose and shook his own
hands at us, then bowed half dozen
times, and then had his man 10 on with
the shaving. There was. Boo fact, aH
unconvcnuuualIiy about the whole Ship
that was refreshing. A big mandarin
was expected. and the marines were
dressing themselves on board. one
man pulled ON his trousers as we cam,
out Of the captains cabin on 10 The
deck, and another huruedly got himself
into his coat
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Japanese. The two nations hate each
Oincr worse that do the Germans and
the French. Each nation IS aiflid 0i
the other, and each IS apparently pre-
pairing for war. The advice received
mere state that the Chinese have SIX.
teen transports OF troops To Korea, and
sixty five hundred Japinse soldiers have
already been landed on the Korean
soil There arc about eight thousand
Japanese people living 30 Korea. There
arc colonies at all ports, and at each OF
these ports japanese gunJ0at will be
probably stationed. The japanese have
one Of the best navies in the east.
They are a nation Of fighters, aud they
are sailing about Korea with chips on
their shoulders. II the Cnucsc happen
To- run against them and dlslodgc the
chips there wall be a battle zoo no time,
and q war between the Two countries
may spring up which will possibly iu.
yolyc Russia aud England, and event
ually bring ON a great European war
10 Is impossible at this Writing to state
what Is going to happen. These cOun-
tries Of the far east arc different today
than they have been BOO the past. IL
Hung Chang has 900 army VI 10000
men equipped with The latest improved
rifles, aud the Chinese navy will rank
well up with the great ravcs Of Europe.
Japan Is making modern guns equal 10
those which are turned out at the Wash.
ingt1n navy yard. The troops have
been drilled by German officers Tor
years. They are aimed with rifles as
good as any you will lind ~ the world.
made after pattern invented by O.
Japanese, and they have something like
10000 trained oIdics. They have
navy yards aud mgn'ofWar equal TO
ours. aud they are les brave as any PEG.
pie On the face OF the globe As 10 the
bravery OF the Chinese, this Is a dis.
putcd question among the foreigners
mere. They have in the past been
routed by western troops but where
ever they had good western leaders
they have shown themselves efficient
and courageous. To-day they are In
good condition for a great war, aud the
stories Of the events OF the next year
may make some Of the bloOliest pages
Of history.
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increased until il is said that they have
in all about 10000 followers, and May
Of these arc armed with guns wiicn
they have captured from the royal
troops. They have 800 match lock
niles, aud the most OF mem have swords
aud spears. They have a thorough or
ganizAuon, and there arc 100 men
among them Who have served as scouts.
AT the first battle, which occurred about
Two weeks ago, the government troops
were victorious, but at the next, q few
days later, the rebels conquered and 200
Of the kings soldiers were leit dead on
the field. The adyiccs We get here are
to the effect that the officers OF the
rebels are able aud brave. They led
abe government TROOPS into amhuscidcs,
and have outgenculcd them ~ nearly
every Instance. The rebels are favored
by the people, and the government
soldiers mud u hard to get any thing to-
eat III Hung Chang has sent mum.
Der OF soldiers TO the assistance OF tie
king. but there has as yet been no
battle between the Chinese aud Korean
troops. In the capital OF Korea two
thirds Of the people are said 10 be
friendly to the rebels, who are march.
the foreign troops which will prevent
their taking the capital.
One OF the chief cries Of the rebel.
lion is against the foreigners have
before me a manifesto which has just
been issued by them. Il states that the
foreigners must be expelled from the
country, aud that the old religion must
be upheld Il advocates the dcs,mc.
ton OF the officials, and Is OF the most
imnammatory nature. There is no
doubt but that such OF the missionar.
les as are outside Seoul are by no
means safe. Dr.. w. ]. Hall was at.
tackled by a mob in the city OF Pen
Yang the other day, aud II Is said that
the governor ol the city headed the
mob. So lar no foreigners have been
killed, but the colony At the capital.
numbering about one hundred foreign.
ers, is IN great danger, and only the
presence OF the foreign gunboats makes
Them safe. In the meantime the troops
which China is pouring into Korea may
possibly get into trouble with the
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wrote from Shanghai OF my visit TO
the great Chinese arsenal NJ Kiangnan,
and I described ils hundred acres of
'oundfies. factories and powder works.
Since then have Travelled thousands OF
miles through different parts OF this
great empire, aud find everywhere
evidences of the wonderful preparation
which these alm0nd.ryci celcstials are
making to fight the bafbauans, rs they
call Us. At Marking, 200 miles from
the sea coast, visited naval schools.
presided over by English officers, aud
saw the cadets 10 through their maneu.
ycrs. Al the city OF Han Yang / in.
spected gun factory, where they were
making small arms, and at Marking |
saw vast powder works and the smoke
stacks vi an arsenal covering many
acres. Here at Tcn-Tsin. ~ Hun
Chung has between fifty and one hun.
bred acres Of buildings, In which the
finest Of modern guns are being made
lie has schools Tor the education u
officers for his army and navy, and
nearly every one Of the great viceroys
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Korean Rebellion.
Lives Of gnors Unsafo Sixteen ounboats the
Harbor OF Chemulpo.

III, foodd nan caeN and Jataae,e Scys Rbie
the mo hafoaT The Nay " Japan nm.
Of the Chface.f lim Aatai hagtigg
Cteai Bo,k JasczHc china Saal,og
oa6ai and foo ciorFileHf Nights
liAigph-hoD The c Of me AhriH Has Tateq tlHf
AdaocHay and chat mn caph1q-7h amt
DYNAMITE.
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OF the empire has his own military o5.
tablishme1t There Is big navy yard
at Foo Chow, below SlahEh Do Nh-ie
the Chinese are making torpedo boats
and modern vessels OF war inns is on
the Min river, and they have been
building boats here ior ten yeaf' OF all
sorts and -izcs. ! have seen some OF
the cruisers turned out OF these yards
and they are equal to the same class OF
buat YOU will find IN Europe and
America They make also armuf plate
and big guns, and, though thcy afenow
impoating their steel IN the Shape OF
iugots. they are putting In such mlguiu.
cry as will enable then TO make ileIr
own steel with their own iroI, and tI.y
expect TO place themselves on 900 gu.
tircly independent basis.
Here at Tien.Tsin Is the best place to
make study OF the Chinese navy.
It. Hung Chang, the famous veeTuy. is
It's hyau and 10 Fcng Luh, DOES naval
secretary has his headquaf,eu h.fC
VIC. l.o Fcng Luh IS one OF tla moss
accomplished men IN Cninl. tie spelss
English and German as well aa Doe does
Chinese. and he IS as well po1 cd 900 the
doctrines of Huxley and Darwin fs ne
is iu the philosophy OF Conulus and
Mugius lie knows all about ilc
great nayies ui the world and Hg adopts
everything new in naval warfare Js soon
as % IS invented. ] am under many U1.
legations ~ HIM for hvon during nay
stay al Iicn-Tsin. aud some OF the hg,t
Of my information comes from Do, head.
quiucrs. The chief fleet in the navy
Is the north coast squadron, which is
directly under hun ANA which s, per
haps, US line a squadron as you will uui
outside of the greatest English forces.
Il consists Of four barbcttg sclgoIug
amUfcnds, one Of which is q. 900 ton.
IN size, aud two others Of which are
more than 1000 tons each. 10 has "a
number OF dcck.prutccted cruisers. a
torpedo llolilla and eleven guuBIdts.
The Foo Chow squadron has % number
OF line boats, aud Ia addition 10 these
are the Shanghai iiOtilll aud the Canton
ilotilla. These are under the yiccfuy az
Canton, and the Foo Chow squadron IS,
] think, under the vicefoy Of Marking.
Two Of ~ Hung Chang's armouiads
have a speed Of fifteen knos an hour
and they are armed with four twelve
NlAN ANIAIl hANHs NNHt ENNH are
Holchkiss cannon and tubes iur White
head torpedoes. and they are Of the best
Workmanship the Germans can turn out.
! can't describe the excellence OF the
guns which the Chinese are making
themselves. The guns and ships which
they are importing are of the best
They have, In short, everything that is
known to modern warfare, and see
everywhere their ships manned with
rapd.dung guns, Holchkiss guns. Cat
ling guns hnd the giant monsters known
as six, eight. ten and twelve.inch guns.
The Japanese have almost equally good
fighting material, and a war between
the two nations will result Ia an cnor-
nous destruction Of life and property.
One thing which strikes me ia the
great gun works Of China, which Wis.
tied, IS the fact that they make every.
thing without regard to patent rights or
patent law. There Is nothing OF This
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The marines wore dark blue shirts or
sacks and blue panialoons Of wadded
cotton, which were tucked into thick
black cloth boots. The shirts we're
bordered with wide bands Of red and
we're embroidered on the breast with
Chinese characters. had one Of the
marines on deck photographed. and
noted that his gun was q muzzle loader.
though he was standing beside a biz
Armstrong cannon at the time. after
wards got a picture OF a whole crew
with their turned.up straw hats and
their light blue clothes, as the posed for
their photograph ON one Of the biggest
ships Of the Chinese navy, and ! was
struck with the nerve shown in their
faces aud the agility with which they
moved about at their work.
/ chatted with the captain sometime
about his boat, and I found that he
understood It's organization and equip.
ment. lie was anxious to have a new
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Garfield Beach Trains.

Commencing July 10. Gsrnsid nsach
Trains viii Huu ~ ToiiuWu
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one thing which strikes me IN the
great gun works Of China, which / Wis.
tied, IS the fact that they make every.
thing without regard to patent rights or
patent law. There Is nothing OF this
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-04
JOHN LEATCH Is DEAD.
The Pioneer Telegraph Operator Of u
Pacific COast.

The Pioneer telegraph Operator Of the
Pacific Coast.
PoRr TOWNSEND. March 3.-(Speciai. +
A telegram today from San Francisco
brings news Of the death of John Leatch,
which occurred this morning. Deceased
was manager Of the Postal Telegraph
Company's lines on this side Of the Sound.
and possessed the respect and esteem Of
this community. He was born at Ogdens-
burg, n. Y, 50 years ago, and came to the
Coast at an early age. He entered the
employ OF the Western Union soon after
thar company established its line, and has
continued in telegraphy ever since. He
bore the distinction of being the pioneer
operator Of the Pacific coast. For several
years prior to 1873 he was chief operator at
Sacramento. Cal. In that year he went to
San Francisco and was employed by the
Western Union until June. 1883. when he
struck with the rest of the union opera
tors. For the next few years he was ad-
ministrator of an estate and proprietor of
a drug store. In 1885 he entered the EN-
pioy of the Pacific Postal Company and
rose to be assistant superintendent. In
1891 he was sent to Puget sound. and built
the Postal line between Port Townsend
and Olympia. The teiegraphers all loved
him. Mr.. Leatch was bigh in Masonic
circles. and his funeral at Sacramento next
Tuesday will be under the auspices of the
Knights Templar of that city.
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WAsHiseroS CITY March The senate
committee on printing this morning re-
sumed its investigation of the alleged IL
regniarit,es in letting the contract for
printing Of the Patent 0dsee Gasette. Ex-
Assistant Secretary of State Quincy testi-
fled 20 what he had done to secure the
award of the printing contract to the Ma
,ionai Lithographing Company. This con-
tract, he said. had nothing to do with
the state department, with which
he was connected. He considered that he
was acting as an individual and not as an
official. He entered q general denial to
the charges that he was interested bene-
ficially in the iithographing company and
that he had sought to secure the work in
the department for the national company
in April Of last year.
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Gen. Longstreet says He Was . Dismal
Failure.

WAsHISeroS CRY. March "a special
from Richnond. Va, SAYS: When Gen.
James Longstreet was apprised of Gen.
Eariv's death and pressed for an estimate
of his military service he ssid:
II regard /: as a dismal failure. He was
gifted with neither the genius Of war nor
the development of strategy. | refer to
official facts and his otficia. character. and
not to his private life. The command
which under Stonewall Jackson knew no
defeat, under Early never knew victory.
This vas not the fauit of the men. who
we're as brave ss they were under Jackson.
but was owing solely TO the lneff3ciency of
the general in command.
LYycHBuRG. Va. March S.-Gen. Early 5
funeral viii take place Monday. lie will
be buried with civic and military honors.
the details having been arranged tonight
at a meeting OF the Confederate veterans
Among the distinguished persons who
will be here are Gen. Fitzhuga Lee, Gen.
Bradley T. Johnson. Gen. Dabney ii.
Maury. Gen. W H. Hayne, gen. Eppa
Hunton aud others.
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Mary Ycuuksn's Hom~st~ad.

WAsHIsGTox CTry. March 3 Especial. -
One OF ;he first private bills TO receive the
signature OF the president, this session 10
iaat to- the relief OF Mary Younkin and Of
the helFs Of Martha A D-aly. deceased
Thls act directs the commissioner Of the
general land office to allow the heirs OF
Martha 4. pesiy. wii0w of David Dealy.
10 enfe7 aaicr the Homestead laws. If the
said Davla DeAly when living we're quail
fed - make such entry. the north haif Of
the north -ses, quarter of lots three and
four os section sixteen. ~ 10 nsh p thirty
eight north. of range sso east IF William
cite meridian. sni 20 allow Mary Yoan-
kin. wtdos II Moses Iouakin. to enter
under the homestead iaws. If the said
Moses Y18nkin whsg living we're daily
qualified. the north haA Of the northeast
quarter aad lots i've and SIX CT section
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Neu~ Of the Eashesla.a

BERLIN, March "A connssst~e of the
reschstsg today adopted the first OF the
twelve clauses OF the Rassosierman com.
rnsrcial treaty, with exception of clause s
dealing With import duties. discussion os
which wss deferred. The first eishsseE
clauses OF the final protocol were aisa
adopted
The debates Of the silver commission.
will I've chiefly concerned in four auess
sions.
"flr,tA-Is it probable that the gold rro.
dacfion Of the future will suffice TO coves
the demand for coinaSe9
Seoond-Hsvc the lack Of gold and the
general depression resulting from its en-,
HANGED value been noticeable in countries
with gold CURRENCY
"rhird-What influence have silver tsuc.
tuations exercised on the monetary and
economic situation of Germanyr
"Fourth~flow could the evils or dan.
gers caused IN Germany by the prcsens
currency be removed or iessened :"
Great interest is taken in the silves
commission. and hnanciers are waiting
the result of the deliberations with sreas
anxiety.
The empress of Germany and chsldrer
are expected at Aharis on March n. Tho
strength of the empress Is considerably
lowered BY too severe course Of dieting
which she followed TO counteract . ten-
dency to grow stouter. The emperor Is
expected at Absxia within . week aftee
The empress. On the emperor's way homo
he will attend the wedding Of his cousin.
the grand duke OF Hesse. and the Princess
Victoria Melita of CoburI. at CoburR. ak
which ceremony the prince Of Wales an6
Queen Victoria will be present
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sixteen, In township thirty ign, north.
OF range two ssst Of Willamette meridian.
both of said trscts lying in wha;cesn
eouasy. IN the state of Washington,
end TO issue raseats 10 the heirs Of the
sad Martha \. Dsaly. and to Mary youn-
Kin. FOR the respective tracts hereby
authorized 10 be entered by them, zron
taei- making such proof ~ is required hy
existing laws and executive regulations
and In compliance with the requirements
of the homesead laws. Provided. Tha:
the state of Washington. by the proper state
osfieer or officers thereto duly authorized
by the Laws os said state shall first select.
or shall signify willingness TO select.
according to the laws regulating selections
OF either land of equal area. 10 be taken
ana held by said state in lieu of the lard
hereby authorized 10 be entered, and such
selections shall De a waiver of any right of
said state 10 the land above described as
Indemnity school lands