The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-01
HAUNTED BY HIS VICTIMS
CUsfoUs cAsI or THB yfcEROY or
NANkfNG.
visited by Spirits Of Those lie hao Drive"
TO Dsssh-Iiis Health RESTORED anu
Life Saved by Prayers.

SHANGHAI. July 2j..-Even Chinese oil
.he btsh.st rank are as supersuuous as
The mcanest cool!c. This has been SHOWN
by the curious case OF the Ola N'oe'"y
I.ui. OF Marking In matters OF business
or diplomacy be has many times proved
100. much Tor the ablest foreigners Du'
The willy old Viccroy lately came near 10
death because Of his fear OF the ghosts
NJ a number Of poor wretches whom ne
had unjustly put 70 death OF whose sui
eide can be laid 20 him.
Last May il Hsicn-Mon, leader OF the
Kolas Hui. or great secret society 10
overthrow the Mantchu Dynasty, com
mittcd suicide at Marking. WIN ms Wlie
and his favOritc COncuDine. This man had
b,en the leader Ia plot 70 bug up arms
A. which Mason, q British customs Official
acted as the agent. Inc capture OF Mason
ord the coutlscatton Of large number OF
rifles and a blk supply OF ammunition
,reo tea an enormous sensation at the
time but 10 Was afterWard shown that
the ammunition didn't NJ the guns an"
tnnt Mason was more OF a crank ana "
fool than a cOnspiratOr. All the rcS'nl''
OF the Chinese detective service were put
forth to arrest the Chinese prmciP1i7
who had used Mason as too. II hsie"-
Mon, IL was discovered. had furhlSheH t'D
money and two chiefs OF the society, nav
distribute the guns. III had alWagS DIi"1
"a good reputation, and he deciafeu i.V te
been drawn into the scheme as q pr 3Vu", "a,
speculation OF a shady kind, but Win no
intent Of treason or conspiracy on no
part The evidence cOrrOborated ms sloi5'
but the Chinese legal machinery veHranu-
ed heads and he was condemned ,lnnsi;
when ne saw that all was lost nv hi. re-
himself and his two falthluI N"''0" i''
lowed his example. 49,. 81
This tragedy caused a sensatlon' anu
many predicted that the Ehosts Oh 'i iTs
victims would haunt the oid NlcGios ~
latter. however. laughed at all s,0oiny
predictions and promptly Topped on inc
heads OF the two chiefs. soon after these
events. which occurred a year aSo uIc
old Niceroy began 10 complain OF lhaDliiy
20 sleep. Then stories came VuC ~ 80 ',i1
yamen that he had guards in his ehamDer
and called on them in the night 10 me
upon people whom they cOuldn see II
was said the spirits OF the flVe NlctDlS
appeared 10 him nightly, uhpia'ueu , l'i'l,
for their untmely deaths, anu "dIHtu
him he would join them INSIDE OF d 9C9i'
Whatever the truth OF these stories, ,ne
Niceroy was in n bad way al Iasl winter
and far into the spring lie never FTn
fured out, and all business was pIdC uCi'9
at n standstilI. Things went on In luiS
way until last month, when II was sun
denly announced that he received Word 10
pay his devotions 20 the shrine OF IrHCe
angling n dclned prince OF the seventh
century. Several taotais. who are eApeiI
were in attendance Oh nm,
and they finally induced him 10 make
solemn vows OF imposing ceremonies De-
FORE the Princes tomb should ne be re-
stored 10 health. For these services one
Of these officials who Is a Taoist priest
was to receive 5000 and some valuable
presents.
the cure seems TO have been founded
on mesmerisn and faith. The old man
rose from his bed, and, sustained by
faith. was carried to the Princes tomp
and made his devotions. This he had re-
reated three days out of ten. at last ac-
counts and ne was gaining in strength
e,,arv dav. When the vigils are ended
he mas vowed to give great theatrical
lasting ten days, on nls
PC erected before the tomb Of the
Prince.