The morning call., 1894-08-26

eight Banner Corps, which include the
Manchus and Mongols, and which are sup
posed to have something like 600 men.
or this army there are in Picking 80, 99S
soldiers. and connected with them about
1000 supernumeraries. In Mongolia there
are 9S44 Manchus and 1921 supernumer-
aries. There are kept about the summer
palace of the King just about 5000 OF such
troops. Just outside of Picking is the i'm
perial hunting park. Four thousand sol
diers are kept there. In addition to these
in Peking there are artillery and musketry
to the mum Der of 5000, infantry 2300 and
other troops to the number of 5000. max
ing a grand total of Manchus surrounding
and about Picking of 100000 troops. These
troops are supported entirely by the Gov
eminent. Their officers are of high rank,
and about 700 Of them have high positions
as guards inside the forbidden city where
the Emperor lives.
l have written already of ii Hung
Changes army. 1t Is the best drilled and
the best equipped OF any In the empire.
In addition to these there are the three
great armies known as the army of Man.
churia, the army of the center and the
army of Turkistan. The Manchurian
army contains 10000 men. and its head
quarters are in Manchuria, above the Chi
nese wall. 1t has good cannon and first
class modern rifles. These, however, are
confined only to a limited number of the
regiments. and there are more matchlocks
than Winchesters. The army of the GEN.
ter is also north of the wall. 1t is sup
posed to include $4,000 men. 1t is on the
hor nf NonnOlio ond fbaSa Manahn-
rian and Monaghan troops could be moved
down into Korea if there was any good
way of carrying their provisions and cup
plies. The army of Turkistan is in the
western part of the empire and too far off
for use at the present time.
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 Shantung there are 10000
men; in Shansi, $4,000; and in Foochow.
80 $50. The Governor of HoEan, one OF
the most anti-foreign provinces of the en-
pire. has $4,000 soldiers; the Governor of
Marking has $4,000; the Governor of Foo
chow, 81 ,435; the Governor of Chekiang
IS, 600, and those Of Hupe and Hannah
IS. coo men. In Sbensi. Kensuh and Hi
there are $1,000 men, and in Szuebeun
there are $685. Kwantung has $4,000,
Kwangsi has %, 600. Anhui 5000 and Yum
nan and Kweichow $4,000, making a
grand total, with one Oh two smaller prov
inces added, of 701. 517 just how many of
these troops can be relied upon in case of
war 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 ham
died 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 deal on small rations.
They are full Of superstition. and Will
carry priests and soothsayers with them.
Fhey may eat black dogs flesh to make
them brave, and their surgeons will give
them ground tiger bones 10 inspire cour-
age. In fight they will be boodthirstY
and cruel, and if the war is carried into
the interior it will be accompanied with
horrors which will shock the western world.
T re.a< 4. Cel...a4S
1904