The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-29
ODDITIES OF CHINESE LIFE,
RICH GIFTS MADE ar THE oUEBH
MoTHERS BIRTHDkE


More A-u-Foreisn Pi.eards-The story 30
Two Terribis Maeicisns-A Railroad Outs
side the Great wsiI-No Pity Tor the Poer.
SHANGHAI. March 29.-The recent celebration
OF the Goth birthday Of the Chinese Empress
Dowaeer which fell during the New Years
festivities, was made the occasion for dlstribu~
ting costly gifts to 100 distinguished Chinese
officials The chief honor fell to the great
Viceroy. Ii Hung Chang. who for twenty years
has been a. absolutely the head Of the Govern~
msnt as bismarck was the head OF the Gers
man Government under old Emperor William
The viceroy is very rich. so that nothing In
the way Of money. or Jade ornamsn or costs
~ furniture was sent to him. but he was the
recipient Of the "thrse-eye peacoss fssih-
er. q decoration which had never been
conferred upon any onsn except princes
Of the blood under the present dynasty,
except in the case OF Gen. san-KueL who when
tho Manchus appeared outside the great wall
invited them to enter and himself led them on
the road toward PekinR. No other honor could.
have been so great as this for the Vicsroy, as
despite his high ONCE and his great services
he still remains according to Chinsss ideas, -
commonsr. Whether the title Of prince waa
offered to Ii before this decoration was eon<
fsrred IL not known. but II it was he dsclinsditi
OF the other persons honorsd. the hishsse
decoration was the "two-syed" psaoooh
feather. bestowed on viosroy Lin K'un-yi Of
Marking. This decoration 10 the highsst
which Q noble Chinese oflcial may expestr
Tho Chinese Government 10 given to the granite
ing OF brevet rank on such occasions a. this
and no less than . SCORE OF Msndsrins were
appointed brsvet Junior Guardians OF the
Heir Apparent. The Enperor's mother req
was Son o with a tablet written By the Ems
AHtietoreign piaoards are SPREADING sIE
through the lower PROVINCES that are drained
AnhuL which has been friendly to ioreleners
thousands Of vicious plaoards have been scn ;.
i PICTURES and in verse Selow the cuts is told
the story OF the attempt Of tive foEega ma, msf
s,tg o hS S e iei
their black arts By which thsy could ;n%mS
made merry with Chinese damsels. whom theS
p5:d Int e.:
on within the high walls were struck ,Ss dad
Rr%sd r: fsss. a
Es sgS %s but ITEM ih.y
lance in a single, night and entered upon the
was armed with y six: Isom spipdl;" whloh
emitted dsasy the MsS had
upon The ROOT 70 q the for. stronsbold and
wGersup9n the ioi overs Of the lorelgpsrs tooR
the Hna va, irSsS t se.E
missIonaries their lives. Though i seems ABB
s sSEd hi. :u . to %f
even educated Chinese The worst feature q
tasS sSc
would sa% T Ths that
Chinese railroad into Manchuria outside the
Great Vel. Early last yes1T Grds ass we're sivs
made for 1l5 miles, from shanhaikuan to Kin
chow; but then came sloTing up; and d,i now
ance for this work was cut in half. but with
Sl.0Q0.0Oo much may be done one thsT9rZ
to celebrate the Empress Dowseers birthday.
but this is scarcely probable as rsguiar, al.
turs. The large foreign stan OF enginssf ,s is
s Sort fi viii g r s this spfns
from Flemish to shanhaikuan, BY the dreas
that soos through trains viii be run over ths
whole line 200 miles longl In nlns hours
mistis nd sh IN such prsaieton as riding
in steam cars to the shadow OF thsigrsst ohi-
= Sir, Edwin Arnold, he. sung the praises Of
Buddhism in THE Light o. Asia" but p,a e
G sSr 5s S.s 81 the tss s
great city 81 Chin. Hang, An English r:sidsnI
q the city was walking through IN: pTaG man
WITH death 0Y IN HE lace yIns By %. Side Of
wall and exposed to the storm. Although he
lay in the mlrs and was most pltis9 pc o5ieed
to hello him or to give him shelter or food.
The Chinese idsa Is that 4 q man carTi;;ds
would be cursed by the death. Then, again.
should the relatives of TIE dead ssd, man nan
they would be sure to trump up charges Of
robbery. A case like this happened recently
a poor yagrant The fellow died. blessing hls
bensfactor but . thrifty relative Of the dead
man soon appeared. swors he vas his orotneri
and that the 4 lead IN an was mlssr who carried
several hundred dollars. The good samaritan
had To DAY over thia mOnsy. Such u the