Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-18


the last I should have thought ~. for
his abilities certainly seemed o. be In
other Lines. H. was n splendid looking
young lawyer. tall and we'll made. quits
fair. with soft blue eyes aud medium
hair aud yoico that hal sort of ap-
pcaling or clrcsslng tone IN H.
\ Cleveland Mystery.
Colonel D,nby was then In the full
tide ~ succc-- ~. rising lawyer aud
especially n an advocate in criminal
cases. while was just admitted to the
bar and earning an occasional dollar Nv
reporting evidence flr the old fellows,
but io was alway. very friendly % D.
ginnerS H. was bIm iu Virginia ud
educated NJ q military school, bat went
a. Indiana In caslv manhood. Ui cI.iy
In the civil war became lieutenant colo.
mel 20 onc Ot the states ugiucnts in
the fall ~ 1899 be- resigned. aud a. 10
wa. often charged that be- did sn on ar.
count ~ the emancipation proclamation,
and it has never bccn denied, that mu.t
stand A. history IT, was extremely
conservative on all the questions u the
time. AMI when warmed IA speech
his southern accent came out quit" n1.
/ ticrably.
He stuck o. ths law faithfully and
made money. paid little attention %
politics, very seldom made n spo'ch and
/ seldom or never sought u nomination
or took leading part in party manage
ment. and Just how and why be- was ap'
pointed minister 90 China II atleye.
land mystery. Nevertheless we have
tho uniform testimony ~ all who know
/ including the Chinese legation here,
/ that be- has made succc,s ~ ~ aud u
extremely we'll liked ~ the imperial
court Tho mere fact that ho held over
a Republican administration and'still
hold, the place IL q high proof ~ his
success. On ono point. however. he
seems to have ben seriously mistaken
AMI a. have oycrvstimatod his Chinese
friends, f1r when be- was here last he
was very positive that Japan would not
declare war against her big nCighlor
and that N sho did she would gain
nothing hy ~.
II is impossible for correspondent
to even get into the building occupied
by the Chinese legation. and very few
congressman can make u In these trou'
blc.ome timrs, but anybody can stand
/ I'm the street aud admire the somewhat
curious structure II occupies probably
the most commanding and advantageous
point In the city-namely, at 2'0j
/ Fourteenth strcot. on the very crown ~
/ the hill In the northern section ~ flr.t
view 10 seems rugged and irregular
pile of old ri sandstone, aud ~ would
take college ~ architects to describe
the style. but this very ruggedness give,
IL u sort % grandeur which II attract.
i've. Minister Yang iu aud all the a.
tacho. are extremely busy. and only tho
Interpreter. or. a. they call him, studrui
translator. Mr. sze, \ X. \. ha' tiur
20 talk o. any one. hut n be- has 10th
ing to do with any business until ~ -
completed and ready iur PRINT nls tais
IL not In tn nature ~ nCws.
ChIrs a. = Trader.
In the beautiful library of tbo state
department are several late r,ppit. "a
china aud few bound yOlum,- !u,i O.,
,ued from the English pres, bat ~
would give an ordinary American the
blues o. rad them The tnglish have
penetrated almost everywhere M iir'lr
real for trade and have cNrn mlH'"i
out and to great extent surveyed iho
rapids. shallow. and Cataracts on all
the large IiyoTs ~ the empire lint N
tho ond ~ II app,afs rather h'lhn
tholy plant IN tho very lat report that
fhe trade ~ China siill amounts a. Tat
une. thiftieth ~ Gr'L Britain. 'Npoti-
aud one hftl-th ~ hrr imIufis lucy
tnd q sort of consolation. however. ~
the conclusion that. small a. ~ ~ u
pluals that Ot all other western nlti1ns
combinod The agCnts whose statements
are summed up IN this years rp'ft
dnd some encouragement IN the incrras
Il willingness u the natives 10 tolo-nto
Englishmen. but N half they say J. true
life In that country l. certainly not
worth living. The lSst Of these volumes
are Three Years In Western China, y
Ivy Alexander Ilosic Of the British CON.
silar service, and "China and Her
Neighbour" by X :. Gundry. a minor
British diplomat, and they bring the
description down 20 midsummer 1898.
A. every fellow writing for the general
prcss ON China coptradicts every other
fellow. IL Is real satisfaction TO get
views taken ON the spot by men who
never r,eniion their religion and do not
profess to have any extraordinary NOR
ais, but riorely want 10 fin1 out how
the poopl6 live and how much they car
whack mp
slightly Anii.Mongoiian.
Mr. Hosie was the frst Englishman
and probably the first Aryan since Mar
CO Polo 10 explore the province of Yum.
a