New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-04

Yen-Tai Hill II contains many large and comno-
dous houses, which stand back from the ROAD ana
are surrounded by spacious and beautiful sardehS'
The streets and avenues are Gear. VIDE ana WEI
made and are fairy shaded with trees on eIthoG
side The coo.e houses and outhouses attached are
neat and well arranged. The foreign population IL
about three hundred In number chiefly missionaries
OF these the Church Of England supplies :; the
English Baptsts. %: the China Island Miss!on ~
the American Presbyerans. 80; the American South
ern Baptlsts Is: the American Swedish Bapusts'
g. and the Roman Catholics, Ills in all not TO
speak Of their children They admirably located
their houses having been built by the great mis-
sionary societies of Great Britain ana the Chited
States Ignorant of the price OF labor IN THESE
lands. these home organizations have appropriated
for the purpose the that would build neat
but economical house IN civilized country, but
which. in the Far East. where masons ana brick
layers work for 20 a day. was enough 10
build a paatal mansion. AS consequence. the
English. and particularly the American missionaries,
have the handsomest residences in the entire prov
ince OF Shan-Tung
The climate OF CheFoo is rather cold in winter but
In summer is 80 admirable that the place has long
been used as sanitarum and summer resort from
May TO November. The merchants send their fam
files here from other points on the coast the meh-oi-
war visit the place week time and the mis-
sonaries from 'up-country" and maarious districts
come here 10 enjoy wel-deserved vacation each
year. Ponyrding and racing, tennis cricket. FOOT
ball. hockey and open-air games afford healthful
recreation to the community. Rowing. yachting.
fishing bathing and shooting are also popular amuse-
ments. There three hrst-c.ass hote.s with
fine table and excellent attendance They charge
from $50 Mexican (or 81 in United States money up
ward per month, and give discount on these hS-
ures TO families. children and missionaries Wash
ing and ironing are 81 hundred pieces in winter.
and 80 cents hundred in summer. II you do not
care to walk you hire char-poriers who will
carry you in a chair suspended between two long
poles which rest their shoulders FOR y month
apiece. II you keep house you can get good SER
wants al g month each on an average There -
no family in the place which has less than five
servants. while many have ten and Twelve The
people are genial. generous and hosptable
The Chinese city. or native quarter. contains a ie"
fine establishments official and commercial. but "a
whole IS dlrty, squad ana mao ,r i's
are low poorly bull; and Of one story Inc s'Te.'
sewage and filth are thrown out into the pubic
Ffoo-Cfow and Canton which are acknowe3gei to be
the West municipalities on the face " the gobe u
foT pa dey who sees il for the first tme AMI -
| engen4er zymotic diseases which sweep away hun
45Ss f ani Of yf ihe suburbs about 26o more
The place Is growing commercial centre FQur
! twenty-nve steamship companies. steamers plying
Almost daily connect CheF5o with Tien-Tsin on the
! japan on the east Shanghai. Foo-chow, Annoy; Swa-
tow M sna a'6 On on the the gea an
| chef companies are the China Merchants Steam
] NAVIGATION Company.
! the china Navigation or Butterheld q Swres ne
| Indo-China or Jardine. the Nippon Nusen kaishlt
ana a' the Msul Bussan kaishia japanese con.
Germs Of great wealth. The cusion-house reporl y
That the annual clearance the port ls OF about l
steamers and 1893 sall!ng vessels not % speak OF
The trade OF the port is confined chiefly beans,
beancake beanoil. silk, silk goods and straworald
There was formerly heavy importation OF opium
| 70 the Introduction of poppy-culture in Northern
| China, until 1t has dropped to about 10000 pounds
Che-Foo imports few things from Uncle sam;
| Among these Kerosene California hour, canned
| and perfumery. Ansona clocks. Waterbury watches,
| fine cotton cloth and patent medicines. She aiso
| South Formosa and Manila in the Philippines Most
Of this is consumed in making candy sweetmeats
There has been a steady emigration from che-F3o
for the fifteen years last 92st to Viadlyos,ock.
| ing on the great Transsberian Railway and hum
dreds engaged in farming, fishing sh9pkee ping
Che-Foo in steamers belonging to the japanese con-
| panies and their chief element Of traffic. IN,
present war stopped all this and has converted
nearly all the steamers engaged in CARRYING cooi rs
into transports to bring soldiers from japan TO the
The country about Che Foo Is not over-fertie The
scenery is mountainous and at points bgautiiqI,
| The hills rice sharp cOnical peaks. when IN
| winter are covered with snow and Ice: In ms
| mountain country are many mines AZ Cnia 40
centuries and still pay we'll although no machnery
is employed upon them. There are lead and silver I'VE
Tune,shan. Che-Foo is not strong place from,
either naval or military point OF VEN Snv serious
resistance It's original forts were worthless ananS
armed with smoothbore cannons of the last cen
anrw They are still extant. In addition are two
new forts small but modem which are sa'd W 'e
| II would make a good base from which to march
overland to Picking and thus avoid The great forts
| ot Taku Tne capture OF Che-Foo would no, produce
| &c nrofound an impression that OF Moukden. bu'
would lnhct more damage ana more endan vs,l
~ IN the next three weeks. the Chinese are said