Arizona silver belt., 1894-10-20
A HATED EMPEROR,
Ill Feeling Exlesing Between the Chinese Ruler and His Subjects
The Speedy Downfall os the Present Dyn- asty propsotically Announced-The Country to Re Divided Into
 Three Kingdoms.

The Speedy Downfall of the Present Dyn-
 asty prophotically Announced-The
 Country to Re Divided Into
 Three Kingdoms.
 Reports of serious revolt against the present Chinese government in Manchurin and the issue of proclama- tions by the rebels declaring that the Manchu dynasty is near its end have created gieat deal of interest among the foreign colony in the treaty ports, says letter from Shanghai NeWs that bears directly upon the reported disaffeotlon In many provinces of China comes from Ranking. 1t appears that all up through the great valley of the Yangtsc finely written prophecy ot the approaching end of Manchu rule is being circulated, It is almost impessi- ole for foreigner who has not lived in China to understand the importance that is given by the gentryto anything which is well written or carefully printed If such document does not strongly violate the probabilities 1t will be accepted as Gospel truth.
 This prophecy, says the Chicago Tribune, appears to be firmly believed 3y all the Chinese who have read it. 1t purports Co have been written by Huan Poh-Shan, who in a vision describes the downfall of the present govern ment. It shows considerable literary ability, but anyone who is skeptical may readily see that the author has thrown in local detail to clinch his prophecy.
 The sketch ot the einperors of China is verg well done, but this historical ih- troductlon appears to have been writ ten merely to lull the suspecions of the reader and to induce him to accept the sensational statements about the com ing ruin of the Manehu dynasty. The prophet declares that the great prov lueeg of Yuunan and Kueiehou arc the first that will abandon the empire, After this China will be divided into three kingdoms, but this will not take place and permanent peace will not be secured until the woods are cleared from Purple mountain and the waters of Lotus lake are dried up. The spacious nature of such prophecy may 1e seen when it is stated that about Gli the forest has been cut of of Pur- pie m5untain, while in dry years one may walk over the bed of Lotus lake, which is converted into solid ground. Any season of drought may therefore be taken by the eonspirators with the assurance that tee two main items of this prophecy will be found fulfilled.
 In Human there is deep feeling against the present dynasty because of it's favor shown to foreigners. Hunan is Che seat of n set of fanatics who w6uld rejoice to see every European thrown out of Chinn, In this province have occurred the worst outrages on Christian missionaries, and anyone journeying up the Yangtse retains vivid recollections of the showers of stones and obscenity that descended upon his house-boat from the neigh. boring banks. Intercourse with foreigners seem only to intensity the popular hatred of the European inter lopers, who, they think, are encouraged by the young Emperor and his adyis CTS The worst feature of tho stun ton is that the central government does not dare to rebuke the insQlencJ of the Human people This has beer shown repeatedly in recent years but the most conspicuous instance was the failure to punish Chou Han, the author of the infamous Human tracts against Christianity, which caused all the peri and suffering of missionaries in the Yangste valley. This man was proved to be the author of these tracts melt ing people to murder Christian mis sionaries, and the very blocks on whicl they were printed were found in hi, house, but he escaped on the speciou; pretext, trumped up by the governor of Chang Gnu. that the man was insane and therefore beyond the reach of the law!
 Again in the recent Sunel1u massacre of two Swedish missionaries tn, yiceroy of Human was first insolent then procrastinating, and finally when forced to Get, cunningly mad, scapegoats of some of the best natiy, friends of the missionaries lie ther dilated on the thoroughpess of hi work and the impartial punishment dealt out. Everyone recognized tn, mockery of the thing, but as n, European could follow out an investi gation his report had to be accepted Since then elaborate protests hay, been filed with the Taung-H Yamcr against the injustice of the proceed ing
 In any other country than China such acts would have resulted in tn, degradation of the guilty officials, bu the governor of Changcha and th, pieeroy of Human are both in offie' and complacently defy their foreigr critics.
 It is from Human, therefore, that W, may expect to see the first uprising against the present dynasty. Ther' are already rumors of serious trouble but no one can ascertain the facts, be cause the province is closed to Euro peans, and Che few native Christians dare not tell what they know for feal of the vengeance of the officials.
 Hetty Greens "Extravagsnt Boy"
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