Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-06
INDICTMENT OF u HUNS CHANG.
A rx1qrE AM IMPORTANT nOcr-
NExT.
A Detailed Statement Of the Alicia
lions Against the chinese Premier
who Has Been Degraded and Must
Pace HIS Aerusers.


( has ben reserved here. 1, Is an imPor-
i2nt and interesting document diseios-
Ing much inside information on Chinese
Affairs
Shanghai Dec, /. iss4-Tae following
IS the fun translation Of the impeaeh-
meat O. z-e Of the csns9rs. supported
By ID q the highest Chinese o-hcials,
Of the Vlceroy Il Hung Chang and his
encourage. The document Is iengthy,
but It is 50 important chat every word
Of il Is worth reading. as upon il will
turn the whole fate q China l. is now
fighting for his TIE. stripped o. al rank
and universally exeerated. HIS fan Is
the most dramatic incident Of the whole
war. The memorial has been suppress
ed In Shanghai through the Influence q
his friends had great difficulty IN
procuring a copy Of It from Pekin- i
IS now translated FOR the mrs. time
one q the members o. Hanlin COL
lege has m=raoTializ-d against cer-
laln Il Huns Chang as follows. "Ot
iate years a certain hign official has
had eontrJi Ct all the rich appointments
D.. tae Empire. and he WAS also the
c1mmaller-la-chiet OF the army ald
navy. The Throne has been for years
relying On him cas- great city leans
on Us walls Tor profession But De has
proved to he otherwise Khan a support.
Tris niEh official has employed bad men
% l--e-ye the Emperor Some OF his
men are eyes and ears o. him. Will
others are heart and brain Admiral
Ting Ju-chang and General Wei shin
EW=i ara Ike the claws o. an eagle;
hluE ChGo-yIau Gate eDmII nuer at
Port Arthur and Lin Han-t=us
l-la111 Taot4I are Ike the wings %
an eagle. All these persons are known
10 the people throughout the Empire az
men Of no nobility. Yet TO these worth
lees men This high cffili8l has oven the
offices OF Customs Ta0tai commissioner
~ grains. director ~ tel-Eraphs. dlreC-
Toy % The arsenal. etc. These persons
may be- compared TO a lot OF guuirupeis
who dig a hole Of great depth .u the
earth and Ih=-e hide themselves with
out running the risk Of being caught.
IN tine 1f peace they oppressed ihe
people and ruined the country. without
being discovered. but when the war
bH1E- cut they c1urJgted various false
reports TO deceive The Throne land we
might add 20 bambo1zle the foreign
press also. and cJuspi-ei with this
high official 10 make money without
"'hALAs AN item o. interest IN AAt-F
country welfare SO, as the eggs are
Matched by bird, these bad men were
brgni=d by this high Official And as
the little birds are fed and protected
b. their mother bird SO those wicked
men aIe fed and protected by HIN I'D.
whenever q censor reports against
him and his d1lnss he ls az once over
wneined with wrafn. Admiral Ting
has been ordered pF the emperor 60
r-cate his position. for which he has
proved himself unfit. but be Is retain
ed in his office By this high official.
wnicH is open rebellion against the I'M
parial decree. The loss ot C1rea was
/ caused by these few small men, which
fact is now dsplcred by the people
/ throughout the length and breadth Of
. the empire Moreover. there are oth-
/ er grave faults Of this high Official
which may htginEly be exposed in this
. connection. When the Japanese went
% IN their ships with the coal from
Kalping he made no digestion TO g.
. Whenever Japanese spies were arrest
ed he al once ser some q. liberty In
broad daylight. and others IN the dark
ness OF the night. y Chinese spy nam
ed Hwaus who lived near a temple
called Hai-kunE-shih was arres-e ed hy
a district magistrate, but nc was also
Immediately set at liberty by this
. high officials SON. who was formerly
a Chinese minister 20 the Japauesn
court s Jaranas. shlp was arrested.
bu. the high official above referred
20 had the uudAClty 20 request the
emperor 20 issue permission 20 send o.
back 70 IT'S owner. The store keeper
OF ammunition az Ieu-Tsln was pep
mlt-eI 10y this high official TO sell
ammunition and stores TO the enemy
after the declaration or war. and OBJ
tanned a sum OF $4,000. A false re-
Hr4- - f.r~
hgn official 20 The storskeeper. show
ing .that the ammunition and stores
We're for the Chinese troops, and they
had duly received them.
1T is also reported that This high
official has deposited a considerable
surl OF money IN the japanese coal
mining companies in Japan and that
his son Is the owner OF three banks
IN the Land OF the Rising sun. Hence
when he thinks OF money he is stu
peliad by the thought, and he then
becomes a buffalo TO be dragged in
and ont by the japanese a; will. It
IS said that whenever he hears Of
China's defeat he Is exceedingly hap
py, but when OF the enemy's defeat
he displays extreme regret N0twith-
standing This is all rumor, u Is not
I without good foundation. The people
/ % China will De very sorry when the
truth Of his doiugs reaches their ears
/ and they will hate him with great hat
red.
we were told by this high ofleial
that the army and naEy OF Japan are
. not as good as those Of the Western
( powers. Japan Is also said By him 20
be I'm debt and her people very poor;
Z moreover. the japanese have no large
{ and fast ships sufficient 10 meet their
I needs in time OF war They have but
a small force Of regular troops. Most
T OF their soldiers now In the field are
couscrlpted from among the people. The
ruling castes Of Japan are men OF
many scots or parties, and they as a
. rule dislike one another Before the
declarations OF war were published by
Z China and Japan, all soldiers and peo-
pie IN China believed that Japan could
not stand against u.s. China may be
compared to q carriage wheel and ia
pan 10 n grasshopper. When the wheel
comes in collision with the grasshopper
the latter cannot hope to get the best
OF the wheel. nor 10 come out OF the
| collision unhurt- Hence. We cannot heb
( hating this high Official with great
hatred and 10 sigh from day to day.
after the declarations % war were
/ Issued orders were given % this high
official 10 send the troops promptly 10
the front 10 encounter the enemy.
but instead o. carrying out these