The San Francisco call., 1896-01-12

enforce General Tung OF Kashgar, who IS
said to be unable TO cope with the rebels
The people of Human have emphasized
tbeir anti-foreign sentiment by issuing
nrocIamation for the purpose OF prevent
inc anv sales of land to French mission
aries or Japanese, who are supposed to be
about to visit the province. The procla-
nation emanates from the seven colleges
of literature in Changsha. 1t threatens
severe punishment for any persons sell
inc land to foreigners, and promises re-
ward of ten strings of cash TO any one
Giving inflammation of intended or COM
nlated sales. the reward to be increased by
half Of the price paid for the land IN the
event of an actual sale, the other half
going to the public funds. That such
proclamation should be suffered to circu-
late, in open defiance OF the treaties SHOWS
the temper of officialdom IN Human
Paging is said to be full of foreigners OF
all nationalitles, who have gone there 10
hid for some of the work-railways, ships,
arsenals. backwards, loans, and so forth
that China is supposed to be about 10 uh-
dertake in her era of awakening. But as
vet no one has succeeded in obtaining an
order.
IL Is alleged GNdJ OWING " -NA'SSi@ 0-O0
between the two official parties IN PeAlng'
the Emperor's party headed by Weng
Tung-ho, and the Empress party, headed
Ii Hung Chang. there is no chance what
ever for railway building or OF reform.
The Emperor has Just dismissed from Of
flee in perpetuity two high officials chargeo
with using language calculated to estrange
his Majesty and the Empress Dowager.
HN..- r. Or mn IL y n
pay off the second half of the japanese in
demnity, together with the 3O,OOO,OOO taeIs
loaned by Russia for the repurchase of
Liaotung, is being negotiated by the Ger
man Asiatic and Hongkong and Shanghai
Banks through their respective legations.
The Anti + oot- binding Society in China
seems to be making some progress. It's
associates in Chungking have held social
meetings, which the ladies of the city have
gladly attended. There can no longer be
any doubt that the women of China are
opposed to the custom of binding. Sew
eral have already agreed to give it up, and
none oppose the movement for abolishing
it, though there is a general opinion that
nothing can be achieved hastily.
In spite of the strong efforts made to
secure the execution of justice in the case
the apparent success of those efforts, as
evidenced by a number OF capital punish
ments, there is no doubt that large num-
ber of men implicated more or less directly
in the brutal massacre remain scot free.
Investigations conducted in loco by the
Foreign Commission of Inquiry resulted
in the preparation of a list OF los names of
persons conclusively shown to have taken
norfi i,1t ho fray al mi V
have been punished by sentences of i'm
prisonment. The rest have never been
apprehended. The list here referred to
was compiled from the testimony of wit
nesses, who, though fully cognizant of the
facts to which they testified, could not,
for various reasons, appear before the Chi
nese officials. 1t is in fact list supple
mentary to that drawn up by the officials.
1t was formally sent to the Taotai OF Foo
chow, who promised to dispatch deputies
to search for the ninety -four unpublished
persons. The promise was given at the
end OF October, but remains apparently as
far from fulfllment as ever
The sum total of the punishments meted
out by the Chinese Government in connec-
ton with the Szechuan anti-missionary
riots is that six of the rioters were decapi-
tated. seventeen sentenced to banishment,
the cangue or the bamboo, and nine local
magistrates, expectant Taotais, acting prs-
fects, etc., have been removed from Office
or otherwise penalized. Considering that
no foreign lives were lost in the riots the
| above is not an unsatisfactory record.
General e, the Tartar, of whom so much
was heard during the war in Machuria
last year, has received reprimand from
the throne. The gallant officers offense is
of a peculiar oharacter-false modesty. He
presented a memorial declaring that his
incapability, mediocrity and other defects
| disqualified him to accept the post of
Tartar General of Foochow. The Emperor
practically says to him: go o, thou
bashful fellow"