The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-15
VERY FUNNY.


the overwhelming way in which the
japanese army and navy CLEANED
out" the Chinese. They we're helpless
in their hands and the slaughter Of
the pig-tails was awful. But there is
another side of it. Listen:
History is specially written for the
Chinese people by the Chinese au-
thorities, says the London Times.
The following, which is the latest
gem, relates to the affairs consequent
upon the cession Of Formosa to
Japan. 1t comes on the authority of
the Fen-chau-fu (ShansD correspon.
dent of the North China Daily News,
who says that the document is being
industriously circulated in the cities
OF the province, at 10 cents per set, IL
luS rated:
The armies Of China and Japan
fought until the third month COT the
present year,. After peace had been
declared, China handed Formosa over
to Japan: Unexpectedly, the For
mOsans did not want to be handed
over. The japanese went there, and
their soldiers attacked them from the
fourth month till the last Of the first
fifth month. Formosa's commander
in chief, Liu, fought more taan thirty
battles. In word, the japanese did
not win a single battle, but first and
last, by strategy, General Liu killed
10000 japanese soldiers and destroyed
some thirty-odd iron battle ships and
captured some twenty-odd. After
ward Japan sought help from western
natl ons-English, French. American
and Russian. Each country respond
ed favorably the sixth day OF the sec
Ond fifth month. Each country and
Japan had thirty iron battle ships and
thirty or forty wooden ones. They
we're all filed with aves-80,OOO or
Taipehfu and Anpingkon and fought
battle. General Liu, by the use Of
strategy, began the contest sixty II
outside Of Anpjngkou, In the sea, on
the 9Th OF the month, in the evening.
Suddenly fire started up on the sur
face Of the water The foreigners
made up their minds that they want
ed to set sail and depart. But Gener-
| al Liu'S marines under the water
bound fast all the ships with iron
chains, so that they could not stir.
On the 7th of the month the fire
ceased, for the foreign ships and SOL
| diers were all burned up. This bat, lie
! was like the ancient red wall of fire
battle. Immediately every foreign
nation feared General Liu as one does
a tiger. On the 9Th and 9Th Of the
manth Gen. Lius braves toOkt en- iron
battle shi ps 30, 900 or 4O, 900 aborigines,
1O.OOO-odd Black Flags and attacked
Japan. They Immediately captured
Changchikou. Taipefu, Makuantao
and many other places. They also cap
tured japanese arms without mum Der.
The Japanese people of ali kinds were
killed and wounded in immense num-
bers. From such chastiSement ia
pan cannot be at peace in day. Sent
from Tien-Tsin, Kuang- Hsu, twenty
first year. second fifth month, twenty
eight day.
Everybody laughs who reads this.
One is reminded of the histories Of
the French revolution, put forth by
the Bourbons after the downfall Of
Napoleon. The Reign of Terror and
the Empire were totally ignored, and
the Emperors tremendous victories
were alleged so have been won by
certain General Bonaparte' under
the direction of one Of the Bourbon
XII ngs.
Really it treasures one to find that
prodigous lying did not begin in our
generation. and is not confined to the
United States. 1t seems they had aw-
full liars before Wheelock and Piles
and Prof. Laughlin were born, even as
they had great men before Again m
non. Adam and Eve were hardly
kicked out OF paradise before they be-
gan swapping falsehoods with each
other. 10 be human is to lie.
But the gold-bugs discount even the
Chinese and Bourbon historians.
These lied about the past; the gold
bugs lie about the present.