The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-04

- poessoie IN Chinese ofgsrssIfc-r ss.ssx
Hnea ne has rexs5ed al T.enrsfn about
nineey miles from Peksnx. for TIE capital
= NOTIFIED OF intrigue. ard he nsYpr ross
mere except when neets muss- Here in
ozzin HEtie home. With mis- ess-f4x
aas servants. he works ike a carr hers
and reesises ais numerous callers vsch
bsnaonk
Just as his experience during the Ta<-
psnS rebellion and opium war had made
al. an ssfsse critic OF the machinery CT
Hao1eFn war. SO new his close contact VITA
Foreign statesmen, merchants. noted sraw-
s4efs, and other representatives Of tas
West expanded his deals OF the ctvt! con-
cIssoss wniea facilitate the arts OF xox
erHussnf- He reo1ii; the Taku forts rs-c-
teclirs the entrance OF the Pesao river.
a3c Planned the Aluos, IN. cr~g-aas ,lsa
stronghosds o. Port Arthur ana wss-u.t-
J" 81. lost 70 the laps by cowSr<scs and sn
Capacity ne created . new and forrnsdaf.le
army. an tron-clad navy and AZ xxcal1~n,
coast defense: he organized arssnais xss
sap yards. military and naval colleges
and. greatest achievement Of All he s-,sro
oue~o TIE railway and telegraph He a9s
done al this, and more. against the snersaa
o. hfty centuries and the v.nSscs.ye hate
Of the mandarsrs
a statesman CT Bisnarcklan stature ana
brain. with q VIII firm as a rock allied -
the patience OF job. and with a heart OF
toslee On. practically a. the risk OF ta.s lie
his career dedicated 10 a single purpose
the aEkentEg % the latent forces az half
csaa China The Chinese are natural Dip
ioIaats. ard IL Hung Chang Is the prince
OF them all The numerous missionary
LIE l Hniea disgrace China and alarm the
Christian weird. furnish excelIen. oYooy-
tnniises for the exercise Of LIS diplorss acy.
anc aass government invariably escapes
WIN AZ apology and g moderate money
fcrfeit- TIE ugly Russian war cloud az
$50 furnished another example O. his
sAsia. as the incident ended with conees-
slcns by Russia. which exringu!.nea thA
war passion. and China was saved A
dig slice OF territory. j, was his great ia
faeace. IN spite OF tremendous onoosl.ion
thas placed Sir Robert Hars al the head
OF Inc administration of customs ard
made him entirely independent ~ any
chinese authority. His administration oe
customs has been singaiariy free from
frand In some Of his other ap-
Iolnfments, however Il has no.
been so fortunate, for many Of ais
apDoinfees. eyea members % ais family
proved TO be rascala, This was particular
~ the case with hts nephew. the Tao-Tai
whose thefts left Port Arthur without
powder or shells az critical time In the
recent mar with japan Ii. seemingly
signing a9miiiatsng ard disastrous
treaty. came out with a diplomatic VIC
tory. tnssnach as Japan ~as forced TO
raiinauish reluctantly the conquered ter
fit9ry on the continent OF Asia That
there II an understanding between China
and Russia can not be doubted and time
alone Hill reveal the results Of Ia Hung
tEang's pilgrimage To Russia. which he
certainly would not have undertaken In
his old age II his bitter hatred agalns, the
Japanese had not imreIlca and sustained
b m
Next 70 his habit OF asking questions
and thoroughly interviewing wosild-be .',n-
reviewers" while telling nothing himself
the most noticeable personal Character
istic or the great Chinaman Is his never
Ealing good nature. He is always laugh
ing Even when the emperor deprived
him OF his yellow Jacket and priced pea
cock feather. he remained serene: for the
willy Old warrior knew his counsel was
necessary 10 his sovereign and that he
would be rens,ated. When the Jacket and
feather vera given back he rode out from
Pekfug 20 bis home. ninety miles away,
and played the entire evening with his
grandchildren He loves Chinese personal
customs. He viii not cut an inch from
hls queue. nor let a fuzx grow upon his
yellow forehead His medicine il as ORR
fntal as II was IN the DAYS when the CHI
nese lei man die with broken arm be-
cause lit was the will OF the ancestors
and his superstltions are just as strong
When travelling. he carries the bit of red
cloth relsgiously. and also a coffin. His
worship rs to his fathers, and when his
mother died some years ago he resigned
everything and nourned In ashes FOR
months.