The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-06

drawn attention 90 the state OF things ex-
listing in Japan's latest acquisition 70 her
territory and thus may eventually De
the means OF doing much good. The
Yorauirt suggests wholesale change IN
The officials, but thinks that the task OF
getting the country into a deceni~condi-
ton will prove a Hsrcuiean nue. The
conduct OF the present officials must
leave results which IL will be very hard
10 eradicate. When all the senior gov
eminent officials have turned out to be
thieves and swfndisrs the law court and
postosssce clerks have stolen money whole
gale and the police are Just as bad, il
Is not surprising 90 find matters in the
island daily going from bad to worse
Jaran has tried TO eoerce the natives and
Chinese into good behavior. bu, while
she leaves such brilliant officials IN the
Island she can hardly expect TO accom-
ralish much Some very radical and dras-
tie changes must take place or, accord
ing TO our contemporary. Japan will
make herself the laughing stock OF other
countries"
Letter From IL Hung.
Ii Hung Chang seems to be quite letter
writer. He recently gave to an Amarisan
missionary Rev. Gilbert Reid. the follow
ing testimonial. on the latters departure
for the United States:
Picking. China. eth April. 1897.
ITO Rev. Gilbert Reid. Founder OF tha
Mission TO the Upper Classes OF China, Pc
king-Dear Sir: Having on various occa-
siors gladly shown my interest in the good
work recently organized by you among the
educated and official classes OF China.
through whom the masses may be realty
edge; and knowing also OF the many years
OF self-ienying labor you have devoted 10
the welfare OF the people IN various parts
OF chinait Is with much pleasure that
n
departure for the United States.
II have admired the bold and tireleSs en-
ergy with which you have faced the d.ni-
culties OF your present task IL is un1or-
gunately true that suspicion. prejudice.
and se1-ssgfficiency are peculiar traits or
educated Chinese. especially noticeable IN
haps because o! the ISOLATION OF China from
Western influence for 50 many centuries;
bur Whatever may be the case. me lament
able effect is seen In the present backward
stale Of China among the nations OF the
world.
THE social, educational and official sys-
TENS of China have tended TO give TO the
educated classes control OF the destinies OF
the nation. Whether such a monopoly OF
power be good or bad need not now be con-
sidered: 1t exists, and the practical ques-
tion Is how TO turn II into beneficent and
useful channels.
You have set about solving this problem
I'm a way that should commend itself to
every friend of humanity Unquestionably,
If you can give TO the blind leaders of our
p-eopie light and learning enjoyed in the
West. they. In turn. will lead our people
out of their darkness. I think / may claim
TO have many friends in the United States
where you now go. The cordial reception
| met with wherever i went made a deep
impression upon my heart. and has greatly
endeared your people TO me. IL IL would
interest them TO know that I regard you
highly and VIII give YOU a helping hand in
your future efforts TO bring more light into
the world and encourage higher aims or
a a
this letter from your friend,
LII HUNG CHANG
Senior Guardian OF the Heir Apparent;
Classical Reader to His Majesty the EN-
peror. Senior Grand Secretary OF State;
Minister of the Foreign Office. and Earl
of the First Rank
The new n. Y. X steamer Kawachi
Maru left Southampton for Japan on May
p, and the Wakase Maru left Antwerp on
May Is.
Dispatches from Formosa state that over
300 cases OF black plague broke out at
Talhoku and Taiwan during the first seven
days OF May
The great railway bridge on the Siberian
railway across the Obi will be finished
according to Russian journals. about the
middle of this month and will at once be
opened for through railway traffic.
Prolonged earthquake shocks were ex-
perienced in Yokohama on May g. Prof
some assistants have gone to KIM Takai.
a district where repeated seismic move
ments have been recently felt
a sad disaster is reported from Tfeutsin.
a festival was being held in temple de-
dicated TO the Queen of Heaven. On
April - the place was crowded with wo-
men and children and the building was
encircled with mat awning. This caught
IRE and number OF people-reports place
IN, at.t
burnt or trampled TO death
Mrs. f. NJ. III. Carew sentenced to life
Imprisonment for the murder OF her hus-
band nj Yokohama. arrived at Hongkong
on May 6 She was in charge OF an officer
or the British consulate at Yokohama
She was taken Off the steamer quietly and
lodged in jail before her presence was
made known. The few persons who saw
her said she did not appear to have been
affected in health by her Incarceration.
In spite of the recent unfayora BILE
weather the yield OF silk throughout japan
Is expected TO prove a normal one. The
budding OF the mulberry trees and hatch
INK of the eggs have both been somewhat
retarded. but the trees are reported TO be
doing well. while the Matching OF the eggs
has also been most satisfactory. averaging
considerably above that of last year,
Taken altogether. sericulturists have every
reason 20 be satisfied with the outlooy.
"a conference of representatives OF the
chambers of commerce, which has been
held ar Okayama during the last month
has unanimously adopted n resolution
recommending the denunciation OF the
rnost-favored-nation clause In the treaty
with America Il the proposed tariff is put
in operation" says a Japan paper 1T is
contendcd that the object OF the new
United states custom tariff which propos-
es 10 Impose absurily heavy duties on
hshutai silk hsndkerchiefs. mattings and
rugs. Is the exclusion OF Japanese goods
from America. and although japanese love
and respect America. as having been a
friendly nation for the last forty years.
these commercial representatives hold that
Japan must now IN self-defense impose
re'aiiatory duties on American goods
The HaNkow correspondent % the
Shanghai Mercury states that the German
traveller, pr, Wolf. has returned TO Han
kow, without having succeeded In his ut
tempt 90 reach Canton via Human. He
had rough experiences Ell route AT
Changsha. the capital Of the province. he
Rad a Tiotous reception. His servants
were badly beaten and ne ala not escau.,
without showers O. stones. After much
difficulty ne succeeded IN geitsuy an inter
view with the officials, who took him
into the ciiy in the evening and escorted.
him away early the next morning The
official also gave y present 20 his servants
- soothe their bruises. The same treat
ment was received further along the
route, aud, his servants having left him
pr WOLF was compelled 10 return He
succeeded IN reaching Hankow SAFELY.
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