The broad ax., 1897-09-11
ENTERING a FoRslDDEN CITY.
Dr.. Wolfe German Traveier. Spend,
Two HoIr. a, CA.-

Two Hours In Chang-sha.
Some curious details are given IN ls..
ers from missionaries in regard to the
visit OF German traveller, Dr.. Wolfe.
70 chang-Sha, the capital Of Human,
which never before had been entered by
foreigner. 1t seems that the doctor
gained his point and entered the for
oloden city. but his visit was a mere
Iarce' as he was not permitted to 90
about in the city or to see any of its
features. He simply was carried in a
closed chair to the projects room in
one OF the government halls, where he
was entertained with refreshments and
an hour later was taken sack swiftly
la the same way. Human is the pro-
vince OF China which has gained noto-
riety as the most bitterly anti-foreign
and anu-Christian OF any in the en-
pire. For years the mandarin in
charge of the telegraph service attempt
ed to connect Chang-Sha with the other
large cities Of China, but he was forced
to give up. as the people burned his
poles and threw the workmen into the
nearest river or pond. Only three years
ago an effort was made to run the tele-
graph line to Siberia through one cor
ner OF Human, but native prejudice was
still so strong that the wire and poles
were destroyed and the workmen were
driven beyond the boundary of the
province and warned under pain OF
death not to return. 1t is only within
the last year that an imperial decree
was issued ordering the Hunanese not
TO modest the builders of the telegraph.
It is expected that Chang-Sha in a few
months will be connected with the rest
OF the world by telegraph. II was at
Chang-Sha that the atrocious books at
lacking the Christian religion were
published about eight years ago. Chou
Han, literary graduate and 4 man of
means, was the author of these libels
on Christianity, which were illustrated
with pictures too vile to describe. DR..
Griffith John, well-known missionary,
exposed the authorship OF the books,
and described the publisher who was
sending them out. Through Ii Hung
Chang an imperial decree was secured
prohibiting any further publication Of
the books, and an order was issued for
the destruction of the wooden type
from which they were printed. This
order was eyaded by Chou Han remov-
ing the type to his country place. forty
! five miles away, but a curious feature
of the matter was the change of heart
on the part of Chou Han. DR.. John
sent him letters calling his attention
to the injustices of attacking a religion
Of which he knew nothing personally.
He also sent Chou Han the Bible in
Chinese, with considerable literature
that explained the chief tenets OF Chris
tianity. Chou Han made no reply. but
his publisher. who is now one of DR..
Johns friends, assured the missionary
that Chou Han had ceased to rail
against the Christian religion. though
the story of his conversion was with
out foundation. Chou Han appears to
be a man of much nobility of character.
for he has given away in charity the
greater part of a large fortune. retain
ing only small farm sufficient for the
support OF himself and his son. For
merly when he visited Chang-Sha he
put up at one Of the temples; now he
stays at a cheap hotel. 1t is the gen.
. eral opinion that DR.. Wolfe's persist
ence in entering Chang-Sha has aroused
the enmity of the people, and that his
conduct will make 1t more difficult for
any other traveller to penetrate into the
interior Of Human. DR.. Wolfe waited
fifteen days for permission to enter
Chang-Sha, and on March 10 this was
granted. In a closed chair he was
taken through the gate at 3:45 p. m.
and at 5:45 p. m. he was brought out
in the same way. his chair curtains
being let down all around so that he
was in absolute darkness. unable to see
anything. After leaving Chang-Sha he
went to Heng- Chou. where a street mob
hooted at him and pelted him with
clods of earth. They tried to pull him
down to the water to drown him. but
he escaped and reached Lyntang. There
his three bearers became alarmed al
the violence Of the people and deserted
him. Left alone, with no knowledge
of the language, DR.. Wolfe was forced
to make his way by water back to
Handtow.-New York Sun.