The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26
To Sell Arms to Rebels.

10 Sell Arms 10 NeoetS.
when I came to ask about the work
was To do In payment my stock took
decided fall. The white man told me
was TO go into the tnsurgent camp and
Deddie Ans
II was one Of Those frequent Chinese
rehellions which made the speculation In
arms profitable There WAS a scarcity Of
arms Ia the insurgent camp. and the
smugg!er could have fancy prices. Just AZ
one could get enormous rates for ausriine
IN the Confederate states during the
h blockade. To get TO the camp where the
arms could be sold one had TO slip
through the tines Of the emperor's troops.
who accorded to smuggisrs no courtesies
IN the way OF courts-martia.
Rnt Gihbss was young aud fun OF adj
ventura He took lot Of pistols and
swords, crawled through the lines into
the insurgcnt camp. sold out and re-
turned with the money for his employer
One night the rioon came out little
too soon. aud sentinel who saw the
smurrler tried 70 shoot him. Gibbes.
however. Knocked the man down with the
butt OF pistol. took his gun. sold IL and
returned with money enough TO pay his
debt
He then went into the insurgent camp
on a little venture of hts own. and one
day ssw couple Of rebels carrying n lot
OF valuable rugs which h. supposed had
been looted from. the house OF wealthy
Chlrese loyalist. They were beautiful
things and not too heavy to carry. so
Gibbes gave all his worldly wealth for
the bunch and. waiting for night. man
aged to creep through the lines with
them. lie found an English sen captain
who bought them far stsa
Just at that time the Chinese govern
ment saw the value of European aid in
d!seiphntng her army and navy Gihhes
HiIi wanted adventure. and 81 offered his
services. He rot place In the navy.
and II, little time came To command a
Eunhoat. Then ha really saw adventure.
Chasing fbe Pirates.
Malay pirates hung Rbout the southern
borders and crept far To the northward.
Chinese pirates infested the rivers They
WIRE the same hvartivss, GeViish lot OK
wts;ehes as those that row inhaoit the
Chinese rivers. only ten times "a numer-
gu. and With practically no idea OF fear.
Then, too. there were opium Hmucglers.
WIN worked sometimes alone, sometimes
With the pirates They had resorts far
sp the rivers and ran their boats ur To
siese. and the Chinese authorities seemed
rowerlcss 20 stop them. Gihhvs WAS
turned loose with Instructions Ia capture
pirates and smugglerS.
Those fellows darlaa eat from the
lagea a town and got away ny the river
before any one knew they were out Our
work MAS to hay for them and hunt them
cut In thu rivers. II was dangerous fol
le~ing them Up the streams, Tor ;hsy
Usually had supporters among the inhae-
Rants aicne the hanks who could make
r. lively Tor a hostile vessel.
e4fr,osi CAPTURED BY ncsreradocs.
They came pretty near getting rs
ence. We were chasing vessel which
We Thought Was an opium ssnaxgGer az
river for several miles. and overlook Il
Shen The crew wasn't expecting as Most
Q, the sulus.k ers jumped overheard and
svasD ashore. leaving with the hrag.
Watch started 10 tow down strea,n.
The Whole country Oh The banks ~
sAst stream seemed - ne in league with
TIE soangsiers. Tfsev opened ON ia from
ecth hanks. They popped away With Sas-
pa~ muskets. Bullets and stones and
srrows fell va. They struck the men
sas splintcrcd the deck ana eat the rig
ting, We coaaa; Fetutn the firc because
The heather ~ere hidden. Finally thry
gns eo,a ara started cat ia canoes for
sae ship. MY fellows we're Wild They
weren't used 10 being shot down by fat
q yellow devils they couldn't SEE ami
Ass were mad hungry ttg~rs. We
sarned loose every kind ~ weapon Ne
saa- The SIX paanaers simply raked tbs
sArees from eli. "a end. The Chtnaxe~n
seFsskea and those that werSa's tern II
sSys'ss D. tfe >het 3asagz4 overheard and
Gsea se gaf ashore
We Were still ssuaeg fire whsn We raa
sa'o smother smugglsr ccsasag up sireara.
1ae meeting Was unexpected. but we
vat aboard, drive them tslos sna shot