The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-25


, walls az barracks Of long ago. looking like
% many prehistoric ruins.
The plain from the sea TO Tientsin Ii
a1most a perfect leysl. and the grand
pArade ground at Hsiaochan. about a mile
, Jeng and q haif-mile wide. is most OF the
year az smooth and hard as a table
Three years ago. In December. is9G
about year after the war with Japan.
Few thousand raw recruits auartered az
Nslsochan were put under command OF
Yuan ohth kai. commonly called Gen.
Yuan. whose rank II. however, civil and
) not military. Previous 10 the war with
Japan Yuan was for nine years minister
70 Korea. having been promoted to that
position on account OF exceptional bravery
and ability shown In 1854. when. at the
head Of . company u Chinese soldiers.
he entered the Korean capital. drove out
The Japafiese and saved the Korean kings
NE. At that time he had been for three
pears a civil oRicer connected with Ire
Chinese military guard stationed at the
KOREAN capital At present he holds the
: same high rank that must be held BY this
Viceroy OF "A province, and he was In fact
acting viceroy OF this province OF Chilli
Tor ten days at the time Of the late change
~ government at Picking. To this man
n directly due the high character of this
army and the fine showing that II In able
TO make Among all her officials China
has no better man.
Timothy Richard. one Of the best known
men In China. said To the write. few
mouths ago: YUAN is the best man In
China: he II q man who Is bound to rise"
Lord Charles Beresford. ore 81 Engianfs
military authorities. who has lately made
IN extended tour OF observation In China.
and before whom there was given just
sAich review and sham battle as has
since been seen by Jung La. said in pri-
vate conversation.
81 have met one man In China, and that
nan Is Yuan
Two things mark this man-great exec
utive ability and strict Integrity. The for
mer ls probably ~ common in China as
elsewhere, but nothing has been more rare
IN high places than the latter. All the
werid knows that from the viceroy OF a
province down To the cook IN your kitchen
every man II expected 10 make his
squeeze" The custom Is - recognized
~ to he almost lifted uut OF It's legally
dishonorahle place and 10 De a part OF
the unwrttten la~ Of thu country. Mill
tary commanders who reeelee from tho
central government appropriations accord
ting 60 the number OF soldiers supposed 10
De In their commands and the amount sup
posed 20 be paid them have had exc~p-
uauas opportunities for squeeze" and
the past general condition OF the forces
OF china would Indicate that this has too
often been their chief care But Yuan
stands out noble exception a ut repre-
sentative ot the fast~coming new China.
and az that company. who are not a few.
OF like character who are beginning 20
rise throughout the empire t0r all OF the
great opportunities II his position e0na-
hined with a issge salary. Yuan IS yrs a
poor man. ard il IS because the money
appropriated for the uses If this army has
all been esest, and wt.clv used. ugen II,
IA tAsrs a. h.yx ssf = 1sN5 sx..,ss
well equipped with n,nsseru suns well
housed. well fed and always promptly ard
fully paid: and more than shfs. except -asa
late recruits 50 well drilled rs to hase
drawn forth the highest praise from Lord
Charles Fsor~@fosd who, both ia private
conversation with hts ONE eossntrymsn ami
In personal letter 90 Yuan. spoke 81 the
ane showing II rad made on review
Tire army CONSISTS rf s.1o sussatrv. arm
ea with enc 90 The hrsf modern Ysees sse
cavalry. armed with lisas rifles. rvvoivsrs
and swords lssa agtislvryfssfs. serving ~
field guns Il mountain gaas and Il rapid
hrc xuns. ana ss rnea connected with ssse
engineering department. az shs Infantry
agsss were recruited late In 1Ss II Is an
Gersfcesa that after being thoroughly drill
eli they are 10 be sens Ia pskin as royal
guard.
There are also 1aa camp followers. sv-
cry tea soldiers hrine allowed coax AID
sws other soldiers. otreevs having slIai
larger number,
IL Il 10, tae least surprising shtng sesAus
this army that - few and Gassssssartant iss-
ss:sons are held 81 1t by foreigners There
are connected with X Portuguese sssrs3-
master a Belgium ,ae,ssssn. German pom
tsaa bridge builder. a German artillery Ia
ssrueter for certain German guns. Ncr-
w~xian cavalry sriil master. and Chimes
speaking German Whose duties are some
What general The infantry and most OF
thu artillery artli Is entirely under Chinese
oaaoen trained either abroad Of u Gainesa