The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-14
RAILWAYS IN CHINA.
EDITIONS THAT HAVE HAD
TO HE OVERCOME.

II rfcnn WOman's Journey on 1t.
,,uoaress of the Development OF
81 rsin-Its Commercial ImpOr-
THE Trials of a visit to
q Tonebu.
n Nv York Commercial Advertiser
run .t.t Which one is told that the
3.,y now carries you to the gates of
there is a feeling of relief and
e.tiou which the truth does not JUS
t-,on Legation street, upon which
,,,.f and the legations are situated
name would imply-there is long
a- nf thoroughfares in comparison TO
4 t our Western corduroy roads are
,,tal- These must be traversed IN the
a ,,l.-- Pekin cart, out of which the
n ....t..3 ,light more or less bruised and
n ...rs1 At the gate of the outer city
,r may be exchanged for the cleo
ram which carries you to the sta
more than three miles from the le-
.o,n- and which will not be removed
,r.r the gates until the Chinese dread
f9o, shut is overcome. Flung shut, as
II h,,.. .zplained in former letters is the
n .u,.s,.rioue influence emanating from wind
uater which may be propltious or
...l.,oI,.ut as it is respected or detied. \
Al chimney. a telegraph pole, the rail
N ,.,, line I4eIf, are all opposed TO benefi-
,, n,ne shu-a belief which the cum
nrs n,cromancer. like all of his craft
Z, every, class, condition or nationality,
A ,,rt1e his credit
When the railway was opened from Ten
& brsin TO Pekiu, Two years ago, il was look
IN i uoon with much hostility by the more
Il insrstitious. aud it required the utmost
II ii and dnesse on the part of the progress
sive element to carry the undertaking 10
II successful conclusion. One rumor, in
H1strously circulated, was especially
harmful. and this was that the foreigners
Mad propitiated the evil spirits by muir
4 aring children and burying them under
4 The lies; the people were assured that a
&d4d child would be found under each
H. and il never seemed to occur to those
ERho spread the story-an example of char
8acferistie rt-sightedness-that its truth
for falsity could be very speedily demon
zstrattd. However, even in Pekin the
( worId moves and the Chinese must move
5Nilh il. But it was picturesque, TO say
kthe least 10 see the strangely contrasted
2terng juggling electric car spinning along
4 on one side of the road, under the gray
4 and ancient walls and the trains of camels
7wilh their loads of skins and charcoal,
crawling along the other-just as they did
when the Queen of Sheba went up to pay
E her respects 10 the court of King Solo
+ mon.
The roadbed between Pekin and TEN
4Tsn has been splendidly constructed-the
I" he'd Ea a 40 Cd
b. admirable steel bridges of the latest
&pattern. The little stations of gray Chi
nese brick are a delight to the eye-the
work of an architect who was an artist
s las well, for, while they serve the purpose
4 for which they were designed, they still
conform sufficiently 10 the architecture Of
the country to be pleasing and harmoni-
1 ous. There are no baggage cars and no
Echeckns system, which goes without say
ing since the line is the work of English
& ensineers When your trunk is rescued
\ from the coolies it is deposited on the plat
form outside The door where you can keep
an eye on ii and be ready to stop the
*tr3ln should it be jolted off into the ditch
by the roadside. A stout Chinese was an
unconscious aid in my responsibility as
r. kindly sat on my trunk and so held
4 t down. one meets many strange people
~ this mote quarter of the word; Amer
''7 'N'i W ltie as a matter Oh course
asking streams of questions where they
&can find anyone who speaks English;
n or0sQue British subjects, Germans, Bel
4 gans Russians and French. BY the same
token there are some strange ama.gama-
IONS OF races, of which the Chinese. of
course form The basis. On the ship going
{ north IN September l met the wife of an
conceal Who had been the Chinese ambas-
4 ador to France; she was No. s. apparent
y an negligent well-bred woman, an ac-
n 'ompusled musician and linguist She
had with her her five French-Chinese chill
uIen-ai of them in complexion, hair and
eyeS much more Chinese than French.
1'he little girl, was an odious little
4"reJch with the bad temper and cruelty
Il long line Of oriental ancestry behind
4 hef which the Latin strain did not i'm
. prove
'n the return my compartment was
II .Afed by young Czech. who introduced
m'eIt lifted his hat. and who begged in
Il broken English to be of ANY services" 10
X ana by Belgian gentleman who had
\ yea IN China for thirty-four years. He
ap married a Chinese wife-a Manchu
Il ""Ntu of large and commanding figure.
II N' WIN a decidedly intelligent face. She
~ beautifully dressed in a Banchu dress
aU oVersament of rich black brocade,
."'ned around the neck and sleeves with
~ embroidery, this splendid gar
i a'ni being fastened by loops and buttons
II o1l yellow gold, and worn over skirt
que satin Her gorgeous headdress
Vas Set with sold and jewels, and became
VH' ls Impressed everywhere with the
Sn'Ial cordiality and hospitality Of the
'' Last No one but your own country
Np' who are seeing the great world for
"sl ,me stares a you blankly and IN
ava sIlehce; your fellow-travelers intro
''s l4, mselves and press upon YOU what
'A'E may happen to have of food or
4 Nh The eXpatriated Belgian was no
Wlon TO the rule. He spoke very
Ea-li-h, and he Immediately intro
tI Dds wife and told me with the
4 ','st bride that she had had twenty
H ','H' fourteen of them sons, all living
N qoIf well in various parts of China,
"' 't.H- al school in the Island of Jer-
'". OF them was the interpreter to
'e.'l5u legation in Pekin-a tall,
''0iA' }oun man who had come to the
'o bid his parents good bye--for
n TienTsin and had been pay
H'N visit. He wore no queue and,
dressed in well-itting European
"jt for his broad shoulders aud
". stature, looked much more like
4 '".I man than q Chinese, When the