Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-01


representative OF the American people
not simply as the representative of
! American trade. l want you 10 push
our trade interests IN every possible
way but / want you also TO keep your
eye on the missions and do what you
can for them, for remember, that for
every man who Is interested to the ex-
| tent OF dollar Ia trade there are a
! thousand who are dropping their nick
els into the missionary plate"
! QUEER CONSULAR EXPERIENCES.
John Goodnow Is full Of stories OF his
| queer consular experiences His posi-
| ton IS curious one He Is the fudge
| of the mixed court Of Shanghai, and
as such has Jurisdiction OF ali Ameri.
cans In his consular district. As to
some cases he Is practically the SUI
preme judge for the whole Of China
He has 20 deal with the Chinese OH
cials and he Is one Of the executives
who rule the foreigners OF Shanghai
AS 10 the Americans. they use him for
everything. Stranded sailors come to
him for money to get home and Amer
lean women and men bring their
troubles 10 him Not long ago a very
pretty young lady who frequently
grows desperate over her quarrels with
her husband, called al the consulate.
She came Into Goodnow's Office which.
10y the way. is q very handsome one.
II has the most beautiful desk / have
ever seen and the Garnet rs velvet
rug Goodnow was sitting al his desk
when the woman came in He looked
as he always does just as cool as the
center seed OF Well-iced cucumber
while she spluttered like a doughnut
When first dropped into the boiling
grease Of the skillet She almost
screamed Mr. Goodnow, ! am going
TO XIII myself I am going TO xiii my
self right herel'
WHAT said the consul general Il
don't think YOU mean TO- I don't think
You would be so impolte as 20 kin
Yourself here and spoil my new car
pet"
This made the woman more angry
than ever, but her anger was turned
from her husband 10 the consul gen
eral The current Of her mind was
changed by the remark. and Goodnow
soon got her 10 tell him her troubles
Tie persuaded her 10 give up an idea Of
suicide ana 10 20 back To her husband
a. though nothing had happened. She
ana $50 and few days later GoodnoW
saw the two walking along the Shang.
h'I huul arm-in-arm. cooling and
chort.ng IKE turtle doves In the spring.
OUR AMERICAN JAIL IN sHANG.
HAL
one OF the queer features Of the con.
u'ate is .hg JAIL This Is necessary.
Tor ihe consul general has 20 punish
Oh. criminals of his own nationality.
The jaIl Us in the consulate and the
prisoners are fed hy the consul general
1' cost ~ 90 cents each per day. The
|... mat they always come out Fat is
900 evidence that the allowance As |
plenty ana the consul generals cook |
J suppose. makes a profit on the feed |
ono OF the curious characters IN the |
.. 1t present is a murderer. lie Is |
Very decent fellow who killed Chi |
..-. .5N In self-defense. but In such a /
""F mar Doc was sentenced % imprlson-
men. ior ..ta ] think Consul General /
''.'.H"" imposed the sentence. The /
man Is very kindly treated. He spends
'N.H o. DTS time in the consul gem
...e office. some In taking stroils
..0. shanghai ana another part IN his
'. where D." goes 90 sleep, he Ia
''..F bright fellow. and he Is glad |
.n HH such work as he can. First 1
huull' that m ] were he ! would run I
away but upon second reflection con-
.lu3e1 that ] should be surely arrested
r j sailed to any other port upon tele.
graphic notice from here, and that II
COX my chances among the Chinese !
mould De either killed or starved
OUR MINISTER TO PEKIN.
Owe NJ the most influential OF all the !