The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-23

first murder OF any American citizen in
China by the Chinese.
Roads Specially Prepared for Inn
periaI Travel.
One cannot but wonder whether when
the Old Empress with the Emperor and
tho heir apparent, left the city. there would
be as much repairing OF roads as there
10 on ordinary occasions when they so
for trip. when they go to visit their
ancestral tombs. or when the Emperor
goes out to worship az the Temple OF
Heaven, all the roads over which one
travels on ordinary occasions. "bumpety-
bump" In a springless cort. are leveled
down with hoes and rakes. and eprinkied
with yellow earth. the royal color. brought
from outside the city. II Is 10 be- feared
that the old lady did not have time to
start on In style on this o4caslon.
But the occasion is not her first run.
She r. becoming accustomed 10 this kind
OF thing having done II before. When
hor husband vas stu alive. aud the Eng
liah and French armies paid visit 20
Picking, Il occurred 10 Haien Fena ana
his wife. with this lady a. concubine, that
they wanted 10 pay visit 10 Jehaul.
place northeast OF Pckin Ia the direction
OF their native land. This present visit
of the allied Powers gives her an oppoF-
tunity Of seeing the ancient capital OF the
chous. the Hans and the T'anFs.
II VIII be impossible 10 note all she Fecs
on her way. though the trip OF a more
favorable season OF the year. and under
more favorable circumstances. would be
one which any pisasnre-aeekcr or globe
pilgrim might wen wish to take. ii lies
through beautiful valleys. and over noun
tain ranges. through deep gorgea along
side muddy rivers or clear mountain
streams, over which. along which or
through which. no carts can 10. filters
can scarcely 30. and oven chairs and don
Keys or mules 20 with difficulty IN some
places she viii pass along q narrow road.
with a high mountain on one side above
her. aud a deep mountain gorge on the
other below IN which flows a clear stream,
bounding over great bouiderS. and falling
over precipiceH sending up q spray 70
join that which AZ the SINE time may he
coming down upon her from the cloud
above.
She will pass over mountain ranges
which she must ascend By little wind
ms paths. ~ which II Nili be almost
impossible for men 70 carry her. which
when she has assembled. will be- 80 high
AZ 10 he almost above the region Of the
ordinary rains. and she will see the val
legs roged full Of great white cloud maHs-
es ~ though they were heaped up with
snow. The sun will be shining 10 all hts
spiendor above her, but Il will not b. hot.
while NJ the same time, Il may be thun-
dering ana raining IN the valleys below.
China'r Wonderful Flower Land.
But she Will ina other and mlder beau
ties than mountain gorge ana roaring
stream She Will ind that which has
given China one OF her most attractive
names. the "Flowery Land" Along these
valleys and covering these mountain Sides
Il spread a carpet OF flowers: masses OF
varicolored begonias. hundreds Of yarie-
ties o. purple flowers. which have ex-
changed pollen with white ana pink fiow-
ers untn the white and pink. ana the pur-
pie are almost LIST "a the llghtest and
most delicate nhases OF lsvs ndtr. She will
snd great tracts OF rcHfs on these noun
tains. planted IN the mrs, place ~ the
deSolees Of some OF the Buddhist tenn
piss 81 tbs region. which since that time