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bination of unmeaning syllables In ,
Chinese, and they seldom employed it.
These We're great changes frSm for
mer usages, and in order to explain
them 1t will be well to refer briefly to
the views entertained by the Chinese
respecting the position of their SOW
ereign. They suppose that all the hu-
man race has been placed under the
authority of one head by superior pow
ers. These powers, included under the
comprehensive names of Tien and I'll,
or heaven and earth, have delegated
the direct control of mankind to the
one man, who was and always has been
the emperor of China; it is he alone.
who makes, with heaven and earth, the
trinity of powers, Tien. I'll, JIM e.,
heaven, earth and man. The emperor
of China has the position, therefore, OF
the vicegerent or coordinate of heaven,
and it is solecism in the mind of er-
cry true subject of his throne to sup
pose or admit of second Tia Whang-ti
The claim to this title has in fact been
waived since the earliest times by near
ly all the other Asiatic soveregns in
favor of the Chinese. The Chinese are
now beginning to learn that their en-
peror is not the sovereign monarch of
the human race, and the term used in
the conference with me in speaking of
the chief ruler of a friendly and indie
pendent power evinced the transition.
A long and animated discussion now
ensued respecting the court etiquette
to be observed by me in my audience
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CNl0THE WAL q THE MAYFAIR SITY PEK!NG. i lMkAEN

and the grounds which are the IA
vorite walks of the emperor.
The house prepared for the embassy
was situated in the old, or Mantchoo.
portion of the city, about half a league
from the gate, in Thirteenth street and
the neighborhood of -kiun-tang.
These quarters formerly belonged to
the prime minister Saishanga and
We're confiscated on his disgrace in 1852
They contained altogether 10 rooms.
with intervening courtyards; the build
ings We're of one story and the apart
ments plainly furnished. 1t was re-
ported that the quarters fitted up for
the French and English legations We're
other palaces which had also belonged
to this grandee.
The next day the imperial commits
sloners, who had reached the city on
the goth of July, 1852. were informed
that had arrived and MAS ready to
confer with them. 1t was deemed by
me to be only a suitable mark of re-
spect to the Chinese government that
until had seen the commissioners the
members of my suit should not go
abroad.
Sch, the provincial judge of Kiangsu,
whom we had met before as the taotai
OF Shanghai and who had been APP
pointed secretary to the commissioners,
Quillian and Washana, on account of
his experience in treating with foreign
ers, now came to confer with me re-
sperting my presentation to the en-
perez. He was man of talent and
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brought with him and takes her away
to his own habitation.
Demane, returning home with
swarm of bees he has found, discovers
his wife's absence. Forthwith he,
tracks the cannibal to his lair. The
latter has left Demanza tied up in the
sack while he goes to fetch some rela-
lions to share in the feast that is to fol-
low So Demane releases his wife and
substitutes in the sack the swarm of
bees, and the husband and wife at once
make themselves scarce. The would be
feasters arrive, and the cannibal tells
one of them to get something good out
of the sack.
He attempts this, but is stung for his
pains So mine host himself, to dis
prove the charge of tactical joking
that has been unap Ny preferred,
goes to the sacls g which all
the bees swas 1g him SO
unmercifuis from the
cave and jumps !, al mead first
and sticks in the mud at the bottom.
Thus he dies, and Demane and Deman-
IA appropriate all his wealth and live
happy ever after.
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BY JOHN E. WARD.

craft, and the effect of the late victory
He stated that some doubt was enter
tanned respecting the peaceful profess
sions of the Americans, as our move
ments at Taku gave force to some hostile
expressions used the year before in one
of Mr.. Reeds dispatches, in which he
spoke of being forced to join the allies.
The remark furnished an opportunity
to state precisely what was done by
Flag officer Tatnall on that day, why
the tender was there and that, though
the Toey-wan had towed boats in and
out, she had not landed man nor
fired gun. The impression had got
abroad among the people that the men
in the boats she had towed into action
were Americans. derived from the re-
port of one of the English prisoners,
who declared himself an American and
asserted that he had landed from those
boats.
The next day after this visit 1, at
tended by three of my suit, repaired on
horseback to the Kiahingss, near the
Hwang-ching, or imperial citadel
which surrounds the walled Enclosure
called the Forbidden City, in which the
imperial family lives. 1 was there met
by the commissioners, attended by
about a hundred officials of every de-
gree of button, all dressed in their easy
summer costume, but none of them in
full embroidery. The contrast between
this meeting in the capital of China,
where not a soldier nor an implement
of war was seen, nor even a musician
to the military parade which is COM
MI in E11rnnaan ranitalS n,,
such occasions, illustrated the different
usages in these particulars in the gov
ernments in the east and west of this
vast continent.
Quillian opened the conversation by
| a full expression of his feelings at the
recent occurrences at Taku and at
having been refused an interview at
Shanghai by the English and French
ministers, feeling, no doubt that some
vindication of his own policy was re-
quired under the circumstances. He
was now in the presence of his fellow
courtiers, many of whom We're opposed
to his policy and watching for his fall
and from the free and easy conduct OF
some of them it was inferred that they
were Of the imperial household, an in.
| ference which was afterward confirmed
| 1t was some time before the commits
sioners were ready to enter upon the
principal object of the interview They
said that the emperor wished to DE-
honor to me, now that I had reached
his capital, not alone to exhibit his
friendly feeling to me personally, but tt
prove the respect he felt for the presi
dent, and therefore they had now onl.
to discuss the mode and time for al
audience. In speaking of the presiden
they used the terms Ia Whang-ti, or au
gust emperor, and Kiunchu, or princel!
ruler They had also learned the wore
president, but it is an awkward com
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7T sTREET oF LEGATIONS .REKIESe

quence of the arrival of an embassy at
Picking, that it's chief should see the
emperor and deliver his letter of Gre
dence, but that the chief had in the
present instance firmly maintained his
own opinion when consulted upon the
ceremonies to be observed at an audi
ence," and, jumping to his inference,
he then said, I'VE are quite at a loss,
therefore, to understand for what pur-
pose your eXcellency has come to Pc
king" and concluded with the dilemma
that "as the treaty of Tien-tsin must be
exchanged somewhere, where is it to
be?' l was at the capital, and nothing
could be done officially until | had seen
his majesty, which l declined to do,
and yet the treaty must be exchanged.
The answer recapitulated the circum-
stances under which 1 had accepted the
invitation of the commissioners at
Shanghai to come to the capital, and
quoted the imperial rescript made
known to me by Hangfuh confirming
that invitation. / then proposed to de-
| liver the presidents letter to them and
afterward to exchange the treaty. In
their rejoinder the same difficulty was
| involved in their minds as in the pre-
| vious letter, and, this premise being
granted, it would consequently be still
more unsuitable for the treaty to be
exchanged in the city itself. These diff
| ficulties, singular as they may appear
to us, naturally grew out of the edu-
cation and notions OF these officers re-
specting national etiquette and the dig
nifty of their sovereign. 1t is quite as
WE'LL perhaps, that this whole discus
sion took place with me, as in my visit
was left free on one important point
for, not being ordered by my govern
ment to see the emperor, 1 was not
anxious about doing SO.
A delay of SO hours took place before
answering this communication, and the
reply was ready when Judge Sieh
came in to learn the cause of the ST.
lence. The Chinese We're now appre-
hensive that the president would be dis
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copyright. 1900, by John E. ward.l
. SOUTH AFRICAN FAIRY TALE.

Here is a Kaffir fairy story. 1t is
called "Demane and Demanza" and is
very good example of the kind of
story current among the dusky boys"
of South Africa.
Demane and Demanza are husband
and wife, living together in a cave.
Demane one day goes out to hunt, but
tells his wife before starting that on no
account must she cook any food during
his absence, lest the cannibals. attract
ed by the smell of the cooking, find out
the cave and carry her off and eat her.
Demanza directly after her lord has
gone commences to prepare a meal,
with the result that one of the canni-3
balls knocks at the door" of the cave,
and demands admission. This is re-
fused him. So the cannibal goes and
consults with his tribesmen, and they
burn his throat, which changes his
voice to a very smooth tone, like that
of a girl. He returns to the cave and
is this time admitted The cannibal at
once ties Demanza UP in a sack he has
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for the emperor which would not be ex-
pected of me in approaching the presi-
dent of my own country. | assured
them of the great respect / felt for his
majesty, in which / knew / likewise ex-
pressed the sentiments of the president,
who had also made them known in the
letter of which 1 was the bearer. 1
had come to the capital to deliver that
letter and to exchange the treaty, and
would regard an audience with the
emperor as mark of high favor to
myself and respect to my country. But
important at this juncture as a recep-
ton at court would be to China herself,
could not kneel when 1 came before
the throne, for never saluted my own
ruler in that manner, nor did the rep
resentatives of the United States kneel
when they came into the presence of
any sovereign on the earth. To kneel
was, in my view, entirely religious
act, and 1 did SO only in the presence
of God The treaty itself made no
mention of an audience; 1 had not ask
ed it; and, now that they had spoken
of it, l wished to state what my views
on the point We're, remarking that in
other particulars was ready to con-
form to the etiquette of the Chinese
court when it was made known to me.
The Chinese were asked if they would
willingly degrade their country abroad
by doing anything derogatory to its
honor or in violation of their con-
science; but as their conscience did
not oppose these prostrations and there
was no immediate prospect of their go
| ing abroad, they unhesitatingly an
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@HE intense interest in the condi-
ton of the foreign ambassadors
throughout the term of their
practical Imprisonment in Pc
king must excite some curiosity as to
what TRANSFERRED with the foreign min
listers in that city more than 40 years
ago.
After four days tracking against the
current of the Pei-Ho, in making dis
tance OF about 120 miles, we arrived at
Tung Chou, the head of navigation and
distant about IL miles from Picking.
Here we were again obliged to resume
the mode of travelling in carts or on
horseback.
The road from Tung Chou to Peking
must have been magnificent in it's early
day. More than 200 years have elapsed
since it was built, and it has subse-
quently received no Improvements or
repairs. The earth had been thrown
up to such perfect level that it was
impossible to detect the least elevation
or depression in it's general line from
Tung Chou to Picking. A floor does not
exhibit more perfect level. The width
of the road is about % feet, the stones
of which it is constructed from II to 16
feet long and hewed with such preci-
sion as to make work of solid mason
ry. They We're brought from the noun
tains, and, being of unequal solidity,
some We're more easily decomposed
than others by atmospheric agency and
worn away by the rolling of the wheels
which passed over them. Thus, in
some cases, they were separated from
top to bottom by frost, which is here in
tense in the winter; or the wheels had
worn out just their own width between
two stones, where little space
had been created by the accidental
starting of one or both of the stones in
a horizontal direction. When wheel
struck and sank into such holes, the
conclusion was as fearful to the rider
as to the carriage; but when both
wheels dropped, as was often the case,
1t seemed as If the whole body was
broken asunder by the shock.
After about eight hours Of this tor
ture we arrived at the eastern gate of
the old city of Peking, which is called
the Morning Sun gate. The wall of the
city near this gate is in good order and
is about 60 feet high. A five story
guardhouse rises above it nearly SO feet
more, presenting altogether an impos-
ing appearance. Passing through the
gate, we entered on an avenue over 1O(
feet wide and unpaved. Crowds OF
men, women and children lined the
sides of the carriageway in an unbro.
ken line. SO many as to be apparently
numberless.
The private grounds of the emperor
were the only ones in Picking which re.
ceived care and attention. They were
still preserved as in the days of pros,
perity. In one of my visits to the prime
minister l passed by the gates o.
Earth's Repose, through which coult
be seen the walls of the Forbidden City
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power. Washana remarked to me,
You are plenipotentiary you have
full powers and can certainly do such
an act" to which 1 replied, 81 am not
invested with powers sufficient to ena-
BILE me to change the laws and usages
of my country, and can do nothing to
degrade it,
The first interview on this momentous
subject concluded with sumptuous re-
past, got up partly in foreign style,
with tablecloth, knives, silver forks and
napkins, which was quite unexpected,
as an incidental evidence of the prepa-
rations which had been made to enter
tain the foreigners at Picking. While at
table l requested that horses might be
sent to the legation for members of my
suit to take exercise, but Quillian re-
piled that as soon as the audience had
taken place everything in the city and
suburbs would be shown to us with the
utmost pleasure. r.
My visit was returned on the I'd of
| August at the house of the legation by
the commissioners, who came in the
same sort of carriages that had been
furnished the embassy on it's journey
There was no military escort, and no
parade in the dress or number of at
PENDANTS upon the prime minister; ii
was a plain visit, characteristic of the
little display usually seen among high
Chinese officers, and, so far as is
known, was the first one made by the
prime minister within the capital to q
western ambassador.
The subject of the audience was i'm.
mediately brought forward, and. after
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swered that they would perform the
kotow and do whatever was required of
them at an audience in Washington.
and they would even burn incense be-
fore the president If asked to do so.
The judge added: If we do not kneel
before the emperor, we do not show him
any respect; it is that or nothing, and
is the same reverence that we. pay to
the gods"
The kotau Cor kotow) consists of
three meetings and nine knockings of
the head on the floor, but the consid-
crate judge suggested that would be
let off with one kneeling and three
knockings, as / represented a friendly
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much of the same ground which had
been discussed in the former interview
had been gone over again, it was re-
quested, in order to bring the matter to
a point, that l should send the commits
sioners communication describing the
ceremony 1 was willing to perform. l
complied by stating that ] would bow
very low before the emperor, more
than once if desired;I would stand un-
covered and not turn my back while in
his presence; but would not kneel or
make the kotow. Instead of the word
bow they Wished to insert in the draft
the phrase bend the right knee slight
ly and still stand;" but this, too, was
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bodying the final decision Of the gov
eminent was furnished.
1t gave a summary of the proceedings
at Taku at the time of the battle. 1t
then proceeded: "At this juncture the
American envoy, John e. Ward, in
compliance with his engagements with
Quillian, came to Pehtang in his ship,
requesting that he might go to Picking,
as he was the bearer of letter from
the president of the United States. Our
permission was accordingly given for
him to bring the letter up to the cap
ftal, where he arrived with it. This
day the ministers Quillian and Wa
shana have handed up the various dis
patches received from him for our ex-
animation, and from them it is clearly
to be seen that his sentiments are ex-
ceedingly respectful and indicative Of
the utmost sincerity and truthfulness.
Let the letter which the American
envoy has brought be taken, and let
Quillian and Washana be specially APP
pointed to receive it for transmission to
ourself. In regard to the exchange Of
the treaty, it would be proper indeed to
return to Shanghai to do it; but when
we reflect that the envoy has already
come over the seas for this purpose we
now specially direct that the great seal
be affixed to the treaty, and it be deliv-
cred to Hangfuh, the governor general,
and let him exchange the notifications
with the American minister at Pehtang.
After this has been done let lasting
friendship and commerce continue be-
tween the two nations. This will show
forth our great regard and kindness to
people from afar and clearly exhibit the
deep respect we entertain for truth and
justice. This from the emperor
Thus ended all further negotiations in
Peking.
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OUR SPECIAL COMMISSIONER TO CHINA.

valuable diplomatic
of knowledge OF
held position of chief
the capacities minister to
head of of International institution and came
in
thoroughly
rnopol
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HOW OUR FIRST MINISTER TO
CHINA GOT INTO PEKING,
Many Difficulties Put In His Way by the Willy
Celestals- Deadlock Over the Refusal of
Envoy John E. Ward to Perform the
KOtOW Before the Emperor

with the emperor, the commissions re-
sorting to every argument to induce me
to consent to the performance of what
/ regarded as degrading and humiliat-
ing observances, while obstinately re-
fused to exhibit any mark of respect
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Testers Cotton Statement.
(Ry the Associated Press.)

New Orleans. April 20.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans cotton ex-
change statement shows a decrease in
the movement into sight compared with
the sewn days ending this date last year
OF 1872 600 bales, Il decrease under the
same time year before last of $4,000 bales
The amount brought into sight during
the past week was 1851 bales, against
SO, 800 bales for the seven days last year,
for the twenty days of April 1877, 679 bales,
against 2S3 ,495 bales last year. The total
movement, for the 232 days from Septen-
Der 1st to date is S,461 ,265 bales, against
1873 494 bales last year, IL, 514 ,237 bales
year before last.
The movement since September LIST
shows receipts at all ports 6,2S3,315 bales.
against 1850, 1876 bales last year; over
land to Northern mills and Canada L.
097, $50 bales, against 1,191, 677 bales last
year; interior stocks in excess OF those
held at the close OF the commercial year
1856 bales, against 341 ,066 bales last year
and Southern mill takngs were 1910, S25
bales, against 977 ,625 bales last year.
Foreign exports for the week have been
112,702 bales, against 81 1894 bales last
year, making the total for the season s.,
1876 49S bales, against 6,353,549 bales last
year. Total takings of American mills,
North and South and Canada for the sea-
son have been 3,190,777 bales, against
3,020,27S bales last year. Stocks at the
seaboard and twenty mine leading South
ern interior centres decreased during the
week 6S, 997 bales, against an increase last
season of 1851 bales.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought into sight thus
far for the new crop, the supply to date
is 9,9S0.I63 bales, against 10,63S, 06O bales
fer the same period last year.
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VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE.

BY virtue OF authority conferred by Judgment
Of Wake county Superior court, rendered at ita
October Term, 1899, in a civil action therein
pending entitled A. w. Shatfer, Executor Of
James II. Miller, deceased, plaintiff against
Helen Christmas, defendant, / will on Monday,
pri( 23. i9OD sell at public auction to the
ligh'sst bidder for cash. certain lot OF land in
10. 'iIv 81 Raleigh. Wake county, n c., on the
South side OF Newbern Avenue, and bounded by
line as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner OF the City
Cemetery Grounds on Newbern Avenue, and run
ming thence with said street west about 90
feet to the corner of the lot heretofore conveyed
ly Thomas K and Melinda Howe to the Raleigh
COOPERATIVE Land and Building Association,
thence with the east line of said Association
south 125 feet to a stake in the line of Melinda
lIowles land, thence in a line parallel with said
street about 80 feet to stake in the line of said
cemetery lot, thence with the line of said Gem
etery lot north to the beginning. containing
about II of acre, more or less, and being
the same conveyed by deed from Thomas X
and Melinda lIowle, to Thomas d.. McAlpine, on
August 31st, 1869, which deed is duly registered
in the Register of Deeds office for Wake county,
N. c., in Book rs, at page g.
Time OF sale II O'Clock NJ. Place OF sale, county
court house door in Raleigh, N. G.
ERNEST HAYWOOD, Commissioners.
March TO- 1nD0 TIA
The above sale has been postponed until
Friday, May II, 1900.
ERNEST HAYWOOD,
Commissioner.
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VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE.

BY virtue of authority conferred by judgment
Of Wake county Superior court. rendered at its
October Term. 1899, in civil action therein
pending entitled A. w. Shaffer, Executor Of
James II. Miller deceased, plaintiff, against
Patte Christmas, ct ais, defendants, l will on
Monday, April %, 1900, sell at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, certain lot of land
in the city of Raleigh. Wake county, N. O.,
and more fully described as follows;
Being lot No. in a plot of the Ray property,
in the city of Raleigh, which was made by
Fendol Bevers, Surveyor, and recorded as
part of the deed made by the late B. F. Moore
to John Calling, on November %, 1877. which
said deed is recorded in the office of the Regis
ter of Deeds for Wake county North Carolina,
in Book 40 at page Els. the said above lot No
s being So feet broad and 105 feet deep and
fronts on an extension of Edenton street made
through said property.
Time of sale IL o'clock m. Place OF sale,
county court house door in Raleigh, N. @.
ERNEST HAYWOOD, Commissioners.
March 10. 1900 tda
The above sale has been postponed until
Friday, May II, 1900.
ERNEST HAYWOOD,
Commissioner.