The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08

, Happening TO De al annoy Wnsl the
fugitive Governor OF F'ormosa> made that
place his refuge, opportunity was given
to witness a military demonstration ac-
cording to the Chinese idea. The Formosa
generalissimo was received with great
eciat az tbs vessel conveying him came
into the harbor. The improvised gunboat
which .ay ut her moor!ngs succseied III
firing its single cannon threettimes with
ont killing any nf the crew, although at
the last discharge four men were kicked
or fell overheard one of them drowning
before ne could be rescued.
On shore the ponp of war was pre-
figured in the gathering of the soIdiery,
winch IN its detail and general aspect
would nave made the ,nEDaSer of con-
tiauous performance of the present day
positively purple in his despair of dupli-
eating such an attraction. There were
some four hundred men in the ranks, or
rahbe. one-fo:.rth, perhaps, of them Win
two parts of a4uniform, maybe a hundred
with helmets, couple of hundred with
the inverted dish-shaped straw hat. and
the balance in pig tails tied UP atop of
the head or dangling IN the stereotyped
fashion Some had hlouses, others we're
.,aked from the waist up. and ali we're
hare-footed. Half or more Of them had
cartridge belts and it was inconceiVnh!e
how any such notions could nave founo
lOCgfnent IN even me '-iI!iiSSG 4iSHau -
The way they should he worn. One man
world have his around the neck and
hanging down on his breast; another his
about his neck but reversed and aGown
MS back Severnl had strapped theirs
as tightly as possible over bare bodies at
the height of the armp!ts, Not few
made the stomach. or abdominal protubel'-
ance a sort of shelf to support the weight.
and others carried the belt ienSthwise on
the thoulder, this resulting IN their nav
ing to stop every step or Two and gather
The constantly fnlling cartridges. The mus
l1ets or rifles were of a dozen different
natterns. and where there were bayonets
tho latter as a rule, were tied on with
whisps of bamboo. On the march ii was
90 at VIII with vengeance; step ana
alignment were neither of the slightest
consequence and no more was the position
of the ,nusket, which was cnrrled Win
all the freedom and nonchaiance OF the
hunter who has tranped all day and don't
care a cent whether school keeps or NOT.
Whenever wcaried with carrying the OLD
thing in one position the gay Chinese SOL
der bow qInceremoniously shifted It TO
another, and a halt WIS all the excuse
he wanted to let go of it regardless OF
whose shins might be barked on the way
to the ground.
THE "HEATHEN'' ON PARADE.
1t was one of the funniest spectaces OF
wears of travel and by no means OF It's
lesser features were the various get
ups'' of the officers of the motley crew
In most instances they wore their SWORDS
on the right side and their reviewers III
the small of the back. a cursory eNaml-
nation of a number Of the muskets, SUD-
seouent to the parade, showed that hafd-
" two in a dozen were of any value
aside from what they might bring at
Junk shop. Age, rust, rough usage and
ignorant handling had rendered them
worthless.
This, true of such as was seen at annoy,
was also more or less SO as to every oth-
er center Of SO called military mobiliza-
ton. In the first place, as has been
stated. the arms were largely the cast
off of European arsenals, and IN the sec
onti place. had they in make and efficiency
been at all commensurate with what they
were made to cost China, The soldiery-us-
ing this term purely acknowledgements
have speedily ruined them.
The Chinaman has very little use Tor a
muslket. or in fact, for q shooting iron OF
any description. Some Of item can and
DO employ firearms, but it is exceptional
The Chinese, be he soldier, Boxer or the
,,lajro ordinary, everyday ruffian, takes II
the knife AMI the club. If ne cannot get
these. he would prefer a big stone even to a
revolver When it S stated in the press or