The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-12

suicide; that the empress dowager has re-
signed, committed suicide, gone insane,
and been murdered. for not one Of these
reports has ever been contradicted.
Miss Rouse stated that the trouble in
China dated back two years, when the
young emperor was seized with a reform
mania, and began introducing Western
railroads, te1egraphs. telephones, etc,
into his kingdom. The people bore It all
stoically until the ruler issued an edict
abolishing competitive examinations. MISC
Rouse said:
China is essentially q literary nation.
Pubic offices are given to those who
write the best poems and essays in what
is termed the competitive examinations.
In abolishing those the emperor aroused
the wrath of the literat, who would have
none of the Western sciences he sought
to introduce in place of the poems and
essays. What aided the revolt was the
fact that the ruling house represented a
foreign and hated dynasty. As soon az
this dynasty came into power It insisted
on the cue as the proper Chinese couture.
To make the cue popular he excluded
murderers and thieves from wearing 1t.
The Chinese were forced to wear the
despised pig tail or be considered a muir
derer of thief out on parole. These
things the Chinese are now rememb IT.
ing. The empress dowager was wise
enough to espOuSe the cause Of the 1t
craft, and they accepted her, but they
feel keenly the humiliation of being ruled
by q woman
In speaking OF the Chinese hatred OF
the foreigners. Miss Rouse's sympathies
are with the Celestials. The latter she
says, claim justly that. the foreigners
have forced opium upon them and thus
degraded their nation Cinnamon who
have lived in foreign countries come back
-
ed, especially In America. Western Amer
lea was made habitable by the cheap toll
of the Chinese; then they were forced out
Of the paradise they had created refused
citizenship and very often the protection
of the law The Chinese answer the claim
that Cinnamon come to America and
work and then carry back their savings
to spend in their own country with the
question, do not all foreigners who came
to China do the sameT'
Miss Rouse stated that she was not
afraid to go back to China; that she in
tended to start Sept. IT, She said that
everyone who had the welfare Of the
country at heart should pray that it
would not be divided. If it was to be-
divided she hoped that the stars and
stripes AMI the English jack would super
cede the black dragon, not the flags Of
Russia or France
At the morning sessions of the society,
which takes in North and South Dakota
and Minnesota, the following committees
were appointed:
Resolutions-Mrs. E. w Ensign. of Min
neapOls: Mrs. Young and Mrs Suydam.
Publications-MTs. Eastman, Mrs. Gris-
void Miss Martin and Mrs. Mcdonald.
Press-Mrs. D. s. B. Johnston.
Mrs. c. w Hail. the treasurer, report
ed disbursements 1891 10, receipts 3d.
966. 81
The conference secretary's report show
ed an advancement in all lines Of work.
Mrs c. N Woodward reported on mite
boxes. During the quarter 236 boxes had
been sent out.
The afternoon session closed with an
address by Rev. Rockwell Clancy, Of Al
lahabad, Ipdia. Mr. Clancy spoke on mis-
sionary work in India.
About seventy women attended yester-
days meeting Mrs. I. w joyce pres d.
ed. The annual meeting will be held az
Duluth in October.