The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-19

cannot think that he relishes the idea
of exterminatiny the white races from
the face of the earth. as the Chinese III
his command feel positive he Will DO
He was in the Japanese war, and.
though he did not gain any particular
CORY, he escaped alive, which has always
been considered q considerable feat
The Chinese have for hundreds OF
years punished defeated generals by be
heading them. They carried out the
practice through all the family. leaving
none of his nama or blood alive After
the Japanese war it was decided to make
an exception in the cases OF the com
manders of that campaign, as owing %
the popularity of the Japanese methods.
il was 7nrpossibis to w.n. General Yuan
Shih-kai, therefore, escaped with his NE
and his family were not beheaded.
General Yuan was the Chinese repre-
sentative at the Corean capital when
war broke out in Corea. When the hrst
battle was fought. the vessels were all
taken off the line bel ween Tien TStn ana
Chemupo. and all the foreigners. my
self included. were stranded in torea .
But an offer came from the captain OF
Il British cruiser to carry all foreigners
over to Che Foo, and General Yuan was
included among this number lie IS
like General Mich in his good nature
and like him in his general understand
ing of the power OF western governments.
When Yu flslen, another general, was re-
called General Yuan was appointed to
take his place. He appointed his brother
to take charge OF his troops. and at once
he began to put down the Boxer move
ment; but no sooner had this been done
than the brother was recalled by me
Empress Dowager. This, OF course.
was positive proof that 1hs E''ipieSS
was in sympathy with the Boxers.
this, General L Gan
has steadily sainea control OF things.
and is spoken OF very highly by those
who ara in those disturbed regions.
Some of the leading missionaries write
/ that lit is evident that the military OF
ficials are doing all they can to put the
movement down, but in this hey are
NOT very heartily seconded by the civil
authorities
HATES FOREIGNERS.
The most anti-foretgn general, and one
who presents q direst contrast to the
two just described. is Tung t'uhslanS
This General won his reputation IN
| Kansu, the northwestern province,
| few years ago in his battles with the
| Mohammedans, then in revolt.
All his life he has been shut off from
| intercourse with foreign governments,
| and knows absolutely nothing about
| their power, the nature OF their arms
| and the character of their fighting ao-Ii-
tv. Because his army was able to put
! down the Mahammedan rebellion, which
| was practically a war between Two
| ranbles. ne. sUppoSes that ali this troupe
| with foreign devils is because OF Chris
| tianty and so he is mot only anti-fore Sh'
| but especially anti-Cnristian- His rapp.e
| ncites fear among the natives, whether
| Christian or non-Christian, wherever ne
| goes.
! Only a year or two ago when 1t was
| known that he was about to come down
| about the region of Pekin there vas q
| general uuaking among the country peo-
| pie and awful stories were told about the
| cruelty of his men AMI their disposition 70
! loot. rob and to outrage the women OF the
| sections through which they passed me
| difference between his raoo!e anu .i0
| armies OF Mich and Yuan is an indication
| of the saI1tary influence their contact
| with foreign soldiers and the representative
i foreign Governments has had upon them.
| There is one other general VINO has re-
| Gently become prominent mis- IS Prince
! Tuan. who has charge Of the Imperial
| Manchu troops at Pehin. He Is the father
| Of the heir apparent, and the son or the
| Fifth Prince as he has always been cali
ed He Is said to be one OF the most war
like. of all the Imperial princes, if not the
| most warlike; but the stand he has taken
| with the conservative party. which or
! course, was forced upon him by the fact
| that his son was chosen by the Empress
| Dowager as the successor of Kuang Hsu.
| has placed MIN in a very unfavorable light
before the world
| SYMPATHY WITH BOXERS
| 1t is said that the large majority Of his
| troops joined the Boxers in the neighbor-
| hood of Pek.n, and 1t was this fact that
| made the Boxer movement so strong and
SO successful in that neishborilood- There
! is no doubt that he was, like the Empress
Dowaser. in sympathy with them. and II
! was probably through his influence that
| General Mich was rebuke1 when his SOL
| diers killed SEQ of the Boxers between Ten
| Tsin and Peldn. His army sets the Nam
chu soldiers in a very bad light before the
world.
There are two other men who rank
! higher among China's military leaders
| than any or all the others put together
| And yet they are not generals. They are
the two viceroys. They are Ii Hung
| Chang. whom everybody knows. and ChanS
| Chin Tung. who is almost unknown IN
! America It Is somewhat singular 1aae
! these two men should have the names tAeS
have. They are the Smith and Brown. or
| the Brown ana Jones Of China. as Indicated
| by the following Chinese proverb. In me
| Chinese primer for girls they have TINS
couplet:
Have you ever learned the reason why
your ears should punctured be?
H that you may never listen to the