The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26
CHINESE RIOTS
Partially Caused by the Construction
Of Railways in the Domain
OF THE EASTERN EMPIRE.
All Roads Thus Far Constructed Be
long to the Observation-Disclosures,
England and Germany Locking
With Covetous Eyes on the Great
Opportunities in China,

Special Dispatch to the Intelilgencer
WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 2j,-Tel-
esraphs and railways appear to be
among the causes of the nnti-forcIgn
itotg now in progress in China. The
development Of this feature of modern
enterprise in china is described in
considerable detail in recent publica-
ton Of the treasury bureau Of stats
ties. entitled Commercial China in
isaa.v II shows that the telegraph sys-
tenn OF China included in 1899 about
1905 miles of linz in operation, and
that the railroad system included $50
miles OF rodd in active operation and
over 5000 miles projected. The teic-
graph System connected all OF the capl-
tails Of the provinces with the national
capital, Pckin. and in turn connected
with the Russian trnns-siberian teie-
graph line and the ocean cables but y
appears from the recent reports that
those lines have in many cases been
destroyed by the antt-foreign mobs
and armies.
Connect Pelrin and Tien Tsin.
Tho railways thus far constructed
belong to the Chinese government and
were constructed under its control and
direction and at Its expense. They
connect Pekin, the capital, with TIen
Tsin, which lies Mt the head OF the
gulf OF Pechili and Is the seaport Of
Pekin. while other lines run north
wardly from Ticn Tsin to shanhaikwnn
aud still others extend southwardly
from Pak!n as far as Paotlng. the cap
ital OF the province of Chill, IN which
Pekin is located. From that point
southwark railway was being con-
structed in 1899 by Belgian capital,
though II was suspected that Russian
influence and perhaps Russian capital,
was associated In ;hts work This
line was expected to extend to Haukcw,
which may be described as the Chicago
Of China, being its best and largest and
most prosperous inland commercial
city, located five hundred mites UP the
Yangtse- K!ang from Shanghai which
lies at the mouth of that river. Han
kow is city of nearly 100000 inhabi-
tants and 1t was expected that the Bel
gian line would connect Peliin, which
lies well at the north, with Hankew, To-
Gated near the center, and that an
American line would extend stIll fur
ther south from Hankow to Canton
and Hong Kong.
Surveyed by Americans.
The American line was surveyed by
corps of engineers under Mr.. w T.
Parsons. of New York. IN 1888 and 1893
under concession granted by tha
Chinese government to Calvin Brlce
Hugh j. Grant, Thurlow Weed Barnes
and others, and this line. like all 9th
ers for which concessions have been
granted. was after term Of years tc
become the property of the chiness
government. It was expected that this
American line running from Hong
Kong and Canton northward to Han
kow AMI connecting ut that point with
tho Belgian line which would extend t.
Pekin. would form an extremely inn
portant artery Of Internal commerce
from Chinu's most Important southern
city, Canton, and its most important
central city. Hankow, and thence to It's
capital at the north, Pekln, from which
poin. 1t would connect with the Russian
railway system which enters China II
Manchuria at the extreme north.
Numerous other Railways Surveyed
Numerous other railways have beer
surveyed and some OF them were unde,
construction. The German government
has been encouraging the construction
Of railways in the province Of Shan
tnng, in which It's port Of Klao-Chau Il
located. while concessions to British
companies authorize the construction
Of lines along large share Of tn
eastern coast and extending up tn,
valley OF the West river to the border
OF Burmah, where 1t was expected the!
would finally connect with the raIIwa!
system Of India.
The railways projected in China an
for which concessions had been granted
contemplated length Of more THAI
1000 miles and 1t was confidently ex
pected. that their construction woult
bring the Trans-sIberlnr system o
Asiatic Russia into touch with tn
trans-Indlan system of British India
which In turn would finally connec
With the railway systems Of southern
Europe and thus give to the world a
inter-euntlnental belt line, stretchin
northwardly from northern Europ
through Russia and Siberia theme
southwardly through China theme
westwardly again through Burmah' In
dia, Persia and Turkey in Europe TO
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