The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-28
THURSDAY, JUNE 2s, 1900.
CHINA 1860 AND 1909.

The situation in China in 1860 is strange
y like that of to-day. Then there was
d widespread rebellion known to for
eigners as the TAPPING rebellion, but the
Chinese themselves called it tie chang
mao tseh, which means the long haired
rebels To-day the Il Ho Chu'an.' or
Righteousness, Harmony and TESTS.
known to The word as Boxers, are, like
their predecessors in 1860, arrayed against
the government of China and the foreign
PRS under the governments protection.
In both rebcllons religious fanaticism
played a large part. and certainly Hung
sew Tseren the Heavenly King" of the
Long haired rebels began his battles
as a means of compelling his fellow cit-
gems to worship the only true God Hung
Sew Tseuen had been a Christian, and
mis- followers at the beginning had all
the fervor of fanatical religious converts.
but they soon gathered into the fold all
the pirates and robbers from the sur
rounding country and gave themselves up
TO plunder under the leadership of their
self-appointed Heavenly King. From 1850
until 1868 the TAPPING rebels held sway
In the Kiangsoo district which lies be-
tween the Yangtse Kiang River on the
north and the Hang Chou Bay on the
South.
An army was raised and put in the
Held by The merchants of Canton and
At first ii was led by an American named
Wardc, later by another named Bur
gevine The Chinese Government then,
as now. appointed the army, but with
this difference, that the Government
then wished TO see the rebellion crushed;
to-day the Governments desires are not
SO sure \
Ii Hung Chang, our well known
Chinese friend. was at that time Gov
Ernor of the province, ana in March, 1863.
he secured from the British Government
as a general for the regular army Charles
George Gordon. forever AFTERWARDS known
Is Chinese Gordon.
This. army consisted of some three or
Tour thousand Chinese troops, with about
ZONE hundred and fifty American and
European officers, many of whom We're
men of unknown or bad antecedents.
Chinese Gordon organized that little
hand into the Ever Victorious Army
,hat fought thirty-three engagements IN
two years ana stamped out the rebellion
entirely, capturing town after town and
taking by storm Taitsan with its garrison
If 10000 soldiers. and Chau Chu Flu,
which was Sarrisoned with 10000 soldiers,
Of whom 1850 were killed in the fight.
That was forty years ago. and the Ever
Victorious Army was led by Chinese
C.ordon. and il was led against a disor-
gained horde Of tatterdemalions, armed
with bows, pitchforks and artillery which
was out Of date, even Tor that day.
But the men under Chinese Gordon
showed wonderful adaptabiiity for fight
.ng AID proved that the Chinese soldier
is among the Best the world knows.
to-day the Press dispatches tell us that
800 eeo men. many of them supplied with
modern guns and li,nitless ammunition,
are AT Pelsin. That army is drawn from
. nation tha. has one-fourth of the pop
nlation Of the globe.
Forty years is a short time in the life
of nation which is four thousand years
old and even .f the European nations
all combine 10 conquer China. though the
combined viii capture the cities. the con-
o,,es, of the people viii take generations,
and IT is not certain 10 be accomplished
even then.