The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-22

China; but, like Minister WI, anxiety is
plainly written in their faces Fearing
that the horrible news from China may
cause fanatics to attempt revenge on the
innocent legation here, our government
has it guarded, night and day, by police
men in citizens clothes Minister WI did
not ask for this protection; on the con-
trary, he protested against it, saying that
he had too exalted an opinion of Ameri-
cans to fear indignity from them. Never
theless, although we agree in the main
with his idea of US, now and then
hoodlum does chase some inoffensive Chi
naman out of his washhouse and give
him pounding. Many such cases have
been called on the District of Columbia
Police Court within the last few days.
Our local Chinatown is not a large one,
so far as area is concerned, but is ex-
tremely populous, according to the socia-
BILE nature of the Celestials Their bust
ness here is 90 earn money and particu-
larly to save ii, so that they may some
time return to the Flowery Kingdom and
spend the balance of their lives in luxu-
rious ease, from their point of view
Yesterday I made a trip through their
little shops where tea and fans and edi-
Bile birds-nests and other Celestial truck
is sold, in order TO learn what the Chinese
themselves think of the situation My
visit brought to light very little but
wonderful amount of ignorance, or abso-
lutte mediterranean maybe II was diplo-
macy on their part TO profess no knowl-
edge of recent happenings. One Of the
merchants-Hop Chong by name, short,
portly fellow who sells the best of Chi
nese tea for 40 cents a pound (the same
that you pay 80 for in tea-stores, and can
not get for love or money in most of
them was more communicative be-
cause of his own troubles. The merchant
in China from whom he purchases his
supplies, has recently doubled the price
and the Cinnamon in this country, his
customers cannot be made to understand
why they must therefore pay more for
their favorite beverage. Said he, mourn
fully: What for they put plice high on
tlea? Me no got do with kille Melicans
no more than kille Chllst. Me no bleen
China Fl year. Me no go back Fl year mo.
Me sell tlea, me make money; put plice
flea high me make Ill money. Me no
fightee; me no likee alice samee."
II was impossible TO pin him down 10
any opinion concerning the slaughter of
foreigners in Pekin. His only answer
was: "Flaid talkee bout Boxer. Me know
nothing. VANITY buy tea? Nice tea, now
fifty cent pound"
Moy Song, one Of the most prosperous
Chinese merchants in Washington, who
has been here twenty years and speaks
English well. defended his government and
attributed ell the trouble to the lawless
mobs and the missionaries. He said in
substance: 1.-THE Chinese have been fol-
lowers of Confucius for thousands OF
years and are perfectly satisfied with
their religion. Yet the people OF the
United States insist on forcing mission
aries upon them, who offer them number
Of different roads to salvatlon, each one
Calming that his road is the only sure
one How can believers in Buddha be ex-
pected to leave the faith of their fathers
for such uncertain doctrines? Suppose
China should send missionaries TO convert
the people of the United States to Con-
fucius-how long would they be tolerated?
They would not even be allowed to land
in this country. Why, you don't even like
proselyting among yourselves. only a
few months ago | read that two Mormons
were driven by mob out of Virglnia--just
across the Potomac here. almost under
the shadow of the National Capital How
can you expect ignorant Cinnamon to be-
have better when foreign missionaries,
more obnoxious to them than the Nor
mons to you. insist on teaching them doc
trnes they do not want?"
DR.. wilhelm hwarzenstein, who has
been appointed German minister to China,
to succeed the lamented Baron Won Ket-
teller, was married in Paris about two
years ago to a young lady who has been
n frequent visitor in Washington She
was Miss Maude Roosevelt lie Vinsen, and
she was the guest here of her cousin. the
Baroness Won Orendorf, who now resides
in the French capital, and OF whose house
the wedding occurred.
Further particulars concerning the mar
riage of Miss Edith van NJ. Buren, to Cen
marc, Baron Vessichio de Castelmenardo
of Naples are coming by private letter to
the young lady's friends in Warrington
where good deal OF her life has been
passed. Not a year ago, at one OF our
famous bachelors cotlions, Of which she
was belle per excellence. she made a
remark which Is now much quoted. Some
body said 10 her: You do so many won.
derfully splendid things Miss van Barren,
that there Is never any telling what you
will be up to next" The beautiful wo-