The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-01-31

lister. BY the fifth the complete extermi-
nation of the Bowers is to be carried out.
The sixth gives recognized status to
converts to Christianity, which will no
doubt bring about either the compulsory
conversion of all Chinese, or the perpetual
recurrence of anti-Christian and with
them anti-foreign riots. The seventh de-
mands the surrender of all the taxes and
| llkln duties to foreign management
There is dark side, however; on the
walls of Tien-Tsin and elsewhere have
| appeared inf1ammatory placards, which
threaten trouble again during the Winter.
| Many OF your readers are not perhaps
aware that the Peiho, on which Tien-Tsin
IS situated, freezes over every Winter, and
all communication by water with the rest
OF the world is suspended for period of
Tour months or so. Telegraphic and over
land communication alone will remain
seryiceable to Tien-Tsinites. While no or
ganlzed effort against the safety of for
elgners is anticipated, there will no doubt
be small brushes between the Allied forces
and the natives, the latter being Influenced
IN their actions more by the pangs of hun
ger tnan by any patriotic impulses, as the
Boxers claimed to have possessed.
The continued supplies of money, pro.
Visions, ammunition, etc, which have
poured IN an unending stream toward thu
province OF Shensi, are feared to portend
the resuming of hostiIities against for
eIgners. The prohibition of the import of
arms has little effect on China. Her own
arsehais are turning out large quantities
Oh arms, and no expense is spared to in
crease the efficacy of the weapons.
COURT RUMoR.
rumor is current that the Court will
soon return TO Peking 1t is true that
many ofhcials are ordered to proceed at
once TO the deserted Capital to take charge
or the various Departments and get them
INTO working order again. This is one of
the grounds for asserting the Courts re-
turn IN the near future. Another reason
is, Shensl is by no means province over
flowing with milk and honey. On the con-
trary, it is the famine center at present
TO rain has fallen in that country for two
years, and the inhabitants are in a state
of starvation; in fact, they are living on
sustain their lives
The sudden appearance Of the Court
there with its swarms of followers and
guards did not help matters, but on the
contrary assisted in the exhaustion of SUM-
Plies, which were by no means plentiful
in the beginning. This business of having
starvation staring in ones face has reacted
on the officials of the Court, so used to
every luxury and delicacy, who now sigh
SplNuItdu anu Otner-
wise. of Peking.
The Court would proceed to Chengtu.
Szechuan, as was suggested by Gen. Tung
tu-hSlang, but it appears that the Vice
roy OF that province is not very anxious
TO offer welcome to the refugees. Placed
In such position-staryation if il re-
mains at Hsian, and obstruction, il it pro-
ceeds further west-it has come to the
conclusion, so the rumor runs, that If is
host m nnI h. =
fact, 1t is asserted that the Empress Dow
ager will arrive at Wuchang, opposite
Hankow, very soon, and place herself IN
der the protection of the Viceroy, Chang
Chin Tung.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
l wrote in my previous letters of the
decrease in trade of the port of Newchapc.
| append herewith the returns for the OK
ports and imports of that port for this
year and last, to show how enormously
trade has fallen off:
IMPORTS. 1898. IAN
american me kerosene. $500 gals. 5000 gals
Sotton yarn 80; T.i37 piculs. 600 piculs
sheeting ,,; aos.e65 pieces. GO pieces
drills. 1887 nil.
EXPORTS.
Beancake.... =. ,5OO,5 SOS piculs. 400 ese picuIs
Beans ''''.'........ l,593,s0S 5G9,3 07 =
The number of ships that entered the
port last year was 1876. This year there
were only 80. OF these quite a number
were Government transports or simply
carried ballast. Y
After suffering for two months from a
severe attack of grip | found quick relief |
and lnGttpyr nv ttSfncr TN,.