The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-21

the papers of the world have been full of
the atrocities of the Chinese, committed
principally upon Protestant and Roman
Catholic missionaries and on Christian
Chinese. In a letter recently received here
the reverse side Of the picture is presented
| and glimpse is given of the fortunes and
barbarities which the educated Chinese
have suffered at the hands of the allied
nations. especially the Russians. who are
charged with being pitiless in their slaugh-
ter OF Chinese.
The letter referred TO comes from an
| educated Chinaman who was a student at
the Chinese Educat onal InstitqtidWin this
| city, but whose name. for obvious reasons.
it would be unwise to use. He. with others
| "a score or more-came to Hartford
twenty years ago 10 attend this Chinese
mission school. which was established and
conducted by Yung Wing, one OF the most
enlightened Cinnamon of the age, and one
who is even more liberal toward Western
civilization than Ii Hung Chang. Mr..
Yung was succeeding admirably in his
mission school here. when wave of hatred
of the foreign devil swept through the
Pekin Government and the school was or
dered discontinued. The young Chinese
meanwhile had made strong ties OF friend
ship with Hartford people
They had lived in their homes mingled
with their children in the High School, and
had attended their churches. Among
those who were ordered back to their own
country several have maintained CORE
spondenee with their Hartford friends
through all the eighteen years that have
elapsed since the school on Collins Street
was broken up. TIE late Charles Dudley
Warner was much interested in the careers
of some Of these Chinese youths. The
Rev. Joseph II. Twichell also has continued
intimate acquaintance with the boys
because of his friendship for Yung Wing
In the letter just received much is said
about the dangers that have beset the
life of the Chinese ever since the allied
| forces began their march to Petil. 1t is
plain from the guarded references of the
writer that he and others like him who
have imbibed Western ideas have horror
OF the blood thirsty Boxers and have had
the courage of their convictions by oppos-
ing them and their teachings. But their
unselishness and bravery have received
slight recognition so far. The writer
says:
There were quiet heroes among the
boys. | am happy to be able TO tell you.
who by their courage and devotion 10 duty
saved thousands of lives of refugees who
were surrounded by Boxers. the pet of
that she tiger, the Empress Dowager.
They expected to be made into mincemeat
at any moment. but like good fellows they
stuck to their work and only shook CHE
dust from their feet when there was no
more to be done
The leave OF education in these few
Chinese is evidently doing wonderful
things in China. Although these young
men we're recalled to their native country
and suffered obloquy at the hands of their
countrymen, they have risen TO important
places in Government and educa tional
service. One of the brightest of the Chi
nese students in Hartford was Tun Yen.
who had the horror Of making the grad
uating Grafton in his class in the high
school. He spoke ON The Russian Bear"
and his address was the most fayorably
received of any. Dear old Tun' his init
mate friends called him. Tun has be-
come private secretary TO Viceroy
Chang Chih Tung. the Chinese prodi-
gal Tun has thrown his in
fuence on the side of progress. and it is
more than likely that he has enlightened
Chang and others powerful at court as
to the quality of the foreign devil as
he knows him from personal experience.
Tun and his friends have felt the weight
of the paw OF that Russian bear" which
Tun so well described in his high school
grafton. The information comes in the
letter referred to:
Il have the saddest of sad news in re-
gard to our dear old friend, Dr. Kin He
and his whole family have been extermi-
mated. He was at work in one of the
held hospitals away from his family, who
were in great danger. 1t was in going to
look after them that he was shot by the
Russians. who shot everything that came
within their way. His gentle little girls
apd wife and servants were all butchered
~. Lin of the vieeroy's hospital is also
dead. Tang. who used to live with the
Smiths in Hartford was shot with his
wife and their baby girl in her arms. She
was another nice and gentle lady"
This testimony to the indiscriminate
cruelty Of the Russian army in China has
increased weight from the impartial
source from which it comes. To these
educated Chinese, who have by their cour-
age saved thousands of refugees from the
Boxers, this action of the Russians must
appear the most inhuman ingratitude.
are breaking out all over the Empire. and
reign of terror exists. The lot o. the
native Christian has been of the most
miserable, but al least they have known
who their enemies are. In the shifting
policies of the Empress Dowager the for
tunes OF those who hold places of authori-
ty have become precariOus.
At one time or another the hand OF the
Government, the allies. the Boxers. or The
horde is raised against them. Such men
as DR.. Kin, Tang and those other quiet
heroes" who are struggling for the up
building OF their country. are the objects
of intrigue. revenge, and jealousy The
correspondent says that no mans life is
worth anything if he is caught. and no
one knows whose name is on the pre-
scribed list. If man is caught he is
either put to death on the spot or tor
tured till every bone in his body is broken
to extract other names from him. He
says:
This is great harvest time for in
formers to pay off old scores and grudges.
for all they have to do is to report that
So-and-so is a reformer or member Of
such-and-such n society. II the man is
caught no trial is necessary to send him
to the other world At one of the mill
tary schools the cadets. on returning
from their vacation. were massacred In
the schoolrooms by order Of the Governor.
and only one out Of the whole school es-
capped"
Tsao Kai Cheong left the Junior class in
the high school in Hartford when called
back TO China in 1881. He has been in
command of one OF the large ships of The
Chinese navy for some time. He was in
the battle at Taku ahd the Chinese ad-
miral shifted over to Tsao's ship at the