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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-17

characters upon them which for the rest
of the year are to be found in some OBJ
scure, dusty. corner of each dornitory, or
quadrangle, are brought out and busted,
honored with incense and piled with food
offerings. These latter are chunks of a
sticky glucose candy and an adhesive
pancake. which in case of need might
serve court plaster. For ten days be-
fore the new year this shower of food ami
honors continues, and the Viceroy, be-
tween roars of unrestrained laughter,
loves to tell you why.
Laughs at Chinese Superstitions.
1.-THE tablets, you see.'' he says, "are
inscribed with the names of the guardians
and governors of the temple. Four days
before New Year, as the priests believe,
these guardians make a journey to heav-
en- to report upon the behavior of the
brethren who dwell in the good and loyal
shrine. The journey requires one day
each way and, as they must be back In
their places on New Years eve, there is
only twenty -four hours to give an account
of their pupils shortcomings. Rather a
short time-rather short time to tell all
they know" shouts the Viceroy between
great outlaws, 'but they could tell good
deal if the priests were not so sly. You
see, they feed their guardians up with
pancakes and sticky candy until not only
are their hearts softened and they say,
these are good fellows, after ALL but
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champagne. I said, mot when 1 can get
whisky which l much prefer This
statement seemed to make a great i'm
preston upon the Viceroy Two years
later l received a letter from my Vice
Consul, who remained there. saying that
Ii Hung Chang had taken to drinking
whisky / think that helped him make his
last trip around the world. He never
could have done it on champagneI
Earl LIS most striking characteristics
were his close observation and knowledge
of men. He was looked up to by Chinese
officials as the greatest man in China
and was a good friend to foreigners He
was generous, and it cost him thousands
of dollars every time he went to Peking
The poor would hold him up at the very
gates of the city.
OF course. he had faults and made mis-
takes, but he knew they couldn't get along
without him, and was reconciled to dis
grace when he lost his badges.
China, in my opinion, will never have
another like Ii Hung Chang. On my sew
enty-fifth birthday he sent me congratu-
lations and presents, and when / was re-
moved from the Consulship by President
Cleveland he showed the sincerity OF his
friendship by paying s1O6 for a cable dis
patch to the Chinese Minister at Washing
ton to ask that might be retained. AS
the appointee was friend of the Secre-
tary of State his request could not be
granted.
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- THINK l may say that I enjoyed
the personal regard of the late Ii
Hung Chang to an extent that was
4 given to but few foreigners.
My first meeting with him took
place at his yamen in Tientsin in 1884.
the first year of my service as United
States Consul to China. He took very
kindly to me and I am sure l did to
him. His first question was to inquire
my age. always a point of great moment
with the Chinese. When. he found that
1 was five years older than he the favor
able impression 1 had made seemed to
deepen greatly.
From that time the only two men in
the foreign settlement who were received
by Ii Hung Chang at any time without
the formality of sending in a card were
the British Consul and myself.
When General Grant was in China the
Viceroy manifested for him a stronger
feeling of kindness than he ever felt for
any other foreigner. Grant returned this
feeling and always called Ii Hung Chang
the greatest man Of the age.
l once had an impressive interview with
Prince Chun. the father of the last EN-
peror of China, and Ii Hung Chang
When his son came to the throne Prince
Chun had to leave the forbidden city and
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When his first wife died he ordered that
all her clothes be burned. Now that is
the custom among only the very rich:
poor men have paper dresses made for
at the funeral of a wife. But Lii Hung
Chang was so rich that he burned the
same dresses which his wife had worn
and they were very costly.
Also his friends, the high officers of the
empire, sent gifts of costly garments TO
be burned at the funeral. 1t was very
elegant ceremony.
Ii Hung Chang spent much of his
wealth in gratifying the wishes of his
wife, and when her garments were
burned it was seen that they were all
tons. These did not burn The children
of the poor gathered them to take home to
their poor parents. They fought for the
possession Of them over the funeral IRE.
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. HINA is mourning.

~ hlNA Is mourning
For her greatest statesman,
~ her "Yellow Napoleon" is dead.
He was greet not only to the people
Of his own race, but to all others who
knew him. His shrewd diplomacy,
his observation-disclosures his wise pa
thence with his people, who were in
many ways a century or so behind
him, all made him famous through
long life.
Here are some pen pictures Of him
by, those who have known him per-
scnally. One is by the Hon. Ho Vow,
himself Chinese diplomat. Another
is by Stephen Bonsal, the keen news
paper correspondent, who chisels a
man on paper as sculptor does in
marble-true to the life of this model
He wrote the sketch last summer
during the time when frequent false
reports of LIS death reached the out
side world. Professor Fryer Of Berke-
ley has a few words to add. ttUncle'
George Bromley tells how he taught
Ii to drink whisky. Two Chinese
students now stopping in San Fran
cisco have met the great statesman
and speak of him in their schoolroom
English.
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~ CHI Hso AND KUNG Hs1aNe Hs1
SPEAK OF TIE GREAT MAN,

Y ~ = E have met Ii Hung Chang,
~ ! who is now dead, having been
W " sick since the fourth month.
He was great man both in
mind and in stature. He was also good
man, therefore man whom China will
wish back.
Ii Hung Chang gave away much
money In the winter he bought warm
clothes and sent them to the poor people
of his country who were suffering.
You ask, Was he kind in manner? To
foreigners he was kind and to high off,
GERS. But Ii Hung Chang was a high
officer himself, and 1t was proper that he
should treat poor people of a lower caste
as IL they were servants. He did this,
and 1t was right that he should.
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VI II was not for his Excellency Il
Hung Chang we chroniclers of con-
temporaneous history would have
i nothing to do IN Picking. He fills the
whole stage, and his associates rep
resenting China and the eleven foreign dip
lomats who are pitted against him by the
powers can hardly be said to be on the
stage at all.
Now and again telegram reaches Us
via Shanghai or New York telling US the
great man is cead. I saddle my Mongo-
liam pony and hasten to his temple. Some
times I find him eating tiffin that would
do for a dozen: sometimes he sits ao-
sorbed. pen in hand, painting his dis
patches to the absent court, and one OF
the secretaries says: His Excellency will
soon be at leisure He has been eating
for an hour" or ssTfis Excellency has
written since daybreak. He must soon
STOP
1t is a great consolation to have a man
like this In your neighborhood, even If he
is paralyzed, and it makes 1t seem worth
while staying here; but 1 don't think 1t
would be worth while or quite safe, either,
a day after this one sturdy son Of Ham
is laid away In the magnihcently carved
teakwood coffin that yawns at his door
(which he shows to all strangers, as one
might q comfortable lounge chafT} and is
carried back south to his ancestral acres
at Hweilung, small village in the pro-
vince of Anhui
When the court fed before the advanc-
ing troops as usual the Viceroy was Sc
lected to face the consequences Of it's err
rors Of judgment. And so he came to
Picking. not very willingly, to be succ,
knowing as he does by bitter experience
that imperial gratitude is simply livery
appreciation Of favors TO come. All the
world knows what was his reward when
he returned from Japan, where he racked
his brains and shed his blood in an at
tempt to secure the best terms from the
japanese conQueror.
He lost his yellow riding jacket, the
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John Fryer, H.. 2, Professor 81
Oriental Languages, at The
University 81 caIiforrfa.

PROFESSOR oriental
lHUNG CHANG ey-E
wanted He
necessarily man whom he
-
have met him at times
as r Son % he was genial cordial
in
IN an argument Never did
fun - o~ -o- 0'uNS
a great there he douhto
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These Chinese students are
now stopping here on their
way to Oberlin College.

He had much wealth He was the rich
est man in China. We do not know what
you mean by asking How much was he
WORTH? If YOU are speaking of his
wealth, then we must answer that we do
not place values upon men in that manner
in China. What Ii Hung Changes wealth
was we do not know; the Emperor would
never permit him to tell how much money
he received. That is the custom in our
country.
But we know that he was very wealthy.
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What HE Chinese Consul General
OF sar FrarcTsco Has 10 says
OF II Hung Chang.

whichever standpoint view
as an able administrator
your admiration
deTtook he brought
rienced mind
all
his
Chinese true friend M
New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
A NERICAN DESERTER KILLED
NATIVE SCOUTS HUNT DOWN THE Ne
GRO DAVID FAGIN.

Manila Dec S.-Native scouts from Bongabon,
province Of Nueva Ecija, have killed the Ameri-
can negro, David Fagin, deserter from the
Path (coloredl Infantry. who for more than two
years has been leading Filpinos against the
American troops. The native scouts decapitated
their prisoner. The mans head, however, was
recognized as that of Fagin's. They also Sc
cured his commission In the insurgent army.
Fagin had on one of his fingers the class ring
of Lieutenant Frederick W. Altstaetter, of the
engineers who was captured by Filipinos, sup
posedly under the command of Fagin himself
October 2S, 1900. Fagin has been reported
killed upon several occasions. The authorities
are satisfied that former statements Of his death
were erroneous, and that he has now been
killed.
A military commission has sentenced the Fill
pino General Isidoro Torres to be hanged, after
finding him guilty of ordering the assassination
of Corporal Fieldner. of the l2th Infantry, at
Malolos province of Bulacan, last October. The
sentence of the commission has been disap-
proved by General Chaffee, who finds that the
commission had reasonable grounds to doupt
whether General Torres personally oroereo tns
assa assination of the American soldier General
Chaffee thinks that the high rank heid py Torres
in the insurgent army would nave peen SUM
cient to prevent such unmiiitary action on MS
part. ...
secretary to Sixto Lopez whom efforts We're
made 10 deport from Manila after he had landed
there without swearing allegiance to the Unlted
States, is still hanging fire before the supreme
Court. Pattersons attorneys assert that their
client once having landed, is beyond the Jurls-
dction of W. Morgan Shuster. Collector OF Gus
toms for the Philippines. who has been trying to
effect Pattersons expulsion.
At a luncheon given by the Press club OF
Manila to-day to Acting Civil Governor Wright
General Chaffee and l. R. Wilfey, Attorney
General to the Philippines, the guests made
short addresses. General Chaffee said the aim
of the military authorities was sustain the
civil authorities. General Wright said the de-
sire of the government was to establish and up
hold the best of American institutions in the
Philippines, while Mr.. Whitley said that to edu-
cate the Filipino people and establish compul-
sorry education for Filipino children were among
the principal obligations of the government.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
MUSIC.
SECOND SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT.

The second of the popular Sunday night concerts
at the Metropolitan Opera House fell to the lot of
Mr.. Wolfsohn, who exploited three of the artists
who are under his management, ard gave them
the excellent background Of orchestra conducted
by Mr.. Paur. There was one newcomer among the
solo performers Miss Esther Palliser, who ambi-
tiously sang the entrance air from wagner $
'Tannhauser'' and later in the evening came down
to the Iveler desires of her audience and sang
some sentimental songs in the L ondon ballad con-
cert style, to the obvious delight of her listeners
Miss PaIliser will sing the principal solos in the
Oratorio Society's special performance OF hhJah
this evening and it will then be rossible0to say
whether or not the pleasant manner Of her song
singing last night will be raised to an equally
peasurable manner in the higher regions. The
other performers Josef Hofmann and Jean
Gerardy The audience crowded the house. and was
entbusiastic in the manner of Sunday night au-
dences.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
PHILIPPINES FINANCIAL PROBLEM.
EFFORTS TO REMEDY THE EXISTING
TRoUBLE OVER MEXICAN DOLLARS

Manila, Dec. S-The United States Philippine
Commission has passed act authorizing the
insular purchasing agent to draw money in gold
for the payment of supplies purchased, the
merchants refuse to sell goods for Mexican
silver.
general feeling of uneasiness prevails among
the business men of Manila from the unofficial
announcement that, beginning January /, the
United States Philippine Commission intends to
reduce by the difference of the fall in the price
of silver the present ratio of two Mexican dol
lars for gold dollar. IT is hoped, however,
that some solution of the difficulty may be found
which may obviate this necessity. as, for in
stance, the taxing of each silver dollar imported
into the islands by the difference between its
such time as the United States Congress gives
authority for the issuance of Philippine cur
New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
4 SHALL FIRE on THE LUCANIA.
BUT IT FRIGHTENED THE PASSENGERS
WHEN IN MIDOCEAN


In spite of the SecretivenesS of the officers of
the steamship Lucania, of the Cunard Line.
which arrived in this port Saturday from
Liverpool, it leaked out yesterday that there
was a fire on the vessel while she in mid
ocean. The fire. while not doing much damage,
caused considerable excitement among the
saloon passengers.
The fire, according to steward, occurred last
Thursday at p. m, and was caused by the de-
fective insulation of some electric wires be-
hind the panel work. near the entrance to the
main companonway.
While the passengers were at supper blue
fame darted out from one of the electric lights
and soon the air was filled with the odor of
burning rubber and wood. The passengers
made rush for the deck, the women screaming
and some of the men shouting Fire.!
William Field the purser, with the help of
the stewards, Gained the frightened passengers,
and the electrician sent for. The cleo
tricity was turned off from the wires involved,
and SAND and water were thrown on the flames,
which were quickly extinguished. The wood
work was burnt and scorched for about foot,
and some of the panelling had to be torn out
before the fire could be reached
ONLY three four lights Were affected by the
New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
TO HONOR FILIPINO PATRIOT.

RIZALS BIRTHDAY TO BE OBSERVED IN
ALL THE ISLAND SCHOOLS
Manila, Dec. S.-Superintendent Atkinson of
the public schools of the archipelago has writ
ten letter to Pedro Paterno. the Filipino poll
tician, saying instructions have been given to
every school throughout the islands to cele
brate annually the birthday of Jose Rizal. the
Filipino patriot who was executed by the Span
iards. The life and history of Rizal will be re-
cited in the schools that day. Paterno, in
manifesto, has asked for contributions from the
scholars, their parents and their teachers, to be
devoted to constructing the proposed monument
to Rizals memory. Paterno concludes his mani
festo by saying: IF Rizal, the Filipino Wash
ington, We're alive he would help all Filipino
children to gain an education"
New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
1900.
TO FAITHFUL LITTLE TIP.
Born in France
His ashes now repose on the soil that
gave birth to his master,
Charles Carroll.

Tip was small black and tan dog of high
lineage and was purchased in Paris twelve years
ago by the late Charles Carroll, of Howard County,
a brother of former Governor John Lee Carroll
When Mr.. Carroll died at Aiken S. c.. Tip was
taken by Mrs. Carroll to Doughoregan, the old
home of the CAROLS. Before Mrs. Carrolrs death.
TIN came into the possession of Miss Alice
Thompson. Mr.. Carrolls sister-in-law. When Tip
died recently Miss Thompson buried the little ami
NAL at Homewood and then had the memorial tab
lar roada
New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
WALTER c. DURFEE.

Fall River Mass, Dec s.-Walter C. Durfee' one
of Fall Rivers most prominent citizens died at MS
homo here TODAY He was eighty-nine years old
Mr. Durfee was Collector OF Internal Revenue un-
der President Lincoln for the First MASSACHUSETTS,
District from 1862 1866 and treasurer of the Wan-
panoag Mills 1871 to 1882 when he retired from
active business He served in the Dorr Reoeiilon
nc lieutenant in the volunteer militia. He twice
represented T1vertor in the Rhode Island leslslat
rre and served Fall River alderman -FOUR
Years He was president OF the Fail tlver rive
Cents Savings Bank and director OF the "anl-
nanoaz Mills He is survived by widow
New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
SUCCESSFUL TEST OF TORPEDO GUN
FIRED AT HILTON HEAD PROVING GROUND
100000 WILL BE PAID TO BUILDERS.

FIRED AT HILTON HEAD PROVING GROUND
100000 WILL BE PAID TO BUILDERS.
TBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.1
Savannah Ga, Dec. S.-The test OF the great
rheumatic aerial torpedo gun at Hilton Head on
the government proving ground. yesterday was a
success and the recommendation of the board Will
mean that the government will pay the builders
s1oo 600 The officers in charge of the test would
make no official statement but it is known that
north end of the island and commands the entrance
to Port Royal Harbor No fleet of vessels could
enter the port with the gun in position l. D.
Darling president Of the Pneumatic Torpedo AM"
Construction Company of New-York: c. A LeandeF'
Assistant Inspector OF Ordnance: Frank Creelnlan'
mechanical engineer Robert Gunlach. Superlnteno-
ent of Construction: Major Ira MacNutt. OF 'ie
Ordinance Department stationed at New-f crK anu
Lieutenant Leigh Sypher from Fort Moultrie' were
in charge of the test. o-.
The facilities for handling the mammoth gun wei0
first shown and proved satisfactory. The elecl-lca
how the gun could be manipulated by lapor, ne 9
rroes did the work satisfactorily althoueh @ no. az
Sneedilv as when the electrical apparatus WAS ~
working order. The explosives were moved ia ~ in
Short order In all thirteen shells were nreo ~
were one 1o-inch shell. containing 200 pounos 10 ~
-geatne; S-inch shells each containiss @
pounds; two 6-inch sells, each o9 pounuSS a f ssnd
a 6-inch shell failed to explode o.%v yaIus
No evidence of the explosion of 1o,incn sne,I a5
second after ii struck the water could be tounui
The five dummies were fired IN ten minu,ess ai, far
twenty minutes. Forty air shots were nreo 10 'ne
comp1ete satisfaction OF the board.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
MANCHESTER AND THE COTTON CROP.

Manchester, Dec. s.-The cloth market was un-
settled during the last week owing to the irFegu-
larities of American cotton The event OF the
week was the low official estimate OF the current
crop in the United Statss. which restricted opera
tions in cloth. There has been considerable DIS
cussion concerning the cotton position and much
diversity OF opinion. The bulls are OF the op,n,1n
that the crop will not exceed 100000 bales Wnile
fhe hears firmly believe it will amount TO loSoU
bales II is worthy Of notice that the STOCK OF
American cotton at Liverpool and the quantlty
anat of all kinds exceed the records for the same
period of 1900 by $500 bales and $500 oaIes' re-
spectively-
New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
NICHOLAS RYAN.

Nicholas Ryan, who had been a general con-
tractor in Brooklyn for thirty years, died at his
home No 275 Carroll-st., Brooklyn, Saturday He
was born in Brooklyn ffty-fve years ago The
greater part of his life had been spent in the con-
tracing business, and he had large plant IN
Sritb-st He was a trustee of the Parkway
Driving Club and member of the knights OF %
inmbns A lover of fine horsefesh. he had a large
brnadiny farm ct Syosset, Long Island The Me
chanics and Builders Exchange met on Saturday
niqbt and adopted resolutions on his death. which
were sent TO the family. consisting OF WIDOW ana
six children The funeral Will be held TINS morning
iron, ST Acnes's Roman Catholic Church
New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterdays RECORD AND To-DA1s fohhOAoi'
Washington Dec. s-Far weather continued SUNDAY
o~r the eastern of the country under the uehe
., diminishing high pressure that mas covered
That region three four days In the idoe
ana lower Mississippi Valley Texas, Oklahoma the ONO
vosv the lower region and the North Paclhc coast
there ha. been rain the upper lake region snow con-
tinues at all stations north of MILWAUKEE, Inc 'eiPet
80 hos t.uen sharply over Texas Oklahoma and South
ester, Missouri in Texas ranging from 70 oe
-sA t 2, degrees probability OF reaching reez-
t,n or below along coast Monday. There mas
b.en q rise South Atlantic States New-Engaha
and In the Northwest. Rain is indicated for onday IN
the South and Atlantic States and ram f snow
g., There will also be snow IN the lower
lake region and Northern and Eastern Michigan The
ueather on Tuesday clear except along the ir1Ine-
ersra will fall sharply the Middle. and East Gulf
states Tennessee Kentucky and the upper Ohio valley
on Tuesday N the South Atlantic States On the
New England and Middle Atlantic coasts the winds Will
he fresh increasing Monday afternoon on the
ing 10 brisk Monday will prevail on the Middle ana st
1:f coast the will shift to high northwesteriy
early Monday; lower lake region fresh to bris
winds Will prevail Steamers which depart
ninds and showers Grand Banks. Cold wave warn
have for Central and Eastern IeNas'
NSrthern louisiana Alabama, Western Florida, Mssis
.inri ana Tennessee and Kentucky A fall OF
% degrees in the districts is anticipated Frost
issued for Southern California
issued for the louisiana Mis-
sissippi and Western Florida coasts