The Redwood gazette., 1901-11-27
III HING CHANG.

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ont Of the darkness of South
Africa, SO did III Hung Chang
emerge from the n1ysteriious
shadows Of that overhung
China, towering presence
which attracted the attention
of the entire civilized world.
at was not until the time of
Gen. Grants s memorable tour
from west to east around the
world that much was general
~ known in America abont
Earl Ii. He had heard a good
deal of Gen. Grant, greatly ad-
n1ired him and received him in
China with honers that were
altogeather ptional, and, ii
some instances, unparalleled
in the history Of Chinese eti-
aquette. The admiration Earl
Li.fe1t for Gen. Grant was full
~ reciprocated Gen. Grant
was fond Of describing Ii as the
Bismark Of the East, a title
which clung during all the
time Bismark was IN power.
When Bismark went out Of
power Earl III himself spoke
of the matter IN an intervie w:
They call me another Bis
mark, he said, but surely / am
now greater man than Bis
mark himself, for Bisnark is
out of office and am not.
As Ii Hung Chang himself
made us understand, much to
our amusement, the Chinese
give great importance to the
matter Of the age Of persons
with whom they talk, and Ii
sdwelt with much insistence
upon the fact that he and Gen.
Grant were Of the same age,
both having been born IN 1922.
Furthermore, he found many
interesting parallels between.
his own career and that Of the
great American General. Both
were of humble origin and
both attained eminence by their
military successes.
Ii Hung Chang first rose to
prominence as the leader who
suppressed the TAPPING rebel.
J lion. Although it is pretty
generally understood that the.
ACME Yements Of the American
Ward and The Englishman
g Chinese Gordon, in the war
were really what turned the
tide against the Taipings, Ii.
Hung Chang got most of the.
glory and the rewards. He
was 81 years old when the Tai
ping rebellion broke out in
1858. His: father was a small of
fee holder under the govern
sment and renowned, in the Chi
nese sense, for his scholar
ship. Ii himself received a
good primary educating and
soon passed to the front as one
of the great scholars Of China.
He passed three Of those ap-
palling Chinese public exam
nations, which means that he
was three times one of the 200
successful men out Of the 10,
GOO competitors and at his last
examination he took the high
est degree Of the 200. His
scholarship gave him the posi-
ton Of Military secretary to
Gen. Tseng Kuo Fan, one Of the
most famous Chinese states
men Of the time and with. that
appointment began his career
In the TAPPING rebellion
with his army drilled and off.
cered by Americans and Eng
lishmen he swept all before
him, storn1ing and capturin E
in quick succession the cities
Iof Loo Chow and Nankin
Like all Orientals Ii Hung
| Chang was then, whatever he
may have been in later years
|cruel and treacherous, and he
ruthlessly slaughtered leaders
of# the rebellion to whom pied
ges Of security had been given
| This piece Of villainy aroused
the wrath of hinese Cord ion
who set out armed with a re
yolver with the avoWed pur
pose of killing Ii himself or
sight, but the crafty Chinamar
kept out of Gordon's S way unit
the first fire Of the English "a
man S anger had cooled
AS a reward for his services
in sup sing the Taipings
Ii Hung Chang was made Il
succession III Governor Of the