The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-03
CHANGES MADE IN CHINA
DR.. Hykes Tells Of Some Re-
markable improvements.
TEoLLEY CABS IL OLD PEKISe.


Right - TO the Tartar CIty-Bis
Ffeld Surrounds the Lex.fiops,
which Are Defended by Mae.
Proud TienfsIs mech Altered.
The American Bible socieiy made
r-biic recently a report from its agent
IN Shanghai. tie Rev. John Il. Hykss,
u. D.. waO reports that wonderful
changes have taken place in north Chi
na since be was last there. just before
the siege Of Peklng and Tisntsin-
The great mud forts az the entrance
Of the Pelho. be says. hare been dis
Inanfied. and over them stin noat the
flags Of the nations to which they were
turned over Immediately after their
capture b. TIE allied heets. All Of TIE
guns have been removed.
Prom Hangku 10 TientGn. thirty
miles. not q town Or villa &c. not even
a farmhouse. was left standing. and
yssy few Of them have been rebuilt
The country IL a cesolatiOn and a ter.
ribIe object lesson Of the horrors Of
war. Tientsln IL - changed that Dr.
Uykes scarcely recognized H. The
large and populOus village which bad
grown up around the railroad station
was entirely destroyed and Is now
only mass Of mud walls. The entire
Chinese quarter In the French cOnces-
sion was burned during the siege, and
wide streets have been laid out through
what was. when Dr. Hykes last saw IL,
a very beehive Of Industry and swarm
ing with people.
out along the river from the French
concession 20 the native city. The city
wall has been demolished and a splen-
did roadway made on It's site. This is
a terrible humiliation 20 the Chinese.
for II practically reduces the virtual
capital OF the empire" 10 the rank OF a
village II has been the custom in Chi
na 10 punish cities for certain great
crimes committed within their walls
by tearing down one or more corners.
20 that the demolition Of the entire
walls Of Tientsin will impress upon
the people the gravity OF the crimes
committed against foreigners. The
business men and the gentry OF the
city begged 20 be spared this humllla'
ton and offered TO pay n large sum OF
money II the walls were spared.
The great arsenal. which covered M
much ground as the whole OF the old
foreign concession OF Tientsin. IL q
mass OF blackencd walls aud smoke
stacks. The "black fort" In the ma
tive city and the tower from which
the Chinese shclled the concession dur
ing the siege are being destroyed.
In Peking n breach has been made Il
the walls Of the southern city and the
electric railway carried up TO the gate
Of the Tartar City nearest the lega
tions. The legation area has been cx
tended on all sides til II is now one
mile square II includes one mile oi
wall between the CHEN gate and the
IIata gate OF the city. This IL beinl
macadamized and converted into q
boulevard for the use OF foreigners
At either end guardhouses are to b'
erected by the powers. One was al
most completed.
A space OF about 200 yards between
the legation walls and the wall or th'
Imperial City has been cleared o
houses. and II IL 10 be left open, ~
that an attacking force can find n,
cover. This open space opposite th'
British legation right up 20 anJ undei
the walls OF the Imperial City has beer
honeycombed with tunnels for laylnl
mines I'm case of necessity. Some OI
the legations are really forts. Th'
walls are OF heavy masonry, backed
by earth and loopholed. with a guarC
of its own. at present 100 soldiers.
If the empress dowager and hel
clique are TO return TO Peling and e
power. then these precautionary meas
ures are undoubtedly wise. DR.. Hykel
doubts IL the empress dowager hal
been Informed OF what has been don'
by the powers within the legation nrei
or she would hesitate TO return TO th'
capital.
China has had her last chance. say
DIR. Hykes and II she does not taxi
Il the partition OF the empire is ineyi
table Tho antlforelgn party now real
izes that II is utterly hopeless TO carr
out its programme and that there vii
be peace. so far as foreigners are con
cerncd. for long time.