Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-04
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heard of Chen Kwei-Lung, the
viceroy of Hukwang? He is one
OF tho mighty men OF this great
Chinese empire. He rules two prov
inces three times as big as the state
Of New York His subjects are more
than those OF the kaiser of Germany
&, and his power is greater than that of
the car BY raising his hand he can
throw a man into prison. and with
wink of his eye can slice OFF a head.
The vicerovalty of Hukwang lies
about 900 miles inland from the Pacific.
II Is cut by the Yangtse-Klang, and 1t
Includes the two provinces OF Hupeh
and Human Hupeh Is bigger than 1'lS-
souri and its population is over 35.0O0.-
. 600. II is u rich country. is famous for
Its manufactures and for its cotton and
rice fields. Human is over twice the
size OF Ohio. and its population Is 22
: 100000. II has tea fields and forests
and Is so rich in coal and iron tnat "
promises to be ono OF the great manu-
featuring regions of China. a
1.-THE Hukwang provinces have MANY;
large cities. Hupeh has walled towns
at every few miles, and here at Han
skow there are three municipalities
which have a combined population az
great as that of Berlin. These are
Hankow. WuchanG and Han Yang.
3
the Yanetse from where l am writing.
1t Is the official capital where the
viceroy lives in great yamen, or
palace, with many officials.
.' a VISIT TO THE VICEROY.
> 1t was through a letter from Mr..
James Wilson. our secretary of agricul-
ture, whose fame has gone all over the
world. that l was able to meet this dis
tinguiShed Chinese. and to secure from
,Thim letter of good VIII to the people
of the United States. My audience was
arranged by our consul at Hankow,
Mr.. William II, Martin. 1t was in a
steam launch that we crossed tho
3 fangtse-Kiang, and landed under the
walls of Wuchang. Our way for two OF
three miles was up the mighty river,
: past the business houses of the for
i eign settlements of Hankow. We took
+ ship in the Japanese concession. and
/. steamed by the German quarter with
IT'S fine banks and the branch Offices
of the North German LLOYD and the
I Hamburg American. We next passed
the immense brick tea factory owned
by the Russians. and then went OH
beyond the great exporting houses of
The Americans, French and British
After that we skirted the native city of
dankow. which is bigger than Boston,
seeing the people looking like gigantic |
blue ants as they climbed up the steps
from the river to the streets which |
z line the bluff = |
cd us through shipping such as can |
s De seen nowhere outside of China |
(, Ihere were ocean Diners which had |
come up the Yangtsc- -Kiang for tea:
Chinese. Japanese, British and French |
river steamers, and hundreds of great |
zSninese Junks. with smaller crafts of |
.ali sizes AS We passed the Han river, |
winch flows into the Yangtse, between
dahkow and Han Yang, we looked up
through long thicket of masts of
such crafts at anchor, enabling us to
believe the statement that China. has
more boats than all the rest of the
world put together
!, on the opposite side of the Han wo
could see the immense steel works of
tae Vlceroy and the smokostackss of his !
Z, arsenalS. These were In the city of |
Han Yang, whose houses cover the |
> north bank Of the Yangtse as far as |
b the eye can reach. 1t was at This point
.tthat we crossed over to the walled civ |
spt Wuchang on the opposite side of the !
: angtse The city stands high over |
ssillv river, and we came to anchor at /,
ono OF the granite stairways which lead \
-up to the bund 4,
IN STATE THROUGH WUCHANC,
SS The viceroy had fixed the bour NJ or,
, coming. and had sent two of. his car
|laSeS TO bring us TO the palace One |
would nave sufficed for the consul and |
myself. for neither is fat, but IL Wns |
more courteous to send two, and 50 /
Two we had. Each carriage had its liy- |
erled coachman and footman, and each |
was preceded by two officials on horse |
back. who wore crystal buttons as big |
around as a walnut on the top of |
4 tnelr caps, and carried long whips TO |
Clear the common people out OF The |
way Our carriages were of the kind |
which the anti-forelgn Chinese call |
devil carts" They were rubber tired |
acoupes imported from Europe. They |
were upholstered in fine Russia leather |
and equipped with little mirrors that |
the passengers may prImp themselves |
as they go.
Our way to the palace was through |
the busiest parts of the city. and we |
eaw everywhere the signs of Chna's !
awakening. The streets had been Wild |
i,ened- In most places they were clean |
and well drained. and l saw stone gut |
tiers along the sides OF the chief busi- |
ness avenues. Uniformed policemen
with clubs stood at every corner 20
handle the crowd. and every now and
then we passed soldiers. His excel
lency Chen Kwei-Lung has an army
half as large as that of the United
States, and ii is equipped with foreign
guns and has been drilled in foreign
style. We went by a large drill grounds
and barracks. on the banks of the river,
and farther on were guarded by troops
In blue uniforms. AS we neared the
palace we saw more and more soldiers
and found companies of them on guard
In the various courts.
IN THE vICERoY's YA0IEN.
I wish l could show you the yamen,
or where the viceroy received us. 1t
IS like the official palaces of most great
Chinese capitals. comprising the VICE
troy's. residence and his chief business
offices. 1t is laid out in many courts
surrounded by administrative build
ings. and beyond residence apartments