The log cabin Democrat., 1911-09-07
VISIT TO GREAT
MANCHUR|AN CITY
TRAVELS OF CONWAY man
E ID MITCHELL SCRIBES S
SCENES OF RECENT GREAT
BATTLES IN ORIENT.
Editor Log Cabin Democrat:

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
Since writing you from Peking,
have visited the cities of Tientsien
and Cheefoo, China, and Darien( Dal-
n.y. ,and this city in Manchuria. Tient-
sien has changed wonderfully since
the boxer trouble in 1900. The walls
around the city have been pulled down
and large concessions of territory
given the English, French, German
and japanese. This city is not heard
of much in the worlds newspapers,
but it is wonderful city of almost
a million people. 1t is at the junction
of the Grand Canal and the Peiho riv-
er, and although 26 miles from the
Gulf of Pechili, it is one of the largest
ports in China. One of the sights in
this city is enormous heaps of salt,
guarded by Chinese soldiers. In Chi
ma the government has monopoly on
this necessary product. This is, or
was, the home of the late Ii Hung
! Chang, the greatest man in China, and
one of the richest in the world at the
time of his death. His Yamen is one
of the sights of the city. We also Wis
tied the "Gordon Hail. now used as
municipal building. This was named
after the famous "Chinese Gordon"
who took sucn prominent part in the
TAPPING rebellion.
From Tientsien we took steamer
and reached the Albany at Cheefoo,
the day we sailed for Darien (Dalney) ),
where the ship now is, in company
with the Saratoga (fagship) and the
New Orleans.
There are many points of interest
around Dalny, as it was near the seat
of the mighty conflicts in the Russo
Japanese war, but these will be cover
ed in a later letter.
The South Manchurian railroad,
which is controlled by the japanese
government. placed at the disposal of
Admiral Mudock, transportation for
some of his officers to this city, which
is 249 miles from Dalny. We started
at a. m. yesterday and arrived at
1870 p. M, after passing through
very rich country. This is city of
about quarter of a million people, is
the capital of one of the six divisions
of the Middle Kingdom, and is the
home of Manchus, the ruling family
of the empire. Mukden is walled
city. the first ramparts being trenches
thrown up all around the city, en-
closing about 10 square miles of terri
tory. The city proper is about three
and four-fifth miles square and is sur
rounded by wall made of hewn stone
and brick averaging about % feet
high.
The North China railroad connects
with the South Manchurian railroad
here, which in turn connects at Hardin
for Europe and Siberia. The rolling
stock of the S. M. R. is all American,
and it is quito a contrast between the
other.
The principal sights here are the
Pei-Ling tombs, the resting place of
the founder of the Manchu dynasty;
the "Chang Lang" Ching Ming pal
aces, and the battle field of Mukden,
where the Japanese defeated the Rus
slams. There were $4,000 men en-
gagged on both sides, and about 10000
killed. The line of battle was almost
100 miles long and the Russians un-
der Kuropatkin made mastery re-
treat after about 10000 of them We're
captured. This is the greatest battle
of modern times.
Manchuria is very rich country,
and the railroads are doing wonders
in it's development.
We return tonight to Dalny and the
fleet leaves Sunday for Port Arthur,
where we will stay four days and visit
the great battle fields near there. We
have just heard that we are not to go
to Siberia. ED MlIChELL.
Mukden, Manchuria, Aug. a, 1911.
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