The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-08-23

mates certificate. lie took turn In New York
at the business OF ship brokerage and marine
supplies. Thence he disappeared for several
years and was heard Of In Central America
where he had Joined Walker, the nlibuster, mar
rowy escaping the fate OF that adyonturer. Ru
NOR also associated him with the illstarred ex
ploits OF Wheat and Honnlngson In the Same
region. lie had been heard Of also In the Crit
mea as enlisted In the French zouaycs. from
which he managed to escape by desertion to
save himself from drum.head court martial after
having slapped his captain In the face.
These and other adventures loomed In his
background.
Not Disconnected by TAh.kes cold reception,
he took things into his own hands. lie had
enough money TO hire small force Of rnpscal'
Hons, native and foreign the kind that infest
an Oriental seaport like rats, and among them
few doserters from tho British military and
naval forces who knew something about drill.
The most important OF these acquisitions was
James Burgevine. n North Carollnian adventur.
err. who had severed allegiance to the Heavenly
King" Tah.ke had sold TO Ward for n buga.
telle batch Of condemned muskets and bayo-
nets which armed this ragged and unreliable
battalion. Ward and Burgevne whipped them
into shape not only by camp drill but by skir.
mlshing with the Taiplngs at every opportunity.
for from their cities Of Sung Kiang and Sing
Poo. only two or three days march from shang
hal, the rebels made constant irruptlons.
Wards primary object was to inspire his
H'H WIN NunNutnNe IN uln anu III themselves
He lived on the country and when he captured
Tapings he converted them into recruits in.
stead OF refusing quarter. as was the habit OF
the mperlalists. Very soon the exploits OF
Wards irregulars began TO make a buzz In the
foreign clubs and counting rooms, lie had Gre
ated his own standing and when he went again
TO Tahke that worthy received him with low
saaams.
He went straight to his mark like bullet
with the manner OF one debating not accept.
ing, terms He proposed a formal contract
which Tnhke was 20 negotiate with the FutaI
OF Shanghai Ward was to have 100000 from
the government for every city he captured OF
which $4,000 was to go to tho Chinese part.
ners, He was to have the FIRST days lnotlng
after which the captured place would DO turned
over 10 the mporlallsts.
Tah.ke was pledged to finance Ward for one
year. furnishing him with arms ammunition and
stores, within certain limit OF cost which the
other thought would suflce
Within a month Ward led his FIRST expedition
against Sung Kang which was garrIsoned by
about 5000 Talpings under the command OF an
Englshman named Gardiner, an ex.oficer OF the
British army. The attack failed with serious
loss to Wards 500 assallants.
One thing had happened. however which
proved of vast import to him. He had taken a
rebel prisoner of some rank who confessed IN
him that OF the bastons had choked.un
subterranean sayport n he could mako n
secret entrance through this, II would save the
necessity Of desperate and bloody assault
General Ward recognized his little command
and, with 5000 imperallsts to cooperate made
his second attempt Sung Kang, with It's Ave
mile circuit OF wall twenty feet high. was can.
tured; and TO Wards great credit he prevented
anything like indscrlminate massacre
Leaving Sung Kiang with an officer OF bis
own in command, he returned to Shanghai
where his achievement had caused a tremen.
dous sensation
There comes now an interim Ia Wards fight.
ing tolls, for half a score Of unhealed wounds
compelled him to go TO Paris for treatment but
we find him back again In the early summer of
1861 where his presence was sorely needed
The foreign powers still pursued their hands.
on policy and allowed the Taiplngs 10 sound
their drums and tom-toms within earshot Of the
swarming treaty port In diplomatic way in.
deed, formal recognition OF the Heavenly King
as the dominant power was In the air
Wards coming shattered that intention
which. II carried out, would have destroyed the
empire He grasped the situation and through