THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TTtESDAT, JUNE 19; 1900.
AT CATHOLIC MISSIONS
HOW THE POSTS ARE DEFESDED
FROM ATTACKS.
Convert Ta-Bffht te Protect Their
Village" From. Fanatics Mkb-
darlas Sometimes Aid.
NEW YORK,-June 18. Rev. C. Frln, or
the Catholic mission at KJang Nan,
where there Is now danger from the
Boxers, has written an account of how
the members of his community meet all
attacks of the natives. He says:
"Those sections of our mission which
border on Southern Chang Tung: are no
less infested with baqds of robbers and
murderers than Chang Tung itself. These
brigands organize in regular companies
under a supreme chief and subordinate
leaders. They live together in vlllngts
and districts which become their head
quarters. "At ordinary times they attend to their
usual work at home and in the fields
and behave, to all appearances, like use
ful citizens. But suddenly an order comes
to take the field and then they march
forth in a body. Impose contributions on
other villages, burn and even kill with
out scruple. If they have a grudge
against some Mandarin they assemble in
sufficient numbers to form a large armj
and are not afraid to fight pitched bat
tles with the troops sent out against
them. It is not hard to see how much'
trouble such men can give, and, indeed,
do give, to the missionaries.
"But the missionaries, on their side,
have devised a plan for protecting them
selves and their Christians, which Is not
the least of their successes in China.
As soon as the inhabitants of some vil
lage have been converted, the fathers,
while attending to the duties of their
apostolic ministry, see that they are thor
oughly drilled and taught to watch the
enemy and defend themselves in cae of
necessity. The Mandarins look with favor
on these measures, which are of great as
slstxice to them, and they are always
ready to send reinforcements when notified
of a threatened attack. Thus It happens
that, when the marauders fall upon a
Christian village, they are greeted with a
sharp fire of guns and cannon and are
generally beaten back with heavy losses.
"To get a true idea of one of our
mission centers in the districts which the
robber bands have hitherto terrorized at
pleasure, picture to yourself every Chris
tian village as a small stronghold, forti
fied at every point of vantage. In the
center of the village stands the residence
of the commander, who is none other than
tho missionary. This residence is a regu
lar citadel, "surrounded by high walls and
flanked at Its corners by four towers
well fortified also. There are no doors.
The going In and out Is effected by means
of ladders, which, are each time drawn
back within it.
"During tho day the rather attends
to his duties and the Chinese to the'r
work. At nightfall every one is at home
again and if danger has been signalled
they all retire within the fort, senjrles
being appointed to keep watch from the
towers. At the first cry of alarm the
men are up In arms, and the father
directs the defense. If the enemy has
been reported In larger numbers than us
ual, the missionary has taken care to ask
the Mandarin for additional help, and Is
therefore well prepared to repulse the as
sailants. "Ae a result of these measures, the
brigands become little by little discouraged
and leave the Christian villages unmo
lested, tho missionaries win for them
selves the confidence of the public au
thorities and popularity among the peace
fully inclined portion of the people."
DEPENDS OX THE SITUATION.
American Troops May Not Land la
Tien Twin.
NEW YORK, June 18. American troops
have been ordered from the Philippines to
China, sayB a "Washington special to the
Herald. "Whether the men will be landed
or not will depend upon the situation
Tvhen they arrive. The Administration has
decided that to Insure protection of Amer
ican life and property throughout China,
order must be re-established In Pekln,
and the Empress Dowager and the Tsung
11 Tamun impressed with the necessity
of acting as the powers wish in the matter
of guarding foreigners and their inter
ests. Japan's course In dlspatchlngJOOO men to
Taku will be followed, said a well-informed
diplomat last night, by Russia,
-which might deem It desirable to send a
large force, especially since Great Britain
and Japan combined will have an over
whelming force in that section of China
unless she draws on her forces at Port
Arthur and along the Siberian frontier.
The action of this Government in sending
troops to Taku, with the probability that
they will be landed, will also have" influ
ence upon Russia's moves, as there is al
ways danger that as British and Japan
ese Interests are nearly Identical with
those of this country, it may undertake
a policy on similar lines, inimical to Rus
sia's supposed Interests.
If the foreign legations In Pekln have
been burned, as reported, the surc's-J Of the
Boxers has probably been at fearful cost.
Reports to the State Department show
that on June 1 there were in Pekin about
400 sailors and marines. Great Britain.
Russia and France had the largest num
ber, is each, the United States 47. Japan
42. Italy 22 and Germany the remainder.
In diplomatic circles It is held that if
the murder of Germany's official represen
tative has been permitted, practically as
the remit of a movement approved by
the government. China committed an act
of war against the Berlin Government.
This is also true of the Japanese Gov
ernment, a member of whose official staff
in Pekln was killed. It Is hoped, however,
that neither Germany nor Japan will take
radical action, but will co-operate with
the powers to restore order.
ntfthop Cranston's Views.
CHICAGO. June IS. A special to
the
xriDune irom Denver, Colo., says:
Bishop Earl Cranston, who recently re
turned from China. dec-ared from the
pulpit today that civilized nations must
rule China.
"It is worth any cot in money," he
paid. "It is, -north any cost in bloodshed
if wo can make the millions of Chinese
true and intelligent Christians. I would
cut all of the red tape in the world and
break all the treaties ever made to place
the armies of the United States In the
fore next to Great Britain. The open
door must be maintained for Christianity
as well as commerce."
Communication Re-entabllsned.
NEW YORK. June IS. The Central
cable office of the Western Union Tele
graph Company this morning issued the
following:
"Telegraphic communication with Taku
and Tien Tsin has been re-established Tla
the Siberian and Helamoro route."
Tho Commercial Cable Company also
makes a similar announcement.
French "Warships Ordered to China.
PARIS. June IS. The French first-class
cruiser Gulchen and the French armored
cruiser Mlral Charner have been ordered
to fit out immediately for China.
Snceea and Failure.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
If by success we mean the full accom
plishment of an end. the actual reaping
of a harvest of results, men it Is undoubt
edly true that the higher and nobler the
purpose the rarer will be the success. If
we aim to relieve a man' hunger we con
quickly succeed In the easy task; but If
wc aim to inspire him with a desire to
earn his own bread, the work is more
difficult and the success far more prob
lematical. If we would restrain a thief
from robbery, the prison bars and locks
insure success; but If we would make an
honest man of him, our'taek la a complex
one, and success may be afar oft. We
undertake to teach a- child to read; with
requisite effort we accomplish our task;
wo are successful r but If we aspire to
raise the educational standard of our
community, how arduous the task, now
uncertain the result, how questionable the
success!
"Tho low man sees a little thing to do.
Sees it. and does it;
The high man. with a great thing to pur
sue. Dies ere he knows It
la his life, then, a failure? No; let us
never imagine that any high purpose, any
noble thought, any generous emotion, any
earnest effort, is ever lost. We may
never witness Its growth, we may not live
to gather Its fruit, or even to see its blos
soms; but we may safely trust that some
where and at some time the harvest will
be abundant, and success, long hidden,
shall become apparent.
BELLE BOYD'S DEATH.
Woman Spy Who Held Commission
As Captain In Confederate Army.
New York Times.
The sudden death la Kllbourne, Wis.,
on Monday, of Belle Boyd, the noted spy
of the Confederates, recalls another leaf
In the history of the Civil War. It re
calls the thrill, the danger, the triumphs,
the reverses, the many ups and downs In
the life of the most determined woman roe
ihc union ever nau. juiwc nns uceu ucu ,
ui xeiie suu in recent jcure, uuu iu iuc
present generation her name recalls noth
ing; but the time was When that namo
caused many a secret counc'l at army
camps, and many a plan was- hatched to
place its owner where she could not add to
the harm she had done.
Living only In her undying love for the
cause of the Southern people, and debarred
by her eex from carrying a musket, she
dedicated to the Confederate Army the
only weapons that she possessed a
woman's beauty and a woman's wiles.
But recently out of school when the
war began, she flung to the winds every
thing that was dear that she might help
the flag of her choice, and her daring ex
ploits and services to the Confederate
Army became familiar to the whoiu
world. During her career she was twice
sentenced to be ehot, and for 11 months
was a prisoner In the old Carroll ant.
Capitol prisons In Washington. With In
domitable will sho kept In the struggle,
however, until 18G4, when, while trying to
run the blockade with Important dis
patches, she was captured and banished
from the country by President Linco'n.
So highly did Stonewall Jackson value
her services that after his defeat of Gen
eral Banks on May 23, 1SS2, he sent ner
this note: "Miss Belle Boyd I thank you
for myself and for the army for the Im
mense service that you have rendered
your country today."
Her whole career was one of romance
and adventure. Born In Martlnsburg.
Va., now West Virginia, In May, lWe,
she was related to a number of the most
noted families of Virginia. The Hon.
Charles J. Faulkner, Minister to France
under the Buchanan Administration,
father of ex-United States Senator
Faulkner, of West Virginia, and Judre
John Blair Hoge. United States Attorney
for the District of Columbia during the
Cleveland Administration, were her cous
ins. She had Just flnlehed her education
in Mount Washington Female College, in
Baltimore, Md., when the war broke out.
Her whole soul was with the Confederate
cause. Her residence within the Federal
1'nea and her acquaintance with many
Union officers enabled her to gain much
important Information regarding the posi
tion and designs of the enemy, which she
regularly committed to paper, and when
opportunity offered dispatched to the near
est Confederate commander.
In a hundred ways the 17-year-old girl
was able to outwit many Federal officers,
whose gallantry got the better of their dis
cretion. The flowers and poetry of her
many epauletted admirers in the hated
blue she kept, but all the Information of
value which they Indiscreetly dropped she
Immediately dispatched to her country
men In gray. General Shields, of the
Union Arrqy, was quartered at her house,
and when he held a council of war she lay
on the floor of her chamber above with
her ear to a hole, and, taking down every
word, sent It to General Jackson, and
thereby helped to win a great battle.
Very soon afterward her actions were
suspected by the Federal officers and she
was arrested, but she soon flirted her way
to liberty. Acting upon General Jackson's
advice, she removed to Winchester ln the
Summer of 1S62, and it was there and then
that she received her commission as Cap
tain and honorary aide to the General,
and thenceforth enjoyed the respect paid
to an officer. Upon the occasion of- the
review of the troops in the presence of
Lord Hartlngdon and Colonel Leslie, and
again when General Wilcox's division was
f inspected by Generals Lee and Longstreet,
she attended on horseback and associated
with the staff officers of the several com
manders. Her .greatest service, however, .was that
of a spy. For months and years she with
stood every privation and lived constantly
within the shadow of death. Her name
was passed from on Federal Army . to
another, and the greatest honors awaited
the officer or sentry who would capture
her. The man who finally accomplished
the feat afterward sacrificed everything
for her.
Belle Boyd was captured on the block-'
ade-runner Greyhound, in 1S64, by a gun
boat In command of Lieutenant Samuel
Harding, of Brooklyn. She and two Con
federate officers were being conveyed on
the gunboat to Boston, and during the
trip Lieutenant Harding lost his heart
to the beautiful prisoner. He proposed
marriage.
"So generous and noble had he heen in
everything." she said. In ' telling of the
romance years afterward, "that I told
him, I would be his wife, 'though our
politics differed. 'Woman,' -thought I,
'can sometimes work wonders, and may
not even he come by degrees to love for
my sake the ill-used South? "
Even before this fomantlc voyage was
ended, the Implacable foe of the North
connived at the escape of her two Con
federate fellow-prisoners. She herself was
sentenced to be shot, and afterward was
banished from the country. Lieutenant
Harding' was arrested for allowing the
two prisoners to escape, but was not con
victed. Shortly afterward he deserted and
followed the witching rebel to England,
where he married her. the Prince of Wales
attending the wedding. He returned to
this country later, and following- his wife's
example, became a Confederate spy. Har
ding lived only four years after hlB mar
riage. In 1S69 Belle Boyd, who had be
come an actress, married Colonel John
S. Hammond, an ex-British Army officer,
m New Orleans, and went to live in Cali
fornia. She was divorced from her. hus
band in 1SS4, and a year later married
Nathaniel R. High, son of an Episcopal
clergyman of Toledo, O., with whom she
lived until her death. She lectured for
years, principally at Grand Army encamp
ments," throughout the country, where
many an old soldier rememberedher as
the most daring woman in th Confeder
acy." ' e i
Pima Indians in Distress.
PHOENIX, Ariz.. June 18. S. J. Mc
Cowan, superintendent of the Phoenix
Indian Industrial School, having been di
rected to. investigate the condition of the
Pima Indians on their reservatiftn on the
Gila River, 30 miles from here, who were
reported to b- suffering from famine,
states that 8000 Plmas and an equal num
ber of Papagoes are In great distress.
Congress has appropr'ated $33,000 for the
relief of the Indians and rations will soon
be distributed.
No ReqnlKltlon for Taylor.
HARRISBURG, Pa., June lS.-K5overnor
Stone has received no requisition from
Governor Beckhain. of Kentucky, for the
extradition of ex-Governor Taylor, who
is a delegate to'the 'Republican National
Convention.
TRIP 0FTHF.QE0. W.ELDER
(Continued from First Pace.)
crater, and. although at a distance of
probably 75 miles, the ene was a most
Impressive one During the evening a
pleasant time wort spent in the saloon,
the entertainment consisting- of some In
formal talks and stories by Mr. Haxen
and others, music by Miss Jewell, and
guitar solos by ths Judge And Mr. War
riner. Sunday, June $ The day dawned fair,
and a smooth sea on. During the morn
ing the rocky islets of the Aleutians ap
peared on the left, and the snow-capped
peaks of the Alaskan Peninsula to tho
right. Religious cervices were held by
the Rev. Mr. Ghormley In the saloon,
and afterward the passengers appeared
on deck to enjoy the scenery. Whales
were frequently to be seen, and all were
Intent on watching for the spoutlngs of
the monsters of the deep. About 6:30 we
arrived at Dutch Harbor, and found
about a dozen vessels of various size
at anchor, including the Zealandla, Ohio,
Roanoke, Oregon and Aberdeen, all told
bavins about COOO passengers. Several
vessels have already gone forward Into
Behrinar Sea, and the revenue cutter Bear
left May 30 for the north, with the un
derstanding that if she did not return in
Ave days the way was to be considered
clear. Since our arrival here a number
of other vessels have come In, Including
th St. Paul. Fan Bios. Nome CUV. Santa
Ana and Valencia, and the Oregon and
Aberdeen have gone out.
Never before have these quiet shores
witnessed such scenes as have been en
acted the past few days. Thousands of
people, wild with the lust for gold, are
thronging the otherwise peacetul littte
settlements of Dutch Harbor and Una
laska. These two places are about a mile
apart, and soparated by a ow ridge.
Dutch Harbor is headquarters for the
North American Commercal Company,
and Unalaska for the Alaska Commercial
Company. The greater portion of the
fleet Is at Dutch Harbor, it having the
most commodious anchorage. During
their enforced stay the passengers have
amused themselves in various ways with
baseball, tugs of war and rambles along
the beaches. A more delightful place for
rairibl.ng could not be wished. A com
bination of lakes and inlets, with snow
covered, mountains in the background,
their lower slopes deeply carpeted with
grass, form pictures of natural grandeur
scarcely to be duplicated.
Today (June 7) the Jeanle arrived from
Nome, having landed her passengers. On
arrhal, her captain posted the following
bulletin:
"Leaving' Unimak Pass, we steered
eastward until T.e reached the passage
between Nunivak Island and the main
land, and encountered ice about 30 miles
to the southward of the island. Fortu
nately, found open water at the delta of
the Yukon. Owing to the construction
and build of my vessel, was able to take
chances that masters of other vessels
would not be justified in doing. Iron ves
sels especially. Leaving Nome, found
open water for IS or 20 hours. The rest
of the time I had to struggle between
heavy floating and drifting Ice, which
reached southward to Nunivak. I would
also call your attention to the fact that
Norton Sound Is not yet free from Ice.
I think that vussels leaving the early
part of next week will make a safer and
as speedy a passage as those leaving at
once. C. H. MASON,
"Master Steamer Jeanle."
The Senator also arrived in today, after
having been nine days locked in. the Ice,
and was compelled to return for more
provisions and coal. She reports tho
following vesse-s icebound: Portland.
Dora, Bear, Cleveland, PHcalrn, Cather
ine Sudden, Olympian, Alaskan, Fisher
Brothers, Seven Sisters, Garonne, South
Portland, Tacoma, Alliance, and several
others. The Catherine Sudden was
crushed by ice, but her cargo of lumber
keeps her afloat. Her crew was "rescued
by the Fisher Brothers, which also met
with a mishap, having a hole stove In
afcove the water-line. .
The Elder today -was moved to Una
laska, and is taking on coal, a number
of passengers volunteering in the work
to speed her departure. Moat of the pas
sengers are anxious to get on, and ths
captain has flxfd the time of departure
at 4 P. M Junci S, at which time the St.
Paul also will leave. -Her mister Is an
experienced navigator of .the northern
seas, and our people feel that, with tho
St Paul to guide the way, we will sooa
reach the golden shores of N.ome.
ED H. CODLIS.
JEA.ME FROM CAPE NOME.
Kevrs That Northern Fleet Is "Wait
ing:, for Brealc-Up of Ice.
SEATTLE, June 18. TJiq - steamer
Jeanle, Captain. Mason, arrived at 11
o'clock last night. t14 days, from Cape
Nome, with few.-passengers and no freight.
The Jeanle brought out no. gold,, except
what was In the possession of her pas
sengers, as ,lt has not been pceslble, to
do much work in the district during the
Winter season. Tire Jeanle was; the fjrst
vessel to break through, the ice .and reach
Xqme this season. She. called from Se
attle May $ and arrived at Nome May 23,
three. days .ahead of the fiteamer Alphas
although the" latter had "sailed In the mid
dle, of April.
The Jeanle brlngsnews of all the ves
sel of the Northern-fleet.' They are wait
ing tfie brealting up of the ice, soroe re
maining at Duich Harbor, and the others
scattered along to wlth'.n 140 mike of
Cape Nome. Several of the vessels. In
cluding the revenue cutter Bear, are froz
en In about latitude 60.1S, within 150 rnilen
of Nome. A number of mlnpr accidents
to the fleet are reported, and there ha3
been some damage to freight and bag
gage," but so far as learned no Injury to
persons or los3 of life.
Tho Jeanle left Caj?e Nomo June 3.
When she reached Dutch Harbor the CIe
veland'toao' Just arrived and reported the
Senator, would be In at any time. The
Senator came in while the Jeanle was
there, and reported 13 vessels In tho
Ice, the namen of which Captain Mason
could not remember. The Olympla and
South Portland got free and proceeded
to Dutch Harbor. The Bear. Dora and
Portland were stuck fast, however.
Captain Mason fays there "is no danger
for any of tho Ice-bound vessels, and In
his opinion all are safely out by- this
time.
The Jeanle on her northern voyage
worked eastward and cru'sed between,
tho Ice and tht mainland. Four days out
from Nome she passed the Alpha, and
led tho way through the Ice to Nome, ar
riving May 23. The Alpha, following the
Jeanle. axrive-1 at Nome May 25. The
Thrasher arrived at Nome May 27, Albion
June'l. Cleveland June 3.
On the last named date the Jeanle
started for Seattle. A short distance
from Nome -Captain Mason spoke the
Aloha. She was then off Nunivak Island
and reported all well. She was probably
the next vessel to arrive- at Nome.
The next vessel sighted was the Seat
tle schooner, McPherson. All on board
wer well, and she probably reached
Nome June 5. The Roanoke and San Pe
dro were at Dutch Harbor, and prepar
ing to leave for Nome. The San Bias
an3 St. "Paul left Dutch Harbor for Nome
Just before Captain Mason started fof Se
attle. Returning paeeengers report the general
health, at Nome to have been good
throughout the "Winter. There has been
lack of accommodations, and prices for
everything are high., but the situation will
be relieved as soon as the Ice breaks
and freight vessols get through.
VIOLATED CTST03IS LAWS.
British Steamer AlphoMay Be Seized
nnd Forfeited.
SEATTLE. June IS. .The violation of
United 'Staten laws by the British steam
ejr Alpha, Jn landing passengers and cargo
at Cape Nom'e without entrance or pay
ment iOf customs duties, may lead to seri
ous results. One of the first features of
1 the affair was a stormy Interview between
Captain Bucholtz, of the Alpha, and Cap
tain Mason, of the American '.steamer
Jeanle, while both vessels were at Nome.
Mason .called Bucholtz a pirate and a.
smuggler, and applied oth,er epithets to
express his disgust with such, disregard of
customs 'regulations.
In an Interview here today, District At
torney Gay expressed the, opinion from
Information at band that the Alpha is
liable to seizure and forfeiture whenever
she may be found in American waters.
Mr. Gay, however, has had no official
news of the affair.
TOPKUK BEACH DIGGINGS.
New Field Reported tp Be ,a Rich
One.
SEATTLE, June 18. Captain Mason,
before leaving Nome, received direct re
ports from the new Topkuk Beach dig
gings. About 30 of the Jennie's passen
gers leffthe vessel, proceeding direct to
che new field. Five or six of thea re
turned to. Nome before the Jeanle sailed
on her return .and every one of the party
reported tho find an exceptionally rich
one. Twenty or more of the men are ex
perienced prospectors. One of the num
ber reported that pans running- from $75
to $100 had been Taken from the diggings.
Lighterage concerns are reaping a rich
harvest in Nome harbor. It cost the
Jeanle an average of $10 per top to land
her cargo on the beach.
Gold From the Klondike.
VICTORIA. B. C. June IS. Tho n'Mrn-r
r Danube arrived this evening- with a large
uuiuuit ui .niunaiKero ana iiMi.HU in gold.
Her passengers report that the Yukon
River, In which the water has been very
low. Is now entirely blocked by the river
steamer Clifford Slfton, which ran on a
tundbar.
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precht, Eranston. Ill H L Whltelock.Keadns
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ntr' fn Francisco J Henry "Williams. Chg
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Colambln niver Scenery.
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PresuBQen Convention.
MHiWAUKEE, Wis.. June 18. The an
nual convention of the International Print
ing Pressmen's Union opened here today.
According to President James H. Bowen,
of Chicago, ivho is here, the business to
bo transacted by the convention vrlll be
of interest to employers as well as to
members of the union.
Franco-Brazilian Treaty.
NEW YORK, June 18. Negotiations for
a commercial treaty with France have
been feaUsfactorily concluded by the Bra
zilian Minister of Foreign Affairs at Rio
Janeiro. France will grant a reduction
of 30 per cent on the 'duty on Brazilian
coffee.
Dally Treasarr Statement.
"WASHINGTON. June 1$- Today's
statement of the Treasury balances In
the general fund, exclusive' or the $150,
000,000 gold reserve In the division of re
demption, shows:
Available cash balance $149,711,771
Gold 70,479,700
MAY THEY BE TRUSTED?
RELIABILITY OF AFRICAN
-A5IATIC TROOPS.
OR
Many Instances ef Treachery at the
Critical Point Loag Service ta
Harmonize the Races.
The recent trouble in which the Soudan
ese regiments, who, save for a handful
of 150 English soldiers, constitute the sole
garrison of Khartoum, have mutinied
against their British officers, serves to
recall that the last great war In which
England was Involved with a civilized
power, namely, the Crimean campaign,
was signalized by the mutiny of Queen
Victoria's native troops In India against
their white commanders, resulting In the
massacre of thousands of English, men,
women and- children, while It took 18
months of hard fighting and the blowing
of hundreds of ringleaders of the move
ment from the guns before the revolt was
suppressed and order restored in India,
saya "Ex-Attache" in the Pittsburg Dis
patch. The matter is all the more Interesting
to people on this side of the Atlantic ow
ing to the proposal In certain Influential
quarters to eventually entrust the military
control of the Philippine Islands to a
force recrultod exclusively from natives
of the archipelago, and commanded, of
course, by American officers. How far
would It be possible to rely upon the loy
alty and usefulness of such a native con
tingent In the event of the United States
becoming Involved In some war of suffi
cient gravity to monopolize her military
energies?
Before going further it may be well to
offer a few words of explanation on the
subject of the mutiny at Khartoum. The
magnificent "black regiments, and likewise
their Fellaneon comrades, with whom" the
battles of Atbara and Omdurman were
won. were at the time In the lat year
of their term of military service, and
have since then returned home to their
families and villages. The Soudanese reg
iments now at Khartoum, and which are
reported to have mutinied, are recruited
almost exclusively on the spot from form
er adherents and followers of the Kha
lifa, under whopa rule they were permitted
to loot and pillage to their hearts' content,
this privilege being accorded to them In
lieu of pay.
Aprcnts of the Dreaded El Senoussl.
They naturally find it dlfllcult to con
form to the Iron discipline to which they
are now subjected, and having no doubt
heard all sorts of exaggerated reports on
the subject of the British reverses In
South Africa, reverses sufficiently serious
to necessitate the withdrawal of the Eng
lish regiments from the Soudan, they
quite naturally consider that the moment
w ould be propitious to recover their lib
erty, drive out the English Invader and
restore Dervish supremacy on the Upper
Nile. It Is quite likely, too, that agents
of the dreaded El Senoussl may have been
at work Inciting them to revolt.
For the English, as "well as tlw French,
are thoroughly aware that In deference
to secret promptings from Constantinople
El Senoussl. the most blindly obeyed of
all Mohammedan religious leaders, and
the despotic grand master of a brother
hood the membership of which extends
from the Western shores of Morocco, nnd
from Timbuctoo to the Pacific Coast or
China, to Java and to the Philippines, Is
inaugurating a great Mohammedan re
vival, one of the chief objects of which Is
to oust the white man and Christianity
from Central Africa, and If possible from
the whole of the Dark Continent. Senous
sl hay viewed wlt.h the strongest kind of
disapproval the establishment of an Anglo-Egyptian
Government at Khartoum,
and may be relied upon to do everything
that Is In his power to drive the Giour
from thence.
Snme Condition r.s 40 Years Ago.
In India there is at present a somewhat
startling similarity between the condi
tions which existed Just before the out
break of the great mutiny and those
which prevail there today. Then, as now,
India was subject to the rule of a Gov
ernor-General . of unusual vigor and
strength, who did not hesitate to exercise
his power in the most despotic fashion.
In fact, there Is not one of Lord Cur
zon's predecessors at Calcutta between
whom and himself there exists so strik
ing an analogy as with the great Lord
Dalhousle. The latter was Identically the
same age as Lord Curzon Is today, and
a few months before the outbreak of the
great Sepoy mutiny had felt himself con
strained to summarily depose the Na
wab, or King of Oudh, precisely In the
same way that Lord Curzon Is now about
to- depose the Maharajah (or King) Hol
kar of Indore, on the .ground of disloyalty
toward England and mlsgovernment of his
dominions, which are subject to British
suzerainty.
Like Lord Dalhousle, Lord Curzon takes
the' broad ground that rulers only exist
for the good of the ruled. That Brltisn
administration Is better for the Indian
people than native rule follows from this
axiom, as a nepessary corollary. Thus,
while good faith must be kept with na
tlve rulers on the thrones of India, no
false sentiment, should -preserve in power
Princes who have forfeited all consider
ation by years of accumulated misrule.
That was the keynote of Lord Dalhousie'a
policy, and It Is. known to be In the same
way the guiding .principle of Lord Cur
zon's administration. Nor is there any
one of the semi-Independent sovereign
Princes of India who has not been mado
to ieel by Lord Curzon that the tenure
of his throne Is dependent upon his loy
alty, and upon his compliance with Brit
ish recommendation In connection with
the government of his dominions.
In 1S56, as today, India swarmed " with
foreign secret agents, mostly In the pay
of Russia, busy propagation far and wide
stories of English defeats nnd reverses.
In 1S55 the people of India were taught to
believe that England had been lgnomln
lonsly defeated by Russia In the Crimea,
Instead of being Victorians, as she really
was, and this being the case. It may
readily be Imagined what capital Russia's
numerous agents In India are making to
day of the Boer successes in South Af
rica.
Stnrt of the Mutiny.
The great mutiny of a little over 40
years ago was started by the circulating
of an insidious and altogether groundless
report to the effect that the cartridges
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aerved out to the native troops had been
purposely gr.eased with pigs' lard, which,
if true, would have been sufficient, ac
cording to Indian ethics and creed, to
defile the Jlohammedan soldiers and to
destroy forever that caste of the Hindu
which is dearer to him than his life. It
requires nothing more than the starting
Land propagation of some equally fantastic
story today to lead to the Inauguration
of another Sepoy mutiny more terrible
and more sanguinary than the last. This
Is a danger ever present in the mind of
those who knov India best.
If the 000,000,0 natives of the Deccan
submit to English rule it Is from motives
of fear, and assuredly not from gratitude,
liking or sympathy. Itemove that fear,
or temporarily lull It, and natives will
be Just as ready to rise as they were
less than half a century ago, prompted
thereto by antipathy of race and of creed,
and by that aversion which a people held
in subjection "necessarily ea'ertaln. for
their masters.
Every one who has lived for any length
of time in the Orient will bear me out
when I assert that it 13 hopeless for
white faces ever to dream of acquiring th
affection of Asiatics. "What is more, it is
equally useless to ever think for one mo
ment of understanding the Orientals, and,
although the English have been In India
for more than 200 years, and might rea
sonably be expected to have acquired a
most profound experience of the native
mind, yet no one was able to account
four years ago for the mysterious daubing
of the mango trees throughout Hlndoo
stan with patches of clay, mingled with
cow or buffalo hair. Notwithstanding
all the efforts that were made, it was
even found impossible to discover the
perpetrators of this specimen of plas
tering, which was effected with the most
astonishing secrecy and rapidity, mango
trees extending over an area of many
hundreds of square miles being thus
marked In the course of a single night.
"Was a Secret Mest-afce.
That It constituted some secret signal
and conveyed some hidden message
the most erudite students of Indian
lore and experienced veterans of the Anglo-Indian
administration were convinced.
For they remembered that the mutiny of
two score years ago was Immediately
preceded by the equally mysterious dis
tribution of little unleavened cakes chu
patthles. as they are called among the
people of India. Thejrwere passed around
by unknown hands, and to this day the
government has been unable to obtain
any clew as to who baked and who dis
seminated them. Equally at sea are tho
authorities as to the precise message
which they were Intended to convey, al
though the simultaneous outbreak of tho
mutiny immediately afterward in various
parts of India far distant from one an
other leads to the belief that they con
stituted some kind of prearranged signal
for a great rising.
If I mention this it is with tho object
of showing how utterly preposterous It Is
for white people to ever dream of under
standing the many mysteries In connec
tion with the workings of the Asiatic
mind or the Influences by which the lat
ter Is swayed: and so long as this re
mains to us a sealed book It Is out of
the question for us to place any absolute
reliance in OrientaL loyalty, affection or
regard. This being" the- case, It Is neces
sarily a dangerous experiment to place
any dependence upon what are known
as native troops, officered by white men;
for there Is no knowing when religion,
racial hatred, membership of some secret
society, or a thousand and one other Influ
ences unknown fo us may not lead them
to turn their rifles against their com
manders. Xever Korjtets or Forjslve"!.
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do know about the Oriental namely, that
he never forgets, and seldom forgives, an
injury. And among none of the dusky;
races Is tho sentiment of revenge mora
keenly developed than among the Malays.
It Is doubtful whether even half a dozen
generations hence the Filipinos will havo
obliterated from their memories tho sup
pression of the present Insurrection In
the archipelago by tho United States;
and . In this way a native contingent,
trained and drilled by American officers,
may become at a moment of international
crisis a source of concern, and of even
actual danger, to TJncle Sam. It Is only
necessary, in order to appreciate this,
that people In this country should under
stand that one of the subjects cf the most
profound preoccupation and anxiety to
Englishmen all over the world at the
present moment Is as to whether India
will remain loyal, or if another mutiny
will follow the war in South Africa, in
the same way that tho Crimean cam
paign had as an aftermath the great
mutiny of 40-odd years ago.
The Ensllih Force In India.
England has at the present moment in
India a native army of about 200,000 men,
officered by Englishmen. It Is further
supplemented by a force of native mili
tary police, or constabulary, numbering
not less than 1SO.O0O men. Besides this,
the vassal and nonlndependcnt states fur
nish to tho British authorities a further
contingent of about 50,000 men. described
as Imperial Service troops, officered by
Englishmen and trained by English offi
cers, In the dominions, however, of their
respectlvo sovereigns. The troops thus
instructed and drilled afterward serve in
turn as instructors to the remainder of
the armies of these vassal King3 and
Princes of India.
There is at the present moment in India
a force of more than 800,000 native sol
diers, half of which is officered by Eng
lishmen. Of English troops in India there
are not more than $0,000, whose equip
ment and armament, according to the re
ports of military experts, are Immeasur-
ably Inferior to that of their comrades in
South Africa, especially as regards artil
lery. Sixty thousand white soldiers are
at the best but a mere handful compared
to 800,000 native troops, backed up by &
teeming population of 300,000,000 Aslatlca.
all of them at heart yearning for freedont
from British rule.
Repnhllcan Congressional Campalga
CHICAGO, June IS. The National Re
publican Congressional Commrttee opened
headquarters at the Auditorium Hotel to
day. Congressman Babcock, of "Wiscon
sin, chairman of tho committee, is hero.
In charge.
Hotel-Keeper Bankrupt.
NEW YORK. June 13. John P. Fife,
who was a partner with 'William Petty
In conducting the Metropolitan Hotel, filed
a petition In bankruptcy today. Fife's
liabilities are placed at $370,576, with as
sets of $100.
Better Outlook for the Frenclx.
PARIS, June IS. A dispatch fromi tho
French Congo district announces that
Chief Samory. who for a long time was
the most redoubtable opponent of tfce
French In "West Africa, is dead.
Involuntary Bankruptcy.
NEW YORK, June IS. A petition to
have Marks & Klein, oloakmakers, ad-
judged involuntary bankrupts was file
today by Albert S. Smith, creditor for
$S0,9C3, and others.
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Gold Shipments.
NEW YORK, June IS. It is announced
that .Heldelbach, IckelhelnW & Co. will
ship $2,000,000 gold to Germany this week,
and tho National City Bank will ship
$300,000 to Europe.
SWIFT SPECIFIC C0n ATLANTA, GA.
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