Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 December 1891 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL,' SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1891.

CHINA'S SCHEMING VICEROY

LiHung Chang Becoming More Powerful than the Ruler of the Kingdom. Has the Flower of the Army and Navy at His Command, and Is Making Friends with Foreigners - New Menace to England. GREATER THAN THE EMPEROR. Li Hung Chang Becoming a Powerful Factor in Chinese Politics. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. London, Dec. 5. - A Shanghai dispatch says that the French are hot for aggressive action and are only restrained by the fear that other powers, especially England, might indirectly, aid the Chinese. The Russians are understood to be behind the French in urging them on against China. It is said that one reason that Li Hung Chang is keeping an effective army together instead of using it to suppress the outbreak in Manchooria and China proper, is that he has secret designs of his own, and does not wish to fritter away the strength that might make him a formidable factor in a crisis. Li Hung Chang is feared at Pekin, but the palace cabal does not feel strong enough to attempt anything against the powerful Viceroy, who has the best part of the military and naval force of the empire at his command. His regular soldiers, about fifty thousand in number, are trained in European tactics, armed with breech-loading rifles, and are the pick of the Tartars in China, while the best part of the Chinese navy, from which he has been careful to eliminate all foreign influences, is devoted to his service. This is the fruit of the Chinese system of allowing the viceroys to be virtually absolute rulers in their own provinces. Li Hung Chang, through his shrewdness and energy, has become a greater man than the Emperor, and it is more than suspected that he has his eye on the Chinese throne. Europeans are confident that Li Hung Chang could, if he had wished, have readily suppressed the disturbances and that personal ambition is the only explanation of his course. Li Hung Chang has lately made himself very accessible to foreigners and willing to explain to then the situation, so far as it suits his purpose. He is not personally hostile to foreigners, and has an intelligent appreciation for the strength of the leading powers of Europe. He is apparently anxious at present to prevent Europe from taking a hand in Chinese difficulties, which might seriously interfere with his plans. Li Hung Chang has another advantage over the Pekin government. He has plenty of money at his command, which Pekin has not. Meantime it is certain that England will not consent to any hostile action of the French against China, and that should France take such action she will have to bear the brunt of the struggle alone, and will not be permitted to gain any important advantage. A dispatch received to-day from Pekin says that the report that the missionaries in certain part of tbe disturbed districts had abandoned their stations and sought safety in flight is not true, at least so far as the Catholic priests are concerned. The priests believe that they have no reason to fear ill-treatment, and even though they have they remain at their posts. There is a strong probability that the rebels will find themselves in trouble growing out of the recent murder of the Mongolian Prince. The Mongolians are furious, not only against the actual murderers, but against the whole body of rebels, and threats of vengeance are freely made. It is thought here that if the Mongolians start in to avenge the murder of the Prince, the imperial troops will have little work to do in Manchooria. The Shanghai correspondent of the Times confirms the report of the recent defeat of the rebels, and says that their reverse was so severe that they rotired to the mountain fastnesses. The Belgian charge d'affaires at Pekin reports that out of the number of Belgian missionaries stationed in China seven are missing, and that of these two were settled. at Taku and five in the vicinity of Sanchekiye. Special dispatches from the Shanghai correspondent of the United Press received to-night fully confirm the previous announcements of massacres of Christians in the disturbed districts. From various sources the correspondent receives trustworthy accounts of the outrage. A carnival of blood and lust prevails. Orphanages are being burned, as well as buildings occupied by adults. Helpless children are subjected to the fury of heartless mobs. The roads are in some places littered with fragments of' the flesh of these little fugitives, who, having perished either from violence or starvation, have furnished food for roving dogs. The measures taken by the central government to suppress the uprising are wholly inadaquate. Martial law has been proclaimed in Manchooria,but the proclamation cannot be made effective owing to the disaffection of the whole population and the weakness of the army. A dispatch was received in Brussels today from a missionary in Mongolia, stating that the Belgian missionaries in that country are safe. A dispatch to the Times from Singapore says that the Emperor of China has commenced the study of English arithmetic. The dispatch also states that M. Lemaire, the French minister to China, is renewing his demands upon the Pekin government for the granting of commercial contracts for the supply of railway material. He intimates that the relations between France and China cannot go on smoothly unless his demands ae conceded. Taung Li Yamen is urging Li Hung Chang, the Viceroy, to pacify M. Lemaire. Details of the Recent Massacre. PARIS, Dec. 5. The Chinese legation in this city received an official dispatch to the effect that on the night of Nov. 18 two secret societies named Tsenthan and Tsaili, composed of emigrants from China proper, proceeded to Mongolia and inaugurated a revolt against the foreigners and Christians centered in the district of Tichayoang in the province of Jehol. According to the latest estimate from three hundred to five hundred Christians several native priests, a Mongolian prince and some converted natives were massacred. Many churches were pillaged and burned. The Emperor, upon learning of the uprising, ordered the Tsung Li Yamen to telegraph to all the Tartar commander in Manchooria to send all their available troops to the scene of the revolt. The first engagement between the troops and the rebels took place on Nov. 20. The rebels were defeated, the troops advancing on them from various points and surrounding them. The different commanders have been instructed to protect all religious establishments and to prevent further massacres. The rebels are unable to count on the support of the inhabitants, and it is very likely that they will soon be suppressed. THE DEAD EX-EMPEROR. Scenes at the Bedside When Dom Pedro Died - To Be Buried at Lisbon. Paris, Dec. 5. The death of Dom Pedro occurred at 12:40 o'clock this morning. His ending was peaceful and almost painless. He received the last sacrament of the church at 10:30. Immediately after the death of the ex-Emperor all present in the room knelt and kissed the hand of the Countess d'Eu, who upon her father's death instantly became invested with all his rights to the throne of Brazil. The Duke of Aumale and the Duke of Nemours visited the Counters d'Eu this morning to offer her their condolences. The accounts of the scenes at the deathbed show that to the very last Dom Pedro's thoughts were of the country over which he had so long ruled, and whose welfare, despite the treatment accorded to him and his family, he had so closely at heart. The ex-Emperor was conscious to the end. At almost the last moment he exhorted the Countess d'Eu, his daughter, and formerly heiress apparent to the Brazilian throne, and her husband to bear up against sorrow, and to pray with him for the greatness and prosperity of Brazil. The Countess d'Eu has no present intention to protest to the Brazilian government against her exilefrom the country, but she maintains all her rights in connection with the crown. She says she is ready to return to Brazil at the first summons sent her. The remains of Dom Pedro will be interred in the family vault at Lisbon. Before the body is taken from Paris a solemn requiem high mass will be celebrated in the Church of the Madeleine. The Gaulois, the organ of the Count of Paris, urges the government to honor the

late Dom Pedro by giving him royal obsequies. It cites as a precedent for such action the case of the ex-King of Hanover, who upon his death was given a funeral marked by all the pomp and circumstance which attends the burial of royalty. The newspapers of all shades of political opinion concur in their estimation of the dead ex-ruler's character, and they all print articles highly eulogistic of him. The French government has decided that royal obsequies are proper in the case of Dom Pedro. A Rio de Janeiro dispatch says that the news of Dom Pedro's death was received with sincere grief by tbe Brazilians. But while all unite in regret for the former emperor, there is a deep and strong determination that the empire should never be revived. Should the Princess Isabella and the Count d'Eu make and persist in any demand for imperial succession the consequence will probably be the confiscation of all the property of the imperial family in Brazil. This would be a serious loss to the Princess and her husband, who have little else to depend on, and may make the Count hesitate. The Count is bitterly hated in Brazil and it would be dangerous for him to attempt to return. RUSSIA'S LATEST SCHEME.

Endeavoring to Secure a Harbor on the Western Coast of Either Norway or Sweden, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. London, Dec. 5. The importance of the recent elections to the Norwegian Storthing has just begun to be sufficiently recognized by the politicians, seeing that it is quite possible they may lead up to a grave international question, in which England will be principally interested. Mr. Steen, the Radical leader, has obtained a decided majority, and as he advocates the policy that Norway and Sweden should each have a minister of foreign affairs, instead of one for the two countries, there is some alarm among English politicians and those interested in the triple alliance. The British minister, in a dispatch to the Foreign Office, states that this policy means a separation of the two countries and playing into the hands of Russia, which power is doing its best to obtain the concession of a harbor on the western coast belonging to Sweden and Norway. Tbe harbor is not named, but it is stated that should Russia manage to get it British shipping might, in certain circumstances, be threatened and imperiled. Of course the British Foreign Office would have something to say to a matter of this kind. England has treaties with Sweden and an alliance of the date 1855 between Sweden and England and France. The position is one of great moment to England and the signatory power of the triple alliance, and much anxiety is felt as to the shape which affairs may take. Another Divorce Case. London, Dec. 5. London is certainly having a surfeit of separation and divorce cases. The Russell case is no sooner ended than the scene shifts, revealing further marital infelicities. This time, however, the parties involved do not belong to the peerage, but are well known to the jeunesse doree and the theater-going public of England and the United states. The parties to this latest suit are Miss Florence St. John, the actress, and Duplany Marius, and the charges made against the latter are the only ones upon which an absolute divorce can be obtained in England, namely, cruelty and adultery. Miss St. John charges that since her marriage to the dofendent he has treated her in a most cruel manner, and recites several instances of infidelity. The case came up to-day before Justice June, in the divorce division of her Majesty's High Court of Justice. Sir Charles Russell appeared for the petitioner, and Mr. C F. Gill for the respondent. The Duke of Devonshire Dying. London, Dec. 5. The latest intelligence from the bedside of the Duke of Devonshire is that he is in a moribund condition, and that his death is only a question of a few hours. By the death of the Duke a vacancy will occur in the House of Lords that will be filled by his son and heir, the Marquis of Hartington, the well-known member of the House of Commons. Another son of the Duke of Devonshire was Lord Frederick Cavendish, who was murdered in Phoenix Park, Dublin, some years ago. The elevation of the Marquis of Hartington to the House of Lords will remove a powerful opponent of Mr. Gladstone from the House of Commons. Brazil in a Peaceful State. London, Dec 5. A dispatch from Brazil was received to-day after a silence of four days. The intelligence just received shows that affairs in the State of Rio Grande do Sul are assuming a more pacific appearance. To-day's dispatch comes from the city of Rio Grande do Sul and says Senor Castillo has declined to accept the governorship of the State. France Lifts the Pork Embargo. Paris, Dec. 5. The Journal, official, to-day publishes a decree authorizing the import of American pork into France. The ports of entry, however, are limited, and importations can be made only at at Dunkirk, Havre, Bordeaux and Marseilles. Date of the Papal Consistory. Rome, Dec. 5. The consistory is fixed for Dec. 14 and the public consistory for the 17th. The Pope's decision to create two cardinals was quite unexpected. Mgr. Sepiacci is to be one of the new cardinals. Cable Notes. Advices from the interior of Africa are to the effect that Emin Pasha has arrived at Wadelat. The Council of State of Chill has authorized the purchase of $1,500,000 worth of railway material. As a result of the printers' strike many establishments in south Germany are employing women compositors. The British agricultural legislative conference will meet in London on Thursday and Friday next. The conference will represent 500,000 voters. Influenza is epidemic in Cornwall, the county forming the southwest extremity of England, and hundreds of inhabitants are prostrated with the disease. The new French minister to the United States will sail shortly for New York from France. He has attained in the French diplomatic service the rank of minister plenipotentiary. Queen Victoria has been invited to attend the golden wedding of the King and Queen of Denmark. Invitations to attend the wedding have already been accepted by Emperor William, the Prince of Wales and the Emperor and Empress of Russia. Business Embarrassments. Bellefont, Pa., Dec. 5. The Bellefonte Iron and Nail Company, limited, has suspended operations, with liabilities aggregating about $302,000. The extensive plant of the company has been turned over to ex-Gov. James A. Beaver, its president, for the benefit of creditors. An extension of three years has been granted, and it is thought the works will be able to resume operations before long. This plant is where the National Heat and Power Company, of which General Hastings, ex-Governor Beaver and other prominent Pennsylvanians are members, is operating its experimental gas machines, but the closing in nowise affects the company. Chicago, Dec. 5. The Attorney-general of the State, the State Auditor and the attorney of the Chicago Mutual Life Benefit Association, of this city, held a conference in Springfield yesterday, at which the condition of the association was taken up, and the report of an examination made by an expert accountant read. The result was that the Auditor ordered a stay of proceedings in the suit against the association and a continuance of its business. New York, Dec. 5. Assignee Charles W. Gould says his duties in connection with the S. V. White failure will soon be at an end and that he will soon make application for a discharge. When that occurs the firm will resume business. Mr. Gould says that Mr. White's affairs are now in a very satisfactory condition. Hillsboro. Tex., Dec. 5. Wombwell & Co., of Itasca, general merchants, failed with preferences of $22,000 to Fort Worth and Itasca parties. The liabilities and assetts [assets] are large. Memorial from "Pap" Thomas Post. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENBURG. Ind., Dec. 5. At "Pap" Thomas Post, G. A.R. last night a suitable memorial on the death of Governor Hovey was adopted. The hall of the post was ordered draped in mourning for a period of thirty days, and the officers to wear mourning badges while on duty for the same length of time. The annual election of officers resulted as follows: Commander, George S. Dickey; senior vice-commander, James Leggett; junior vice-commander, Hugh Brison; adjutant. Will J. Crisler; quartermaster, A. S. Creath; surgeon, J. Y. Hilt; chaplain. A. P. Bone; officer of the day, Joshua F. Cox; officer of the guard, Monroe Marsh; sergeant-major. D. C. Elder; quartermaster sergeant. H. B. Lockridge: representatives to State encampment, J. Y. Hilt, J.N. Wallingford, W. J. Crisler. William Skeen: alternates, William Bruner, J. W. Taylor, H. D. Gallagher and John D. Miller. Aids to Entertaining. New York Commercial Advertiser. Hostesses who have not a happy faculty and a natural knack for managing their guests would do well to take note of all the little devices to which they may resort for the purpose of making entertainment easier. One of these is a clever manner of pairing off guests for the dinner-table. Separate envelopes should be addressed to each gen-

tleman of the dinner party and the envelopes distributed in the gentlemen's dressing-room. Inside there should be a card naming the lady whom the gentleman is to escort to dinner. This avoids all possible confusion, and, indeed, it is the customary way. Many hostesses, however, neglect to do this, and there results a confusion and an embarrassment which might be avoided by the exercise of a little previous thought and skill.

OCEAN SHORE LINES. The Atlantic Once Touched the Appalachians and the Gulf Extended to Cairo. Washington Special to St. Louis Globe-Democrat. "Mean sea level'' is the ideal of stability from which all engineers and surveyors make their measurements. "If one thinks the shore lines of the ocean are immovable." said a geologist, "he is greatly mistaken. The ocean has traveled forward and backward across portions of our continent. It has done no with surprising frequency in the later half of geologic time. A lively chase is ahead for the geologist who sets out to trace these ancient wanderings of old Neptune - a chase no less exciting to one who catches the inspiration of the subject than that which men lead after less significant game." It was on a search for ocean shore lines that a scientific expedition left Washington just after the geological congress in September. The party was under the leadership of that untiring field-worker, Prof. W. J. McGee, of the geological survey. The story of the expedition is fascinating. With Professor McGee were his accomplished wife, a scientist, too: Prof. Eugene Hilgard, of California; Safford, of Tennessee: Eugene Smith, of Alabama; Joseph Holmes, of North Carolina; Lester F. Ward, of Washington, and Robert T. Hill, of Texas. The immediate problem was the tracing of the varied wanderings of the shore lines of the Gulf of Mexico. These professors began with the great tract of country known as the Mississippi embayment. This tract stretches from Cairo to the gulf. With hammers and kodaks they went at it. Many were the symposiums in the field. Subsistence was found by the way. Wherever the problem called the professors went. Beginning the search in West Tennessee, they continued it to Mexico, and have recently scattered to their homes. It isn't necessary to go back to the beginning of the migrations of these shore lines. The outline of the continent about the middle of geologic time will do for a starting point. It is shocking enough to national pride. This would have been a bob-tailed United States sure if the shore line as the professors found it to have existed about the middle of geologic time had continued. There wouldn't have been any civil war or yellow fever epidemics, or carpet-baggers, or shotgun politics, or race question. That isn't all. About noon of the geologic day the Atlantic lapped the base of the Appalachian range. There weren't any New Jersey, or mosquitoes, or Delaware peach orchards. The Gulf of Mexico came plump up to the mountains of southern Arkansas and the Indian Territory. The great State of Texas was fathoms under water. Kansas was no better off, for the waves rolled over it, and only the Rocky mountains poked their peaks like so many islands above a Pacific ocean twice as large as its namesake of today. Since that interesting time the land has risen and subsided half a dozen times. The ocean has receded to New Orleans and advanced to Cairo just as many times. It has rolled in over what is now Galveston and moved northward as far as Manitoba and gone back again. This performance it has repeated time and time again. To trace these different migrations of the shore line is not easy, it is not one which any single man can do satisfactorily. This was what inspired Professor McGee's party to make the trip, going over the records which many able men had scanned before To tell the laity just how these, vast oscillatlons of the land and these repeated encroachments of the sea are recorded is not easy. But to the geologist the different migrations of the shore line have left a trail as plain and certain as that of the deer to the hounds. Theses traces are the sheets of sediment along the shores and the caving --"degradation," the geologists call it -- of the land. Along the shore line of the coasts to-day the rivers are depositing vast loads of sediment. The sediment is gathered from the land and transported by the muddy waters. It settles into sheets of great thickness and extent. The sheets become dry land as the shore lines retreat and contract. Along the Atlantic and gulf slopes every foot of land owes its peculiar individuality to the mineral character of the sediment deposited while it was being made. The great rivers also record these tramps of the ocean. As they reach tide level they give np their loads of mud for land at the ocean's border, or they cut new channels in the old sediments when the land begins to rise. Along the valleys of the Mississippi, the Ohio and tbe Missouri are the great banks of fine yellow clay silt, as seen in the famous Council Bluffs at Omaha and the Chickasaw Bluffs at Memphis. This represents the fine rock powder brought down by those streams during the great glacial epochs. Professor McGee has traced the rock powder deposits for thousands of miles in Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa and Missouri. The currents of the rivers must have been very slow when this tine sediment was given up. The shore line of the gulf was many miles interior to the present border. The expedition visited numerous localities, illustrating the deposition of this material. The fine rock powder makes some of the most fertile lands of West Tennessee and is covered with a beautiful growth of forest trees. Such is the origin of these sheets of insignificant "dirt," as it is called. Red-Tape In Trade in Turkey. New York Recorder. Mrs. Hirsch, wife of the late minister to Turkey, tells, among other interesting things about her sojourn in the East, a story illustrating the amount of red-tape incidental to the purchasing of valuable tapestries, rugs, and pieces of bric-a-brac. An American gentleman, passing through Constantinople, in making a tour of the bazaars, was attracted in one of them by a beautiful rug, which he determined to possess. 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