snd copy. of the narrative drawn up by the of the Naick of the late Mr. Cooper's ale tthe at Bl Cooper's good, Missionaries at Bhamo who arrived at the Agency. shortly after the assassination of that gentleman, have been piroed at our disposal (Translation.
Copy of foreigner Kassunsin's deposition, questioned on the Sth The fore Naique Kasranaia, on bei Labyeeyair of Tagoo, "Tam a Naique, and was s0 appointed by (2tth Opel, 1878), staree the predecemors of the Political Agent. the Oth instant (BE.) the jemadar Teopoolain wishing to have. his brother promoted ax Daique, and the Political Agent listening to the jemadar, fined mo five rupees for not Keeping proper guard, and assaulted mo by pushing and driving me down. shamed because my character was lower Cit, name was spoilt), I, with a gun shot the Political Agent in the breast while ho was seated on chair reading, Not long after L shot dead also the jemadar Topoolain and Pom (Bigned)_B.B. Smaw, Resident at Mandalay.
Simla, 26th May, 1878.
Bhamo, 24th April, 1878, To the Burns Rusrpxxr, Mandalay
following report of the sad tragedy which has Sir, It is our painful duty to make the at the British Agency, Bhamo, At 9.90 this evening measongers came to the China Tntand Mission House in the Mevgoon of the city, saying that Mr. Cooper, jemadar and one of the guard, had beau killed, Rove, J. N. Kushing and H. Soltan immediately proceeded to the Woon's residence to inquiries, He had already sent off the and two Nakkans with mon to the Revs, J, N, Kushing and J. 8. Adams immediately started for the Agency, and on the way invited the Rev. Mr. Freeday and one of the French priests to accompany them, 'These four gentlemen, on outering the Agency, found Mr. Cooper lying on the draw-room floor in a pool of blood, where the native doctor had placed him.' They. also wont to the quarters and saw the bodies of the jemadar and the acting sergeant Teepoo lying outside on the ground.
Pheso gentlemen forthwith proceeded to collect all the papers which they found lying about, together with the plate, revolver, and ome small articles of value, and, having placed. them in the money cheat, pointed out by the Agent's Barman writer, locked the cheat and sealed it with the seal of the Agency, which the writer gave them. In the chest, also, they noticed some bags of money lying. It should sise be mentioned that they placed in thie cheat all the keys which they found on Mr, Cooper's dressing-table, They were unable to do more than this when they were summoned to the Woon. Mr. Adams remained behind to take charge for the time being, as the native doctor, the Burman writer, and others, accompanied the gentlemen to the way, Br. Soltan joined them and ied them to the Woon's, where they mordorer bound. The murderer bad the Woon and taken away fore the gentlemen arrived The Woon caused the man's confession to he Agency. be reed, whioh ho said that-he was about to despatch to Mandalay. Ho told the gentlemen to make such arrangements for the burial of the Agent and other matters pertaining to the Agency as would be in accordance with the English custom, Accordingly, Messrs. Soltan and Kushing went back to the Agency with the native doctor and other people belonging there! They caused the body tobe washed, but not farther it for burial, as the native doctor wished to make a post mortem examination to-morrow morning.
The first called the two Barman servants, who, at the time of the murder were-in the kitchen, at the back of the house—their names Moung Hieh and Houng Gye. The substance of their testimony was as follows At the time of the murder there was no one in the house except Mr. Cooper. They say that the man must have come up the back stairs, although they did not see him enter. They heard the back door of the dining room farthest from the drawing-room thrown open violently, and immediately afterwards the report ofa gun. They rushed out and saw the murderer Kassunsin Ni the back stairs with a gan in hi Cooper was{sitting in the drawl long chair by the centre table, almost facing the door leading into the dining-room, through which the man had fired at him. The curtain was hanging down across the doorway. The two men having pushed aside the curtain caw him in his blood and immediately rushed to the native doctor's house. Having called the native doctor, as they were returning with him and had reached the well, they heard the the at the house they heard the gun fire which killed the jemadar. After gun that killed Teepoo. They time to see Mr. Cooper or three gasps and then all was over. The then went to look for paper in order that to the missionary ing out belo They did so, and, being ter- poli back.
The following is doctor's testimony At about 8.15 p.m. when I was in my house, I heard a gun fired, Knowing that Mr, Cooper sometimes fired guns at night, I did not think anything of it. I came out of my house and stood by the garden fence, when two Burmese servants came to me and called out "Master is wounded. Kassunsin
house, and, when passing the well, he: hav abet bim." I immediately hurried tothe nother alor fred, which was the abet that killed the jemadar. On reaching the staircase, a sepoy told me that the jemadar had been shot by the murderer. I came upstairs snd found Mr, Cooper in the drawing-room ina long chair. Ho was lying back in the chair, quite motionless, but gasped two or three times and then died. The ball entered the chest just below the right nipple. I put Mr. Cooper on the floor and sent messengers to the missionaries and the Woon. The Woon sent the Sit-kay and other officers, and asked for the murderer, whom 1 gave up to them. I remained in the house until the arrival of the missionaries, when I accompanied them to the Woon!
The following is the substance of the testi-many given by the guard Mabammed Sen was by the well and saw the murderer go to the jemadar's house, call him out and shoot him. He also saw him fall, Soyka-hammed came out of his house and said:—" What is the matter?" Ho saw the jemadar fall, butchd not see the murderer.
The jemadar's brother, Abdulrahi The jemadar had been eating rice, and whi woman was washing the dishes, heard a gun fred off in the bungalow. Isaid to my brother, "A gun has been fired off in the bungalow. Did you hear it?" He said nothing, but got up aad went down out of the house. I followed him, caw him shot and fall, The murderer, seeing me, immediately raised his gun to shoot me, but the shot missed me and killed Teepoo, acting naique, who was close behind. The murderer then went to the native doctor's house and called him by name. He also called the doctor's brother and myself, and then went guard-house in the northwest corner by took a five chambered revolver." He called a the main gate. He placed his gun there and
Naique, Mobun Sing, but the man did not come, He then called-all the guard saying "T don't know what the matter is, whether the has been firing." Ho then went back to the guardhouse and deposited his pistol. forwards, Meerbabr then seized him, and He came out again and walked beck and all the geard enrrounded him and placed him in the guard-house and pinioned him. In the guard-house lie confessed that he killed Mr. Cooper and the two others. About an hour afterwards the Barman officials came and the murderer was taken into the custody of the Woon, It was about 8.30 p.m. that the murder was committed.
So far as can: be ascertained, the cause of the murder was personal revenge in the case of Mr. Cooper who had punished him three days ago, inflicting a fine of five rapees and striking him, Since that time they eay that hho has eaten nothing and spoken to u0 one until to-night. What grudge there was against the jemadar has not yet been ascertained, Permission has been given by the Woon for hia burial just outside the north gate of the agency compound where Captain Cooke inferred Mr. Graham, After the post-mortem gxamivation tomerrom, he will be buried there One copy of this report is sent by the Woon's dak boat with messengers, and another by a private boat, (Sd.) Henry Souran, China Inland Mission, (Sd.) J. N, Kusnine, American Baptist Mission, CHINA AS A FACTOR IN ASIATIC POLITICS, (Palt Matt Budget.)
While the attention of Europe has been fixed upon the contest between Russia and Turkey, we learn from China that public announcement has been made of the successful reconquest of Kashgar, and of its definite corporation as part of the Chinese Empire, Thus disappear from the scene of Asiatic deeper-rooted and more powerful of the two second and, as was thought, the Mahommedan States which had grown up in the outlying provinces of Enstern China during the last few years, The kingdom built up and kept in order by the ity of Yakoob Khan ha Yiinoan, and henceforth ever a Bower to be reckoned wi ing the affairs of Central Asia, is rather remarkable that whereas the attack upon Yunnan and the destruction of the Mahommedan capital Talifoo, with the of all ite inhabitants, roused " sort of languid interest in this counts jover entered into any detin ment with ite ruler or people, the compl overthrow of a Government to which we b sent two important embassic most without notice. many Wa: been brought about gi vivid impression of the vigour wi y some day be dis. played by the Chi in asserting what they conceive to be their rights, er long they may allow their claims to dormant. the campaign which hag now been brought to a successful issue, and which has resulted in not merely the subjugation, but the almost complete destruction in some quarters, of the Febel Taogans and the Malionmedan popalawas commenced as far back as 1875. A force was organized in that year, within the limits of China Proper, under the control of Tso, the Governor-General of Kansuh; and it will be remembered that shortly afterwards some critics of that general's strategy took occasion to sneer at the absurd system of warfare which began by sowing quantity of seed for the next year's crop. Looked at in the light of after events, this strange proceeding seems grim enough. Provision laving thus been carefally made for the wants of the army, the rear of the busivers was conducted in the same leisurely, calculating, masterly fashion. From the moment when active operations were cided upon, there seems to have been no her station and no hurry. Certain things had to be dove; and whether they were carried out to-day, to-morrow, or a year or two hence made little difference, so long as they were carried out. The rebel Tangans fell first under the crushing weight of the Chinese army, When their chief city, Manas, fell in November, 1876, every human being was put
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