In a note a few days ago mention was made of great excitement among the people of this region in consequence of that he was not accustomed to handle bribes. Another "men shang" in this city has been severely beaten for accepting a bribe and hindering the course of justice. For this reason the futai is not very popular with the governing class and yamen people. Nor can it be said that he is very popular with the foreign community. He holds himself aloof and has intercourse only in ne things. He conducted the year-end examina. tion of the Shansi university, and came are not very belliant but' be nate mee to the opening of the college. - His speeches portant concession to foreign sentiment in his inaugural address this year. From the commencement the Chinese have desired the Western department to observe the Ist and 15th days for "incense bur ing" instead of the usual first day of the week The other side, however, has been firm on the point and 9 the governor said that the Chinese depart ment should keep the same day this year og the Western department. So Sunday has arrived a few days ago. He looks a far the tax disturbances at Chiningchou. become an event in the interior. He has more decent man than the retiring one.
This condition continues unabated des. also definitely promised that the new build. He was in office here once before for three pite the assurances that all is now settled. ings of the college. shall be finished this years and was prosecuted by some of his For awhile the disturbances were confined summer, These should have boon oe subjects and was suspended, so that he largely to the region immediately around last year but owing to inefficiency and mal-in considered as filling out his term. He the city, but it is spreading to the administration on the part of the Chinese will, it is presumed, mako special effort surrounding districts. A recent visit in contractors there has been considerable doto redeem: the " face" lost formerly. A the Laiwu district, East of Taianfa, dis-lay. The governor has heavily punished big annual fair has just passed and I hear covered the.people in great ferment, taro of the guarantors, and, one of the that he made it hot for gamblers, and I repairing the town walls and moving "wei yuan" was compelled to mount the '800 much less signs of it at different turns valuables into the walled towns. Almost ladder and take off the roof of one on the streets. The retiring official has a numberless barrows were seen at this of the demy-built houses. This was not name for having allowed anything pretty work. Vague hints that a widespread very dignified for a man of position, but much for pay. That is so much like revolution: is imminent were constantly as the button had been previously many of our officials in Western countries heard. Various omens of evil are re-are coming to act. The ported. There is evidently a most Long-Prayed-for Rain thorough belief on the people that something serious is on hand.
terday, a good soaking rain, and So far as I know no further steps have ers are much joyed, and so are the business people. There was on every been taken to quiet the people. The hand complaint of no business, district magistrate put out a proclam tion that he would not be responsible for A Terrible Threat. thefts occuring as a result of the con-'The various and sundry gods of the fusion. If hardly needs to be said that community have been. kept stationed on 80 much oxeitemont is the most likely the stroots in the sun for the past ten to produce the thing feared. days in the hope that they would tire of the heat and. dust and so make petition for rain! I-notice: to-day that incense has been burned in their presence. In
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