[Ut will be remembered that a short account of these riots reached us froma private correspondent on the 28th ultimo.)
Weiyoan, s city has been the scene of a amall rebel Reports state that fifty or sixty thou sand men were connected with the morement. Goverameat schools, chapels and likin stations were destroyed. Rice has not been so cheap for years, and hanger cannot, therefore, be the ccanse of this outbreak. Without doubt the steady increase in taxes, bessid the prospect of a greater increase, creatiog a spirit of dissatisfaction.
ere are no developments in industries or public works to increase the earning capacity of the masses. Money 1s used to put op big railway offices, and in keeping up a staff of UN officials, bat no railroad is io sight, Miniog bureaux are erected, but no steps are taken to open up the mineral wealth of the Province. Arvenals and printing plants consume their millions, give out very little to the populace, All roads lead to the capital when silver travels, while outward fliw the stately sedan chaire bearing men experienced in changing salt grains late silver and coal dost into gold.
THE EWE Lamp, The cold, barren, jayleas Ife of the imposing taxes on the very few comforts they possess. Is there a feast or a wedding or some other pastime? Then spice it w tax on fruit rape-need oil—who Take for example the coal army of them stand shivering in the mountain air with clothing scarcely sufficient to make a covering. a laden they tramp over the rough roads to the What does five cash a basket amount to? Yet 500,000 times I up the likin coffers; and i good the coolie may carry back a amal amount to his family; and if bud, he may pay personal expenses as back ho gors, shivering in his rags, for more coal.
As one walks the streets of the capital, everything denotes prosperity, well clad servants, young men slong by the thousands io the Intest and neatest of superiority that its charms, hoy supplied with every laxary, ative and foreign, for these favoured ones; and who would not rej ice at these marks of prosperity? All, ao doubt, who have aot been behind the scenes to have their hearts filled with the deepest pity for the millions, that foreign indemnities must be and all must be patriotic, 'FOR Last straw.
The last straw, however, seemed to the people to be falling upon them when small board, the size of 8 called above their doors, tion, affecting their very homes, and reported to be a new scheme of taxation—three cash a night for every member of the family—sronsed widespread indignation. The match that started the flames of rebel in a simple device would think with deep design, viz., be santal lines and dots with w cross la the centre all la deep red. The cross more marked in some places than in others, bat translated to the populace, by agitators, in practically the same way—their homes had been handed over to the foreigners and the religion of the Cross was to be forced apon them.
YOUNG TURKS AND cnRIerraNe, bolder than usual, and fairly vell-fonod-At "time when secret societies Feet ed suspicions exist that there is Young Turk" party among the
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