| Show nl spirit at ork s just degraded chang fan als for transferring the al mines to british control bate man has also been in it he will be further pun s he brings the halping er cl inese control again months s to mind the time when government was in a state er the kaiping mines fear ey might involve the reign of the empire in terrible i the and china was lous of everything foreign ment had become con ahme kind of machinery coal mining was ting for the kaiping iery was introduced L hired to run it and was greatly increased tons had been raised suddenly an order pekin authorities to la once e action was taken to ance which had devel geror palace whose fa great dismay the jad brought about this tuition tua tion by a memorial which he had presented to the throne he said it was his melancholy duty to report that the galleries which had been opened in the kaiping mines by the foreigners and the smoke and noise of the foreign machinery had the repose of the earth dra gon in venting his displeasure the dragon in turn had vexed the spirit of the empress who had died seme months earlier and had been buried about miles away from the mines the spirit of the departed princess was justifiably angry and had taken prompt vengeance by afflicting several members of the imperial household with the measles there was no doubt that this calamity was distinctly traceable to the wicked proceedings at the coal mines coal mining was therefore sus and it was not until the measles disappeared from the impe rial household that calmness again prevailed and the reopening of the mines was authorized but years elapsed before machi ery was again employed only half a generation has passed but things have been moving though slowly in china the government that once closed the mines is now de sirous to keep them machinery and all under its control new york sun |
