text_original: The people in general knew nothing about the matter until it had gone so far that the original point of dispute was almost out of sight, and it seemed as if the safety of English subjects and the honour of England were compromised in some way by the high handed proceedings of the Chinese Go  vernment.
text_transcription: THE PEOPLE IN GENERAL KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE MATTER UNTIL IT HAD GONE SO FAR THAT THE ORIGINAL POINT OF DISPUTE WAS ALMOST OUT OF SIGHT AND IT SEEMED AS IF THE SAFETY OF ENGLISH SUBJECTS AND THE HONOR OF ENGLAND WAS COMPROMISED IN SOME WAY BY THE HIGH HANDED PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT
phonemes: ðə pˈiːpəl ɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl nˈuː nˈʌθɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðə mˈæɾɚɹ ʌntˈɪl ɪt hæd ɡɔn sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ ðætðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl pˈɔɪnt ʌv dɪspjˈuːt wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst ˌaʊɾəv sˈaɪt, ænd ɪt sˈiːmd æz ɪf ðə sˈeɪfti ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ sˈʌbdʒɛkts ænd ðɪ ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd wɜː kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪzd ɪn sˌʌm wˈeɪ baɪ ðə hˈaɪ hˈændᵻd pɹəsˈiːdɪŋz ʌvðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ɡˌoʊ vˈɜːnmənt.