Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-01-18
OFFICIAL RANK IN CHINA.
Titles and Duties of the Multitude Of
Civil Officers.
New York Mail and Express,

Civil Officers.
New York Mail and Express
The French find that in the war with
China they have to contend with an army
that Is well Differed, il deficient in every
other respect. iyil and military officials
are never wanting in the Celestial Kingdom,
and mc more numerous than in any other
country. In any province or town the
stranger i, surprised 10 meet every now
AID then dignitary wearing u ball or
glubulc on his hat. These balls are called
spheres properly, and are about an inch
in diameter, They serve the same pur
pose ~ our stars, buttons, nnd bars,
IN mark ing the rank Of the oIl,Ccr wearing
them, amt may br seen IN countless mum
hrrs al lie seat Of war to-day We shall
have Ia hear Ul the wgurcTs ui these
.phrrr> frequently hCtOrr The war is ton
Ciudrd. and a statement of the order Of
q Clal pruCricGCc will hc instructive in
adj = n, 10 understand the war news
,,d,riIyUly lhcsr mru are known rs the
two Zinc ranks, aud in generic sense
H. ""ir twenty nine Clas.c, ol the able
eyes
Everything is SO differently constituted
iliat il is quiIe impossible 10 translate the
mmilaI, titles so as Ia glveu comparative
idea VI hiIuse rank. This l. made The
more dIIcult from the fact that the mill.
tary officials are generally held in con
tempt. add precedence IN command is
given la limc of war Ia talented civilian,
and cd he civil officials are of the ir.l
consideration. aud are mpntiUnHblc before
the "it.C.uls OF the army
AZ t1rY-f la 6 III. 4
the TX shang shu. ar presidents of the
six great boards nhr sin tuI who wear
carbunc" sphere at court aud coral in
ordinary dlcss. In the srcWsd cas- of The
first eva rank are lhr tsungll,
or governor, general of The pro.
yincr> They are the direct Ie,
Preventative, OF the emperor with The
power Of life and death IN tleir hands
They arr commonly members Of the war
UOaId.
In The first class of The seco ri civil rank
are The iUtal. OF vice governors, standing
llcuicnanls 10 the tsung Ia. They also re.
side At the capitals al The provinces. and
may DE- called into The war board. They
wchr lrd here. The second class of
the second rank are the ian1nil. the pro.
yincml secretaries of finance They wear
a red sphere
la the Ir,t class Of the third civil rank
are The n.chisi, provincial judges They
wear a light blue sphere. The second
class oil The third rank are the lenluu,ssu,
or provincial sub commissioners. They
wear dark blue sphere
la the first class OF The fourth civil rank
are The lang tai provincial grain tax col.
leciors wearing an Opaque blue sphere The
officer OF the same rank aud class IL the
tao iai. OF whom We often hear. lie !,
district lord Of three towns. and wears
dark Opaque sphere. The second class OF
the fourth rank are the fu, department
pretcnis wearing dark blue Opaque ball
The chlh sichin. chire are the first class
OF the nth rank. and correspondent to
subprefecls They wear u clear. glass
sphere. Their officer Is the chih-si tung,
chlh. who wears like sphere The tung.
chi Is the second class Of the fifth rank.
and the cbih chou Is the third class.
These are district judges. and wear q
small crystal sphere
The sixth rank ere the tung pan. deputy
sub-prefects Of department. wearing a
porcelain sphere The seventh rank are
the chib.hsieD, magistrates. with git