The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-10-31

methods. Ii Hung Chang secured the
right of admission to Office through his
assiduous application to study and every
succeeding step in his upward career has
been attained by his own genius and
capacity. It was the intention of Ii Hung
Chang to devote himself to study, but an
event occurred just after his return to
his fathers home on the Yang-tse-kiang
River, after his successful examination
at Picking, that changed the current of his
life. The TAPPING rebellion, which was
directed against the reigning dynasty.
was then at it's height and its leaders had
captured the ancient capital, Marking,
and were marching at the head of a tri-
umphant army toward the capital, Pc
king. Ii Hung Chang, his youthful ar
dor inhamed, raised a force of militia
and harassed the rear of the rebel army
on it's march. The rebels were checked
in their advance on the capital and were
forced to return to Marking. Ii Hung
Chang's services in contributing to this
end were recognized by the general Of the
imperial army, Tseng-Kwo-fan, and Lis
army was attached to the main army and
Ii himself was assigned to ar important
post. He soon displayed great military
qualities and became the active command
er in the field. He joined to his army a
band of adventurous Europeans, organic
ed and commanded by an American sailor
named Ward, and a~fterward, on Wards
death, led by Gen. Gordon. This army
was called "the ever victorious army"
and victory after victory was won until
the rebellion was crushed. The rebellion
had cost the empire dearly. Nearly half
of il had been laid waste and 2O,OOO,OOO
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Chang emerged from it with a high mill
tary reputation and the most famous man
in the nation. He was made ar earl,
was presented with the yellow jacket
the exclusive emblem of imperial favor
and was appointed viceroy Of an import
ant province. But he was not suffered to
engage in the administration of civil at
fairs. Numerous revolts occurred after
the suppression of the TAPPING rebellion,
and for several years Ii Hung Chang
was engaged in suppressing them.
And then came, in 1870, the horrible
butchery of French missionaries and nuns
and of the French consul at Tientsin.
The French Government demanded heavy
reprisals and the Chinese Government
became alarmed. Ii Hung Chang was
transferred as viceroy to the province OF
Chilli, where the riot had occurred, and
so we'll did he manage the affair that
peace was restored, complete atonement
made to the French, and war was thereby
averted, to the evident benefit of the Chi
nese. French honors were conferred on
Ii Hung Chang; he was made imperial
= tutor. grand secretary of state and was
created a noble of the first rank. These
J Offices made him ever since the first Off.
cial and statesman of the Government
: under the Emperor.
! As Governor of Chilli he became the
guardian and protector of the Emperor
the capital being within the province
. His Office as imperial tutor brought him
{ into intimate relations with the imperia
household and his diplomatic duties a
Tientsin, following the massacre, distin
t guished him as a diplomat in every i'm
portant treaty negotiation or diplomatic
controversy of his Government. Prob
: ably no living man has received such sig
e nal marks of respect from his diplomati'
antagonists as he. In the Margary af
fair, a most serious controversy will
Great Britain, he was so straightforward
e and just in meeting the demands of tina
r Government that Sir Thomas Wade wa
: led to make an important concession, iii
: recognition of the frankness with which
8 he had negotiated this very TROUBLESOME
business" In the adjustment of tn