The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-15

since 1850; a very old, evil-smelling
town; stands in the middle of a very
extensive plain twelve miles north Of
Tungchow on the Pei-Ho, and $50 miles
from the sea 1t Is surrounded by walls
fifty feet high and sixty feet wide and
is entered through strong gates, all Of
which are closed at night. Here is the
Palace and here are the legations. The
populace is anti-foreign with an inten-
sity which is barely conceivable. The
estimated population Is 1900, 00G
PICHON-M. Pichon, French minister to
China
PORT ARTHUR-Now the Russian naval
base in the Far East. 1t was leased to
Russia in 1888 with the adjacent seas
and territory TO. the north, the whole
forming the province of Kwang-tung.
Port Arthur is reserved as a naval port
for Russian and Chinese warships. and
closed to other nations. By Russian eff
forts It has become a very powerful and
important base.
PRINCE CHING-A Manchu Lord
chamberlain Of the court and command
er Of the Pelzin field force Member OF
the Tsung-u Yamen.
PRINCE 1.-THE senior member Of the
cabinet (pronuonced Leo. a Manchu, is
an hereditary prince. belonging TO a dis
tant branch Of the Imperial family; he
takes no part in foreign affairs, but is
much trusted in Imperial family mat
ters
PU-CHUN.-The present eunperor's heir.
Nominated by the dowager empress. He
Is the grandson of the brother Of the
late Emperor Hsien-Fung and Prince
Chun. and first cousin, once removed, 70
the present emperor.
SHANGHAI-The largest and most i'm
portant of the Chinese treaty ports. It
IS situated twelve miles from the mouth
of a branch of tn Yang tse Kiang. in
the province ofKiangsu. The popula-
ton is nearly four millions, including
over 5000 foreigners. It was declared
treaty port open to the world in 1912. The
British government established the SUI
preme consular court and court Of ap-
peal for all China and Japan al Shang
REMEY.-Admiral Rerney Of the Ameri-
can far east squadron, has been forty
five years a sailor, and in his early
years saw much fighting.
SHANTUNG. - Province bordering the
gulf OF Pechili TO the south. Contains
Kiaochau and Wei-hai-wei.
SHENG-The administrator Of teleg-aphs
and of railways, the head of the i'm
periaI bank OF China and Of the China
Merchants Steamship company, is
most influential man, and is in constant
relations with the foreigners. Those
who have tried to do business with him
so far have found him more than
match for them; the control of the
whole telegraph system of China and
considerable wealth gives him great
power, and he IS always a man to be
reckoned with in the future.
SQUEEZE. term Of extortion;
the secret commission which every Chi
naman makes on every transaction with
a foreigner
STEWART CBrigadier General Sir n. RI
is in command Of a brigade OF the IN
dian contingent.
SZECHUAN. - Province bordering on
Tibet.
TAEL.-Equa1s 1-s ounce of silver in
weight.
TAKU FORTS.-Situated at the mouth Of
the Pei-Ho, consists of three main forts,
the North, South and New. At the
time when they were captured by the
allied forces OF England and France
=
Behind the forts there extends for
twenty miles inland an intricate sys-
TEN Of meats. Defended by modern ar
tillery and skillful ardllerists. they
would be practically impregnable
They were taken by the allied forces on
June Il.
THE GRAND COCNCTD.-The emperor
and empress dowager are assisted in
council consisting at present Of eight
members, and these are undoubtedly the
most influential statesmen for the time
being.
THE TSCNG Ii YAMEN.-Serves the
Chinese government as minister of
foreign affairs. TIL the war of 1860 all
foreigners were treated as belonging TO
dependent or tributary nations, and on
this basis all foreign affairs had /been
conducted by a special department OF
the board Of ceremonies. The war,
however showed that the nations OF
the west could not be treated as tribu-
tary tribes. and to meet the emergency
Prince Kung invented the tsung Il va
men as the most suitable method Of deal
ing with foreign ministers. 1t first
had three members. but the number has
been increased TO ten. Its members 10
not constitute a separate department In
the ordinary sense Of the term; they
are selected from the six boards and
from the grand council The tsung Ii
yamen, as a body, has no power 10 act
and except in most important cases will
give no decisive ansfer. They receive
requests. demands and protests, and
acknowledge the receipt. AS a board
Of obstruction it is a gigantic success.
All interviews are taken down YER
batim. and with copies OF the dispatches
are laid before the grand council, and
by il reported TO the emperor
TEN TSIN.-One AZ the treaty ports, Is
on the Pei-Ho and seventy miles from
Pekin. It is a very busy place when
the river Is free from ice but when
the last teamer has left and the river
= closed up. the foreign community
consisting o. about 80 Europeans. have
nothing 10 do but amuse themselves
till the nd OF March. Tien Esin has
now been isolated and the foreign set
tlement is in q state OF siege since
June l..
TUAN CPrincel.-The father OF Pu chan.
the heir apparent and first cousin q
Kwang Su. the emperor. and now lead
ing the ultra-anti-toreign movement az
the Palace.
TZE-HSI. The dowager empress, now g
years old. widow OF the Emperor Esseu-
Fung. who died IN 1851. No blood r.
latin 20 the present emperor. who Is the
son OF Hsien-Fung's brother, the late
Prince Chun.
vANG-wEN- SHAO.-A Chinese, Is pres
her Of the tsung-u- yamen and a CON-
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