The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-03
WHO'S WHO IN CHINA.
CWashinpton Starr

The emperor, Kwang Su C''succession
OF Glory'D son of Prince Chung. who was
seventh son of the Emperor Taou- Kwang
present emperor was born Aug. 10. 1871 ;
succeeded to the throne in 1870, and mar
RED In 1889, al the age of II, the present
empress, Yehhonala. Kwang Su is of
Feeble physique and is incapable of WELD
ing the authority which belongs to him.
according to latest reports, which have
no Deen cOntrddicted, KWang Su is SUD-
posed to have committed suicide by talk
ing poison under compulsion of Tuan. The
ooWager empress really rules China
The dowager empress, Tsu-hsi. aunt of
Ihe present emperor and widow of En-
peror Tung-che, was born in 1894 Has
LOT many years been the real power and
controlled the destinies of China. was
for some time regent. For MANY years
past mas been at the head of the anti
foreign party in China and opposed to
the young emperor. She was born a slave.
became the faVortte wife of the late en-
peror and has more brains and courage
IMAM any one else at the Chinese court
Prince Ching. uncle of the present en-
Peror' and until the first days in June
mead of the tsung-li-yamen when his no
sltlon was usurped by Prince Tuan. Ching
mas invariably been amicably disposed to-
ward foreigners and has always-espec-
ldlly during recent trOubleS-counseled
moderation toward them Ching IL the
only member of the tsung-Ii-yamen with
Droad knowledge OF foreign politics He
leo the forces in defense Of the foreign
legations and is opposed by the empress
doWager and Prince Tuan.
Prince Tuan, father of the heir ap-
parent 70 the throne in China, is the fifth
son or the great Emperor Tao Kuang Is
over 40 years old. Has spent most of
MS time in the mountains TO the west
and north of Pekin destroying robber
bands. Prince Tuan is practically the
Queensoerry of the capital as he is
inordlnately fond OF athletic sports and
INST nights. He was a constant spectator
OF the races at the international club.
Rarely mingled socially with foreigners.
he is daring rider. His son, though not
entitled to the throne by the conditions
or his birth and the laws of the DYNASTY
Is the heir apparent to the Chinese throne
Iuan Is noted for his vigorous action on
haSty impulses. Rabidly anti-foreign in
sentiment. To Tuan is attributed the or
ger 10 all the yiceroys to attack and eX-
terminate all foreigners in China. Got
himself elected president of the tsung-li-
yamen council or ministerial board for
foreign affairs) early in June, when he
seized the reins of government and sun
planted imperial power. Tuan is gen
efalissimo of all the Chinese forces-now
estimated at $50, OG0-leader of the Boxers
an(-- prime mover in the present move
ment against foreigners. He is the brains
and personal leader of the yellow
hordes' that are slaughtering and burn
ing.
Ii Hung Chang, the TaIleyrand of
emma; general and eX-prime minister of
emma; born 1923; in 1860 co-operated with
General Gordon In suppressing Tapping
rebellion for twenty-tour years viceroy
OF province of Chilli and virtually actual
ruler or chief administrator of the Chi
nese empire since 1860; man of liberal
views and versatile talents; favorable to
railways; the originator of the Chinese
navy; in a word, the Atlas on whose
shoulders the whole rotten fabric of Chi
hac taI for
than thirty years. Though degraded on
more than one occasion by his imperial
master tfor early in the Chino-Japanese
was' Ii was deprived of the yellow Jacket
and peacock feather Ii Hung Chang has
none the less. like the famous Talleyrand,
in the end always succeeded in regain
ing the favor of the emperor. The pioneer
of the social and educational interests of
ms country, Ii Hung Chang has nego-
tiated treaties, and in 1S96-97 made an ex-
| tensiVe tour through Europe and the
! United States. He is the greatest living
Chinaman and one of the richest men in
the world. He is at present acting the
part of the honest broker" between the
great powers and his 4O0,0O0000 country
men.
Sheng. the Taotai of Shanghai; one of
the richest and most influential men in
China. Much of his fortune is invested
in the telegraph lines, railroads and other
modern enterprises embarked in by his
country. He is director general Of tele-
graphs in China. and during the recent
crisis and present trouble no kilograms
have been allowed to emanate from China
except by his special consent. He is
really violently anti-foreign Through his
agency the news of the Pekin massacre
I transpiIad.
Yung La, nephew of the empress dow
| ager, was until quite recently the com
mander-in-chief of the Chinese imperial
forces. He was dismissed by Prince Tuan
from his post when the latter seized su-
preme power in China last month
General Ma, one of the enlightened pro-
foreign generals of the Chinese imperial
| forces. Left Nankin on June Is for Pc
kin, with his army of 1900 men, and is
supposed TO have been Obliged to join
Prince Tuan's Boxers.
General Sung Ching. another of the
| sane generals of the Chinese Imperial
forces. Left Nankin for Pekin on June
Is. Also supposed to have been forced
to join the Boxers.
General YuanShikkan. commanding the
best fOreign-drilled troops of the Chinese
army, numbering in all about 10000 men.
| is now marching on Shanghai
General Yung LU, at one time the pres
ent emperor,s tutor, Chinese imperial
treasurer. Most fayorably inclined to-
ward foreigners.
General Kang VI and Tung Fuh Sian
are both rabidly anti-foreign, and have
| joined the Boxer revolt with passionate
! ardOr. Both participated in the final de
struction of the foreign legations at
| Pekin.
Prince Ching, for some time a member
| of the tsung-li-yamen, possesses profound
ant toward foreigners; endeavOred to pro-
| tect legations at PelSin. but was finally
| compelled with his troops to join Boxers