Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-25

of the late Emperor TuRg-ehe. was born
1884: has for many years BEEN the rea!
power and controlled the destlhlea OF
china was for some time regent. For many
years pas. has IA j. been ;n c St sn snd de opuo sa ito to
the young emperor. She was born sAeva
became the favorits wife OF The lits eml
perOr. and has more brains and IONfagH
than any one else ct the Chinese cPurt.
PRINCE CHING, uncle of the presenA
emperor. and until the hrst nve Gays IN
June s,u aa hsad Of ra the ., wspeS-b ey Plinee T rnsn
Ching has invariably been amicably dis
posed toward foreigners and has aiways-
especially during recent ,hesnl GhinT (
with q broad knowledge OF foreign poA-
foreign LEGATIONS and is opposed by the en-
press dowager and Prince Tuan.
PRINCE TUAN, father Of the heir appa-
rent to the throne in China. y the nt IT. son
40 years old; has spent most OF his time u q
the mountains to the west and norm OF
Peaing Is d praatisnliy t the a~ou DsauS; q
the capital, as he is inordinately fond Of
athletic sports and h~st-faghts He was q
ternationai club, rarely mingled socially
with foreigners. He is q daring rider. HIS
son.. though not entitled to the throne by
the conditions. of his birth and the laws OF
the dynasty, is the heir apparent to the
Chinese throne. Tuan is notes. for his wig
orous action on hasty impulses. Rabidiy
tributed the order to all the viceroys to at
tack and exterminate all foreigners in
China: Got himself elected D. president e;n,s 81 the
board of foreign affairs) early In june.
when he seized the reins of goveernment
gener sdRpanneeo Of 'a ali the Chimes Chinese forces.
now timated at 95o,O0O-leader OF the
Boxers and prime mover in the present
brains and personal leader of the yellow
hordes' that are Strengthening and burn
ing.
Ii HUNG CHANG. the Talleyrand of
China, general and ex-prime minister Of
China. Born 1929. In 1860 co-operated with
General Gordon in suppressing Taeping. re-
/ of Chilli and virtually actual ruler OF chief
administrator of the Chinese empire since
1860. A man of liberal views and versatile
talents; favorable to railways; the origi-
nator Of the Chinese navy. In a word. the
Atlas on whose shoulders the whole rotten
fabric of Chinese administration has rested
on more than one occasion by his imperial
master for early in the C~hino-Japanese
war was deprived Of the yellow jacket
none the less, like the famous Tarleyrand.
in the end always succeeded in regaining
the the SOCIAL social a. and in edu uaRionai interests nns r paY'e Of his IS
country, Ii Hung Chang has negotiated
many treaties. and in 1s96-7 made IN ex-
tensive tour through Europe and the United
States. He is the greatest living China
man and one of the richest mensSin the
world: He is at present acting the part Of
powers and his 400, 900. 900 countrymen.
SHENG, the taotai of Shanghai. One Of
the richest and most influential men in
the telegraph lines. railroads and other
modern enterprises embarked in by his
country: He is director general Of tele7
graphs in China and during the recent crisis
and present trouble no kilograms have beep
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 transpired. i
YUNG LA, nephew of the empress dow
ager, was until quite recently the, com,
forces. He was dismissed by Primes Tuah
from his post when the latter seized SUI
preme power in China last month.
GENERAL Malone of the enlightened
pro-foreign generals Of the Chinese i'm
perial forces. Left Marking on June Is for
Picking with an 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 Marking for Picking on June
Is. Also supposed to have been forced, to
join the Boxers.
GENERAL YUANSHIKKAN, command
ing the best foreign-drilled troops of the
Chinese army, numbering in al about 10000
men. Is now marching on Shanghai.
GENERAL LUNG YU-At one time the
present emperor's tutor-Chinese imperial
treasurer. Most favorably inclined toward
foreigners.
GENERALS KANG LII AND TUNG FUH
SIAN are both rabidly anti-foreign and
have joined the Boxer revolt with passion
ate ardor. Both participated in the final
destruction of the foreign legations in
Picking. ~
PRINCE CHING, for some time a mem
found knowledge of foreign politics.; most
tolerant towards foreigners; e~ndeavored to
protect legations at Picking, but was finally
compelled with his troops to join the
Boxers.