Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-30


railway.
Nishu-B Baron Nishu, Japanese minis.
ter to China.
MISUNDERSTANDING province.
Pei-Ho (North River)-Rises beyond
the great wall and, flowing past Pekin
and Tien Tsin, debouches into the Gulf
of Liao-Tung, the last eight miles Of
Its course being thru mud fats. At its.
mouth are the Taku forts. From Taku
to Tien Tsin the course Of the river is
very tortuous, yet 1t Is navigable up to
Pekin, 100 miles from the mouth About
November the river begins to freeze
over.
Pekin-The northern capital of China
since 1850. very old, evil-smelling
town; stands in the middle of an ex-
tensive plain twelve miles north Of
Tsung-chow on the Peiho, and 100 miles
from the sea. 1t is surrounded by walls
fifty feet high and sixty feet wide, and
is entered thru 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 in
tensity which is barely conceivable. The
estimated population Is 1,30O0O
Plchon-M. Pichon, French minister
to China.
Port Arthur-Now the Russian minis
ter naval base in the far east. 1t was
leased to Russia in 1898, with the ada
cent 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 efforts it has become a
Very powerful and important base.
Prince Ching-A Manchu, lord cham
berlain of the court and commander of
the Pekin field force. Member Of the
tsung -li-yamer.
Prince 1.-THE senior member of the
cabinet (prouonced Lee), a Manchu, is
an hereditary prince, belonging to a
distant branch OF the imperial ia mily,
he takes no part in foreign affairs. but
is much trusted in imperial family
mstters.
Pu 5Chan-The present enperor's heir
nominated by the dowager empress. He
is the grandson of the brother Of the
late Emperor Hsien-F ung and Prince
i, Chun, and first cousinsonce removed to
the present emperor,
| Shanghai-The largest and most Inn
! portant Of the Chinese treaty ports 1t
is situated twelve miles from the mouth
of branch of the Yangtse-k iang, in
the province OF Kiangsu. The popula-
ton is nearly 1000. 900, Including over
1900 foreigners. 1t was declared a
treaty port open to the world in 1912
The British government established the
supreme consular court and court Of
appeal for all China and Japan at
| Shanghai
Remey Admiral Remey, o. the
American far east squadron, has been
for forty-fve years sailor and in his
early years saw much fighting.
Shan Tung-Province bordering the
Gulf OF Pechili to the south. Contains
Hiao Chau and Wei-Hai-Wei.
ShengThe administrator Of tele-:
graphs and of railways. the head OF the
Imperial Bank Of China and OF the
China Merchants Steamship Company
is most influential man, and is in con-
slant relations with foreigners. Those
who have tried to do business with him
so far have found him more than a
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
iFeckONeQ Win IN the future.
\ Squeeze-Genera! term of extortion:
4 the secret commission which every
| Chinaman makes on any transaction
with a foreigner.
Stewart (Brigadier General Sir N. r.
lis in command of q bridage OF the In.
!, dian contingent.
Szechuan-Provnce bordering Tibet
Tael Equals one and one-third
LOUNGES OF silver in weight.
Taku For.s-Situated ct the mouth Of
THE Peiho; consist of three main forts.
tine North, South and New. At the time
when they were captured by the allied
forces of England and France in 1860
isthey mounted about 800 guns Behind
the forts there extends for twenty miles
finland an intricate system of meats.
/ Defended by modern artillery and skill
Isful artilerist. they would be practically
They were taken by the
allied forces on June II.
The Grand Council-The emperor and
empress dowager are assisted in the
I government by cabinet or grand
4 council, consisting at present of eight
1 members, and these are undoubtedly
| the most influential statesmen for the
| time being.
| The Tsung- Li-Yamen-Ssrve the
Chinese government as minister of for
| eign affairs. Till the war Of 1860 q II for,
| eigrers were treated as belonging to
dependent or tributary nations, and on
this basis all foreign affairs had been
iscun0ucted by d special department of
| the board OF ceremonies. The war
however showed that the nations Of
the west could not be treated as t.ibu-
IEtary tribes, and TO meet the emergency
Prince kung invented the tsung-li-
\ yamen as the most suitable method OF
dealing With foreign ministers. 1t frat
had three members. but the number has
been Increased to ten. KS members do
not constitute Il separte department in
the ordinary sense of the term: they
are selected from the six boards and
from the grAund council Tea bineD. The
tsung-li-Samen, as body, has no
power TO act, and except in most unim-
portant cases Will give no decisive am.
swer. They receive requests, demands
and protests, and acknowledge the re-
lceipt. AS a board OF obstruction. it is a
gigantic success. All interviews are
taken down verbatim and with copies
of the dispatches are laid before the
grand council (cabineD, and by II re-
ported to the emperor