Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-07-30

command of a brigade of the Indian
contingent.
Sze-Chuen-Province bordering
Thibet.
Tael equals 1 1-3 ounces of silver in
weight
Iaku 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 in 1860 they mounted about
500 guns. Behind the forts there ex-
tends Tor twenty miles inland an in
trlcate system of meats. Defended by
modern artillery and skillful artil-
lerlsts they would be practically i'm
pregnabe. They were taken by the
allied forces June II.
The tsung-1i-yamen serves the
Chinese government as minister of
foreign affairs. Till the war of 1860
all foreigners were treated as belong
ing to dependent or tributary nations
and on this basis all foreign affairs
mao been conducted by a special de-
partment of the board of ceremonies.
The war, however, showed that the
nations OF the west could not be
treated as tributary tribes, and to
meet the emergency Prince Kung in
vented the -li-yamen as the most
suitable method of dealing with
foreign ministers. It first had three
members but the number has been
increased to ten. It's members do not
constitute a separate department in
the ordinary sense of the term; thew
are selected from the six boards and
from the grand council (cabinet).
The tsung-li-yamen as a body has no
power to act, and except in most I'M
important cases will give no decisive
answer. It receives requests, demands
and protests and acknowledges the
receipt. AS a board Of obstruction it
is a gigantic success. All interviews
ale taken down verbatim and with
copies OF the dispatches are laid be-
fore the grand council (cabinet) and
by it reported to the emperor.
I1ents1n-One of the treaty ports. is
on the Pei-Ho, and seventy miles from
Pekin. It is very busy place when
the river is free from ice, but when
the last steamer has left and the
river is closed up the foreign COM
munity, consisting of about 23O
Europeans, have. nothing to do but
amuse themselves till the end of
March. Tientsin has been captured
by the allies.
Iuan (prince)-The father of Pu-
Chun, the heir-apparent and first
cousin of KWang-Hsu, the emperor.
and now leading the ultra anti-foreign
movement at the palace.
Tsze-Hsi-An-The doWager empress.
now IS years old, widow of the En-
peror Hsien-Fung, who died in 1861.
No blood relation to the present en-
peror, who is the son of Hsien- Fung's
brother, the late Prince Chun.
ng-Wen-Shao-A Chinese: is
president of the board of revenue, a
member of the tsung-li-yamen and a
commission of the railway and mining
bureau. He is the most liberal mem
Der of the cabinet and the least anti
foreign.
Wei-Hai-Wei (Lukuntao)-Was
leased to Great Britain by the Chinese
in 1898. One hundred and thirty
thousand pounds was provided by the
Of
Tense of Wei-Hai-W Wei. The garrison
consists of one company of Chinese
garrison artillery, two companies of
British infantry, six companies of
Chinese infantry and the necessary
contingents of royal engineers and
departmental staff. 1t has large and
safe anchorage, but to properly de-
fend it would require a force from
10000 to $4,000. Admiral Bruce an
nounces that he is making Wei-Hai-
Wei base for operations
Woosung-Seventeen miles from
Shanghai, on the Yang-tse, where
there are strong forts.
Yamen-An official residence.
Yulu-The viceroy of Chill, is a
timid man, but by no means anti
foreign. He has influence at court.
Yung-Lu-A Manchu, the COM
mander in chief of the northern
armies; is probably the most in
fluential man in China. He has great
power and is a favorite of the en-
press dowager. He is somewhat pro-
gressive and inclined to lead the en-
press into the paths of western prog
ress, and is also a member of the cab
met.
Yunnan-Most westerly province.