The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10

| The treaty port Of Chefoo is situated
near the middle Of the north coast 81 the
[ peninsula stretching out into the Yellow
sea from Shantung province. Port Ar
thur, which was the greatest naval sta
I Usn OF the Chinese before the war with
Japan, faces IL just across the Gulf OF
Pe-chi-H, while Wei-hai-wei. anOthJ IA
nous spot, lies on the same coast Of the
same peninsula. but a little 10 the east.
Chefoo Is the principal seaport % the
[ Shantuns pTOmOntoTy and ii takes three
days 70 reach il by steamer from Shanghai.
All steamers bound for Tientsin from
Shanghai and vice versa stop for few
hours at this beautiful seaport 10 dis
charge both passengers and freight.
The bay IS beautiful. afTording safe
sailing and fine bathing. The air is COM
psratiyelys bracing. many foreign resi-
dents Of Shanghai. Tientsin. AID P kin
resorting to it in the warm summer
months.
The foreign concessions occupy the
foreground, projecting out into the bay.
On this high, rocky hill are situated
the foreign COnsulates and the brick ami
stone houses Of the missionaries and mer-
chants. In The most elevated part OF the
hill Is a pagOda-like signal station. The
summer visitors find accomm 0dafiOns in
the hotels on the left On the same side
may be found the clubhouse. So much
for the foreign portion OF the port of Che
foo.
The Chinese city Is but a struggling VII
lage Of not much interest % the tourist
Il is back OF the hill where the foreign
ers reside. Here also Is the junk anchor
age and the custom house TIE native
population consists of coolies and sailors.
not very interesting crowd In fact,
before the place became a treaty port
il was never heard Of and was altogether
an unimpOrtant spot, even from the chi
nese point Of view. 1t has grown to be
the center of distribution of tOretsa man
ufacjured goods, which are conveyed
thence TO The interior Of Shantung prov
inco and disposed of. Foreign men-of-
war resort to the harbor frequently
The famous convention Of 1876, arising
out Of the Margary murder case, took
place al this port
Owing TO the fact that lines 70 Tientsn
and Pekin are cut, all the important and
more reliable dispatches come from or
via Chefoo.
Three Prominent Men.
Three prominent men who figure
largely in the Chinese dispatches are
Niceroy Ii Hung Chang. Prince Tuan,
and TarteT Gen Shan. The first-named is
so familiar to everybody that little is
needed to be said about him He is at
present viceroy Of Kuang-tung andKuang-
-, and has been twice urged to proceed 10
Pekin. He visited Washington in 1881.
The Tartar general has not taken much
part in foreign affairs to entitle him To
interna tional interest He Is kn wn as
a man of great ability and a brave SOL
der He owes his Tartar status to natuT-
dliZatiOn.
Prince Tuan. known as the seventh
prince, is the dictator VINO has just as
suned control of affairs and is the leader
OF the anti-fOreign party.
THe Temple of Heaven.
Situated in the sacred Enclosure Just in
side the southern wall of Pekin is the
Temple of Heaven. Formerly it was ac-
cessibie to foreigners, but since the as.
Suming OF power on the part of the En-
peror no visitors are allowed, as his
scmi-annual worship there once more
renders the spot actively sanctified. Blu;
by climbing on the top Of the city nail
one may easily see the temple, whose
roofs, three in number. one above the
other, are covered with fUe porcelain
tiles, made in the imperial kilns for i'm
peTial use only. Twice a year. at the
summer and the winter sOlstices, the En-
peror ana MS court come to the worship