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

I Kang-yi--A Manchu, president of
the board of war and a cabinet min
lister; is a strong conservative and
very anti-foreign; he is influential
and is bad adviser to the empress.
Kang- Wei-The exiled leader of
the Chinese reform party; now at
Singapore.
Kempff-Rear Admiral Kempff,
commander of the American forces.
Ketteler-Baron Won Ketteler, Ger
man minister to China
KiangTsu-No Northern sea province.
containing Shanghai.
Kwang -Hsu-Present emperor and
son Of Prince Chun, now dead, who
was younger brother of the late en-
peror, Hsien-Fung, the dowager en-
press's husband. Kwang-Hsu has no
issue.
Kwansi-Province bordering Ton
quin.
Kwangtung- Southern province
containing Canton.
Kwei-Chun-The viceroy of SEE
chuan, a Manchu; is not violently
anti-foreign, but he has not been very
successful in keeping his province
quiet.
LA Chinese mile, equals one
third Of an English mile.
Ii Hung Chang-Acting viceroy at
Canton, who is well known in Europe
where he has acted as both envoy and
minister; now very old. He has often
been in disgrace, but is trusted
friend of the dowager empress.
Likin-An inland tax, imposed on
foreign goods in transit.
LiuK unyi-Vieeroy at Marking. He
is trusted ally of the dowager en-
press, but getting old.
MacDonald-Sir Claude Macdonald,
British minister to China, who, it is
understood, is resigning in conse-
quence Of i'll health.
Niu-Chwang- Touring port,
which has a British concession, is the
an immense and increasing export and
import trade, which is mainly in the
hands of the English, Americans and
Japanese. The Russians have laid
out a new town three miles above
Niu-Chwang for the terminus of their
railway.
Nishu-Baron Nishu, japanese min
lister to China.
ganhwei-Inland province.
Pei-Ho North river)-Rises beyond
the great wall, and, flowing past
Pekin and Tientsin, debouches into
the gulf of Liao-Tung, the last eight
miles of it's course being through
mud flats At its mouth are the Taku
forts From Taku to Tientsin the
course of the river is very tortuous,
yet it is navigable up to Pekin, 100
miles from the mouth. About Novem-
Der 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 extensive plain on the Pei-Ho
and 100 miles from the sea. 1t is sur
rounded by walls so feet high and
so feet wide, and is entered through
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 intensity which
is barely conceivable. The estimated
poulation is 100000.
Pichon-M. Pichon, French minister
to China
Port Arthur-Now the Russian
naval base in the far east. 1t was
leased to Russia in 1898, with the adj
jacent seas and territory to the north,
the whole forming the province of
Kwang- Tung. Port Arthur is re-
served as naval port for Russian and
Chinese warships and closed to other
nations. BY Russian efforts it has be-
come a very powerful and important
base.
Prince ChHng-A Manchu, lord
chamberlain of the court and COM
mander of the Pekin field force Mem
Der of the tsung-li-yamen.
Prince 1.-the senior member of
the cabinet pronounced Lee), Man
chu, is a hereditary prince, belonging
to distant branch of the imperial
family; he takes no part in foreign af-
fairs, but is much trusted in imperial
family matters.
Pu-Chun-The present emperor's
heir, nominated by the dowager en-
press. He is the grandson of the
brother of the late emperor, Hsien-
Fung, and Prince Chun, and first
cousin once removed to the present
emperor.
Shanghai-The largest and most i'm
portant of the Chinese treaty ports.
1t is situated twelve miles from the
mouth of branch of the Yang-tse-
Kiang, in the province of KiangTsu
The population is nearly 100000, IN
Guiding over 5000 foreigners. 1t was
declared a treaty port open to the
world in 1912. The British govern