Chapter XXIII: The Negotiations for Peace. Terms of the 655

Treaty. Probable Results of the War

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

Battle Field of Ping-Yang, Frontispiece.

Battle of the Yalu, 21

The Fight of Ping-Yang, 28

Chinese Musician, 32

Chinese Idea of Creation, 35

Emperor Shun Plowing, 36

View from Summer Palace, Peking, 37

Chinese Temple, 42

Image of Confucius, 46

Manchoorian Ministers, 48

Great Wall of China, 50

Buddhist Priest, 52

Chinese Archers, 57

Chinese Writer, 59

Chinese Cannoniers, 64

Ancient Chinese Arch, 65

A Chinese Lodging House, 70

Chinese Priest, 75

Man of Swatow, 76

Chinese Paper-Maker, 79

Chinese Peasant, Peiho District, 82

Battle of Crickets, 85

Chinese Mandarin, 87

Gate at Peking, 89

Opium Smokers, 92

Chinese Miners, 101

Chinese Farm Scene, 108

Chinese Tea Farm, 109

Chinese Street Scene, 111

Chinese Farmer, 113

An Imperial Audience, 117

Preparation of Vermicelli, 119

Chinese Ladies, 122

Palanquin of a High Official, 125

The Governor of a Province, 126

Punishment by the Gangue, 130

Flogging a Culprit, 131

Outside Peking, 134

Discipline on the March in the Chinese Army, 143

A Typhoon, 150

Bandaging the Feet, 151

The Seat of the War, 156

The Punishments of Hell, 158

Chinese Cart, 162

School Boy, 163

Chinese School, 164

Chinese Engineers Laying a Military Telegraph, 165

Chinese School Girl, 167

Chinese Artist, 168

Chinese Barber, 169

[Female Types and Costumes, facing 170]

Porter’s Chair, 171

Chinese Emperor, King of Corea, and Chinese Officials, 175

Buddhist Temple, 178

Temple of Five Hundred Gods, at Canton, 181

Japanese Musician, 184

The Mikado and his Principal Officers, 187

Japanese God of Thunder, 189

Japanese God of Riding, 190

Japanese Peasantry, 192

Japanese God of War, 196

Tokio Types and Costumes, 198

Japanese Musician, 199

Japanese Silk Spinner, 200

Colossal Japanese Image, 205

Japanese Female Types, 207

Shinto Temple, 209

Japanese God of Wind, 211

Daimios of Japan, 212

Sketch Showing Development of Japanese Army, 213

Buddhist Priest, 215

Japanese Junk, 218

Old Time Japanese Ferry, 220

Scenes of Industrial Life, 221

Japanese Bell Towers, 229

Image of Buddha, 232

Japanese Samurai or Warrior of the Old Time, 233

Japanese General of the Old Time, 234

Japanese Bridge, 235

Baptism of Buddha, 240

Woman of Court of Kioto, 249

Chinese Coolie, 254

Japanese Gymnasts—Kioto, 256

Formosan Type, 258

Entrance to Nagasaki Harbor, 261

Fuji-yama, 267

Japanese Idols, 272

Japanese Jugglers, 277

Japanese Court Dress, Old Style, 281

Council of War on a Japanese Battle-Ship, 284

Dressing the Hair, 287

Child Carrying Baby, 291

The Chinese Fleet at Wei-hai-wei, 293

Japanese Bath, 296

Japanese Couch, 299

Sketches in Japan and Corea, 304

Geisha Girls Playing Japanese Musical Instruments, 307

Japanese Alphabet, New, 308

Japanese Alphabet, Old, 309

Shinto Priest, 311

Japanese Troops Landing at Chemulpo, 313

Street Scenes, 316

The Ainos, 319

Rats as Rice Merchants, 321

Corean Landscape, 324

Raw Levies for the Chinese Army, 326

Pagoda at Seoul, 333

Corean Soldiers, 334

Fighting Before the Gate of Seoul, 335

Old Man in Corea, 337

Coast Near Chemulpo, 342

Corean Mandarins, 347

Colossal Corean Idol—Un-jin Miriok, 358

Map Showing Japan, Corea and Part of China, 368

Corean Bull Harrowing, 375

Corean City Wall, 376

Chinese Protected Cruiser Chih-Yuen, 377

Gate of Seoul, 381

Naval Attack on the Chen-Yuen Before Chemulpo, 384

Corean Magistrate and Servant, 387

Japanese Naval Attack on Forts at Wei-hai-wei, 390

Statesman on Monocycle, 393

Corean Brush Cutter, 394

Porters With Chair, 395

Japanese Warship, “Yoshino,” 399

Corean Boat, 403

The Battle at Asan, 405

Corean Eggseller, 407

Japanese Soldiers Descending from the Castle at 412 Fenghwang,

Corean Band of Musicians, 413

Japanese Coolies Following the Army, 418

Japanese Army at Chiu-lien-cheng, 421

The Corean Regent, 424

Corean Natives Viewing Japanese Soldiers, 427

Sinking of the Kow-shing, 432

Mr. Otori Before the Commissioners, 434

Japanese Army on the March, 436

Procession in Seoul, 439

After the Battle, 441

The Attack on Ping-Yang, 448

Opening the Gates at Ping-Yang, 454

Fighting at Foochow, 463

Capture of Ping-Yang, 469

First Sight of Ping-Yang, 473

Battle of the Yalu—Sinking of the Chih-Yuen, 476

Bringing in the Wounded, 478

The Mikado Reviewing the Army, 480

Corean Police Agent, 481

Japanese Kitchen in Camp, 482

Japanese Soldier Saluting a Field Cemetery, 484

Crowd in Tokio Looking at Pictures of the War, 485

Japanese Ambulance Officer, 487

Chinamen Mutilating Remains of Japanese Soldiers, 488

The Ping-Yuen, 489

The Yoshino, 494

Japanese Advance at the Crossing of the Yalu River, 496

The Matsusima, 497

H. Sakomoto, 498

Japanese Infantry Attacking a Chinese Position, 505

Principal Street of Mukden, 509

Chinese Troops Trying to Save Their Artillery, 512

Transporting Chinese Troops, 513

Japanese Military Hospital, 515

Review of Chinese Troops at Port Arthur, 518

Japanese Soldiers Digging Well, 521

Constantine von Hannecken, 526

The Attack on Port Arthur, 527

Surrender of Chinese General and Staff, 533

Map of Territory Adjacent to the Mouth of the Yalu, 535

Japanese Army Crossing the Yalu on a Pontoon Bridge, 537

The Japanese at Port Arthur, 540

Sinking of the Kow-shing, 547

Naval Skirmish July 25th, 548

Routed Chinese Flying Before the Victorious Enemy, 549

Skirmish on July 27th, 551

Before the Wall of Seoul, 552

Japanese Cavalrymen, 558

Port Arthur—Transports Entering the Inner Harbor, 560

General Nodzu, 562

Chinese Earthworks, 564

View of Talien-wan Bay, 565

Port Arthur—Japanese Coolies Removing Chinese Dead, 569

Japanese Skirmishers before Port Arthur, 577

Retreat of Chinese Soldiers After the Fall of Port 580 Arthur,

Japanese Soldiers Removing Dead Bodies, 581

Japanese Attack on Port Arthur, 587

The Attack on Kinchow, 589

Port Arthur from the Bay, 593

Japanese Soldiers Mutilating Bodies, 599

Marshal Oyama, 603

Chang Yen Hoon, 610

Distant View of Wei-hai-wei and its Surroundings, 630

Admiral McClure, 639

Japanese Soldiers Escorting Chinese Prisoners, 640

Chinese Soldiers on the March, 645

Chinese Soldier Laden with Provision, 649

Gap in the Great Wall at Shan-hai-kwan, 653