American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 17, 43, 52, 58.
An Hwui, province, 124.
Anglo-Chinese dictionary, First, compiled by Dr. Robert Morrison, 14, 114.
Anhui, province, 53.
Annapolis, Naval Academy at, Chinese students refused admission, 207.
Arch, Stone, marking boundary between Chêhkiang and Kiangsi, 83.
Arnold, Dr. Thomas, of Rugby, 31.
Arsenal, see Kiang Nan Arsenal.
Assam tea, see Tea.
Auburn Academy, Auburn, N. Y., 22.

Baltimore clipper ships, 80.
Barnes, Brigadier-General, of Springfield, Mass., 158.
Bartlett, Daniel, son of Rev. Shubael Bartlett, 26.
Bartlett, Prof. David E., 24.
Bartlett, Mrs. Fanny P., 24.
Bartlett, Rev. Shubael, pastor of East Windsor (Conn.) Congregational church, 25, 26.
Bible, The, translated by Dr. Robert Morrison, 14, 114.
Blaine, James G., champion against Chinese, 208.
Blue feather, Wearing of, mark of rank, 154;
see also Rank.
Boats, Chinese, 79, 82.
Bore of Tsientang River, 81.
Bribery in Chinese government, one cause of Taiping rebellion, 119;
see also Graft.
Bridgeman, E. C., work on Anglo-Chinese dictionary, 114.
“Brothers in Unity,” debating society at Yale, Yung Wing assistant librarian, 39;
see also “Linonia.”
Brown, Mrs. Elizabeth, home at East Windsor, Conn., 25.
Brown, Mrs. Phœbe H., mother of Dr. S. R. Brown, 29;
author of hymn, 30, 252.
Brown, Miss Rebekah, preceptress at Munson Academy, 28;
also 189.
Brown, Dr. Samuel Robins, opens Morrison school (1839), 13;
assisted by W. A. Macy, 16;
personal qualifications, 17;
return to U. S. accompanied by three students, 18;
provides for support of their parents, 19;
willow trees planted at Auburn, N. Y., 22;
uses influence in obtaining financial support for Yung Wing, 36;
also 12, 34, 36, 43.
Burlingame Treaty of 1868 disregarded, 208.
Bushnell, Dr. Horace, meeting with Yung Wing, 256.

Campbell, A. A., 20.
Canton, city, Wong Foon practices medicine in, 33;
dialect of, 52;
revolting conditions attending insurrection (1855), 53.
Canton and Siang Tan, overland transport trade between, 87.
“Celestial Empire of Universal Peace,” 120.
“Celestial Sovereign,” Hung Siu Chune called, 108.
Chamber, Heisser and Co., N. Y., 43.
Chang Chi Tung, Viceroy, summons Yung Wing (1895), 227;
temporarily transferred, 228;
listens to plan to recover prestige, 228;
compared with Tsang Kwoh Fan, 228, 230;
appoints Yung Wing Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Kiang Nan, 231;
also 232.
Chang Shi Kwei, secretary to Viceroy Tsang Kwoh Fan, 137;
also 143.
Chang Tsze Tung, viceroy of Hunan and Hupeh (1894), 225.
Chang Yen Hwan, minister in Washington (1884-’88), 223;
champions Yung Wing’s banking scheme, 234.
Chêhkiang, province, 83, 86.
Cheong Sha, capital of Hunan, 87, 88.
Cheong Yuh Leang, Imperialist general, 103, 105.
Chi Ksi, see Dowager Empress.
Chin * * *, commandant’s representative at Tan Yang, statement concerning disposition of rebel forces, 105.
Chin Lan Pin, co-operates with Yung Wing in Chinese Educational Commission, 181;
personal qualities, 182;
duties as commissioner, 183;
sent to investigate coolie traffic in Cuba, 194;
requests changes in personnel of Educational Commission, 197;
appointed joint minister to Washington, 198;
minister plenipotentiary to U. S. (1876), 200;
antagonistic to reform, 201;
unsympathetic to New England influence on students, 202;
reputation as official, 206;
instrumental in recalling students (1881), 210;
reports at Peking upon expiration of term of office (1880), 217.
China, characteristics of language, 52;
Yung Wing’s feeling toward during college course, 40;
conditions in interior (1860), 93.
China and Japan war (1894-’95), plans for prosecution by China formulated by Yung Wing, 224;
unsuccessful attempts to negotiate loan, 225;
influence on China, 236.
China Mail, 48, 60.
Chinaman, First, to graduate from American college, 39.
Chinese and their Rebellions, 74.
Chinese boats, 79, 82.
Chinese Educational Commission, Chin Lan Pin appointed to co-operate with Yung Wing, 181;
personnel and duties, 183;
character, selection, and number of students in preparatory school, 183;
support of Chinese government, 185;
work carried on by Li Hung Chang after death of Tsang Kwoh Fan, 187;
first installment of students leave for U. S. (1872), 188;
headquarters at Hartford, Conn., 189;
building erected (1875), 190;
last installment (1875), 197;
changes in personnel, 197, 200;
reactionary attitude of Tsze Tung, 201;
students refused admission to West Point and Annapolis, 207;
break up of Commission (1881), 210;
text of protest, 211;
impression made upon Chinese government, 216;
practical revival, 217;
annual cost of maintenance, 247;
details of administration, 248;
inception, 255;
also 23, 76, 269.
Chinese government, resorts to persecution to quell religious fanaticism, 118;
corruption of, real cause of Taiping rebellion, 119;
see also Graft.
Chinese in St. Helena, 22.
Chinkiang, river port, 83.
Christianity, views held by Taiping rebels, 101;
spread of as led by Hung Siu Chune, 117;
see also Taiping rebellion.
Christy, Thomas, 156.
Chu Chow, headquarters of Viceroy Tsang Kwoh Fan, 164.
Chung Hou, viceroy of Metropolitan province, held responsible for Tsientsin massacre, 178.
Chung Wong, issues three orders against incendiarism, 104.
Clemens, Samuel, protest against breaking up of Chinese Educational Commission, 211.
Colton’s Geography, translated by Yung Wing, 167.
Coolie traffic in Cuba, investigated by Chin Lan Pin, 194;
results, 196.
Coolie traffic in Peru, attempt to form treaty with China, 192;
Yung Wing’s recital of existing cruelties and refusal to further treaty, 193;
investigation by Yung Wing, 194;
attitude of Commission, 195;
results, 196.
Cuba, Coolie traffic in, 194, 196.
Cutler, Carrol, president of Western Reserve College, 255.

“Deliberative Association of China,” 241.
Dent and Co., Messrs., 77.
Dialect, of Canton, 52;
Fuhkien, Anhui, Kiangsee, 53.
Dictionary, First Anglo-Chinese, compiled by Dr. Robert Morrison, 14, 114.
Dictionary of Emperor Khang Hsi, translated, 114.
Doxology, The, repeated by Commandant Liu and Taiping rebels, 99.
Dowager Empress Chi Hsi, Tsang Kwoh Fan created duke by, 147;
on side of Li Hung Chang in war with Japan (1894-’95), 226;
affected by graft, 235;
despotic rule over Emperor Kwang Su, 239;
also 73.
Dumaresque, Captain, of ship Florence, 62.
Dynasties in China, Number of, 113.

East India Company, 22.
East Windsor, Conn., 25.
“Elegant talent,” interpretation of Siu Tsai, 50.
Eureka, sailing ship, story of voyage from New York to Hong Kong (1854-’55), 43;
also 63, 69.
European powers and partitionment of China, 73.
Evangelization of China, False impressions of, caused by Christian tendencies of Taiping rebellion, 120.
Exploitation of Chinese by officials, one cause of Taiping rebellion, 119.
Extra-territorial basis, Foreign settlement on, 72.

Feudatory period, 113.
Fitchburg, Mass., supplies first American machinery to China, 53;
see also Machinery.
Florence, sailing ship, 62.
Formosa, Island of, plan to mortgage (1894), 225, 244;
visited by Yung Wing, 242.
Frelinghuysen, T. F., protest against breaking up of Chinese Educational Commission, 211.
Friend of China, Shanghai local paper, 76.
Fuhkien, province, Dialect of, 53.

Gatling gun introduced into China, 191.
German government claims monopoly of railroads in Shan Tung, 237.
Gillespie, Capt., of ship Huntress, 21.
Good Hope, Cape of, 21, 33, 43.
Goodhue and Co., Messrs., 42.
Graft, System of, between interpreters and Chinese shippers, 63;
as practiced by Shing Sun Whei, 235;
responsible for corruption in China, 236;
see also Bribery.
Grand Canal, China, 79, 100.
Gutzlaff, Mrs., starts school, in Macao, 1, 7;
Yung Wing’s first impression of, 3;
leaves China for U. S., 8;
plans for Yung Wing’s education, 11;
also 59, 107.
Gutzlaff, Rev. Charles, missionary to China, 1.

Hadley, Prof. James, 188.
Ham Ha Lan, headquarters of Rev. Mr. Vrooman, 52.
Hammond, Rev. Charles, principal of Monson Academy, 27;
graduate of Yale, 27, 30;
literary tastes, 30;
likened to Dr. Arnold of Rugby, 31;
also 34, 36.
Han Yang, port of Hankau, 55;
destroyed by Taiping rebels, 91.
Hangchau, capital of Chêhkiang, 80;
historic fame, 81;
also 83, 85.
Hankau, river port, destroyed by Taiping rebels, 91;
present-day conditions, 91;
also 90.
Hanlin, Chinese degree of LL.D., 146.
Hanlin College, 200.
Hart, Sir Robert, inspector-general of customs in London (1894), 225;
refuses loan to China for prosecuting war with Japan (1894-’95) 226;
also 229.
Hartford, Conn., headquarters for Chinese Educational Commission (1873-’75), 189;
see also Chinese Educational Commission.
Haskins, John, American mechanical engineer, 155.
Ho Yung, Hupeh province, 88, 89.
Hobson, Dr. Benjamin, employs Yung Wing in hospital, 11.
Hong Kong, Island of, ceded to British government, 15;
its harbor, 15;
British colony is opposed to Yung Wing, 60;
ordinance passed admitting Chinese to practice law in, 61;
also 43.
Hong Kong China Mail, 20.
Horn, Cape, 47.
Hung Jin, called Kan Wong, which see.
Hung Siu Chune, leader of Taiping rebellion, 101, 116;
views of Christianity, 101;
called Tien Wong, or “Celestial Sovereign,” 108;
knowledge of Christianity from missionaries, 114;
failure to pass examination and resulting mental hallucination, 116;
worshipped as Supreme Ruler, 117;
Chinese government resorts to persecution to quell fanaticism, 118.
Huntress, sailing ship, 20, 21, 43.
Hwui Chow, mountain range, 81.

Ida de Rogers, sailing ship, incidents of voyage from San Francisco to Yokohama (1865), 161.
Imperial commissioners for settlement of Tientsin massacre, 178;
Yung Wing presses educational scheme, 180.
Imperial forces defeat rebels before Nanking (1860), 104;
other conflicts, 118.
Imperialists, partly responsible
for conditions near Suchau (1859), 100.
Incendiarism, Attempts to suppress, 104.
Indian opium trade, Plan for suppression of, 220.
Indian tea, see Tea.
Integral and Differential Calculus, translated, 139.

Jamestown, St. Helena, 22.
Japan over Russia, Triumph of, effect on China, 73.
Japan-Russo War (1904-’05), influence on China, 236.
Jesuits, their jealousy toward Dr. Robert Morrison, 14.

Kan Wong, Hung Jiu called, native preacher, 108;
raised to position of prince and meaning of new name, 108;
interviews with Yung Wing regarding Taiping rebellion, 109;
offers him seal of high official rank, 110.
Kang Kow, station at entrance of Tsientang River, 82, 85.
Kearneyism, Spirit of, 208.
Kellogg, Dr. E. W., accompanies Yung Wing to Peru, 194;
guardian to sons of Yung Wing, 227.
Kew Keang, port, 136.
Kiang Nan Arsenal, location and importance, 153;
visited by Viceroy Tsang Kwoh Fan (1867), 168;
see also Machinery; Tsang Kwoh Fan.
Kiangsee, province, 53, 75, 79, 80, 83.
King Ho, river, 89.
King Yuen, city, 129.
Kingchau, on Yangtze River, 84, 88.
Kiukiang, river port, 83.
Kodama, Viscount Gentaro, governor of Formosa, 242;
interview with Yung Wing, 242.
Korea, cause of war between China and Japan (1894-’95), 224.
Kow Chang Mere, first machine shop at, 153;
see also Machinery.
Ku Chow, walled city, 86.
Kwang Kee Cheu, interpreter for Chinese Educational Commission, 197.
Kwang Su, Emperor, deposed, 238, 241;
controlled by Dowager Empress, 238;
real character, 239;
exponent of reform movement, 241;
also 73.
Kwang Tung, province, drastic measures by Yeh Ming Hsin to suppress rebellion in, 53;
revolting scenes, 53;
spread of Christianity in, 117.
Kwangshun, city, 86.
Kwangsi, province, spread of Christianity in, 117.

Labor question in China, affected by Western innovations, 84, 88.
Lan Chi, town on Tsientang River, 86, 87.
Lane, Rev. John W., protest against breaking up of Chinese Educational Commission, 211.
Language, Chinese, difference between written and spoken, 52.
Lau Gate, city of Suchau, 98.
Leang Ahfah, first convert, 15, 115.
Legge, Dr. James, translator, 108;
work on dictionary, 114;
Professor of Chinese language and literature at Oxford, England, 252.
Li Hung Chang, protégé and successor of Yung Wing, 142;
Nienfi rebellion ended (1867), 168;
succeeds Tsang Kwoh Fan, 187;
characters contrasted, 187;
orders investigation of coolie traffic in Peru and Cuba, 194;
interview with Yung Wing on subject of recall of students (1881), 218;
strenuous for peace in war with Japan (1894-’95), 226;
responsible for defeat, 229;
Treaty of Shemonashiki signed, 244.
Li Jen Shu, mathematician, 76.
Li Ling Ying, eunuch of Dowager Empress, 235.
Li Sian Lan, mathematician and astronomer, 139;
assists in translating Integral and Differential Calculus, 139.
“Linonia,” debating society at Yale, 40;
see also “Brothers in Unity.”
Liu * * *, Imperial commissioner for settlement of Tientsin massacre, 179.
Liu Kai Sing, superintendent of preparatory school at Shanghai, 185.
Liu Kwan Yih, viceroy of Kiang provinces, 231, 232.
Lockhart, Dr. William, 8.
London, Ladies’ Association for Promotion of Female Education in India and the East, 1.
London Missionary Society, 8, 14, 108, 114, 139.
Longwood, St. Helena, 22.

Macao, coolie traffic in, 192, 194;
also 1, 3, 10, 11, 12, 14, 33, 48, 59, 107.
Macassar straits, 46, 47.
MacClatchy, Rev. Mr., 8.
McClean, Dr. A. S. of Springfield, Mass., friendliness toward Yung Wing, 28, 189.
McClean, Mrs. Rebekah (Brown), 28, 189.
Machinery, American, introduced into China, 149;
location of first shop, 153;
Yung Wing commissioned to purchase, 154;
first order filled at Fitchburg, Mass. (1865), 156.
Macy, William Allen, assistant in Morrison school (1845), 16, 43;
personal qualifications, 17;
student at Yale (1850), 17;
appointed missionary by American Board (1854), 17;
returns to China in company of Yung Wing, 18, 43;
story of voyage, 43.
Malacca, basis of Dr. Robert Morrison’s labors, 14.
“Man of rectitude,” posthumous title of Tsang Kwoh Fan, 148.
Manchu Dynasty, largely responsible for Taiping rebellion, 114;
efforts of Hung Siu Chung toward overthrow, 120;
also 96.
Mandarin, nine degrees of, 263;
see also Rank.
Medhurst, Dr. Walter Henry, work on dictionary, 114.
Mexican dollar accepted in China, 63.
Missionaries, introduction of Christianity by, 114.
Missionary, First, to China, 14, 114.
Monson academy, Mass., contingent fund and conditions of appropriation, 34;
Yung Wing’s application for, 35;
also 27, 48.
Morrison, Dr. Robert, first missionary to China, 14, 114;
voyage from London via New York, 14;
compiles first Anglo-Saxon dictionary, 14;
translates the Bible, 14;
his first Christian convert, 15;
influence on subsequent missionary work, 15.
“Morrison hill,” Hong Kong, 15.
Morrison school, opened at Macao (1839), 13;
removed to Hong Kong (1842), 15;
W. A. Macy assistant in, 16;
also 7, 11, 12, 23, 33.
Mow Chung Hsi, Imperial commissioner for settlement of Tsientsin massacre, 179.

Nagasaki, Japan, 77.
Nam Ping, birth-place of Yung Wing, 1.
Nan Cheong, capital of Kiangsi, 87.
Nan Fung pass, 87.
Nanking, fall in 1864, 115;
captured by Viceroy Tsang Kwoh Fan (1865), 164;
also 96.
Napoleon, tomb at St. Helena, 22.
National Bank of China, project and defeat, 234.
National Banking scheme, proposed by Yung Wing, 232.
New England, primitive conditions of life in, 29;
influence on Chinese students, 202.
New York City, in 1847, 23;
Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, 24.
Ngan Khing, capital of An Whui, 137.
Nienfi rebellion, ended (1867), 168.
Nih Kia Shi, tea district, 90, 91.
Northrop, B. G., commissioner of education for Connecticut (1872), 189.