INDEX

Agriculture, state of, [92 f.], [122 f.], [127 f.], [301 f.], [303], [304 f.];
founding Station and School of, [122 f.], [126], [302]
Alexeieff, M. Kir, doings of, in Korea, [224 f.]
Allen, H. N. (Acting Minister), on education in Korea, [327]
An Chung-ho, [107]
Bell, the Great, at Seoul, [26], [31 f.], [179 f.]
Bethell, Mr., Editor Korean Daily News, [158]
Bingham, Minister, [197 f.]
Bishop, Mrs., quoted, [390]
Brinkley, quoted, [184], [192], [193]
Brown, Mr. J. McLeavy, Director of Customs, [224 f.], [360]
Buddha, “The Great White,” [137 f.]
Buddhism, condition of, in Korea, [133 f.], [137]
Bunki, nature of, [342 f.]
Chemulpo, visit to, [113 f.];
population of, [114];
appearance of, [114 f.];
harbor of, [115]
China, influence of, on Korea, [181 f.], [190], [194], [202 f.], [253], [296];
its claims of suzerainty, [189 f.], [191 f.], [194], [196 f.], [199], [203], [211 f.], [216 f.];
soldiers of, in Korea, [203 f.], [205 f.], [214];
war with, [214 f.];
present condition of, [444 f.]
Cockburn, Mr., British Consul-General, [131 f.], [134 f.]
Confucianism, of Korea, characterized, [181 f.], [296]
Conventions (see also [Treaties]), with China, [210 f.];
Yamagata-Lobanoff, [224 f.];
of Nov., 1904, with Korea, [252-279], [414];
of July, 1907, [419], [431 f.], [433];
disorder following, [434 f.]
Councillor, in Privy Council, new office created, [82]
Court, the Korean, corruptions of, [151 f.], [297], [452];
cowardice of, [182 f.];
“Purification” of, [297], [452 f.]
Crown Prince (now Emperor), [298 note]
Curzon, Hon. George N., quoted, [402]
Daily News, the Korean, [42], [52], [62 f.];
announces commission to The Hague, [83 f.];
attacks Dr. Jones, [355]
Education, condition of, in Korea, [325-339];
earlier efforts at reform of, [327 f.];
modern organization of, [330 f.], [335 f.];
missionary work in, [332 f.];
attitude of Koreans toward, [334];
interest of Japan in, [336]
Ellis, Mr. Wm. T., [367]
Emperor, of Korea (now ex-Emperor), audience with, [44 f.], [147 f.];
personal appearance of, [44 f.];
message to, [148 f.];
character of, [151 f.], [154 f.], [158], [175 f.], [235 f.], [282 f.], [286 f.];
renounces suzerainty of China, [216 f.];
flees to Russian Legation, [220];
subsequent behavior, [233 f.];
treachery of, [242], [244], [246], [298], [361], [415], [428 f.];
receives letter from Emperor of Japan, [254];
his part in Convention of 1904, [256 f.], [259 f.], [268 f.], [274 f.], [415 f.];
abdication of, [423], [428]
Epworth League, fate of, in Korea, [38]
Eui Wha, Prince, [17], [75 f.]
Foulk, Ensign George C., report of, to United States, [200 f.], [203], [204 f.];
quoted, [376]
Fusan, town of, [15 f.], [140 f.], [142];
public park in, [15], [142];
reception at, [16 f.], [140 f.], [143];
lectures at, [142];
schools of, [142];
revolt of settlers in, [185]
Gale, Dr., quoted, [378]
General Sherman, the visit of the, to Korea, [191]
Hague, Peace Conference of, Korean Commissioners to, [83 f.], [298], [414], [416];
Japanese press concerning, [418 f.];
action of Tokyo Government, [419]
Hai-tai, the, [28]
Hall, of “Audience,” [29];
of “Congratulations,” [30]
Hamilton, Angus, quoted, [377]
Han, Korean Prime Minister in 1904, [263 f.], [266 note], [267]
Hanyang, town of, predecessor to Seoul, [22], [32]
Harris, Bishop M. C., quoted, [397]
Hay, Secretary, efforts of, [236 f.]
Hayashi, Minister in Korea, [260], [263], [269];
special Ambassador to Korea, [419 f.], [421 f.]
Hershey, quoted, [219 f.], [223 f.]
Hideyoshi, the invasion of, [15 f.], [25], [90 f.], [183 f.], [187 f.];
war with Prince Mori, [145]
Hiro-Mura, trip to, [6 f.]
Hulbert, Mr. Homer B., leaves Seoul, [83 f.];
on Korean history, [182];
quoted, [183], [236], [289], [290], [291], [293], [295], [336];
charges of, examined, [375]
Ichihara, Mr., President of “Economies Club,” [55 f.]
Il Chin-hoi (Society), memorial of, to Ministers, [76 f.];
to Residency-General, [430 f.]
Independence Arch, [43], [132]
Independence Hall, [43];
lecture at, [52]
Industrial Training School, founded at Seoul, [128 f.]
Inouye, Count, negotiates treaty with Korea, [107 f.];
later visit of, as ambassador, [205 f.];
administration in Korea, [218 f.];
views on Commission to The Hague, [417 f.]
Ito, Prince Hirobumi, invitation of, [3 f.], [8 f.], [14], [37 f.], [40 f.], [56];
attitude of, toward Korea, [8 f.], [55 f.], [64], [139], [157], [164 f.], [169 f.], [226], [395 f.];
work of, in Korea, [86 f.], [168 f.], [173 f.], [253 f.], [287 f.], [298], [301 f.], [330 f.], [341 f.], [355 f.], [412];
negotiates treaty with China, [194 f.], [210 f.];
speech of (1898), [226 f.];
visits Peking, [231];
and St. Petersburg, [232];
negotiates Conventions with Korea, [252 f.], [256], [260 f.];
in Convention of 1907, [421], [424], [432 f.];
enlarged plans of, [441];
visits Tokyo, Aug., 1907, [442]
Iyeyasu, treatment of Korea by, [189 f.]
Japanese, characteristics of, [1 f.], [55], [121 f.], [183], [431 f.], [454], [457];
invasion by, [15 f.], [25], [183 f.];
settlements of, in Korea, [15 f.], [19], [114], [143 f.], [450 f.];
as an audience, [55], [97];
relations of, to Koreans, [55 f.], [59 f.], [91], [109 f.], [119 f.], [150 f.], [171 f.], [202 f.], [368 f.], [393 f.], [458];
ladies in Seoul, [57 f.]
Japan Times, quoted, [418 f.]
Jones, Dr. G. Heber, quoted, [22], [23], [27], [89], [168 f.], [179], [425];
assistance by, in work, [48], [49], [52 f.], [59], [113 f.];
interview of, with Marquis Ito, [63 f.];
attack upon, [355 note]
Justice, the Public, previous condition of, [340 f.], [343], [345], [347 f.], [369];
use of torture, [340 f.], [375 f.];
attempts at reform of, [341 f.], [343 f.], [349 f.];
police system, [345 f.];
courts of, [347 f.]
Kabayama, Admiral, visits Korea, [205 f.]
Kang, chief Eunuch, [154]
Kenochi, Mr., Resident at Chemulpo, [117]
Kikuchi, Mr., Resident at Pyeng-yang, [100]
Kimmei, Korean envoy to, [186]
Kim Ok-kiun, [31];
murder of, [213]
Kim Tuk-nyung, Korean general, [183]
Korea, country of, [19 f.], [92 f.], [113 f.], [301];
hunting tigers in, [120 f.];
historical relations of, to Japan, [179-251];
reasons for its degradation, [180 f.];
treaty of 1876 with, [182];
trade relations with Japan, [185 f.], [356];
control of, by Japan, [242 f.], [452 f.];
resources of, [300 f.], [303 f.], [310 f.], [322 f.];
reforestation of, [306 f.], [308 f.];
mines of, [309 f.], [361 f.];
customs of, [313 f.], [324 f.];
finances of, [315 f.], [318 f.], [320 f.], [356 f.];
debt of, [324];
foreign trade of, [356 f.]
Koreans, the condition of, [8 f.], [60], [158 f.], [160 f.], [180 f.];
characteristics of, [86 f.], [105 f.], [120], [129], [162 f.], [180 f.], [289 f.], [295 f.], [428 f.];
independence of, [8 f.], [169], [174 f.], [216 f.], [296 f.], [336 note];
intrigues of, [8], [10 f.], [66], [68 f.], [85 f.], [105], [171 f.], [201 f.], [218 f.], [371 f.];
appearance of, [18], [47 f.], [292], [294];
superstitions of, [23 f.], [131], [293 f.], [391];
burial places of, [23 f.], [132 f.];
as an audience, [47 f.], [51 f.];
women, [57 f.], [86 f.], [294];
murder Japanese, [202], [206 f.], [399], [425];
as workmen, [292 f.];
emigration of, [364 f.];
religious condition of, [390 f.], [392 f.]
Korean Review, quoted, [315], [327], [328 f.]
Kublai Khan, Embassy of, [187]
Kuroda, General, makes treaty with Korea, [182], [197 f.]
Kuruda, Mr., villa of, [141 f.]
Kwon, Minister of War, attempted assassination of, [66 f.], [70 f.];
address of, at Suwon, [127]
Lady Om, address at school of, [54 f.], [155]
Lawrence, Prof., on Convention of Feb., 1904, [247 f.]
Laws, absence of code of, [341 f.];
affecting real estate, [342 f.];
and mines, [362 f.]
Li Hung Chang, [13];
negotiates treaty with Japan, [209]
Manchurian Question, the, [229-233], [236]
Megata, Mr., appointed “Financial Adviser,” [246 f.], [315];
work of, [246 f.], [301], [308], [315 f.], [318 f.], [320 f.], [355]
Min, the Family, [200], [201 f.], [203 f.]
Min Hyung-sik, Vice-Minister of Education, [51], [72], [74]
Min Yung-whong, commits suicide, [278 f.]
Ministry, the Korean, change in personnel, [76 f.];
and character of office, [80 f.], [246], [252];
position of, in Russian Legation, [222 f.];
behavior of, in 1907, [420], [421]
Missions, success of, in Korea, [61], [93 f.], [404 f.], [408 f.], [441];
founding of, [116], [401], [403], [404 f.];
schools of, [332 f.];
differing views as to, [388 f.], [400];
need of civil support, [394 f.], [412];
work of woman in, [400 f.];
persecution of, by Koreans, [401], [402];
the Roman Catholic, [403 f.];
the Protestant, [404 f.];
“Great Revival” among the, [408 f.], [410 f.]
Missionaries, attitude of, [58 f.], [60], [166 f.], [396 f.], [398];
complaints of, [62 f.], [368];
educational work of, [332 f.];
difficulties of, [392 f.], [401 f.];
martyrs among, [401 f.]
Mollendorff, M. von, action of, in Korea, [207 f.]
Mongols, invasions of, [184 f.]
Moore, Digest of International Law, quoted, [211 f.]
Nagasaki, visit to, [12 f.]
Nam-san, view from, [23], [40];
wild-cats on, [39 f.]
Noble, Dr., [93], [102], [106], [110]
Norman, Henry, quoted, [377]
Pagoda, the Marble, [32 f.];
the “Pagoda Incident,” [384]
Pak, Acting Prime Minister, attempted assassination of, [66];
resigns, [77];
action as Minister of Foreign Affairs, [264], [268 f.]
Pak Yong-hio, conduct of, [428 f.]
Pak Yong-hwa, assassination of, [68]
Palaces, the “Special South,” [27];
the “Mulberry,” [27 f.], [287];
the “Palace of Beautiful Blessing,” [28 f.];
East Palace, [30 f.];
the present residence, described, [44 f.], [153 f.]
Pavloff, M., Minister to Korea, [227 f.], [237 f.]
“Peony Point,” visit to, [100 f.]
Po-an, Secret Society, suppressed, [244]
Prince, the “little” (Son of Lady Om), appearance of, [44 f.];
made Crown Prince, [441]
Protectorate, the Japanese, effect of, on business, [118 f.], [352 f.];
Protocols establishing, [245 f.], [248], [253], [433];
Prof. Lawrence on, [247 f.];
as arranged in Nov., 1904, [253 f.], [264 f.], [272 f.];
false reports concerning, [253 note] [f.], [378 f.];
as affecting foreign relations, [352 f.], [354 f.];
extended to home affairs, [433 f.];
prospects of, [446 f.]
Protocols, with Russia (1896), [224];
Nishi-Rosen (1898), [225];
with Korea (Feb., 1904), [245 f.], [255], [273];
and (Aug., 1904), [245 f.], [248], [255], [273]
Puk Han, as mountain fortress, [22], [133];
excursion to, [131 f.];
walls of, [133], [135 f.];
flora of, [134]
Pyeng-yang, invitation to, [43 f.];
history of, [90 f.], [100 f.];
Japanese in, [91], [97 f.], [383 f.];
visit to, [90 f.], [110];
missions in, [63 f.], [107 f.], [110];
audiences in, [93 f.], [96 f.], [107];
improvements in, [98 f.], [101];
theological students of, [102 f.], [104], [107 f.];
Governor of, [103 f.];
stud-farm at, [383 f.]
Queen, the late, her assassination, [30], [219 f.];
character of, [283 f.]
Railways, Fusan-Seoul, [16 f.], [139 f.];
Seoul-Pyeng-yang, [92];
Seoul-Electric, [230 f.];
the Sanyo, [246];
construction of, in Korea, [373 f.], [379 f.]
Resident-General (see also [Ito]), interests of, [8 f.], [122 f.], [129 f.], [169 f.], [175 f.];
social influence of, [86 f.];
creation of office of, [270 f.];
scope of present power of, [452 f.]
Reynolds, Rev. Mr., skill as linguist, [48 f.]
Rockhill, Minister, on China’s suzerainty over Korea, [198 f.];
on the Manchurian Question, [236]
Root, Secretary, recognizes Japanese Protectorate, [249]
Russia, Treaty of, with Japan, [9 f.];
domination of, in Korea, [221 f.], [227 f.], [230 f.], [236 f.];
negotiations with, [239 f.]
Saga Party, the, [193 f.]
Saionji, Marquis, Ambassador to Korea, [216]
Schools, in Korea, [17 f.], [142], [325], [330], [332], [335]
Scranton, Dr. W. B., [63], [404]
Seoul, arrived at, [19 f.];
aspects of, [20 f.], [23], [34 f.], [130];
meaning of word, [22];
walls of, [24 f.];
gates of, [25 f.];
palaces of, [27 f.];
lectures at, [43 f.], [54 f.];
foreigners in, [85 f.];
influence as capital city, [88 f.];
departure from, [139 f.]
Seoul Press, the, quoted, [66 f.], [70 f.], [99 f.], [122 f.], [160 f.], [301 f.], [415]
Shimonoseki, Treaty of, [13]
Sill, American Minister, report of, [214 f.]
Son-o-gong, [26]
Sontag, Miss, [20]
Speyer, M. de, policy of, [225]
Stevens, Hon. D. W., [140], [205 f.];
on Korean complaints, [171 f.];
his account of Count Inouye’s Embassy, [205-209];
on outbreak of war, [243];
appointed “Adviser” on Foreign Affairs, [246];
quoted, [269], [315], [342], [353], [370], [376]
Suwon, Agricultural Station and School at, [122 f.], [126 f.];
excursion to, [126 f.]
Tablet, the Tortoise, [33]
Tai Won Kun, the quarrels of, with Queen, [26], [201 f.], [218], [219 f.], [284];
builds palace, [28], [306];
character of, [282 f.], [401], [402];
persecutes Christians, [400], [401 f.]
Takezoye, Minister at Korea, [405 f.]
Tokugawa, Prince, his visit to Korea, [75 f.], [88]
Tokugawas, the, their treatment of Korea, [189 f.]
Tong Hak, rebellion of, [213 f.], [216 f.]
Townsend, Mr. W. D., [116], [118 f.]
Treaties (see also [Conventions]), with Japan, in 1876, [182], [197 f.];
the Shufeldt, [192];
Japan and China, [210 f.]
Tsushima, relations of, to Korea, [15], [185]
United States, relations of, to Korea, [191 f.], [197 f.], [199], [211 f.], [216], [236], [249];
Foreign Relations (Reports), quoted, [216], [249];
recognizes Japanese Protectorate, [249 f.]
Waeber, M., Russian Minister in Korea, [223]
Wakayama, visit to, [8 f.]
Walls, of Seoul, [24 f.];
of Puk Han, [133], [135]
Whigham, quoted, [245], [296], [445 note]
Wilkinson, The Government of Korea, quoted, [212 f.]
Yagi, Capt., [1 f.]
Yang-ban, the Korean, [39], [74], [156];
baleful influence of, [112 f.], [156 f.], [287 f.];
character of certain, described, [288 f.], [291]
Yi, Korean admiral, [183], [189]
Yi Hy-eung (see [Emperor, now ex-Emperor])
Yi Wan-yong, appointed Prime Minister, [77 f.];
action of, in Nov., 1904, [264 f.];
signs Convention of 1907, [432]
Yi Yong-ik, Emperor’s favorite, [235], [243], [286]
Yi Yong-tai, [70], [73], [74]
Yomiuri, Japanese paper, extract from, [167 f.]
Young Men’s Christian Association, invitation from, [38 f.], [42];
assistance of, [42 f.], [53], [407];
lectures at, [43 f.], [47 f.], [54 f.];
Korean helpers of, [50 f.], [83 f.];
subsidy to, [396];
success of, [407]
Yuan Shi Kai, doings in Korea, [31], [210 f.], [212]
Yun Chi-ho, Mr., [39]
Zumoto, Mr., [13], [92], [113]