Part 2 — INDEX
Reading edition
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.
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
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.;
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.;
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.;
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
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