Lao-Tse, founder of Taoism, his life and influence, 94 Lhasa, treaty of, 62 Li and Yu, two bad kings of the house of Chou, 88 Liang, one of the Nan-peh Chao, 116 Liang Ting Fen, letter to Dr. Martin requesting his good offices with President Roosevelt, 252-253 Liaoyang, battle of, 187 Lienchow, attack on Americans at, 248, 255 Lien P'o, a general of Chao, who threatens to kill the envoy Lin at sight, 98 makes friends with his adversary, 99 Li Hung Chang, a native of Anhwei, 49 preëminent in the work of reform, 212 sent to Japan to sue for peace he is shot by an assassin, 171 wins earldom through Gordon's victory, 161 [Page 317] Li Ling, a commander for whom Sze-ma Ts'ien stood sponsor, and who surrendered to the enemy, 110 Lin, Commissioner, and the opium traffic, 152 Lin Sian Ju, a brave envoy, 98 Lineivitch, General, and the Russo-Japanese War, 190-192 Lipai, the Pope of Chinese literature, 119 Li-Sze, chancellor of Shi-hwang-ti, denounces the works of Confucius to that ruler, and causes them to be burned, 102 Little, Mrs. Archibald, and the Anti-foot-binding Society, 217 Liu-pang founds the Han dynasty, 105 Liu Pi founds the state of Shuh, 113 Li Yuen, assassinates Yang-ti and sets up the T'ang dynasty, 118 Lo Kwan-chung, author of a popular historical novel, 113 Lo-yang, capital of the state of Wei, 112 Lu, Empress, holds the Empire in absolute subjection for eight years, 106 Macao, Portuguese town of, 8 burial place of Camöens and Robert Morrison, 8 McCartee, Dr., annual issued by, 287 Manchuria, 3 consists of three regions or provinces under one governor-general, 56 home of the Manchus, 56 ignorance of Manchus in their original habitat, 57 Japan takes possession of parts of, 171 population and products, 57 restored by Japan to China, 195 Russia occupies the very positions from which she compelled Japan to withdraw, 171 sacred city of Mukden, 56 Manchus, the, ignorance of those remaining in Manchuria, 57 give to China a better government than any of her native dynasties, 142 the Normans of China, 267-280 they settle at Mukden and await an opportunity to descend on China, 140 Marco Polo. See Polo Maritime customs, the, 206-208 Sir Robert Hart's long and valuable services, 206-209 Martin, Dr. W. A. P., head of the Tung-wen College, 209 in siege at Peking, 176, 177 president of the Imperial University, 210 Mateer, Dr. C. W., founds Teng-chow College, 285 [Page 318] Meadows, Consul T. T., reports in favour of the Tai-pings, 159 Medhurst, Dr., his description of the Chinese Classical language, 290 Mencius, more eloquent but less original than Confucius, 93 his tribute to Confucius, 94 owed much to his mother's training, 93 Merchant marine, the, 200 Mings, last of, stabs daughter and hangs himself, 139 Ming-ti, sends embassy to India to import Buddhist books and bonzes, 107 Mining enterprises, 202 Min River, 15 Missions, development of, 264 Minister Rockhill's address upon, 266