Taiping Rebellion, 209; visits Taiping court at Nankin, 210.
Rock Springs, indemnity for anti-Chinese riots at, 301.
Rockhill, W. W., sent as special commissioner to China during siege of legations, 424; on departure of Conger from China, assumes charge of peace negotiations, 428.
Rodgers, Admiral, in command of expedition to Korea, 314.
Rome, Japanese Christians visit, 9.
Russia, early relations of China and, 16; war between China and, 17th century, 17; treaty of, 1689, with China, 17; envoy from, to Peking (1693), 18; envoy from, to Peking (1719), 19; early trade of China with, 21; treaty of, 1727, with, 21; Hawaiian island of Kauai placed under protection of, 112; treaty between Japan and (1855), 166; treaty between Japan and (1858), 183; treaty between China and (1858), 238, 242; attempt of, to enter into negotiations with Korea, 318; increasing influence of, in far East, 342; seizure of Port Arthur by, 414; announces that it has no intention to acquire Chinese territory, 425 ; the power most feared by China and Japan, 436.
Samoa, United States withholds approval of alliance between Hawaii and, 373; embassy from Hawaii to, 374; missionaries in, 386; arrival of traders in, 387; first attention of United States called to, 387; cession of Pago Pago harbor by, to United States, not acted on by Senate, 388; Steinberger sent as agent of United States to, 388; Steinberger reports and is again sent to, 388; Steinberger becomes premier of, and is deported, 388; United States declines protectorate over, 389; treaties of, with United States (1878) and other countries, 389; disorders in, over kingship, 389; German interest and influence in, 390; American consul raises flag over, 390; German consul assumes control of government of, 390; American consul second time proclaims protectorate over, 390; conference at Washington concerning, between United States, Great Britain, and Germany, 391; failure of conference to reach an agreement regarding, 391; Germany dethrones Malietoa and installs Tamasese as king of, 392; American squadron sent to, destroyed by hurricane at Apia, 392; desire of United States to preserve independence of, 392; conference at Berlin in reference to, between United States, Great Britain, and Germany, 393; instructions to American commissioners at Berlin Conference concerning, 393; agreement reached by Berlin Conference as to, 394; joint protectorate over, by United States, Great Britain, and Germany, 394; unsatisfactory operation of tripartite protectorate, 395; civil war in, following death of Malietoa, 396; foreign sympathy with rivals for kingship, 396; joint commission sent to, by United States, Great Britain, and Germany, 396; report of joint commission on, and tripartite protectorate abandoned, 397; partition of, 397; efforts and failure of United States to preserve independence of, 397; lesson from attempted joint control of, 398; text of treaty of 1899, between United States, Germany, and Great Britain, regarding, 466.
Sandalwood, Hawaiian trade in, 101; value of trade in, to Hawaiian Islands, 101; exhaustion of supply of, in Hawaiian Islands, 102.
Sandwich Islands, see Hawaiian Islands.
Sargent, Senator, submits report of committee on Chinese immigration, 287; introduces resolution to send a commissioner to Korea, 323.
Satsuma, Prince of, Richardson murdered by followers of, 189; refuses to pay indemnity demanded for murder, 189; capital of, bombarded by British squadron, 189.
Scott Act, relating to Chinese exclusion, 301.
Sen Ki-yu, book of, on Western civilization, 259; eulogy of, on Washington, 260; degraded on account of book, 260; reinstated and made member of Tsung-li Yamen, 260; presented by United States with portrait of Washington, 261.
Seward, George F., consul-general at Shanghai, advises attempt to open
