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Count Mitkiewicz’s Chinese Concession Pursuit in Washington
Special Correspondence from Washington on Count Eugene Mitkiewicz who sought Chinese concessions for American capital. He describes his China trip to Li Hung Chang, lavish bribes, and the vast potential value of rails, telegraph, and other assets, while noting English opposition and his belief in eventual American victory.
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Washington
Eugene Mitkiewicz
Count
America
Wharton Barker
Philadelphia
Elliott F. Shepard
China
Li Hung Chang
Shanghai
Ben
United States
James G. Blaine
Peking
Li Hun
Chang
Mme
Imperial Mansion
Europe
Walter Wellman