Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-08
TELEGRAPHIC.
LIS YELLOW ROBE.
III, Reported Degradation Of The
Chinese YICeTOy,
THE INCIDENT EXPLAINED.
II May Mean Muea or II May Mean
Litlle.-ProbablJ only a Core
mony Pro forma.

corrAdg CRY, Aug. SIS. l.
g,,e,.wno was recently n consul n, Foo
CHOW, China, anu who is at present
hers. said regarding the reported deg.
,ad.,ion Of the Chinese vicefoy;
al Hung Chang's degradation may
mean much or II may mean nothing,
and IL Is more than probable that u Is
IA. latter. Tn not necessarily n mark
Of Jlrfavor or Any real dlsapprovAl. II
no has been deprived Of the yellow
robe or button II was probably suggest
Al and recommended by his excollency
I'll hlm.slf, because he allowed the war
with Japan u come on, or because he
aid not have a great number OF troops
naoei on the borders Of COtcai
,uIiclent to prevent any invading force
nom entering tho peninsula occupied
by the hermit nation. lie should have
p.,n wise enough to have fotosocu
what was coming anu have prepared
ori This would seem very strange
10 the people OF the West but not 10
thr Chinese. The emperor IL regarded
hs the son OF heaven and worshippei
~ such aud being such great being,
he and all who associate win MIN
should have precedence euthoiont 10
iotrknow aud prepare for any calamity,
and consequently they hssimo To-
proach anu disgrace II the unknow-
ablo IL not known by them anu the
unpfuventabio " not prevented
/ have known his EKcellency ii to
take blame g. himself 10 public pfoelu-
nations bee tusa tnoru hal occurred a
pfrat II J1d In the yellow river district
M d request the emperor to punish MIN
accordingly. This IL common
method OF showing an assumed hu'
utility when famine, Or pustilcncri OF
nood visits tue land.
Ga several occasions while l was IN
China received most elaborate in'
vuatiuuB to attend the funeral OF a
father, issued by his sou Ia dismal
language aud rbitufatlug untiiial aud
unuullul conduct as tue cause OF Ills
fathers death, aud stUuuy protesting
his need VI punishment tnofeiori anu
calling down upon his head aud that
Of his brothers tho seyarosl ponaltles'
have known many hiSn Oinoiah u
recommend themselves for punish
tuunt because Of calamities falling upon
thsir people.
UTnsro /. a reason In all this, sense.
les a. IL may seem TO us The people
have great respect for those VINO have
lulB over them, who are supposed "
know al thlugs that might, couIi,
would, or should occur, ana plan iot y
Rsaki d, patcrnal government should
ltisa part OF tnat great paternal sys'
tom ln which the rulers are supposed
10 exercise ceAseless, fatherly vigilance
IA the welfare Of their peOplr, VINO Ars
To he guarded by the rulers with patet
lal walchiulness AMI care.
ar the degradation OF his Excel
leucy Iii means anything showing rcA
di-aiproyal on the part Of tho board o
ihs war, who would advise the eni'
potof, In such n case It may DO tn,
worst piece OF business they have on
gared iu for many a day. Vicuroy l.
ia Chinaman aud has long been 70
pGTded as the ono man IN the empire
who n he had the mind 10 dOB5, cuull
consolidate Chincte opposition 10 IA
preseut Tartar government and over
throw the dynasty. lie has buel
cniolei aud hat.ered by the govern
a. we'll and, II made angry by persona
iusult NJ this Iunolure, could lead 4 sue
cutslul revolt"
MAY BE ANOTHER vlCER0Y.
NEw YoRS, Aug. s.-A member {
firm IN THIS city having exIenslv
business relations with China, nu
limsrlf for many years resident
the "celestial" empire, where BIO m'
many dignilaries. including Nicero
III Hung Chang. tho real ruler OF a.
empire, aud NioetOy III Han Chang
OF Canton, in speaking Of the ropo
that VicerOy III Hung Chang ha
teen deprived OF his yellow jacket, sal
that In his view the report dOubltl
grew out OF u confusion OF names-th'
instead Of Ii Hung Chang having bee
degraded II was probably Li liza
ChHg that had lost the emperor
iavUf.