The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-03-30
HUNG CHANG SHOT
Tempt to Assassinate the
Chinese Peace Envoy.
SLIGHT WOUND IN THE FACE

Bile Returning From . Psses Cssssr-
snss In sisaososski the vsssrsbis
viesroy Was shot ~ Yossg Ssp.
snsss. who was Placed Undsr Arrsss.
EiMoSosAxI, March 26.-As Ii Hung
hang, tho Chinese peace envoy was re-
raing to his lodgings In this place to-
BY after having attended . conference
9Th Count Ito AMI Count Muisu. the
spaness peace pieniposentiariss. .
oung Japanese fired = pistol Ut him.
be bullet sped straight. but fortunately
I'LL no more harm than 10 inhict wound
Ii Hung Chsns's lace. A. the time
y sending this dispatch il 10 impossible
10 learn whether or lot the wound 10
oerious.
The attempt to assassinate tho repre-
sentative vi tho emperor VI China
CAUSED the moot intense excitement, and
ON every side there were expressions OF
deep regret. The wouid-is murderer
Gas arrested. IL is believed that he xss
prompted To the crime by misguided
pam Item.
tEoa ANOTHER SOURCE.
i.oNpos. March ri The Central Nsvs
h ag~nss's correspondent In Toxic ssys
tnai al a,trtnpt Vas made 10 assAssinats
IL iiung Chang ia . street OF simoaosA.
h this Afternoon IL was returning from
th- p~asc coisirfrnrr. In which lao eon-
ducts negotiations IN behalf 0f tho Chi
n-sr niission. and MAS accom- panied by
n ~ srfai oi has cutie. When lao sas 4
short ,i.tan.c from his Apartments .
young Japsneso ran up 20 him and bred
u pis,oi IA his iacu. The yoany man
Mas s~ixsSi ani di.Aru~d st oase by the
policy. A. the station ouse lac gave
his maine ~ ko,oina and hls age ~ ~
Accounting I. ,i'u short report reviewed
Ia IVkip il's Wound 10 not dangerous.
rnE rosh'HtE cossaarna.Hs.
wasnisuEoa. March si.-~The news Of
thr assault o,s IL Hang Chang caas-i q
| s-n.atioa In dipiomA,is circles Ia this
city. Tie opinion here 10 that Japan
~iii safer greatly - . cons~~i n~hcv OF
the assault. and that the j-,siiion Of
China ~iii t,- 81 strengthened that shc
may b- abi- ,o sncr-esi 10 obtaining t-,-
TOT trfms than sis- ,oaii others iss have
s~cus-sI. Ihv iSsi.i-nt may lead TO tho
breaking oa ot p~se- n-sotiaii.,us. OF At
least, usar postpone further action IN
this direction uniii tho japanese have
guaranteed the safety oil the Chinese en-.
Soys- y. h-.s vi The attack on IL Hung
Chang has t---n rvxriv~i by tho Japan.
~v- legation here. and Minister kurino
~ an- iIGius to disSa.s tho or~usr~ncr.
Tho m~int~t. of the i~sa,ion sraiisc that
u 10 . s-fious mAtirr. bot hope that the
bttt r~t-,''smsy prove TO ir exagr~r-
st-,t. They Say that no onc uill dsploTv
surh an affair nor- than the JAISanr,c
,h-n.Slyss. THO Chinese legation re-
e-.s-J rronp, notice Of the matter. bat
uh-it aIyacsss contained nothing not IN
tho ptrss dt'pa,rl~s. Minister Yang
Va dad mo, care Zap discuss tho suhi~ct-
], uas stated n, the legation that u ~as
not L~iicvri HAT !, wouId lead 10 tho
total breaking oil Of p~ac~ negotiations.
although IL Nigh, cause them Ia br In.
IsruPss'i Tor time.
aecH rscfrrxrSy At YOKOHAMA
SuSonss,. March :6.--Thc n~us Of
tho attempted as.assination OF II HING
Chang created much -xcitrm-nI Tho
cmi-Ior AMI empress all scad . m~s-
s~nsrr tp s,monosstt 90 express to tho
distinguished Chinese ststesman their
s,gtvt al tho unfortunate occuFrcncr.