Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-17
RESOLVED TO DIE.
Proclamation by The Emperor OIL
China 10 Tho People.
TIE DISGRACE TOO MUcn FOR HIN.
10 Perish In the Defense of the Sa,rOd
Affairs the Only Remaining
Alternative.

VANCOUVER, b. G., Jan. H. The
following adviops nom the Ouelt
have been received by the steamer
Empress Of japan:
The situation iu Pokln Is growing
more complicated since the arrival Of
Vlceroy Lui Kun Yin, III Hung
Change grsa,oat enemy and head Of
the Human faction.
The fret evidence VI Lui Kun Nihs
activity Is the Issuance 0i o decree
oondomning Admims Ting, Kuug
aud Tao Tai 90 death, aud oil other
officers IN command Of divisions set
alive, who showed cJwlrIIcc before,
after or during tho battle. Ey this
weeping decree none Of tue generals
or admirals oscaro. The decree states
that M they AFRO responsible iuT the
unnecesrary fail OF Port Arthur death
must ho their PENALTY, Tho board OF
punishment will publicly diagflCb the
commanders before tIuIf execution.
The mandate JvUfrlios III Hung
Ciahr's desperate attempt 90 "Whitg.
WaihD every cOWardly commander
who deserted HE poet at the fall % poU
Arthur. OnluJrs have been after
Admiral Kuug with instructions 10
bring him uncE or leave his dead body
to the vullutus. kung Will surely be-
taken. lilo la Boa hiding nt Yang
Chow. Kuug Ia brother Of tins Cha.
nuso minister 20 England, aud 90 a
recent date, under III Hung Chang
was very powerful politician at court.
Lui has sUluCt11 hunG Cor his special
revenge on account W uh cumity "
III Hung Chang.
Lord ~, another impcGChoi admit.
raj, IL Ia hiding anu % in communities
u1u with kuug. Government spies
have reported those facts TO the
authorities % lha. bis capture is oet-
tain.
Admiral Ling 20 locked up with bic
fleet NJ Wei Hal VOL.
Il, s6ail u hu hears Of hls fate be
viii cheat the oNecutiUugr, a. hu is
extremely proud nud viii not live %
satisfy tho hatred Of hi8 old rival Lui.
an edlut Issued month ago by the
emperor Of China a. those within tho
palace precincts has lust como 10 light.
During this time II has boon ienlOusly
guarded from the public, na 10 was
hoped and wished that tie young
emperor, Departing and discouraged.
would change hia MUD aud recall his
uiiegancea. The Translation Of this moal
extraordinary edlet ouly issued by the
nm4eroT during the war has been OBJ
tilned. IL was given out when Wing
Thuug TtaO anu Wen Thuug Shlh
msmorlaliEed the emperor suggesting
the fumbyhl0f the capital westward.
The substance Of this proclamation IL
as iolloWingl
"when VIZ frat took charge Of the
tnaifa OF tue empire Il was cur intou'
ton 90 introduce many reforms. Sud
denly and unexpectedly the Jnpnucst
have broken thu peace, taken away
our Cotoan dependency and taken pot'
session OF the sOfdrrl Of our empire
awe have B0ut out genorals IN whom
we trusted with their armies, 10 pun,
ith tho cuUmieH Of peace nnu uriyi
them away, hut We never INTENDED
10 diatuEb the peace u tho Jupaues,
empire, aud tins our ancestors anu all
foreign nations VOL know.
"Liulo did We expect that our gen
erals were incompetent anu Ia many
cases untruslwOTthy, aud that th'
soldiers were insubOrdiuatu aut
90 supplied with tho ARM
that adequate and large sunni
OF money were appropriated
byus 20 supply them with, und It Is FOL
tleao Tsas1ns that the Jgpanelo have
gained Victory after victory aud place
after place, which causes ua tho great
COT concern aud makes our ancestor
restless In their hOnOTod graves.
GAN this niiliction anu trouble Is 10
cause We are unworthy ami have en-
ployed unfit men. H. however, thi
worst comes aud the enemies SECURE
our sacred Hltnrs, then there Temain
nothing Tor us but 10 perish at th'
nliafa Of our fathers and DO gatheTe'
home 10 them, Fighting TO tha last ~
they did before us tor our country sn'
cur honor.
"When that time comes may yol
ruvetently escort the empress d9wagc
westward ana elect alw0rthy mau 4
be your emperor. LuoE after th
sacred altars Of our ancestors; Teviy
them anu wipe out this terrible dis
GrACU.n