The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-02
RESTORED TO HONOR.
Tardy Justice at Last Comes 70
Prince Kung.

rardy Justice at LaSb 1ohAoS W
Prince Kung.
An interesting Story Of Intrigue and Con-
sp,racy Among Celestial Mobiles
saving Of the Reigning
Dynasty. VI
Prince Kung-whose proper title 10
or the reverend KIM
dred prince--whom the emperor OF
China has brought back to honor from
retirement and disgrace By appointing
him president of the foreign office ana
Of the admiralty and co-director with
III Hung Chang of the war arrange
ments. Is a man who in the past has
PLAYED a very important part In the
history of China, and is now some SIX
ty-three years of age, having been porn
about 1881. He is a man Of great vigor,
saws the Pail Mall Gazette, and deter.
mination of character, and Is possessed
Of abilities Of very high order. Prince
Kunp Is the sixth son OF Emperor
Tankwang, who died in 1850. His per
sonal name, which Is used only oy ms
family, is Yih-hu, while the people call
him Wu-alxo, or the Fifth Elder
Brother. Prince Eung came to the
front first in 1860 when, Emperor
Hienfune-the son of TanlSwang-hee
from Picking on the advance OF tns
allied armies of Great Britain ant
France. At this critical moment tn
former returned to the capital, as
sumed the reins of government, an.
entered into negotiations with the al
lies. Iaving accepted their uitimatum
he surrendered the northeast gate
which commanded the city, on octobe
i1s. and eleven days later the treaty Q
, Picking was signed by him and Lor
Elrin. A very curious print OF Oh
, nese painting by an artist Of no,'
. showing the ceremony attending N
. signature Of this treaty, occupies u
frortisp!ece of DR.. Williams "Middl
+. Kingdom"
, The following year Emperor Hiel
! flung died, leaving a son as heir who's
4 age was only five years. -Four
! Prince Kung's elder brothers were 0
!, ready dead, and the fi.th had lost h
position In Emperor Tanawang's hous
hold by being adopted into the fami
OF another emperor. There ssas tn
no one to claim precedence OF him
the first prince Of the blood royal du
q ing the minority Of Iungehi, the ne
= en1neror. A conspiracy had, howeye
o been formed against hin, with whit
! he found 1t necessary to grapple imm
diately. The late emperor had LEFT y
u administration of affairs practically
e the hands Of O council Of eight,
= whom Prince ! was the head. III
n council had decided upon . plan ~ o
n ton for seizing the reins OF posG
= They proposed to obtain possession
= the emperor's person, to put the e.
y pressregents out OF the way, and
d kill Prince Kung and his two survivil
y brothers. Prince Kung, however, "
W not to be found mapping. Having
he ceived news of the plot, he at once to
measures to prevent its successful
O. complishment by carrying OF
n young emperor to Picking. The e
~ spirators were then arrested o
d brought TO trial. The Princes ] o
Chin, being Of the blood royal, WI
u permitted TO take the Happy Despat'
~ The restof the conspirators were eitf
n beheaded or banished. Thus did PriI
ey Kung save from destruction the rel
IN Ing dynasty Of China
NC For his great services he was at OF
~ proclaimed "regent prince" and,
ns conjunction with the two empire
- regents, assumed the government
!" China. lie Immediately adopted q y
% crons policy in dealing with
~ Tapping rebels, which was crown
De with success. After Col Gordon's c;
On ture Of Snchaw Of the head Of
'Fs s.ever victorious army" Prince Ku
go bestowed upon him medal and
y! thousand taels, which were refns
II Prince Kung also successfully
down the Mahometan rising In y
nan and Kansuh, and opened up dir
matte intercourse with the Europ'
en- powers. Prince Kung's determinat
not 70 accept the gunboats purcha
de- by Mr.. Lay In 1861 nearly led 10 v
he serious results, and cost this eoun
cts about one million pounds sterli
ity This crucial period was followed
er. another In 1870. when the Tien-1
b q massacre occurred. In all these eve
Ids Prince Kung showed he possessed
his gifts Of q great statesman. WI
se- Emperor Tung-chi died ehiidless
ar. 1875. the choice Of q successor 10
MI. dragon throne lay between Tsai-cbi
the tho son Of Prince Kung, and Tsai-t
md the son Of Prince chun, his youn
ith brother. As the election Of Tsai-ch
Of would have necessitatsd the rctirem
est Of Prince Kung from an active |
an ticipation In the government 81 Oh
rhn and ns q continuance u his Eerv
i'm. was a matter of absolute necessity
emit his country, the former was pas
ten over In favor Of Tsi-tieu, q child
md only four years Of age, who adof
md the name Of Kwang.Su, or iilustri
ase successor. Prince Kung, however,
me tinued 10 act as regent of the com
ace The present emperor assumed
al. r.;ns u power In 1857, and subsequ
ar. iy he dismissed with disgrace the /
: Of whom now be Is pleased to honor.
4 l. who has rendered 10 China and
Iorc rcigning dynasty such services
ter ought never 10 be forgotten.
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