The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-15
WANT TO KILL CHANG
San Francisco Cinnamon After
the Viceroy's Blood
THEY WILL NOT GET IT. HOWEVER,

me celebrated Chinese Diplomat Learn.
OF the Plot and Changes His Mind Abon,
"oins to the Golden Gate City-New
society Organized To Rid China of Al.
eged Corruptionist. - The Charge
Against Ii Hung Chang.
san Francisco. Aug IS Iii Hung
ohang China's aged viceroy, Is threatened
win deposition, If not death A few DAYS
ago the telegraph conveyed the informa
'loh that the diplomat had found IL an
urgent necessity TO cut short his Ameri
can tour The message also said this was
mainly due to the reason that he had been
advised Of threatening political intrigues
h' nome ana that after a short STAY in
washington he would hurry home via
victoria That Ii Hung Chang should
avoid San Francisco the eastern Mecca Of
MS race, seemed strange but may now be
explained. The fact Is there is n plot
aioot to destroy his power and forever rel
egate him TO oblivion, and If necessary TO
take his life This Is not an ordinary
murderous scheme by local highbnders,
nor does 1t have its origin here On the
contrary 1t is gigantic move. conceived
ana already inaugurated by the advanced
men OF the empire, who have been organ.
iling In every province, and have sent
their emissarics 10 san Francisco TO per.
iect branch organizations here
New society Proclaimed.
For several days the dead walls of
Chinatown have been illuminated with
bright posters proclaiming the purpose Of
new society. known as Hing Chung
Woey, and calling upon all patriotic
Cinnamon 20 acquaint themselves with
the principles of the new order and lend it
their moral, physical. and financial sup
port These posters have been placed in
conspicuous places secretly, for the Chinese
know full well the penalty that awaits
them II they become identified In any way
In plot against the reigning powers
The circular complains in the bitterest
terms OF the influence brought to bear
upon the emperor by corrupt officials, and
special reference Is made to the viceroy
In fact, the document originally posted
and second addition Of pamphlets which
have been circulated among the better ele.
ment in Chinatown attack Ii Hung
Chang most ticrcely He is charged with
traitorous conduct in connection with the
late war with Japan and incidents are
are cited at length to show that Iii Hung
Chang relations traded their honor for
Japan gold during the war
Warns Its Countrymen.
The Hing Chung Woey warns its coun.
trymen of the need Of action for reform
Ii asks them to unite and throttle the cor.
rupt powers of China. 1t charges that
the emperor is lazy and leaves the control
of the empire 10 mandarns who are tread
ing on the working classes Another
document refers TO the present military
forces of the empire, and particularly To
their poor equipments, n condition which,
10 declares, would never have existed had
the emperor been surrounded by wise and
honest men instead of boodlcrs Members
of the local Chinese colony entertain "A
bitter hatred for Ii Hung Chang. The
present political movement has increased
this hatred, and those who pretend to
know the state of affairs in Chinatown
declare the viceroy would certainly be
killed If he came here 1t is believed that
Ii Hung Chang has been fully advised of
this fact and purposes 60 avoid san Fran.
cisco for this reason