The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-26
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The Vicissitudes of a Reformer In
* the Celestial Empire.
EEFoRMER's BROTHER MUST DIE
Unable to Capture Kang Yuwei, the
Government VIII Take the Life ofHis
Relative-Complicatio That May
Yet Involve England and Russia.

| Government VIII Take the Life of His
| Relative-Complicati That May
Yet Involve England and Russia.
| London. Sept. 26.-The Times Pekln
correspondent says: Chang Yen Hoon.
the Cantonese enemy and rival of Ii
Hung Chang, who Is charged with har-
boring Kang Yuwei. has been arrested
He is now under trial by the board of
punishment. He will be stripped of
all his Offices his removal giving in
| creased honor to Lii Hung Chang.
The officials generally welcome the
empress return to power, but the peo-
pie are Indifferent. Kang Yuwei Is
charged with corspiring against the
dowager empress, and has been de-
clared an outlaw, and his arrest has
been ordered.
The Times Shanghai correspondent
telegraphs: On the arriyar'of kang
Yuwei at WI Hung he was placed for
safety on board the steamer Balarat,
which sails for Hong Kong tomorrow.
In the course of an interview yester-
day he informed me that he left Pekin
on Tuesday. In compliance with
secret message from the emperor warn
ing him of his danger and urging him
to obtain assistance from those inter-
ested In the country's welfare. He fur
ther stated that recent events We're
entirely due to the action of the Man
chu party, headed by the dowager EN-
press and Viceroy Yung Lu, and in
cluding all the high Manchu officials.
The latter were displeased by the en-
nIIy tprr fru n,l tl,n rnf1
party, and decided to restore the re-
gency of the dowager.
The dawager empress party Is bound
by an understanding with the Russians
whereby the latter, in consideration of
the support of the Russian interests,
undertake to preserve Manchuria as
the seat of the dynasty and to MAIN
tain Ntanchu rule in China. In pur-
suance Of this compact the gradual
substitution of Manchus in all high
Offices and military commands began
last year, under the direction of the
dowager, thus creating sources Of frc-
tion with the emperor whose dathrone-
ment was frequently threatened. The
present movement is entirely Manchu,
as opposed to Chinese. The influence
of Ii Hung Chang is now subordinate
to that of Young Lu, and is likely to
decrease.
The emperor's health Is excellent and
his capacity for work and eagerness
for progress are remarkable. His ma
jesty is confident, however that it will
be impossible to overcome the opposi-
ton without the assistance of Eng
land which he er9eavored to obtain
for his recent progressive measures.
Kang Yuwei urges that England now
has an opportunity to intervene and
restore the emperor to the throne, by
doing which, he asserts she will earn
the gratitude of the Chinese people. He
also observes that unless protection is
afforded to the victims of the coup
d'etat ii will be impossible hencefor-
ward for any native to support British
interests,
Kang yuwei's brother has been ar
rested in Pekin and condemned to
death. Sir Claude Macdonald. the
British minister, gave instructions that
Kang Yuwei should be protected from
arrest. The British consulate holds
his baggage and documents referring
to state secrets. The Russians are in
censed al the latter fact and it is re-
ported that Russia has offered the
dowager empress the services of 10000 |
troops from Port Arthur to keep order
in Pekin If necessary. 1t is stated that |
the British fleet in Chinese waters has |
been divided between Taku and Shan
haikwan under orders to intercept J
Russian transports In the event of an
attempt to land troops.
The Pekin correspondent of The Daily
Mail says: The head eunuch at the pal
ace informs me that the emperor Is
seriously indisposed, and that his death
is not unlikely.