New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-07
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
RESTORATION OF THE REGENCY COM
PLETE.
EMPRESS DowAGER NO LONGER SITS BEHIND THD
SCREEN AT CABINET REcEPTIoSs-A RE-
FORMERS STORY OF THE EN-

PEROR's PLIGHT.
London Oct THE Pekng co. respondent OF
THE Times" telegraphing Tuesday. saws:
The restoration Of the Regency is complete.
The Empress Dowager receives the Cabinet
daily. seated beside the Emperor openly and not.
as formerly. behind screen. The Government
is more retrograde and reactionary. Yung-Lu.
one OF his trusted friends. succeeds the late
Prince Kung as the chief Manchu. while the
viceroy Of the Province Of Chile is a Manchu
Nevertheless. despite assertions to the contrary.
the balance Of power between the Chinese and
Manchus in high Office is unaltered in the Cen
trail Government. though there Is small pro-
portional increase Of Manchus in provincial
posts.
The Tsung- -Yamen contains no memoer
cognzant Of foreign affairs. Its chief working
member Is Hsu-Yung-Yi the negotiator or the
Gerard Convention Of 1895 who was suDse-
quently removed from the Tsungli-Yamen at
the instance Of Sir Nicholas O'Conor then Brit
ish Minister to China for breach Of faith. but
who was reappointe1 last month. He says MS
chief colleague will be u-Ching- -Cheng. former
Minister 10 Russia and now director Of the
Trans Manchurian Railway. who long received
Russian financial assistance.
RUSSIANS WELCOME THE CHANGE
THE Russians welcome the change as increas-
inc their Influence The immediate exciting
cause OF the change was the Impending edlct
ordering officials to abolish the queue and 10
adopt foreign dress
"a search Of the house Of Kang-Yu-Wei the
reformer, resulted in the discovery OF papers
proving that he was carrying on correspoh-
dence with the leaders Of the anti-dynasuc
movement In Southern China"
The Hong Kong correspondent OF THE Times
telegraphs the substance OF a long interVie" ho
has had with Kang-Yu-Wei, the Cantonese re-
former in which the latter recounted the nlstoiS
Of the crisis. Kang- Yu-Wei said that on june
16 he had a two hours audience with the tii'-
peror VINO. anxious about the Russian encroach-
ments was ready to listen 10 any plan 10 secure
the integrity Of the Empire. THE Times cor
respondent continues
"Kang advised replacing the Conservative
Ministers by Young Progressives. and the en-
plovment Of Engishmen and Americans TO erect
suggested reforms. He advised the Emperor 10
study the progress Of Japan ana western
methods The Emperor admitted the cosehcs
Of his arguments. but expressed his regret at
he,nr unable 10 remove high officials because Of
the Empress Dowager.
"Kang then urged His Majesty 10 strengthen
,arIv 70 seek an alliance with England. The
Fmperor said he realized that foreign countries
were no longer insignificant States, and OBJ
served that II was pity that his Ministers had
not averted the impending trouble Kang says
the real power at Peking is held by Ii Luen
Yam, a sham eunuch, and that the Dowagers
ilIesitimate son. -chun Ming will probably be
made Emperor.
THE EMPEROR ASKS TO BE SAVED.
"on the morning Of September Is Kang re-
ceived two letters from the Emperor, dated re-
srectively September 16 and September H. The
first represented the difficulties Of his position.
the Empress Dowager's anger and his fears that
he would he unable to protect his throne. and
commanded Kang to consult with his colleagues
as to how TO save the Emperor.
I'm the second letter His Majesty said: !
have commanded you to superintend the estab-
lishment OF an official organ. 1t Is strongly
against my wish. | have great sorrow which
cannot describe with ink and pen You must
proceed Immediately outside to devise means
to save me without moments delay The let
ter concluded with an expression Of gratitude
for Hangs faithfulness. warning to him to
take care Of himself. and an expression OF hope
that matters would mend ere long.
"Kang promptly visited the American mis-
sonary the Rev. Timothy Richard. whom ne
asked TO call upon the British and American ie-
cations Sir Claude Macdonald british Minis
teri was at Poi-tai-So, and the American Min
lister CIr COnger) was at S-Shan. Omlnous
rumors were in circulation that day, and kang
fed He was astonished that England protected
him. and he urges the British Government 10
take prompt action to save the Emperor"