The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-26
i HUNG CHANG
GAINS IN POWER
Causes the Arrest of an
Enemy and Rival.
CHANG YEN H00N ON TRIAL
CHARGED WITH HARBORING A
CoNSPIRAToR.
Stripped of Yellow Jacket and Pea
cock Feather-War to the
Knife Between .Manchus
and Chinese.
CHARGED WITH HARBORING A
CoNSPIRAToR.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, Sept. 26.-The Times Pek-
ing dispatch says: Chang Yen Hoon,
the Cantonese enemy and rival of Ii
Hung Chang. who is charged with har-
boring Kang Yu Wei, has been arrest
ed. He is now under trial by the Board
of Punishment. He will be stripped of
all his offices and his removal gives in
creased power to Ii Hung Chang. The
officials generally welcome the En-
press return to power, but the people
are Indifferent. Kang Yu Wei is charg-
ed with conspiring against the Empress
Dowager and has been declared an out
Law, and his arrest has been ordered
The Times Shanghai correspondent
says; On the arrival Of Kang Yu Wei
at WI Sung he was placed for safety
on board the steamer Ballarat, which
sails for HongkQng tomorrow. In the
course of an interview he informed me
that he left Picking on Tuesday in COM
pliance with a secret message warn
ing him of his danger. from those inter
eSted in the, country'S welfare. He fur
Their stated that recent events were en-
tirely due to the action Of the Manchu
party, headed by the Dowager EN-
press and Viceroy Yung Lu and in
Guiding all the high Manchu officials.
The latter were dispensed by the En-
peror's leaning toward the reform
gency of the Dowager. The Dowager
Empress party is bound by an under
standing with the Russians whereby
the latter, In consideration of the sup
port of the Russian interests, under
take to preserve Manchuria as the seat
of the dynasty and to maintain Manchu
rule in China.
In pursuance of this compact the
gradual substitution of the Manchus in
all high Offices and military commands
began last year under the direction of
the Dowager, thus creating friction
with the Emperor, whose dethrone-
ment was finally completed. The
opposed to Chinese. The in
fiuence of Ii Hung Chang is now
subordinate to that of Yung Lu and is
likely to decrease. The Emperor's
health is excellent and his capacity
for work and eagerness for progress are
remarkable. His Majesty is convinced,
however, that it will be impossible to
overcome the opposition without the
assistance Of England, which he en-
deavored to obtain for his recent pro-
gressive measures.
Kang Yu Wei 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 peo-
pie He also observes that unless pro-
lection is afforded to the victim of the
coup d'etat it will be impossible for
any native official to support British
interests.
A special from Shanghai says that
Kang Yu Wei's brother has been ar
rested in Picking and condemned 70
death. The dispatch also says that Sir
William Mcdonald, the British Minis
ter, gave instructions that Kang Yu
Wei should be protected from assault
The British Consulate has his baggage
and documents referring to state
secrets.
1t is reported that Russia has Of
fered the services Of 10000 troops to
the DoWager to keep order