Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-24
THAT CHINESE COUP
A Denial That it is in Favor
of Any Nation.
EFFECT 9 IH5 Ac1'o"
owing I" the Extensive Experience OF tho
Empress b"wng.-. Her Accession
VIII Strengthen China In u
.. Crisis. strict Impsrtimlity.
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WASlIl N';TpN. Sept o3.-'rhe Chi
nese minister, Mr. Wa Ting Fang. to-
Gay Received :. cable dispatch from the
Chinese foreign office at Pekin giving
the text of the c.!ict issued BY the
emperor yesterday III which owing to
IN" critical condition of Chinese af-
l"lfs H.. calls back to power the en-
PRESS H"waS"r and commits to her
hands nv direction OF the vast affairs
OF the empire. The ,.tiict freely trans
la'@d FROM III" cipher cable is as fol-
lows
Now thar China is disturbed, and
there IS need that NJ! business shall be
l"''r Vel. we. the emperor, agitated
from morning I" evening for the vel
Tar" Of AL affairs, and fearful lest err
f"ts may occur. observing from the be-
Si''lihs OF tn, reign oi Tung Chi that
thc empress doWagrr has twice given
INSTRUCTIONS to the ..lupcrnr each time
With signal ability and success so we
now considering the important interests
ni tht empire haze begged thu. empress
d"WaGcr tu Civ. 70 the .mp.ror the
benefit az her ripe ,.xperieuct and her
instructions.
Tho d"waser empress has been
,leasel I" acerde to this request
lhtr"t"rc II is To be the good fortune.
"i The whole empire that this auspi-
ri"ls event is brought about From to-
day tn" empress dnw;,scr conducts the
business in The Imperial apartments,
ana On ~. eighth day Of the present
'h"l''n. C hin"Sr calendar meaning to-
day. English calendar). we will take all
n" princes ana ministers to perform
th't ceremony in the Chin Chung pal-
ace Let the iamen Foreign office),
prepare. mat the ceremony may be per-
formed with fitting honors.'
The Chinese. minister was seen at the
ieSat"n today. and talked freely con-
"eriinG the e'tict. He said there was
No secrecy about it, nothing to indi-
cate th;ii II was a triumph aof one for
cl@i element over another and that its
essential purpose was to strengthen
,'fin;i herself ut a time when serious
foreign problems Mere presented. It
was quite natural. he said, that the
u"Waser empress should be called to the
ana OF the emperor, owing to dynastic
reasons. The present dowaSer had sur
ViNcd three dynaStieS. beginning with
that of Emperor Hsein Fung She was
me second Wife OF the emperor and
bore him a son, .Tung Chi. who on +hta:
death of his father, became enuernrsI
Inc latter was an infant ruler and
the mother. then and now dowager en-
press, directed for him the vast affairs
Oh me empire On his death without is
sue. the dowascr elected her nephew
~ wang tsu, 70 become emperor. and
ms reign IS now in progress. He was n
child when he took the throne twenty
years ago, and UP to nine years ago
me !"Wager directed affairs for him.
acting much like the Queen Regent or
SPAN does for the boy king. 1t is this
d"Wager empress who is now recalled
70 active assistance. of the emperor.
ms. the Chinese minister points out.
is a move toward the strengt hening OF
the hands Of the emperor giving hin,
the same aid which the dowager en-
press gave while the emperor and his
predecessor We're infant rulers.
Concerning the report that the en-
press return to power was a coup
detat, favorable FOR Russia the minis
ter says he did not consider the move
favorable to any power as against an
other Is effect. he says. will be to-
ward strict impartiality in China.s
treatment of Russia, Great Britain.
Germany. France and the United
states. Japan and the whole world ar
large. -
During the former regency of the
empress. she had shown marked friend
snip for the English SO that in the
opinion of the minister it was unfair
To presume she had anti-E.nglish pre-
JUDGES. AS To its effect upon Lii Hung
e'hanE. the minister said the dowager
empress had long admired tn. rugged
ability of the old statesman. He did
not think this would result in the return
OF Ii Hung Chang to the foreign office.
from which post he was recently re-
lieHch. owing. it WAS understood to
foreign influences 1t is probable the
minister believes. that Prince Ii will
continue in his nominal post as i'm
pelial secretary.
The minister speaks With special
satisfaction Of a concession which he
signed Il short time ago. by which an
American syndicate, will build a rail-
road from Fan kow To Canton a dis
tanc, OF 500 miles. 1t is understood that
among the names Of those Interested in
this concession. are the ROckefellerS.
Aorgans Nan,.rrbits. Erices. and ex-
Mayor Hugh Grant Of New York. The
minister signed this concession just be-
fore tho Spanish war broke out. and
This led II some delay in beginning
work the road. Now. however. he
is Informed that the American engin-
| GERS arr about to start tor their sur
veyS of the line, ana the construction
will be pushed from this time forward.
EMPERORS LIFE. MEN AGED.
| LONDON. Sept According to
| special iiiSI,a tcheS received, from Pekin,
| members Of the European committee
| there, believe the life of the emperor or
| China is in danger Il is added that
| th. doNagcr empress desires TO place
| Prince. kunG's grandson on the throne.
| The emperor il is added. realizes the
| strength OF the conspiracy against him
| ana has ordered the guards at the pal
| nct, to be strengthened.
EVACUATION or PORTO RICO.