The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-24
At HER OLD JOB AGAIN
The Chinese Empress Dowager
Reinstated in Power.
EDICT OF THE EMPEROR
The Chinese Minister at Washington
Says 1t Is Not IA Mov in Russia's
~Favor-They Say the Old Girl
Is an Able Politician.

washington, Sept. 23.-The Chinese
the full text Of the edict issued by the
emperor Of China yesterday, which calls
the empress dowager back TO power. 1t
is as follows:
Now that China is disturbed, there is
need that all business be well done. The
emperor, agitated from mUrning to
evening for the welfare OF affairs and
fearful lest errors may occur, observing
from the beginning ~ the reign Of Tung
Chi that the empress dowager has twice
given instructions to the emperor and
with signal success, so We now, con-
sidering the important interests of the
empire. have begged the empress dow
ager to give the empire the benefit Of
her ripe experience and instruction.
The dowager empress has been pleased
To aCCede To this request, and therefore
II is 10 the good fortune Of the whole
empire that his suspicious event Is
brought about. From to-day the en-
press dowager conducts the business IN
the imperial apartment and on the
Eighth day of the present month tthc
Chinese calendar meaning to-day i'm the
English yalendar) we will take all the
princes and ministers to perform the
ceremony in chin Chung palace. Let
the yamen foreign office prepare that
the ceremony be performed with fitting
honors."
The Chinese minister was seen at the
legation to-day and talked concerning
the edict. He said there was no secrecy
about II. nothing to indicate that il
was a triumph Of one foreign element
over another. and that its essential puT-
pose was TO strengthen China herself at
the time when serious foreign problems
were presented. 1t was quite natural,
he said. that the dowaEer empress
should be called to the aid Of the en-
peror owing to dynasty reasons. The
present dowager has survived three
]dynasties. beginning with that of En-
peror Hsien Flung.
Concerning the report that the m
press return to power was a coup d'etat
favorable to Russia. the minister says
he does not consider the move favor
able to any power as against any other.
Its effect. he says. would be towards
direct impartiality in China's treatment
Of Russia, Great Britain, Germany,
France. the United States, Japan and
the world at large.
As to its effect upon Ii Hung Chang,
the minister said the dOwager empress
had long admired the rugged ability of
the old statesman. But he did not think
this would result in the return of Ii
to the foreign Office, from which post
III w NN l'A'AAAAN ~ - F''1
understood. to foreign influences.
When asked if China mad the strength
10 resist Acknowledgement by foreign
powers. Wa Ting Fang said: Il am
confident hin will remain intact, and
| am glad TO note hat your late minis
ter to China. Mr.. DENLY. has the same
opinion. China has the native
wealth and population to make her
strong within herself. II should not be
overlooked that some Of the foreign in
nuences. such rs concessions for rail-
ways, etc, win benefit and develop
China far more than they can benefit
any foreign country
The minister speaks with special sat
isfactIon Of a concession which he
signed a short time ago, by which an
American syndicate will build a rail-
road from Hankow to Canton, a dis
lance OF 500 miles. II is understood that
among the names Of those interested IN
this concession are the Rockefellers
Vanderbilts. MorEans, Brice and eN-
Mayor Grant of New York.