The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-08
Browbeating ResOrted to in Peking
When Scheming and Plotting Fails
Ii HUNG CHANG ON TOP AGAIN,
The Old Autocrat Has Practically
Thrown His Country Into the Arms
ofRussia-China is Moving at
Last, a Late Start, However.

some time. the vortex OF Vaccinations
which would have caused even Maccnla-
veli 20 blush. since brow-oeating was
rosort.d 20 whenever scheming and plot
ting failed.
since the death Of Prince King In the
latter part OF May. the forbidden city
itself has suffered an internal revolution
terminating In our old friend ii Hung
Chang being once more on top. This Is
OF course the work Of the Empress
D0wager. Ii. the old acrobat, is now
the autocrat Of the Tsung II yamen or
Foreign Office. and has practically thrown
his country into the arms OF Russia.
Corrupt as II Hung Chang IS known 10
De. j think the report that he has sold
his country does him a wrong. Ii is "a
patriot as much as n Chinaman can be so.
Although he has always been covetous
and grasping. love Of money was not the
reason. be was a Mandarin and simpN
followed the traditions OF his class. The
passion most dear TO me o"CtOgeudrian
heart is revenge. Ills whole history
proves it. and this passion IS directed
against the Japanese who hurled poor old
Chlul from its rotten ana worm-eaten
pedestal. and with the same blow frus-
trated LIS long cherished schemes.
when Ii went Go Russia 20 represent his
master az the Coronation. he signed the
treaty which has recently been made
public: but Rusiia.s return for Chinas
sacrifices viii not bear the light for
some time: yet Russia would probably
have paid the debt II DoWevs uneXpect-
ed victory had not compelled o. change
iu tho programme. And now tho hn-
press Dowager SIS backing LIZ
BULL DOING AND BIRDING.
As a first consequence we've Iuug-ho,
the Imperial Tutor las been dismissed
from ADJ hls 0hlcesI Wang Wen-she, who
was o. very fair Governor OF Chih-h was
made a. member OF the Tsung 10 yamen
aId last but rot least. the Oiicial Gazette
has been dlieI with Imperial Edicts. some
o. which must haze been very disagree
able reading 20 not "a few OF our Manda-
rim friends. First there is Sheug In-1en,
the director of railways. That supreme
genius of corruption paid an enormous
amount for nis appointment. and IL looks
very much as DO lis Investment Will prove
81 loss. Bulldozius is $50 mucn cheaper
than brihiuE that foreign applicants for
concessions cam dispense with our high
priced Prince OF bribery. Sheng has
fought hard for his money. and has Bit
terly opposed al railroad concessions. as
well as all work on the projected lines
where DTS expected Eumghaw has nor
been paid. The consequence is that the
following Imperial Edlct has rahed him
over the Goals.
"F0r the scnome of building n railroad
,',",." ~ Iro,ds,I 10
,,,to i. y mercantile enterprlse cpen 10
al our subjects. and further specially
amounted Sheug Hsuau-huai to be Direc-
tor-General OF the project. Two years
have now elapsed since then and 10y
rights We ought TO expect that the WORK
OF surveying the route, buying mp the
LAID for the road. and sucn IKE, shoulu
LLH- 49, MNLA mo
De- Completed 10y tnis lme. 10" Nlo Pr.
posed railway loute j que .,-'
Importance io me impure t'.' VIC
permit amy delay to be- made WITH tle
progress OF the "orlN llN,Ino.e we
have now ihe reqnisite Ilns ih nam" ~
building TINS railway ana tlsls'o'. u.
Al'Nu l"e a- 'u'.l w. a. .f-o
commence "oIN 80
~ 3D.. -.fd ,or.trro-
a. .t-. b.. anu ,,cro DELAYS
. s f,,,I tr.- fb.-a has been an
f-,u. d., 3D.. ,roeoouf~n of an af-
80 .rot .r.-. ana r.tionql IMPORT
.--. .Ee question rs asked whether
ebeng Ueuqn-huai will Do able 90 avoid
heavy p~unishmant for conduct FOR which
no "a doubles responsible. With refer
once "a, the Hankow-Caut0n railway and
tho ehonvhaf-1fankinr railway. we here
by cnioin upon those who have been au-
thorlzcd 10 conduct their construction 10
hasten with their work and refrain from
unnecessary delay In the matter.
CHINA is MOVING
snerv must have reayed many a sigh
for the good old days.. and may have
asked himself the pertinent question.
aWhera DO come iu2" he. however
took tle lesson 10 heart. for / have 70
on GOOD authority that be- signed on the
s1mo day "a Joan With the Belgian synii-
cate for the building X the Lu-dan
tPeklug-Hankow) railroad.
lt ls currently reported ""' JUICE
that The Emperor is On earnest ll ms lu-
t%enti0ns 90 open the Pekinf-Canlo Iau-
road himself AT any rare. nina y mo-
INC. "ny ,na 100 oxn1rs,one 10 the
"o'Dr ~ .cio,-dn 1rfndor who btlIt
nl'". va. ehtont -, q virrIont
thlS to"u' va ~ eu.t..or n,bo
attack from tne h-S9dr
wants NoDONs ~. 49,
considering the CHlne7V Ll'p.. a.
Russian territory TOT 'no L--.' ~ .-
Onlteh oNttes' J. o1y RI
people may m''i.'to 80 -.
attitude nov" may i-s.-I-' '' -.-T.
Bear Du- l tno "Pp,t p -.
II we 40 not lo'o" H"-'-.- 2 p'- 10
the lIe ana properly OF lu' vi
our citizens ahal oe protector III a' 'ost
We shan most assuIedy pay neA."y
hereafter. Tn the case Ok Ar. Kinder
Russia took a BACK sfal "hen "Ie
Britain showed her teeth. take srea-
pleasure I'm announcing that Mr. watson
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