The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-24
SITUATION N CHINA
As the Chinese Minister in
Washington Explains 1t.
OTHER SIDE BY JOHN BULL
Emperor'S Troubles Told in
Ineligible Style.

Washington. Sept. E.-'The Chinese min
lister Mr. WI Ting Pang. today received
a cable dispatch from the Chinese foreign
Office at Pel1n, giving the text OF the edict
Issued by the emperor yesterday. in which.
owing TO the critical condition OF Chinese
affairs. he calls back to power the en-
press dowager and commits 70 her hands
the direction Of the vast affairs OF the
empire. TIE edict, freely translated from
the CIPHER cable. Is as follows.
Now that China IS disturbed. and there
is need that all business shall be well
done. we. the emperor. agitsted from
morning 20 evening for the welfare OF
all affairs and fearful lest errors may
occur. observing from the beginning OF
the reign OF Tung Chi that the empress
dowager had twice given Instructions 10
the emperor. each time with signal ab.l-
ity and success. so We nov, considering
the important interests OF the empire.
tavs begged the empress dowager 90 give
TO the emperor the benefit OF her ripe ex-
perience and her instruction. The dowager
empress has been pleased 70 accede TO rhss
request. Therefore n is 20 ne good for
tune OF the whole empire that tbs au-
spicious event Is brought about. From
today the empress dowaEer conducts the
business in the imperial apartments. ard
on the eight nday % ire present month
Chinese calendar meaning today. Eng
ush calendar We vii take al IRE princes
and ministers 70 perform rhe ceremony
in the Chip Chung palace Let the yaulen
foreign Office prepore that RE ceremony
may be performed with ft,ing hon5rs"
The Chinese mtziste- was seen a. TIE
legation today. and talked freely concern
ing toe edict. He sad tae-s was no se-
crecy ab9ut II. nothing 20 indicate nat
Il was a triumph o. one foreign es--nert
over another. and that Fs essential p1r-
pose was % strengthen China herself a.
the time when serious foreign problems
were presented. Z was quite natural. ne
SID. that the dowager empress sAg-lG Be
called 20 The aid % tie emperor. owing
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has survived three 6ynasfies brxlnrt1x
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