The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-24
ONLY MAN IN HE EMPIRE
What Claim the Empress Dawaser
Has TO the Title

during the las. thirty years cas- been and
SIN is without doubt the lady wtson Ne
style Empress Towaxcr. she was never
Empress. not even as imperial consort-
having been hut the secondary wife 81
Hs.en Fear. the Emperor who FED from
ais capi,alon the approach OF the Anglo
FRENCH forces IN lSsa. But she took 10
rftle as the mother 81 that iIl-starrcd
monarch's hair. In which capacity sts
was allowed 70 share with the widow pro-
per the regency during the minority %
the Emne-or TuaE Chlh cor che. for there
i no agreement a. 90 the trans.i;erai'en
Of Chinese soundsl. There was no am
h.sui,y about the Eupress-Regent- NJ
veil vas chick enough % had her chzrac-
ter. Her career has been consisted. and
she has often been called. the "only man
in the empire" Possessed by shree pas
sions. OF which che two having pelt and
power for their object have survived me
most transient one. and scH ga'ner
strength with advancing years. the por-
trait OF her majesty that = most inteili-
gible 90 the European comprehension -
that Which represents her - counter
part OF Catherine H. WHAT she might
have been with GATHERINGS Christian edu-
cation. and han6lcapef BY enforced Sc
Cl,lslon. IL would De IDLE 20 guess L may
indeed seem strange that woman 80 en-
dpwed shouId have been ceutent 20 pass
her public lie behind q screen. bur there
have been many mAstersul women be-
fore her 20 whom the 'purda" offered
but a fimsy obstacle 20 Vhs exercise -
cheir power. An intense curiosity has al
ways been one OF her marked Character
istics. a feeling which has taken every
convenient TO her station 70 CRAFTY.
After the assumption OF power by ths
Emperor Tung C'hih IN is77. meeting
took place between tie regents. his guard
Sans. Toe senior Empress sent message
20 her imperial sister proposing an on
cial meeting IN n certain psy!li&n IN rhs
palace. After the ceremonial eurtesies.
the Ees,ern Empress said she bad sought
the interview because rheir common tass
had now been fulfilled and Il was ftfius
that they should lay down their ofics ard
take formal leave OF each other. For her
part. she added she was vel pieased 20
be relieved q re Eespcnxi biuty. SEs was
also grained mat they Two had oeea able
20 work 50 long IN harmony for the vel
fare OF the young Emperor and the state.
So Ear well but the lady rad a pcssscr1ps
20 add IN a manner which = a stock &C.
vice ia plays and novels. she produced
the private Will - tnelr late husband ard
disclosed Tor the hrsf time % her sisters
the oowers ~hic.l sae had kept dormant
these dozen years Now" ne said ''rh@rs
Is no further use Scr SUCH a docum--nt. -
whereupon she hurned q before the eyes
% me Western Empress. 1nis drsmAtio
scene made a terrsble impression On 80
Enpreas-rnother. she vas not converted
by T. 51It changed. giving way 90 sudden
hatred % the deceased Emperor VINO mis-
Pyu ouA uvJzoa sea o. pun 'Tso DvlS-sxs
-3eu-7srp 1Fug - luspUgoo IN spvsu ussg
How her relations 20 her eH-oolleaEue n
~ regency. and even 90 her Own -ou.
we're effected BY this huFniiis,ins dtscov-
cry can Only be c0ujectur~d whai -
known - thar neither - th-m ioaE sur
vivsa TIE inSldeut. and much speculation
has been hu.lt on tne s>qu~rsce % events
TIE crisis in h-r sat>. a. wa; srfici-
patsd. arrived on ne pr--sn, Emp~rors
coming % avc usRrTfazs. ard ass7Irnp,son
% - government Would ~ RsE-7s
frankly resign Or s1H cilrE - oover7
and = 80. BY Nhzt means ard unfsr what
pr-tsxt7 TIE Regent entered into a pr
rats treaty $50 shs Frnp~ror ~hersh7.
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