Evening journal., 1898-09-26
DILEMMA OF CHINA.
The Ancient Monarchy on the
Verge Of Dissolution.
EX-ENPEROR REPORTED DYING.
Ono Of Ills Chief Adherents *
Thrown Into Prison. and Another
Said to Have Been Assassin
ated-siassacres Are Feared.


ated-aiassacre Are Feared.
LONDON, sept. 26.-The Times Pc
king correspondent says:
Chang Yin Huan, the Cantonese en-
envy and rival OF Ii Hung Chang, who
is charged with harboring Kang Yuwei,
has been arrested. He IS now under
trial by the board of punishment. He
win be stripped OF all his offices, his
removal giving increased power to Ii
Hung Chang.
"The officials generally welcome the
empress return to power, but the peo-
pie are Indifferent. Kang Yuwei is
charged with conspiring against the
empress dowager and has been declared
an outlaw, and his arrest has been or
dered."
The Times Shanghai correspondent
telegraphs:
"On the arrival of Kang Yuwei at
WI Hung he was placed for safety on
] board the steamer Ballarat, which
sails for Hongkong tomorrow. In the
course Of an interview yesterday he In
formed me that he left Picking on Tues
day In compliance with a secret mes
sage from the emperor warning him Of
his danger and urging him TO obtain
assistance from those Interested In the
country's welfare. He further stated
that recent events We're entirely due TO
the action Of the Manchu party, headed
by the dowager empress and Niceroy
! Yung Lu and including all the high
Manchu officials. The latter were dis
pleased by the emperors leaning to-
ward the reform party and decided To
restore the regency Of the dowager
The dowager empress party is bound
by an undertaking with the Russians
whereby the latter IN consideration OF
the support of Russian interests, under
take to preserve Manchuria as the seat
of the dynasty and to maintain Man
chu rule In China. In pursuance Of this
compact the gradual substitution OF
Manchus IN all high offices and military
commands began last year under the
direction of the dowager, thus creating
sources Of friction with the emperor
whose dethronement was frequentl!
threatened. The present movement q
entirely Manchu as opposed TO Chinese
The influence Of IA Hung Chang IS nov
subordinate TO that OF Yung Lu and q
likely TO decrease.
p 1.-THE emperors health Is excellent AM
his capacity for work and eagcrness 70
progress are remarkable. His ma1est
= is convinced, however, that it viii b
e impossible TO overcome the opposition
without the assistance of England
which he endeavored to obtain for hi
recent progressive measures.
"Kang Yuwei urges that England no.
{ has an opportunity TO intervene and re
store the emperor to the throne, by dc
: ing which, he asserts, she Will earn III
= gratitude Of the Chinese people.
d He also observes that unless prote'
r. ton is afforded to the victims of II
coup detat it will be impossible hence
forward for any native official to SUI
port British interests
+ A special dispatch from Shangh
l. says that Kang Yuwei's brother hi
been arrested IN Picking and cond mn'
10 death The dispatch also says thu
Sir Claude Macdonald the British mii
n ister. gave instructions that kans luw
should be protected from arrest. TT
british consulate holds his baggage an
documents referring to state secret
The Russians are incensed at the la
a ter fact, and it Is reported that Russ
has offered the dowager empress u
services of 10000 troops from Port al
thur 10 keep order I'm Peking If nece
IL gary IL IS Slaleu lhAt the 'i i'l'h A'
i'm Chinese water has been divided b.
tween Ta-Ku and Shanhaikwan und
orders TO intercept Russian transpor
I'm the event OF an attempt TO lar
Is troops.
The Picking correspondent OF III
- Daily Mail says:
~ "rhe head eunuch at the palace I
forms me that the emperor Is serious
IN indisposed and that his death is not u
10 likely"