Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-07
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The chaotic condition prevailing In
the Chinese empire. or more strictly
speaking at the palace In Pokin. IL ike
~ TO hasten crlas that has boon cx-
pccicd ever since the nature Of the
disease Of the state became better I'M
dtrsiood. Only BY an immediate change
20 the methods o. western civilization.
whereby the safety Of NE and proper
~ Ia assured. can The partition Of the
country be prevented. But such a turn
Is no, probable, perhaps not even pos
nlblc.
The recent events at the palace are
more or lcas cloudcd IN mystery, but u
arpcars. from the accounts published.
that the late emperor was removed NJ
the instiEaiion Of thc dowagcr empress.
Tai An. one report h that he was
poisoned. and another that no was
atranglcd 90 death. while rtill another
has II that he was subjected 10 torture.
rcd hot Iron being thrust through
his body. The crime Of which he was
accused was thai h. had showed a de-
clded leaning toward Christianity and
that a. a result he had committed TO
the flames the classical works o. Con-
furluh II IL further alleged that he
had ordered high officials To don Euro
pcan clothes and that he contemplated
various reforms.
10 II about forty years rluco the lady
who now - supposed 10 rule China
commenced the intriguea that have led
her to the highest summit Of power.
During that time many myutcrlgua
deaths have occurred within the palace
walls. The story forms an exceedingly
Interesting aeotlon Of human history
The emperor, Hen Fuug. died IN
August 1851. ana by hA will isft the
Kingdom 20 his six-ycar-old son. TunF.
che. In the following November the boy
was brought to Pclsln. Plots quickly
followed the introduction ~ she In
fanile emperor into the palace. Two
women. Tai Tshl and Tai An, through
Prince Kung. a hr0;hlg 81 hifn fung.
deposcd tho regents and Prince Kung
was given high honors 10 the slate,
In a short time I'll An had obtained
oo-ordinate power with Tsi Tshl. the
dowagcr ompresa She stripped Kung
OF his honors for The purpose OF ending
his ambitions, but afttr being humhlcd
he was relus,aied.
In 1874 tho young emperor had
reached Ma siSison,h birthday The
omprosaei permitted him 10 marry Ah-
iuia. Manohu lady. -Four months
later Tung-che announced In an ed.ct
chat the two emprcsseu had commanded
him to assume the reius n power. ne
soon showed that he was dosifous Of
being emperor In fact. and DEGRADED
/ Prince KunF. but the very next day
their Imperial majesty atued a decree
restoring the fallen prince 20 an his
| former dlguiilea 10 was given out that
the youthful emperor was SIN fractions.
Rumors spread at the same time that
his health was poor on December is.
1873, and odlci appeared requesting the
cmpreaE dowagcr 20 take personal
charge Of public business
a few months aftcrward the emperor
died. It has always been believed that
no was murdered. His death was
speedily followed By that o. his widow.
/ Ahlutl.
The cmprosses selected as the success
sor Tungche Tsal Tien, a son Of Prince
Chung, who wns proclaimed emperor
under the name % iSwanrsu. Kwaussu
was born indsJl. lie was IA mere In
FAM when declared emperor. which was
a fact convenlen, 10 the two feminine
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