The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-14
A CRISIS FOR CHINA
THE EMPEROR REALIZES THAT HE
is NOW FACING IT.
TWO Changes May Re Among His
Counciilors--A New Patriotic
Society organAcd.

Shanghai, May 20. - Correspondence of
the Associated Press --rhese are trying
times in China. The imperial government
Is passing through Il crisis, The intrigues
and cross in-rigues Of the court together
with the constant friction between the
Manchus and the Chinese in the imperial
councils are complicating matters.
Prince Kung, the imperial advisor. is at
the point of death. 1t can be stated upon
reorganization of the council Of state will
be made.
The famous viceroy. Chang Chi Tung. Is
now in Shanghai. He will shortly 20 to
Pekin q the request OF the emperor. n
Is presumed that at the death OF Prince
kung Viceroy Chang will be made one of
the immediate councillors of the empire
Thopgh Chang CHI Tung is an elderly
man he ranks with LII Hung Chang In
progressive ideas. 1t will be new era for
China if Viceroy Chang does enter on tbs
duties of the grand council chamber for
then he and Ii Hung Chang viii be able
to outyote the third member who is an
ultra conservative.
There is. however. one condition to
note personally LII and Chang have been
eutHlcS. ne NOTlu Will pIUudpl9 nave y
fine chance ~ learn whether these two
great leaders of Western ideas in China
will sink out of sight their present per-
sonal difficulties and work together for the
reformation and consolidation OF the en-
pire.
The emperor is fully alive to the crisis
which is now on. In an imperial procla
nation now being sent 10 the various gov
ernors the emperor frankly bemoans the
trOnblcG ~ tho rgf n nd
summons his subjects to invest in the
bonds of the new national loan In order
that he may be relieved from financial
care In the midst of these international
complications.
on May the extraordinary official an
nouncement was made that Prince Kung,
who was previously reported to have eX-
pired on May 2. was still alive. II was
said that the prince had lapsed into uncon-
seriousness and that the Chinese doctors
in attendance had mistakenly pronounced
him to be dead. II was added that the
prince had since awakened but that his
condition was critical On May 81 ii was
definitely announced that Prince kung
was dead and the emperor issued proc
lamation ordering the Chinese court to 20
into mourning for q stated period.
After the China Japan war several re-
form clubs were projected BY influential
Chinese looking toward the renovation Of
Chinese politics, One Of these socitiss was
gathering great power when it overshot
the mark and was annihilated by the
throne.
Al the present date = formidable organi-
cation OF progressive Chinese is bsing or
ganized throughout the empire. II Is 10
be national organization with the
branches in each city and town.
The correspondent has reliable informa-
ton from most prominent sources that the
organization has the patronage OF the most
prominent men in the new China, The
honaful feature about this patriotic
association" is that its cardinal principle
is the preservation of the empire.
Patriotism has been almost d2iunct for
wears and there is an attempt to arouse
The people. The feature Of the movem mt
Is its hatred of all things foreign The
organization was launched by the 10 900
lteratl assembled recently at pekin for
the examination for the doctors degree.
There are thirty arScles and twenty-five
by-laws for the organization and me pre-
anble Is MS follows
This club Is formed for the defense OF
the empire IN view OF the fact that our