Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-01
METHODS OF CHINESE.
The Vicissitudes Of a Reformer in
the Celestial Empire.
RBFoRMBR's BROTHER MUST DIE

Unable to Capture Kang Yuwel, tho
GoyernmentW VIII Take the Life ofHis
Relative-ComplIcat That May
Yet Involve England and Russia.
PelSin, Sept 23.-An imperial edct
just issued definitely announces that
the emperor OF China has resigned his
power to the dowager empress. who has
ordered the ministers to deliver to her,
in future, their official reports.
1t Is difficult to obtain reliable in
formation at the palace in regard to the
proceedings, but the recent reformatory
edicts probably caused the change.
While the emperor was subservient and
a mere 1gurehead. the dowager en-
press permitted him to remain in peace.
but so soon as he attempted to act on
his own initiative his practical deposit
ton was the result. His principal adj
wiser, Kang- Yumoi. the Cantonese re-
former, fled. in spite Of the vigorous at
tempts made to arrest him, and 1t Is
said he is now on his way to Shanghai.
London, Sept. 2G.-The Times Pekin
correspondent says: Chang Yen Hoon.
the Cantonese enemy and rival Of Ii
Hung Chang. who is charged with har-
boring Kang Yuwei has been arrested.
He is now under trial by the board of
punishment He will be stripped of
all his offices. his removal giving in
creased honor 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
dowager empress, and has been de-
clared an outlaw, and his arrest has
been ordered.
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 Hong Kong tomorrow
In the course of an Interview yester-
day he Informed me that he left Pekin
on Tuesday. in compliance with a
secret message from he emperor warn
ing him Of his danger 3nd urging nm
to obtain assistance frcm those inter
ested in the cGuntrys welfare He FUR
Their stated that recent events were
entirely due to the action of the Man.
chu party, headed by the dowaSer en-
press and Viceroy Yung Lu, and in
GLIDING all the high Manchu officials.
The latter We're displeased by the en-
perors leaning toward the reform
party, and decided to restore the re-
gency of the dowaGer.
Kang Yuwei urges that England now
has an opportunity to intervene and
restore the emperor to the throne, by
doing which, he asserts, she will earn
the gratitude of the Chinese people. He
also observes that unless protection is
afforded to the victims of the coup
d'etat it will be impossible hencefor-
ward for any native to support British
interests.
Kang Yuwei's brother has been ar
rested in Peliin and condemned to
death. Sir Claude Macdonald. the
British minister, gave instructions that
Kang Yuwei should be protected from
arrest. The British consulate holds
his baggage and documents referring
to state secrets. The Russians are in
censed at the latter fact, and it is re-
norted that Russia has offered the
dowager empress the services of 10000
troops from Port Arthur to keep order
in Pekin if necessary. 1t is stated that
the British feet in Chinese waters has
been divided between Tallu and Shan
haikwan. under orders to intercept
Russian transports in the event OF an
attempt to land troops.
The Pellin correspondent of The Daily
Mail says: The head eunuch at the pal
ace informs me that the emperor is
seriously indisposed, and that his death
is not unlikely.