El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-01
CHINA pERTURBED
The Empress Dowager Assumes
Charge of the Government and
the Emperor May Have Been
Dosconod

SsSStAOo-
Press dispatches tell an interesting
story of the changes that have come
about in China, by VIII CHI the emperor,
who seemed TO have liberal tendencies,
has been superseded by his mother,
who has ordered the ministers to de-
liver TO her In future their reports.
Say the dispatches:
Il Is difficult to obtain reliable in
formation st the palace in regard TO
the proceeding, but the recent reform
atory edicts PROBABLY caused the
change. While the emperor was sub
servient and u mere fiyurehesd, the
dowsger empress permitted him To re-
ma 10 peace. But so soon as he at
tempted to act on his own initiative hi
practical deposition was the result.
HIS principal adviser, kang Eu Wei, tn
Cantonese reformer. fled in spite of tn,
vigorous attempts made to arrest hin
and IL Is said he Is now in his way TO
Shanp hal.
Tue effect OF the change must h,
great and In all probability Ii Hum
Chang will be reinstated in power an,
Russian 10 fiuence will increase. Tn
hop - of reform so ardently cherished By
the Intelligent fsctions OF toe Chimes,
are now i'm possible of fultillment. The
suddenness of the coup IL said TO be due
To the desire of the dowager empress Il
prevent the mission of the Marquis Ito
from being successful. The Jspsnes.
statesmen recently came 70 Pekin with
the object OF trying to bring about Cd
alliance offensive and defensive be-
tween Japan and China. The new or
der of things undoubtedly will prejud-
ice British interests in China.
The Marquis Ito, in an interview be-
fore the edict was issued, said the en-
peror received him yesterday in the
most cordial manner and said he hoped
to have the advantage of the advice OF
the marquis in the reforms which his
majesty intended TO undertake.
The marquis even then feared th at
the inactiou and conservatism of the
Chinese officials would nullify toe re-
forms, although he believed the en-
peror was acting 10 good faith.
1.-THE dowager empresss party Is
bound by an understanding with the
Russians whereby the latter, in consi-
deration of the support OF the Russian
interests, undertake To preserve Mao
churis as the seat OF dynasty aud To
maintain Manchu rule In China. In
pursuance of this a. impact the gradual
substitution of Manchu in all high Of
fees and military commands began
last year under the direction 6t the
dowsger, thus creating sources of fric-
tion with the emperor, whose deJhro1e-
meut was frequently threatened The
present movement, Is entirely Msnchu
ss opposed To Chinese.
THE EMPEROR IN DANGER
The Daily Telegrsph's Hongkong
correspondent, wiring Sunday, the 18th
says:
although there is no positive in
formation, all the evidence tends to
the conviction that the emperor il
dead. A private dispatch says ne di' d
Sept. 81, directly he Issued the edic,
giving the dowsgar the regency. No
body doubts that Yang and Chan Ye,
Hong, Who wa, minister at Washing
too in 1895, are both innocent of the
charge of poisoning the emperor"
A dispatch from Pekio, saws that th'
emperor 10 in good health. but il much
distur bed at the realization of the ex-
istsnce of a CONSPIRACY against him.
The emperor is-u d IN edict this morn
ing ordering thu guards of the palace
to patrol with extra care. The guards
At the doors and elsewhere within th'
precincts of the palace have beer
strengthened. Tue Europeans com
mun,ty in Pekin believe that the life
Of the emperor Is Ia danger. He Is NJ
mstca for tue willy dowager empress.
ana IL sadly In need of fore ign prote c.
ton iu bis emergency. Englishmer
think that the present state of affairs
Is Great Britain's opportunity.
THE ABDIc ALTON EpICT.
The Chinese minister at Washing
ton, WI Ting Fang, received q cabl'
dispatch fr IN the Chin. Sc foreigu Of
fee at Pekin giving the text of the
edict issued by the emperor, in whicu.
owing to the critical condition OF
Chinese affairs, he calls back to powe'
the empress dowager and commits "a
her hands the direction of the vast at
fairs of the empire. The edics, frealy
translated from the cipher cable, is a.
follows:
Now that China Is disturbed, and there is
ne q that all business shall be wet done, we
the emperor, agttsted from morning To evan
ing for the welfare of all airs, and fearful