Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-17
EMPRESS DOwAGER FAvoRs PROG
REss IN MODERATION.
EMPEROR WAS TOO RADICAL
IT Is SAID HE WILL BE FORMALLY
DEPOsED NOVEMBER 23.
To he Succeeded by Prince Jun, n Boy
OF lille Has Been Planning to
Escape TO the British
Embassy. but
Failed.

PEKING. Oct. I6.-The reactionary policy
OF the dowager empress seems likely TO re-
turn to moderation. An edict just issued
promises TO attend to the welfare of The
people, and to do the best 10 secure pros
perity The edict provides for the appoint
ment OF two boards of trade, one at Shang-
hal and one at Hangkow, having Jurisdic-
ton over the whole South empire and the
Yangtse valley, including Shan 81.
Although separate, the TWO boards are
enjcIned 10 work in harmony. Shang Chi
Lung, Viceroy of Hankow, is responsible
for the reform which, though of doubtful
ability, is important as showing that the
Gowager empress has embarked upon n
policy having tendencies toward reform.
LONDON. Oct 1.-THE Peking corre-
spondent of the Times says:
Prince Ching. president of the tsung-
li-yamen, has informed Sir Claude Mac
Donald officially that the health of the
emperor is improving. He declares that
the empress dowager is not opposed to
genuine reform, but only TO such violent
and impracticable reforms as Were hastily
decreed. Her majesty viii proceed on lines
more adapted to Chinese conditions.
The Baptist mission at Sing-Ngan-Fu,
in the province of Shen-Si, has appealed
for protection
The Peking correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph says:
1T. is said in the highest circles that
the emperor will be formally deposed on
November 2S, the birthday of the empress
dow ager, and that Prince Jun, q boy of
13. will be nominated as his successor
The Berlin correspondent of the Stand
ard says:
THE emperor of China was 10 have taken
whence he would have issued a proclama-
lion declaring the acts OF the dowager en-
press void. but the plan was discovered
and frustrated
TACOMA, WASH, Oct I6.-According TO
advices brought by the steamship Tacoma,
from China and Japan, the Oriental Press
is still in an excited state over the triumph
OF the dowager empress over the emperor
of China. The press is unable to solve
the riddle of the transfer of power. The
emperor's proposed reforms were wide
spread, and not at all satisfactory to the
masses. His last and most radical change
was contained In an edict which proposed
that an annual budget should be issued
which should set forth the annual eX-
penses, so the people could suggest re-
forms and means of economizing. The en-
peror advised the gentry to embark in the
newspaper business for the purpose of ed,
ucating the people. His edict confiscatine
temples and other places of worship fol
educational purposes was opposed from al
quarters.
band of desperadoes, numbering 1000
with 1000 disbanded Mansu soldiers, tool
possession of the gold mines north of Kir
in. China, and are hindering Russian rail
road development.
An uprising has occurred in Hianan
China, and the American consul has beer
besought to protect the American mission
aries. The uprising was fomented by
band of pirates known as the Triad so
ciety and the local militia Joined the bant
of thieves. Soldiers have been sent to tn
scene.
Floods in Japan have done great damage
to crops and many lives have been lost
Aichi prefecture, which seems to have suf
fered most, lost thirty-ffve house washe,
away: LOO overthrown: 10 partly wrecked
4l2 injured, and $500 inundated. Seven live
were lost. Twelve hundred acres of lant
were flooded.