The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

came OF the Imprisonment OF tho emper-
or. Kin sent a petition signed by himself
and thousand other Chinese to the dow
ager asking that The emperor be allowed
to resume the relns OF government. and
stating thar this only would satisfy the
people when this memorial was pre-
scented 10 tho empress dowager she il
said 20 have fairly hoped up and down
in her rage. Her officials were terrified.
aud they tremhied lest her anger should
be wreaked upon them.
who has dared TO send such a tcle-
gram" she asked.
kin Yuan Shan and over thousand
others" was the reply.
Very we'll" answered the old empress.
wen show them how We deal with trait
ors who cross our path"
Al this time Shang, the director OF all
the teiegraphs OF the empire. was in
Peking lie AZ once wired Kin that he
would better leave and Kiln fed TO Mace.
where he is now under Portuguese protcc-
ton. The protest was followed by others
from all parts Of the empire and the
United states. and these. added 20 thr OBJ
lections az the powers. kept her from
Yatting another bay on the throne.
Msrfsfe, ccnosr s Lost Opportunity.
II IL not known that the tlnited states
was practically offered the control OF the
Chinese empire Just before the usnrpatien
Of the dowager, but / am told that this
Is the fact The emperor realized his dan
ger lie feared for his life. but he was
very anxious TO do the right thins and
would have fought for hts rights could no
have had any hope Of support. Timothy
Richards, the secretary % the Society Of
Christian knowledge Of China, was IN
Pekinx at tho time. He was associated
with kang Nah Wei and Lang Cho. and
at their instance wrote Mr. Box Irunsidcs,
the English minister. asking him 10 Etvs
shelter and protection 10 the two frforra-
ors and intimatinE that the emperor
would be with him At the time they came.
lie labeled the letter important. and sent
AZ hy "A messenger An answer did not
come until the next day. when the min
iAfeY replied thai he asa not know kang
YMh WEI amt Lang Che, and that he
could not receive them HIS ignorance
In this case was probably diflomatiS, and
certainly 10 the loss o. England, for had
the English minister admitted the en-
pefor iato tho legation he would have
made England the coming great power Ia
China. The reform party was then stroag
and the empress dowager would not have
dared 10 have made war upon the en-
perur In the English legation. Failing 20
elicit the support o. the hnghsh minister.
Mr.. Richards next ssEt a message az Min
.stsr Cenger bot Ne hapgenea 10 b. away
AZ his summer home In the siiiS, and u
Is claimed that the letter never SOL ec-
sond the gagekceper. who may have been
one OF the dOwagers spies II must he
remembered thst st this time TIE emperor
Was the 90 facts ruler 0f China and that
- s1rh the United States would have
gained a predominant, influence by sup
porting him.
E,,rress polease- Vas Arsparsa fcs Var
China has been getting ready for trouble
ever since the close % the Japanese war.
several wears ago had an Interview on
the situation In China with Yang fu. who
Is, believe. now Chinese minister 10 Ger
many. but who preceded Wa riag Fang
as minister 20 the United States II was
Just after the war. and he warned me
that the Chinese army would he reorgan-
4xed after modern methods. He said that
thu country would have new ships. new
sorts, and its military strength would be