The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-06

came TO me every day Tor weeks 10 get
some new book for the Emperor. and
almost exhausted my patience with ms
persistence He was willing 70 pay any
price and he would not allow me TO
refuse him any book which the emperor
had NOT yet had, il it WAS to be got under
any circumstances
He bought my wife's bicycle md took
it to His Majesty, and it was afterwards
reported that his Queue caught in the back
wheel and he had very un-Emperor Ike
fall This led the Dowager TO deal severe
ly with the euuuch.
The Emperor set himself to Studylis
the books he had bought. and the more no
studied them the more he became con-
WINGED TINT China was on the wrong road
and in dreadful need of Il reformation.
The more he meditated on the matter
the more he became convinced that thete
was no hope of China so long as she was
in the hands of the Old Conservative
party He was now possessed with the
thought of liberating his people from sas
yoke TINT was upon them. On June Il,
1858. he issued decree establishing y
University at Pekin. the design being 10
open q way by which the young IueN oI
the Empire might become acqt>s'iieeo
with all the books he had oeen staaS''i5.
and might themselves be prepared % .s su'
other books OF a similar cilaTactef
A few days Inter he ordered the f"r.
eign Office 10 report on the mater VI
encouraging art. science am aSr-cl'..uis'
ar me same time ordering any Oh tsiSa
who were opposed TO progress ai'a -. =.
TO appear before him and give tiis'
sons. He proposed that they shouts ~. a'ea
vyaster,, arms md methods OF dfIiilIs eie
Tartar troops- He aooLsiis. ~ ,,t;-,,.
essay as a leading part IN ths -s..s.s
tsons for Official distinction. and suost..ue,
81 =, as Mace n knowledge OF poi- -eie
economy md international law.
rIa 49,, nrouosed the establishments OF
oo,ri.,fbnr,i schools in al the provinces
far rba purpose OF teaching the llsii -.
better rethods of asrieuttnte' a.u snse
yha I.u Han Railroad shoutt De eoi'ipis''ei
as expef1itiously as possloie-
rrfE EMPRESS AROUSED.
4r<, ordered the officials to do all II their
p pow School boards were estab-
I ,nsa in every city in the Empire; bu-
rean or mines was formeds 1ournaasts
were encouraged to write on a.. poisie aa
s,fhiaets Jung Lu and Liu kun-i were
ard,red to consult on the establishments
of naval academies, and training snips
and schools We're ordered 10 be opened III
connection with all the foreign legations
Ear rhe benefit of the sons o.; Chinese hy-
ing in foreign countries. Cocf.nereiaL ou-
reaus were ordered to be established Tor
the announcement OF trade at snn s,
and Hankow. and. in addition to all this.
the officials throughout the Empire were
ordered to assist the young Emperor In
his work of reform.
But il was his surgical operations thaS
caused him trouble. So long as he con-
fined himself to the makingsof new Offices
there was no trouble, but as soon as he
began TO abolish old ones and dismiss
vsceroys and governors there arose q
howl which reached the ears OF the EN-
press Dowager, and the palace and the
throne OF the young man We're r,,shiessiy
taken from him. and he was confined 70, :
an island In the palace grounds uEiessr s
strict guard. :
And recently IL was said that he had
I died. under threat Of !insa T,,ass. ~ aiA
-nUn ham,