Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25
Hliseellaneons geading.
PRINCE TUAN, MAN Of DESTINY.
Something About the "Man on Horseback
of Middle Kingdom.

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of Middle Kingdom.
New York World.
On the blood-red dawn that "comes
up like thunder outer China 'crost the
bay," there is one figure that looms
into sudden direful prominence and
another that shrinks into lamentable
and mysterious nothingness.
The first of these is Prince Tuan,
head of the Boxer movement. The
second is Kwang-Su, the boy emperor
of China.
Who is Prince Tuau, and to what
end is he the instrument of destiny ?
Where is the emperor, and is be dead
or alive? These are questions TO
which all Christendom in arms awaits
an answer.
Prince Tuan is newcomer on the
stage of international affairs. He is a
man of mystery. Recent terrible de-
velopments point to the conclusion
that in China he is "The Man on
Horseback"
What manner of man is he that
commands the hordes who have estab-
lished reign of terror in China? The
very mystery enveloping bis personali-
ty, his ambition, his aims, his intellec.
tual force, adds to the fascination and
the terror that his name inspires in the
civilized world.
Two things about him are certain.
He is of royal blood and he would ex.
terminate all foreigners. Beyond that
all is darkness.
Prince Tuan's watchword--or the
watchword with which be inspires the
fanatical hosts under him-is an in
version of the cry that thrilled Califor-
MIA to riot few years ago. 1t is "Chi-
ua for the Chinese !" That is the ab-
stract idea. More specifically, the
Boxer motto is, "Drive the foreign
devils into the sea ~
1t is thus that Prince Tuan, brother
of the late emperor and uncle of the
sickly young emperor whose fate is in
doubt, spurs to deeds of barbarity the
hordes that he has mustered under his
bloody standard. But what end does
he see ? Does he honestly believe that
he can prevail against the united pow
ers of Christendom Is he really a
bigoted patriot, fighting sincerely for a
cause he believes to be righteous? Or
is he scheming pretender lusting for
the throne and ignorant of the force
which civilization can bring to bear
against him?
These are things that Europe and
America have yet to be Informed upon.
They have no means of guagiDg Prince
Tuan g character, because until month
or two ago, the man was unknown.
He had done nothing to draw atten-
tion to himself, nothing to indicate the
potentialities of mischief and murder
that lurked in bis brain, nor the ambi-
ton that would hold Mortified world
at bay.
Prince Tuan is the son of the fifth
Prince Tien, of the House of Tauk.
wang. He is about 40 years old. He
i is the father of Pu.Chun, the boy of
IA, who was named as successor to the
throne in the remarkable edict issued
by the emperor Kwang.Su last Jan
uary.
1t was when that edict was CALLED
all over the world that the attention of
Christendom was first directed to
Prince Tuan. No small curiosity was
felt in his personality; but not much
could be learned about him, except
that he hated foreigners. 1t was inter-
preted as q bad omen that his son,
designated to become the next emper-
or of China, was under the instruction
and influence of two intensely anti
foreign tutors.
It was learned furthermore that
Prince Tuan was the head of the great
secret societies known as "The Great
Sword" and "The Boxers" which had
been responsible for the murder Of
Mr.. Brooks, the missionary, and the
influence of which extended over the
province of Chilli, Shangtung and Ho.
nan.
This was at time when the Boxer
anti foreign movement was first begin.
ming to excite alarm.
One thing more Christendom knows
about Prince Tuan. He is an athlete.
He has been enthusiastic in persuad-
ing the young men of China to follow
the same course. This in part ac-
counts for his influence. Beginning
as an athletic leader, he became success.
sivelv political and martial leader.
The Boxers were athletes before they
became assassins.
AS for the Emperor Kwang-Su, he
has never at any time been more than
Ggurehead on the throne, a puppet
in the hands of the Dowager Empress.
He is son of the seventh Prince
Chung, of the house Of Tuakwang, and
therefore nephew of the late emper-
or, Tung. Chez. Tung-Chee was com
plelely under the influence of hi>
mother, the second slave-wife of EN-.
peror Heinfung, seventh monarch in
the present dynasty of Using.
1t is customary in China for an EN-.
peror to name his successor. Tung-
Chez at the close of his short, wild life,
named the infart Kuang-Su. This
was the empress dowager's choice.
She selected the youngest and sickli.
est of her nephews. She had ruled
her husband, she had ruled her son,
she meant to rule third emperor.
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