The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-07-11
THE EMPRESS DOWAGER
no" tho Great Woman OF China
Disposed Of Her son.

now tho Great Woman OF Chin
Disposed of Her son.
Boston Transcript
SHANGHAI, CHINA MAY I-(Specia
Correspondence y have mad an intar
view with Mon. d. Pokotilow, tn
manager OF the Russo. Chinese bank n
| Iekln, who for "a score OF wears ha
peeh prominent figure IN China. n,
mas recently returned from a trim +,
tersourg-the Russians do not sa,
81. petersburg. asked him wha'
ho thought OF the assurances Americf
r GSa received about tna open door" In
,, H,nlna' and he replied The negotia
ui rton uoes not amouH to that" snap
ping his fingers. cannot imagine
seriously The ASSURANCES are good
until 1T suits one oGtae nations to nd.
vance on China; ten they will have
no iorce whatever.f
;, l asked about tie future OF China.
He said "Chi4 will be a second
Alrlca' There islnO help for it. 1t
would need many 'eter the Greats to
make Chlna strNg nation, and China
mas not even one ereat man." | asked
aim why, In his n nd, China's dismem-
perment did moi occur immediately
he replied that Jhis was q case whnre
oriental diplomacy vas temporarily sue
cessiul. They Jake advantage of En.
ropean Jealousie and play one nation
oii against anchcr, and are really
more more successful nan we are. But they
know 1T only delays the end"
Inc reign oqterror for the reform
CTS mas ocen afain inaugurated by the
ee1tefprlslng towager. The first of
ntarch' Mr. Kh Lienshan, tho head OF
.ne teleHraph administration, was cap
on the Chih coast. The next dav
Messrs. Wenk and Shen were taken
near SoochoW These and other prom.
lnent reformers are ordered killed IA
soon as captured, but In each case the
local Official seem afraid to order the
execution OF men so much their supe
riors in rank.
Inc disturbances in North and South
onina are IN no way Quieted, The
Jhlna Mail says that since the murder
u the two British commissioners in
unnan last month word has come that
sn hoglish missionary in that province
vas bru'ally assaulted by Chinese
general ana his soldiers, the bystand. !
'fs shouting "He ought to have been |
;liled outright" "He is only an Eng
ishman." His country is not a strong |
me- ike france, and Cannot protect |
The North China Daily News pub.
ishes statement, which it asserts is
perfectly reliable" from q eunuch i'm
ne Imperial palace in Pekin. This
uhuch was present at the interview
eC"ceh me empress dowager and the
emperor Klang Hsil when he signed
Il
4, l9OO. This account lets in q flood
| ligh! on the palace situation, and ia
elHted by q eunuch 'who stood around
'lth ink slab and pen for the emperor
use, while the empress herself held
ut the pen to him." His majesty had
cen brought from his prison.pal ace to
ieet his aunt. He hesitated to take
ne pen, but an imperiOus stamp of
ne right foot and those PIERCING.
lenacing eyes Of the empress dowaper
owning upon him seemed to enthral
nd fascinate the emperor" "With a
roam and gesture OF despair he
nally signed the ready prepared doc.
ment, "and the empress dowaper tri-
mphantly snatched the decree from
er nephew's hand. Then q sudden
mango occurred, which those around
er were too accustomed to see to be
'artleu or astonished at. The en-
ress dowager's face became instantly
'lfused Win smiles, her eyes became
,lt ana benevolent, and she was all
ihaness ana motherly solicitudc for
er lmperlal nephew" The emperor,
ale ana weak, Is reported to have
"oonoo ano bied lat the nose), after
1e dowager had Accomplished her
nd. The eunuch who offered to ann.
ort him was pushed aside, and the
owager herself insisted on supporting
i'm. The dowager arranged the pii.
'ws and cushions in his maiestv's
'dan chair, which was to carry him
ack TO his usual prison-the water.
lrrounded kiosk at the Southern Lake
alace, which Is very near the empress,
oWager's own residence OF Eho park.
ne herself escorted the emperor to
10 place OF retreat, called the wing tai.
1d having seen him securely conined
thin Its high walls, and the draw.
'idge once more brought over. her
zee resumed that hard look usuaI tn
as she and her numerous retinue
'turned to Pekin" (the official and
'ua' residence).
The palace life must be tragic, these
ays, and even II these glimpses of r.
'e fictitious, yet they have the an.
sarance OF reality, and present the
cture as every one familiar with
he celestial empire would expect to
nd 1t.
The eunuch goes on to describe the
ene on January 9th, when the prince
LII brought the telegram from
hangkai into the dowager's presence
hich asked that "the emperor be al,
wed to resume the reins OF govern
ent even In his illness, fer that was
le only WaY to aRtiafv hia mainatn,s |