The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-07
II HUNG CHANG IS DEAD.
GREATEST OF MODERN CHINESE
 STATESMEN PASSES AWAY.

Worked UnceasingIy to tho Last Despite
 the Warnings of His Phystcians-
 Prince Ching Summoned-Chtnese
 Officials Uneasy Concerning the Effect
 on the Populace-An International
 Complication Fenrcd-This Not Like-
 ly, However.
 Pekin, Nov. 7.--Li Hung Chang, the great Chinese statesman, died at Il o'clock this morning.
 Pekin, Nov. 6.-The physicians who visited Ii Hung Chang at 10 o'clock last night found him in good spirits, though extremely weak as the result of sitting up and working, in defiance of their instructions. When they called this morning they found him uncon- scious and sinking rapidly. It was an- nounced at noon that Lii Hung Chang could hardly live three hours longer.
 The wife of Earl Lii and his two sons and daughter were with him. They are greatly distressed.
 Chinese officials thronged the Yamen. Telegrams were sent summoning Prince Ching who is now on his way to meet the court and Chou Fou, the provincial treasurer from Pao Ting Fou. The former will assume the general charge of governmental affairs and the latter will act as governor of Chilli until Lii Hung Chang's successor is appointed in that office, who will probably be Yuan Shi Kai.
 Robert Cotman, an American, who is one of the physicians attending Earl Lii, told the correspondent of the Asso- ctated Press to-day that, when he was called to act with Dr. Velde of the Ger man legation November 1 he found the patient very weak from a severe hem orrhage due ot ulceration of the stom- ecL
 "The hemorrhag~ was readily con- trolled," said pr. Coltman, but owing to the underlying condition of chronic gastrisitis with persistent nausea only the mildest food could be digested Yesterday he was cheerful and without pain but at o'clock this morning he became unconscious and was no longer able to get rid of the collection of ns cous which he had been freely ex- peS orating. Death is expected shortly l owing to symptoms supervening upon gradual carbonic acid poisoning" Throughout the evening digitaIis was Frequently administered.
 ;,s 1uo1c fn | frain from attending to government business had aggravated his malady, | while the refusal of the family to per init certain measures customary in western medical practice for relieving | the stomach contributed to bringing his end so early.
 At o'clock this evening Earl Lii was still breathing and displayed unexpect- ed vitality. The burial clothes were | already put on. The courtyard of the | Yamen was filled with life-size paper | horses and chairs with coolie bearers, which his friends are sending in accord ance with Chinese custom, to be buried when he dies in order to carry his soul to heaven Several of the ministers of the powers called to express sympathy. The Chinese officials are somewhat | uneasy concerning the effect his death will have on the populace, and fear an information complication Trouble, however is extremely improbable
 Washington, Nov. GA cablegram has been received at the state depart ment from Minister Conker at Pekin stating that Lii Hung Chang is dying. The death of this distinguished Chinese statesman will not it is believed here, affect the execution of the undertak- ings imposed upon China in the proto- col
 A change in the Manchurian situa- tion is expected if he should die and the United States has very consider able interest in the outcome of that matter Lii Hung Chang is regarded here as strongly pro- Russian and it is possible that his death and the coming into power in China as the director of foreign affairs of another prince, less friendly to Russia, might hasten the day when Russia must relax her hold upon Manchuria and allow the country to be opened up to the commerce of the