Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14
MAY LEAD TO
COMPLICATIONS
DEATH OF ii HUNG CHANS
GREATLY REGRETTED.
MINISTERS APPREHENSVE
Dead viceroy Apparently the Only
chinaman Who Could Deal With
Vexatious international Questions
From Standpoint of Foreigner
interment to be at Birthplace.

Pekin, Nov. S-The sdeath of Ii
Hung Chang is doubly regretted be-
cause he was the only influential
Chinaman who could deal with ths
foreign governments With an apprecia
ton of the foreign point OF view. OF
ficials OF Earl Lis household says the
Russian minister, Nj. Paul Lesssr
called early in the morning and siren
uously endeayored to have the seal OF
Ii Hung Chang attached to the Man
churian convention before he died. Is
is impossible to verify this statemeRS
from other than Chinese sources.
The end of Ii Hung Chang wSa
quiet. Vitality ebbed slowly. For a
time he lost consciousness. but show
ed great tenacity. He rallied at mid
night, became semi-conscious, paF~
took of nourishment and appeared ia
recognize his relatives.
The flames of the procession of p@
per efigies, chairs and horses burnes
in the court yard OF the yamen g.
carry his spirit to heaven told tina
crowd OF officials that had gathered
afterward a procession appeared beas-
ing a costly coffin of lockwood, beasr
tifully laCQuered. This coffin Ii Hung
Chang took on his trip around the
world and he brought it from Canton
| when he came to Pcllin to settle the
boxer troubles. Since that time il
has been kept in the temple here,
Mil no Mo In "a
this morning with the customary rites
Sunday there will be a ceremonial
| corresponding to the lying in STATS
and all Chinese officials will pay their
| respects. A separate day will BE-
designated for the ministers of the
powers.
| The interment will be at the birth
| place OF the deceased, in the PROVING"
| OF Anhui. A memorial was telegraph
| ed to the court announcing his death
| and circular letter was sent to the
! ministers OF the powers. IT. was eh
| pected that when the court receives
the news an cdict was issued bcstow
ing posthumous hOnOrs upon the Go
| ceased and probably advancing him ~
| Tic JNllk vi Ildl VNl6t NulAH INAG NAN
| descend TO his eldest son,
Ministers of the powers are person
ally sending messages of sympathy
The first letter received at the Chinese
foreign Office came yesterday morn
ing from COngcr, United States Mia
lister, saying Secretary Hay had ID.
structed him to tender the regrets 0f
| President Roosevelt and the United
! States government at tho tmminenk
death of the great Viccroy.
There are no signs Of mourning is
the city, although the pOpulace is con
siderably excited. The ministers Of
the powers consider Yuan Shi Kai tRc
strongest man after III Hung Chaug
| and his presence here would have
good influence on the court, but they
fear the results of removing him frOu
the province OF Shantung, the most
| turbulent in the empire and the seat
of the boxer movement Yuan Sb
kai has controlled the province with
an iron hand. The situation there rs
particularly delicate on account OF
friction with the Germans and the
substitution of man with less taCa
would doubtless mean uprisings and
| conflict between the Chinese and GeI,
mans
! Mourned by W.
J Washington, Nov. 8.-Minister y g
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