Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-09
His Appointment Welcomed by
British Newspapers.
CAUSE OF LII HUNG'S DEATH
said 20 Have Had n Violent Dispute
With Russian Minister over the
Mnncburian Treaty,

New York, Nov. 9.-The story which
describes the Russian minister at Pc
kin as trying TO force Ii Hung Chang
to sign the Manchurian agreement on
his death bed is possibly not true. says
the Tribune's London representative
but II is regarded in Great Britain as
highly characteristic Of Russian meth
DDS in the far east. English newspapers
welcome the appointment Of Yuan Shi
Kai as the yiceroy of Chilli. He Is
credited with being anti-Russlan, and is
confidently expected to prove a great
improvement on his predecessor from a
British point of view.
CAUSE OF Ii HUNG's DEATH.
Pekin, Nov. S.-A violent dispute
With Paul Lessar, Russian minister to
China, over the Manchurian treaty,
appears to have been the immediate
cause OF the death Of Ii Hung Chang,
The diplomatic events preceding this
tragic climax have enabled Japan fer
a moment to Illustrate the designs of
Russia. A fortnight ago the japanese
legation secured a reliable outline Of
the terms Of the treaty, and there
upon demanded that the Chinese plcni-
potentlaries officially lay before them
the text, basing this demand upon the
allegation that Japanese interests
were involved in any change of the
status OF Manchuria. The Chinese
plenipotentlaries REVISED TO comply
with the demand.
Thereup0n the japanese govern
ment, from Toxic. communicated with
the southern viceroys and induced them
to use their influence with the EN-
press dowager against the treaty, In
the meantime the empress dowager
instructed Ii Hung Chang to commu-
nicate the treaty, after certain modih-
cations, to the ministers Of the powers
and, If they did not object, to sign
the same.
Ii Hung Chang visited NJ. Lessar
and explained to him his instructions.
The Russian minister strongly objected
to revealing the text of the treaty to
the ministers of the other powers, and
stormy interview ensued. Ii Hung
Chang went home in a violent passion
and had a hemorrhage, which the doc
tors attributed TO the over exertion of
a weakened system
While these things were bannenin, IN
Pekin the southern vicerovs sent n
the empress dowager n memorial
against the treaty ON receiving n che
telegraphed to Ii HING chang com.
demanding the order 10 sion This in.
structlon came after "a Hung Chang
had become unconscious
When Nj T,essar andeavorad % baya
Ii Hung Changes seal attiyed IN the
treaty Tho nro,,tnc,ai ,,"as,' ~,
arrived from pao Tiny En- ana had
taken charge Of the seals as the te,o-
porary successor ~ Earl ~
The flag M the frnitad Statas ,a,a
tIon was the only ono haissp,o stad h,
Pekin TODAY
The mourners and tbe famiiv NJ 7,
Hung Chang viii m,rn naner ofyarirgs
toinorrow IN accorda,ca ,rI,h ,ha a,,s
tom for The use OF his shirt In tho
other world The straet is h,ng ,y,,s
mourning emhlems An Tho a,,and'
ants AT the vamen are r,chiv at,,rad
and many Of them gaudilv dressed To
day musicians beat drums about the
house
Ii Hung Changes estate will re,,sin
intact for the use az his oldest son
who will proylde FOR tho other n,anh srs
Of his family.
Yuan Shi KaFs successor In the gov.
ernorship OF the province ~ shan T,,n,
is an unknown man who hos haan
holding an unimnortan, tbough lucro'
tive position as grain commissloner in
one OF the inland towns M the nroy-
ince. He will be watched with tha
deepest sollcitnde as The neace ~
China will largely depend upon his
course. wv" aus
wang Wong shao who ia "A veors .,
age and dear was never ra,eS &c a
statesman or a diplomatis, His an
noIntment ia nrohshI,, ,an,noror,, ~