The age-herald., 1901-11-09
Russian Minister Objected to His Showing Text of the
 Manchurian Treaty
ANGER CAUSES HEMORRHAGE
u Was Ordered to Sign the Treaty, and While He Was Uncon- solous Russia Tried to
 to Get Ills Seal.

Pekin, November S.--A violent dispute with M. Paul Lessar, Russian minister to China, over the Manchurian treaty, ap- pears to have been the immediate cause of the death of L Hung Chang.
 The diplomatic events preceding this tragic climax have enabled Japan for a moment to frustrate the designs of Rus sia. A fortnight ago the Japanese lega- tion secured a reliable outline of the terms of the treaty, and thereupon de- manded that the Chinese plenipotentiariea officially lay before them the text. bas- ing this demand upon the allegation that Japan interests were involved in any change of the status of Manchuria.
 The Chinese plenipotentaries refused to comply with the demand. Thereupon the Japanese government from Tokio com municatd with the southern viceroys and induced them to use their influence with the Empress Dowager against the treaty. In the meantime the Empress Dowager instructed Ii Hung Chang to communi- cate the treaty, after certain modifca- tions, to the ministers of the powers and. if they did not object, to sign the same.
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 Li Hung Chang visited M. Lessar and explained to him the instructions. The Russian minister. strongly objected to re- vealing the text of the treaty to the ministers of the other powers and a stormy interview ensued. Ii Hung went home in violent passion and had a hemorrhage which the doctors attrib- ute to the over-exertion of a weakened system.
 While these things were transpiring in Pekin, the southern viceroys sent to the Empress Dowager memorial against the treaty. On receiving 1t she tele- graphed to u Hung Chang counter manding the order to sign. This instruc- tion came after Li Hung Chang had be- come unconscious. When M. Lessar en- deavored to have Ii Hung Changs seal affixed to the treaty, Chou Flu, provincial treasurer, had arrived from Pao Ting Flu and had taken charge of the seals as temporary successor of Earl Ii.
 The Peace of China.
 Yuan Shi Kais successor in the gov ernorship of the province of Shan Tung is Chang Yen Chun, who has been hold ing an unimportant though lucrative po- sition as grain commissioner at Tsing Kiang Flu, one of the inland towns of the province. He will be watched with the deepest solicitude. as the peace of China will largely depend upon his course.
 Wang Wen Shao, who is seventy-four years of age, and deaf. was never rated as a statesman or diplomatist His ap- pointment is probably temporary.
 Photographic communications with Prince Ching was obtained today. He is hastening to meet the court After con- sultation he will return with Wang Wen Shao. who is accompanying the court which is now five days Journey from Kai Fong Flu.
 Emperor Kwang Su is asserting him- self and leading the imperial cortege on horse back. Native papers declare that he proposes to inaugurate a revival of the military spirit, assuming the honor ary position of commander-in-chief and wearing a uniform. They also assert that he will compel the nobles to follow his example. to take military positions and to study military science.