The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-09
Il HUNG CHANGES ANGER
COST HIM HIS LIFE
Collapsed After Stormy Interview With Russian
Minister LeSSar
Successor Is Named as vcey Of Shan Tung-Spectacuar
Mourning at Pekin.

Pekin. Nor. S.-1he special edict mas
arrived here appointing Yuan Shi Kai
Governor Of Shan Tung) to be govern
or of ca Ii, and appointing Wang Wen
ShaO. who is vice president of the for
eign Office and a member of the cab
inet, to succeed Ii Hung Chang as
pleuipOtentiary. They are both or
dered TO ceme 20 PelIin forthwith
another edict creates Ii Hung Chang
a marquis and bestOws on him the
new name Of ii Wen Chung by which
he viii be known in history.
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 for a moment 70
Illustrate the designs of Russia A
fortnight ago the Japanese legation
secured q reliable outline of the terms
of the treaty, and thereupOn demand
ed that the Chinese plenipOtentiaries
officially lay before tnem the text, bas-
ing this demand upon the allegation
that Japanese interests were involved
in any change Of the status Of Man
churia.
Trouble Over Treaty.
The Chinese plenipoteutiaries re-
fused to comply with the demand.
TheTeupon the japanese government
from Toxic communicated with the
southern viceroys and induced them to
use their influence with the empress
dowageT against the treaty. II the
meantime the empress dowager in
structed Ii Hung Chang to communi-
ss1 "a " "a in
tiCns5 to the ministers of the powers
and, if they did not object, tn sign the
same.
L Hung Chang visited NJ. Lessar and
explained to MIN the instructions. The
Russian minister strongly objected to
revealing the text of the treaty TO the
ministers % The other powers and d
stormy interview ensued. Ii Hung
Chang went home IL a violent passion
and had a hemo-Thage, which the doc
tors attribute to he over exertiOn of a
weakened system.
While these things were happening
in Pekin, the southern vicerOys sent to
the empress dOwager a memorial
against the treaty. On receiving it
she telegraphed 20 Ii Hung Chang
Countermanding the order 90 sign This
instruction came after ii Hung Chang
had become unconscious. When NJ.
Lessar endeavored to have Ii Hung
Changs seal affixed to the treaty,
Chou Fuk, provincial treasurer, had ar
rived from PaO Ting FL and had taken
charge of tEe seals as the temporary
successor of Earl Ii.
Mourning In Pekin.
The flag of the United States lega-
ton was the only one half-masted in
Pekin today. The mouruers and the
family of Ii Hung Chang viii burn
paper offerings tomorrow, iL accord
ance with the custom. for the use Of
his spirit in the other world. the
street is hung with mourning emblems.
AL the attendants al the yamc1 are
richly attired. and many Of them
gaudily dressed. Today musicians
beat drums about the house.
ii Hung Changes estate viii remain
intact for the use of his eldest son,
who will provide Cor the other mem
bers of his family.
Yuan Shi kai, successor in the gov
ernCrship of the province of shan Tung.
is ar unknown man, who has been
holding an unimpoTt3nt, though lucra-
tive position as grain commissioner in
one of the inlau6 towns Of the prov
ince He viii be watched with the
deepest sOlicitude, as the peace of
emma viii largely depend upon his
course.
wang Wen Shao who is "A years of
age, and deaf was never rated as a
statesman or a diplOmatist. His ap-
pointment is probably temporary.
Telegra phic Commun.c5 ion with
Prince Ching was obtained today He
IS Fastening to meet 5he court After
consultation he VIII return with Wang
Wen Shao. who is accompanying the
court, which is now five days journey
from Kai Fong Fu.
Emperor Asserting himself.
Emperor Kwang Su. report says, is
asserting himself and leading the i'm
perial cortege on horseback Native pa
pers declare that he purposes TO in
augurate revival of the military
spirit assuming the honorary position
of COmmander-in-chief and wearing a
uniform They also assert that he viii
comIei the nUbles to follow his exam
pie. 10 take military positions and to
study military science.
A private letter from a European row
in Tai Yuen Flu, says that two British
officers, with a party of Indian sol
dieTs, encountered The imperial process
sion. were suspected of unfriendly mo-
tives. and were detained as prisoners
by the emperor's body guard for few
days Apparently this was an eXplor-
ing party, commanded by Major Bani-
fold and Captain Hunter, who has been
operating in that region for some zine.