The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-07

have on the populace, and to guard
against a possible anti-foreign demon
StratiOn the Chinese generals have dis
posed of their troops about the city in
such way as to command the situa-
ton Trouble, however is extremely
improbable.
The wife of Earl Ii and his two sons
and daughter were with him at his
death. They are greatly distressed.
Chinese officials throng the Yamen.
Telegrams have been sent summoning
Prince Ching. who is now his way
to meet the court and Chou Flu provin-
cial treasurer, from Pao Ting Flu. The
former will assume the general charge
of governmental affairs, and the latter
will act as governor of Chi Lii until Ii
Hung Changs successor in that office,
who will probably be Yuan Shi Kai is
appointed
Robert Co1tman, an American who is
one of the physicians attending Ii, told
the correspondent of the Associated
Press that when he was called to act
with Dr. Velde of the German legation,
November 1, he found the patient very
weak from a severe hemorrhage due
to liberation of the stomach.
1.-The hemorrhage was readily con-
trolled,' said DIR. Coltman, ''but owing
to the underlying condition of chronic
gaStritiS with persiS Stent nausea, only
the mildest liquid 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
mucus which he had freely expectorated.
Death became certain, owing to
symptoms supervening upon gradual
carbonic acid poisoning"
Throughout the evening digitalis was
frequently administered.
Earl Lis persistent refusals to refrain
from attending to government business
aggravated his malady while the re-
fusal of the family to permit certain
measures customary in western medical
practice for relieving the stomach con-
tributed to bring his end near.
STORY OF HIS LIFE.
Earl Lii Hung Chang was born in 1928
and was therefore in his 18th year. For a
quarter of century he has been the fore
with the greatest statesmen of his time
His master stroke in diplomacy was the
negotiating of the treaty of peace be-
tween China and Japan after the disas-
trous war between these nations, entered
protest His work as China's envoy dur
ing the. recent negotiations with the pow
hibited at all stages, of the proceedings
of the diplomat is well known.
Earl Ii was a native Chinaman. and
while his loyalty to the Manchu dynasty
career has been marked by many tenn
porary reverses, and he has often been
power and influence by force of his super
Tor attainments and from the fact that
affairs were Indispensable. He was reck-
oned among the richest men in the world
one of the greatest scholars in the world
He was graduated first in an examination
of 5000. He could recite 1000 lines of
verse and write poetry.
He entered public life early and came
Rbe hen as Of Thangsn N he e
listed the aid of Charles Gordon, then a
colonel in the English army, and sup
pressed the Tai.Pipg rebellion He was
made viceroy of the united countries
in 1865, and was minister plenipotentiary
in 1866. In 1867 he appointed viceroy
of .Hong-Kuang and in 1868 grand cham
cellor-
He suffered degradation after the Tien-
Tsin massacre in 1870, but was restored to
favor in 1872. He was chief in command of
the Chinese forces at the beginning of the
ChineSe-JapaneSe war. but was super
seeded when reverseS were suffered. He
was restored to favor again quickly and
after the was sent to Japan to nego-
tiate a treaty of peace. While on that
mission he was shot in the face by ia
natic in Yokohama.
He represented the emperor of China at
the cars coronation in 1896. and en- route
to St. Petersburg and return he made a
tour of the world visiting the United
States and Canada In 1898 he was deco
rated with the Chinese Order of the Dou-
BILE Dragon (third degree, first class, an
honor never before bestowed on a Chi
neSe subject.