The age-herald., 1901-11-08
DEATH OF Il HUNG
 CHANG WAS QUIET
Placed in Coffin of Teakwood
 Beautifully Lacquered
MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY
No Signs of Mourning In the City, Although the Pepulaee ls Ex- cIted--Action of Rue
 sian Minister.

Pekin, November 7.-The death of Li Hung Chang was quiet, ais vitality ebb- ing slowly. For time ne lost conscious lied at midnight, became semi-conscious, partook of nourishm ent and appeared to recognize his relatives.
 The foreign doctors left him early yes- terday, saying that nothing more could be done His personal physician, Dr. Watt then took charge The contro- versy between the foreign and Chinese doctors had no effect on the patient, be- cause he was already beyond hope of re- covery.
 The flames of the procession of paper effigies. chairs and horses, burned In the courtyard of the yanen, to carry his spirit to heaven. told the crowd of of ficials who were gathered in the far- row street outside the yamen, that the end had come Soon afterward a pro cession appeared bearing a costly cof- fin of lockwood. beautifully lacuuered. This coffin Ii Hung Chang took on his trip around the word. and he brought 1t from Canton when he came to Pekin to settle the boxer" troubles. Since that time 1t had been kept in a temple here.
 Sunday Ceremonies.
 The body will De placed in the cof- fin tomorrow morning with the custom ary rites. On Sunday there will be a ceremonial corresponding to a lying in state.
 The interment will be at the birthplace Of the deceased statesman. little vil- lage in the province of An-Hui.
 memorial was telegraphed to the court announcing his death and a cir cular letter sent to the ministers of the powers. It is expected that when the court received the news an edict was is- sued bestowing posthumous honors upon the deceased and probably advancing him to the rank of marquis, which title will descend to his eldest son.
 The ministers of the powers are person. ally sending messages of sympathy. The first letter received at the Chinese for eign office came this morning from Mir. Conger the United States minister, say ing that Secretary Hay had instructed him to tender the regrets of President Roosevelt and the United States govern ment at the death of the great viceroy.
 No Signs of Mourning.
 There are no signs of mourning in the city although the populace is considera- bly excited. The ministers of the pow CTS consider Yuan Shi Kai the strongest man in China after Li Hung Chang, and they think his presence here would have a good influence in the court; but they fear the results of removing him from the province of Shan Tung, the most turbulent province in the empire and the seat of the boxer movement.
 Yuan Shi Kai has controlled the pro- vince with an iron hand. The situation there Is particularly delicate on account of the friction with the Germans, and the substitution of a man with less tact would doubtless mean uprisings and conflict between the Chinese and Ger mans.
 The death of u Hung Chang Is doubly regretted because he was the only infiu. ential Chinaman who could deal with foreign governments with an apprecia- ton of the foreign point of view. Offi- cials attached to Earl Lis household in- formed the correspondent ok the Asso- ciated Press today that the Russian min ister, M. Paul Lessar, called early in the morning and strenuously endeavored to have the seal of Li Hung Chang attached to the Manchurian convention before he died.