The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-23
EMPRESS Of CHINA
A WOMAN OF POWER.
Hsr interesting Career Reviewed
BY Lady JENNIE.
IN CONTRAST WITH VICTORIA
Differences in the lives OF These ! "o
Remarkable Women--No Power
il the empire SO Ur-
limited as Hers.
IN CONTRAST WITH VICTORIA
% lfferenccs in the Lives Of These Two
lBy the Right Hon. Lady . anne.l

been W ~ -
pot 10 It's fate when Il " man mas y aS-
cd a conspicuous part Tie Roman Fan
gre saw Cleopatra: Joan II Arc gave u Il
life Tor tic sa.yation of FRANC. II Id
beth held the ems OF power at one q
Tho most critical moments In tue h4stoiy
or England. Ma4ia Teresa attd ,satlse-.
r,;,c az Russia were boti women who left
Their impress on tie history OF y. AZ
countries. and hose fels4i Tor i4ita4s &C.
1ual 4 a. acisy. 70 ce OF q. a sacser a-s ID nc.
germs OF cove. n.iic4lt stald fsvs Ia Fl
COMPARISON with any ruler ne 6 q o.
the 18th century sawsihl sefinin u Y g ri
q wonan's reign. the mos i,eE;iaaiatte
ard Curious in rs history, aid q en-
Victoria WAS laia To rest mons I; 9 =. as
q. s. nation over s.llStin size itad#i' 4se4
Tor sky ears, a reisn without one 8cloni.
to DIM ITS lusSi'e.
II is One OF tie most remarkable con
1y.lst In history; to look 10 the 1f l.asi,
ard con,pars Queen Nictoriass life aid
rlle with that Of one cf i4te IA ST . TiN-
ing and powerful foersonasitie8 OF N.
century, tie Empress l5owagcry ~
Chi, a. In Asia, Where the eiiaceinc.lt
and secausian oil women are compse &.
character. like me i1npr $ DP.t&a e rs
a woncerful rex Ella ioa. a power sch rs
hers, unseen aud un oat+o.icu py y Of
the influence of Nest IN tho s "A a I'D
custom, is almost ;nrossih e. To caiilc
yet the history of the asst tLiee - est1,s
in China shows Enthusiastically tat tsere
is no power so u7l IN! d CT unquestioned
II. the vast Empire of which she is os telisl-
biy Regent Il AN tlaat#of the Empress
Dowager of China
1laI. EMPRESS BECOMES POW ~
The outlines OF contetnitoIafy : q llllssss
History are little known tu#ihe Woitd az
ceeded when only four years old.5sand the
regency was placed the hands u the
TWO Empress DoWisgers tilis aQats,.a VINO
y,cre TO act as fegelitS8 TIL ne atlainea
his majority ut the age OF iiffeen. = 81 \
many people then knew that the power
in China had entirely fallen into the halldss
of an able and inscriptions woman. he !
l,,nnress Regent lrsu An has ruled China
f.n nearly a half century with cleaItiess
nj sniarpose and strength OF Vial: she mas
held "a position entirely opposed 10 Inc 4
tradition of the dynasty, AND her power
has been paramount. she was one 81 the
wives of the Emperor liial fung. VINO
accompanied him in the flight TO gAa
no,ia where he died Her history includes
TIA. reign or h.s, son. Tu1,s chi and that
nj her adopted son. K@Halas Su ing e.tli
The l.ln1ross I1oaage9 Is ssh. J3lI3ti sshi
.,lsed al tlit. age Of tEliflpea ard she then
chose as Emperor the Nualgest cal1a2dsi1e &c
10 tho throne as more easily sps.tiIle5i,
and whose accession WoRla give lleI y
lcnepr period OF power. lltfi cAalce leli
on rho son Of Prime. Ghain. whose wife
r,as. i,,.r own sister. tie isalress Dow
.,gel asu. AN. The claims 81 the sons. 81
the late Emperor Tao lSAiIne were aIl-
ti,I1f,t edI ~ strong, as Ills stt FRINGE ihiills
VAS uncompromised by alienation and ne
also had Il SON They were, however, sat [
on one side and The Empress loo%ager
made her coup d'etat in January, ls.a.s,'n +
a bitterly cold llitsilt llssf infant nephew \
wa, i taken ont OF his own house, conveyed i
to the Yalace. and proclaimed isinl,eiof
in the morning by which act tile ainbitfol1 /
Of Prince lltiilg and his family was
crushed.
The relations between the Emperor and
the Empress powaEer have been "a sS;'ss
anomalous and infricat while his men L
tai and physical ifnpetfeetlalls rs Wei
.ssthe feslinEs of filial Difference al
ways shown by him 10 his adopted
mother. have Increased the. difficulties.
I4.., Observation-Disclosures iiiinee GlEn wa
now in an unassailable i'asalapn ~ iatllef.
nf the Emperor but he was not MIA
OF any capacity and il therefore, be
came important to ',lang some l'ractie.t#
and able statesman To stand between the
Empire and the Civilized world. This
gree, position was eivcn 70 and hold I.
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