Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-09
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against the will of the people and believes
that sooner or later they will be expelled
Prince Tuan, the uncle of the emperor,
who was baniShed to Mongolia WITH Cen
eral Tung because of his connection with
the Boxer conspiracy, is equally vindictive,
although the German prospector did not
succeed in interviewing him. Iuan mas
been to Picking twice since his banlshment.
His Journeys were made in secret and 1t is
supposed that his object was to secure his
own restoration and the recognition or MS
son. Pu Chun, who was proclaimed heir 10
the throne January "a, 1850. This proclama-
ton was revoked November 3d. 1901, at the
demand of the foreign legations, after Tuan
and the boy were banished. Pu Chun is
now about eighteen years old and Is SAID TO
have considerable ability. He is In Mon
golia with his father and does not care re-
turn to Picking for fear of his life. 1t is ex-
pected that he will put forward a claim 10
the successorship in case Of the death OF
the present emperor.
No one would be surprised at any time to
hear that the sentence of Punishment in the
case of Prince Tuan and Pu Chun had been
revoked but amnesty can scarcely be eX-
tended TO them without including General
Tung who is regarded as dangerous per
son and must be kept at distance.
Change in the Empress Dowager.
All the changes and reforms that have oc-
Cured since the Boxer trouble have been
made with the consent and approval Oh
the empress dowager. who evidently rear
ICES that progress is inevitable and has
Welded, reluctantly perhaps, to that fact-
She will be seventy years old on the 9TH OF
November and has announced her intention
to relinauish all authority and abstain from
all further connection with public affairs
after that anniversary, but no one believes
such a thing can be possible She Is TOO
fond of authority. She has been an auto
crat too long to yield, and her experience
in 1898 when she permitted the emperor to
have his own way for little While, was
not such as to encourage second expert
ment. However everybody agrees that she
is a changed woman. Had any enc pre-
dtcted what has occurred in the Imperial
palace within the last three years he would
have been considered out OF his mind
The empress has emerged from her Sc
cll1sion and now permits ordinary people
to look upon her divine form, which, until
four years ago, was sacred that no out
slider could even glance at her without suf-
fering the penalty of death. When she
passed through the streets every door and
window was closed and covered with a cur
tain. and regiments of soldiers were sent
ahead to search for peeping Toms, hidden
behind the cornices and chimneys OF the
houses She would not permit foreign
devil to enter her palace. But nowadays
she gives tea parties two or three times in
the week to the ladies of the foreign colony
In Peking Every distinguished visitor to
that city Is invited to a private audience
with her majesty.
No Queen More Democratic.
She goes from one end of town to the
other in an ordinary chair and actually
bows to acquaintances she meets by the