New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
rHTNA'S EMPEROR
DEAD AT PEKING
ruF EMPRESS DeW-fGER
DYING.
No Signs Of Emotion .4moRg the
PeoBIe-Prince Chun's Rule
assures Reforms. e (


p.ting. Nov. Il. S 2. m--Kuang Hsu. Euf
~ of China, died soon after > O'clock THIS
The report that the Empress Dowager was
.r+ne was confirmed to-day by the Foreign
Board
The palace guards have been trebled, though
,he city is quiet
the Emperor has been i'll for a long time AMI
arrinE recent audiences with foreign represents-
tives he was unable either to sit upon the throne
- even fl n erect position. 1t had been eti-
5ent fer d long time that he would be unabk to
zsthstanL the crisis which developed in the dis
ssse from which he was suffering. Recenf eli
matte extremes caused the development of fatal
complications, which resulted in his death
AT the moment OF the death of the Emperor
the Empress Dowagers own death Chamber
chair was waiting in the courtyard She too
had been in serious condition. and word that
was brought TO her earlier in the day that the
Emperor was dying caused her 10 collapse This
has prevented her from assuming the relation
ship Of grandmother TO the successor to the
throne. which according to the Chinese system.
would enormously augment her authority
There are few signs OF emotion among the
people. The Emperor's death ara the probable
Death Of the Empress Dowager in a very short
tine have had little effect on the Chinese. who
are pursuing the even tenor of their way with
CIT signs Of mourning.
The edict promoting Prince Chun TO -he
regency and his infant sen, Pu Wei, to be heir
Tresumptive, grants Prince Chun precedence
over all other princes. The appointment has
made a good impression. 1t satisfies the reform
ers, appeals 10 the sentiments held by the peo-
pie Cor Ruang HsU because il respects the close
blood ties Of succession, and introduces new
and more modern element into the government
SC an aX-lTA
Of the victory OF the reformeTs-
The government informed the American Lega-
ton officially to-day that Prince Chuu had been
made recent. and that ne was therefore the head
of the state This Is the recognition or the re-
rirenent of the Empress Dowager.
one Of the edicts issued il the name OF the
Emperor says:
Since last autumn We have been i'll The
physicians recommended by the government
have not been successful IN curing Us We are
weak and without spirit, rackeo by pam Win
o5l eppetite, cold and feVeTish. and II mas been
impossible for Us 10 sleep. We are anxious 10
permit the ViCerOys and the governors 70 send
other physicians 10 Us quickly, and We viii give
extraordinary rewards 70 the physicians or OH
Gals WHO help Us
London. Nov. IA dispatch received here
this afternoon from the Reuter- correspondent
al Picking says: The Emperor Of China died
The night Of November 10"
Toxic. Nov. 14-There are excellent grounds
for believing that the situation in China in case
Of the death Of the Empress Dowager will be
treated by Japan only in agreement with al the
powers. There is 10 intention the part Of
the Japanese government. If disorders occur in
China take any step until all the states in
tsrested have been consulted. Otherwise Japan
vii make no change in her attitude toward
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