The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-20
CHINA'S RULERS DEAD
Emperor and Dowager Empress
Are Claimed by Death.
s-YEAR OLD PRINCE REIGNS
His Father, Prince Chun, is Regent of
Empire---Dowager Empress Died
~ Day, After die 'Fnperor.'i.

Pekin, China. Use Hsi An, the dow.
ager empress of China, the autocratic
head of the government which she
has directed without successful inter-
ference since 1861, and without pro-
/ test since 1881, is dead.
/. The announcement of the death Of
the dowager empress was official and
followed closely upon the announce
,ment that Kuang Hsu, the emperor,
had died but it is believed that the
deaths of both the emperor and the
dowager empress occurred a consid-
. cradle slime before that. set down in
the official statements.
An edict, placed upon the throne
Prince Pu vi, the three-year-old son
of Prince Chun, the regent of the en-
pire. The foreign legations We're no
tilted by the foreign Bbard Of the
death of the emperor and the success
sion of Prince Pu vi.
/ Troops have been in readiness for
several days to quelt any disorders
that might arise on the death of
Kuang Hsu, and the possibility of up
rising was made greater because of
the fact that the death of the dowager
empress was known to be close at
hand.
Prince Chun, the regent, has ordered
the viceroys and governors to take
precautions for the continuation OF
the administration of the provinces as
heretofore, and he has ordered a hum
dred days of mourning. The court
will go into mourning for three years.
Pekin already has been ! greatly
transformed; all red objects have been
removed and blue substituted. The
people Learned Of the death OF the
dowager empress, and, although the
Chinese are in no wise emotional they
showed that they were profoundly inn
pressed by the passing OF their power
full ruler. The foreigners in the city
are watching the strange ceremonies
with great interest.
Death-bed observances of three
thousand years ago marked the pass
ing of the emperor and doWager. They
died alone and unattended, although
surrounded by circles of abject spec
tators, who remained rod distant,
as on account of the sacred persons
+ of their majesties theyAcould not be
approached. The emperor died as he
had lived, without ministration Of
whatever kind of scientific aid For
months he had refused to permit the
services of foreign physicians, and, al
though it was stated that he had
gone back to the old form of medical
treatment, it is believed that latterly
he received no treatment at all
The whole nation is now thrown
into mourning, the rites attending
which are of a stringent character.
For a hundred days the court and
people of rank wear white, trimmed
with white fur, this. being the mourn
ing color in China. For the same pc
riod, the men abstain from shaving,
while the women lay aside the favor
tie ornamental head dress.
Manila, P. III. Lee; Clot-
worthy, United Press correspond
ent with the fleet, learned from
high official Chinese source that
both the emperor and dowager EN-
press of China were murdf red
in the hope that the, presence
of the American fleet in ORR
entail waters would save the Chi
nese,. empire !. from an aggressive
movement by Japan during their
establishment of a new re-