The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-16

We dppIOdcneu. Inc emperor Weui
as he had lived without ministaafion-
Of whatever kind or scientific kidl
For months he had refused 10 ber-
NIT the services Of foreign phtsi.
clans, and although 1t was stated
hat he had gone back TO the bid
form of medical treatment, II Is be
lieved that latterly he received no
reatment at all. "a
Until word Of the dowagkr'a
leath is spread broadcast no eenara,
disorders are apprehended. Chinaltis
1rietcr now than at any time sln9e
1900 Local disorders in the sot,th
IRE possible on any pretext butftha
1orth is more inclined to peace.
There are few signs OF antagtFflym
20 foreigners, AMI there is8no man
ser Of doubt that Prince Chm vii
Ne able to meet the situation, Vas
We is recayni7ed as thorcs ghlv. bfd;
Tessive, and be Is the most accept
ible man that could be chosen TO
those most disposed to cause trdti
lie, the reformers Antagonism bh
ne part Of the conservatives atd
wen on insurrectionarv movement
= conceivable because the death 4 OF
he powerful woman. who dominates
Ill and the weakiing emperor
weeps away the old palace cor
rptionists. (
Tsze iTIsi An or Western Emp
'ess" was horn Nov. II, 1884. Shs
vas the child of poor people who
'ived in Peking. At an early age.
blowing a common practice In
nina she was sold as slave ybv
Ner parents on account Of their pow
'rty She became the property or
famous general who enchanted
With her great beauty adopted her
nd offered her as present to the
'eigning emperor, Hslen-Feng. She
. charmed the emperor by her
ooks and intelligence that he made
"er his secondary wife. and on
YER bearing him son the future
Emperor Tung-Chih raised her TO the
1rst rank.
On his death. she became the
egent Of the empire. administering
he rational affairs with more Wig
'r than any of her predecessors.
Ter authority was complete over
bout IA 900 officials and over the
Welfare and lives OF the vast ma
orlty Of the inhabitants of China.
u nnn
The dowager empress was In
-Thina, foreigner being n Man
hu and was under the ban of
'hirese ratriots and an increasing
'ntl-Manchu partv which sought the
Impression Of the dynasty and. at
he least the restoration OF the
Nanchn emperor to the throne. She
wore the Manchu garments but her
'reech was Chinese. She was domi
ating to the last deiyree and mag
'etic and seemed 10 be allseeing
= her courtiers. who stood as II
N eggs in her presence. She was
heatrical in public. exhibiting the
tage training she had acquired In
lINhlfs I''I OlNlNlblH VIA HfsN FNtSllits
N occasions n sneak of her fierce
'amper. her Tartar character and 20
efer to No~ nc "terrihle woman"
AmN~@ tho ropu'aca sha was fear
and hated. principally hecause
v her treatment &C the emDeror.
'"r whom tho onliehte aid tho
'0mmon people had svmp%hetic lik-
7g. She was commonly reforred II
~ the sNbrinuet @Tha Old Bud
VA and her character in the eve-
the masses was that Of the
vrant Of the emperor. sha was
Nw "nto herself She violated the
constitution of the dynasty that for-
ids woman ruler. and broke the
'"red custcms given nv tie sage |.
he relentlsss'v ordered all betrotliafs
md marriPlyes In the imrerial house
old. family end imperial court. and
"Dervised scrupulously the conduc.
individuals. '." '''''4 y
Age did not seem to have embi,-
cred her at the close of a strictly
errlhle career, .slthough the mast
'ecale had intensified her sanguinary
e"ord. She entered the palace as an
Inferior concubine and authority
'ome to her by virtue OF iecundity.
'he became the mother Of an EN-.
eror, and her political career he,
Tan with the wholegale beheading
+ rrinces in 1861 bv which shs
Established her son on the throne.
A slaughter Of reformers and
'thars took place thirty-seven years
''ter, following the couD d'estats in
qOS. Two wears after this she de-
'heratelv, upnr advice. set abou.
'auehterine all Christians and for
'lgners. giving 100 900 taels from
'er private funds toward carrying
m the work. But, even with this.
Y Is said OF her reivn that It has
Neen free from the bloodthirstiness
hat characterized the reigns OF
Ser predecessors that she beheaded
WIT few nersnns OF station and that
she exercised clemency and pardoned