Show DOWAGER EMPRESS DEAD passing of remarkable woman who ruled chinese for half century pelting tsze list an the dowager impress of china autocratic head of i lie AW government which she directed without successful interference since 1861 and without protest since 1881 lied at 2 sunday afternoon an edict issued at 8 sunday morning placed upon the throne prince pu pit yi the he old son ot of p prince once chun the regent of the empire til in accordance with a pro promise given by the dowager empress empress boon after the he marriage of prince chun in 1903 nii n edict issued on friday mado made prince pit heir presumptive the foreign legations were notified sunday morning hy by tile the foreign board jf f the he death of the emperor and the of prince pu pit yi troops save been in readiness for several lays to quell any disorders that relight arise on the death of nuang kuang kuang hsu the possibility of up lip illings was made greater because of the fact that the death of the flip dowager empress a was known to be close clod ut tit hand until word of the death Is spread I 1 no disorders are apprehended china Is now than at any time since 1900 local disorders in the south are possible on oil any pretext 1 but the north Is more inclined in to peace there are few sag ns f antagonism to foreigners and there Is ft no manner of doubt that prince chun will be able to meet the situation |