Show 0 DETHRONEMENT AND DEATH Believed That tho the Chloe Chinese Emperor list lias Been Deen Murdered Sept 26 Although Although there is no positive information it is generally generally gen gen- beli believed ved here that the deposed emperor is dead It is said he died directly after he ho issued the edict giving giving ing the the regency Nobody doubts that Yang and Chang Yen loon who was minister at Wash Wash- in 1895 are both innocent of the tho charge of poisoning the emperor Shanghai Sept 26 Chang Chang Yen the Cantonese enemy and rival of Li Hung nung Chang who is charged with harboring Kang ang Yu Wei has has- been arrested lie is now under trial by the board of punishment lie He will wili willbe be stripped of all of his offices and his removal gives increased power to Li Li- Hung Chang The officials generally welcome the th empress' empress return to power but the people people peo pea plc are different Kang Yu Wei i is charged with conspiring against the the- empress dowager and has been declared de declared de- de an outlaw and his arrest has- has been ordered A special dispatch from Shanghai says that Kang Yu Weis Wei's brother has been arrested in Pekin and condemned to death The dispatch also says that Sir Claude McDonald the British minister minister min min- ister aster gave instructions that Kang YuWei YuWei Yu Wei should be protected from arrest The British consulate holds his baggage baggage bag bag- gage and documents referring to state state- secrets The Russians are incensed atthe at at- the latter fact and it is reported that that- Russia has offered the dowager empress empress em em- press the services of troops from Port Arthur to keep order in Pekin if necessary It is said that the British fleet in Chinese waters has been been- divided between Ta Ku and Shan Hai Hal Kwan under orders to intercept Rus Bus Russian sian sign transports in the event of an attempt at at- tempt to land troops |