Show 00 MAR follows remarkable woman vl wl 0 ruled chi nese for half a century D es two days after death of emperor pekin 1 lol lowing closely upon the news revs of the death on friday of the emperor of achna ch na comes the artlen auti en report of the death ol 01 the dowager empress tsze hsi an the autocratic head of the chinese gov eminent which she has directed with out dut successful interference since and without protest since 1881 the empress died at 2 clock sunday afternoon the death of the emperor of china brings to an end the reign of a sov feeble in mind and body who has been dominated all his life by the all powerful influence of the dowager empi empress ess kuang hsu s reign will be completely lost in the rule of IN empress the emperor was born 1 in 1870 hi succession to the throne was one ot the many arbitrary and illegal acts of the dowager empress who adopted him into succession from a genera tion the same as that of his sor altho agh the convention of the manchu dynasty and precedent pro vide that the succession shall go to the next following generation an edict issued at 8 0 cioci sunday morning placed upon the throne prince pu yi the 3 year old son of 0 prince chun the regent of the empire in accordance with a promise given w kam EMPEROR OF CHINA by the dowager empress soon after the marriage of prince chun in 1903 an edict issued on friday made I 1 rince pu yi 1 heir presumptive prince chun is a biot birther lier of the em geror his name is tsal tsai feng and he succeeded to the title of his father prince chun in 1891 he is a lieu tenant general in the plain white banner corps and visited germany in 1901 as a special commissioner ot of the throne the foreign legations were notified sunday morning by the foreign board of the death of the emperor and the succession of prince pu YI 1 troops have been in readiness for several days to quell any disorders that might arise on the death of kuang kuang hsu the possibility of uprisings was made greater because ol 01 the tact fact that the death of the dow ager empress was known to be close at t hand until word of the death is spread I 1 broadcast road cast no disorders are ampre bended china is quieter now than dt cit any time s nee nce 1900 local bisor ders in the south are possible on any an 1 but the north is more in to peace are few sign of oP antagonism to foreigners and there is no manner of doubt that prince chun hun will be able to meet the situa tion |