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Show WILL RULE CHINESE. Prince Chun Issues Edict Which Contains Con-tains Warning Against Opposition. Pckln. It Is becoming Increasingly Increasing-ly evident that Prince Chun, the regent. reg-ent. Is taking matters of government Into his own hands and that ho re-fonts re-fonts any Interference from the dow-ngor dow-ngor empress, Yehonnla, or the members mem-bers of tho srnnd council. A vigorously worded edict Issued by the regent on Friday In the unmo :f the emperor sots forth that his authority au-thority was received from tho lato dowaker empress nnd commands obedience to him. It says In part: "All Imperial clansmen nro ordered to givo a grenter degree of obedlenco thnn others. This Is for the effect of tho example. Disobeying princes nnd officials will be dealt with without leniency. Our purpose In this Is to fulfill the command of tho Into dow-,'ger dow-,'ger empress nnd to satisfy the people." |