Telegraphic dispatches from Kvaiféug received here, are to the following effect News has been received by the Court from Peking reporting heavy snow storms and freezing, weather in Chili, The opportunity has therefore naturally been seized hold of with avidity by the chief reactionaries, notably, the ex-Censor Wen (Manchu; at present prefect of Honan-fu), and the Hunan Hanlin Hsian Yung-chid who have headed a joint, memorial, signed by some dozen or so ether Censor and members of the Hanlin Academy urging the Empress Dowager to recall her recent. announcement to Prince Ching that she would "seriously consider the question of returning to Peking this yes To strengthen their arguments, and ing tage of the Empress Dowager ards superstition, these bigoted memorialists dealt with portents and omens. declaring. amongst others, that "even the Heavens are interfering and opposing this deliberate rushing to ruin and destruction" of the Empress Dowager, where "a yawning pit has been prepared for her at Peking by the members of the Reform Party and pro-foreign traitors there." The influence of this me-it. is to be feared, will have the desired effect and another' delay eastward may—therefore certainly" be expected.—Two days ago (24th), hearing from some—eunuchs, whose duties constantly keep them the Empress Dowager, that ber Mz was seriously pondering over the question of restoring the Empcrot to power upon the return of the Court to Peking. these same bigots. Wen Ti and Hsiao" Yung chi6, headed a deputation of reactionaries of kindred views, and asked for a private audience of the Empress Dowager, alone. This being accorded to them in 2 small "Throne-hall" attached to the private apartments of the old Lady, the crowd of bigots besought her to abstain from any such intention as restoring the Emperor to power: "for." said they, "there will be no more speedy read to destruction than such a step, as the country would then be sold to the hated foreigners and the dominion of the Manchu" dynasty merely 'a dream of the past." The Empress Dowager, it is further stated, seemed to be much impressed by the representations made to her, and subj sequently dismissed her visitors with a promise not to take any serious steps in the matter without first calling for the i opinions of her advisers.
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