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Quiet Gloom at Pekin When
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friend In turn has an uncle employed In the
Imperial household and Is up on Forbidden
City news. Is calmly Interested.
Crisis Look Expected.
A letter explains, and It la aoon con
firmed bjr those who know.
Tha empress dowager la dead I
The national crista, whose approach has
been feared and dreaded, la upon China.
The fata of tha Manchu dynasty Is being
decided at thla very mlnuta. Four hun
dred and forty millions of people are In
terested, or would be If they knew. And
yet not a ruffle of disturbance, hardly a
sign even of excitement, thla evening In
Peking, the center of government and of
Interest! Only there continue to flash pest
you plate glassed and rubber tired modern
coaches with clanging exaggerated bicycle
bells, and hosts of galloping retainers In
their wake, now silent, now shouting, or
rolling, bumping, apringlesa Peking carts
bearing calm looking officials into the
throng of conveyanoea at tha palace east
gate, whence they disappear Inside the
wall.
What they are thinking of, what they
are doing, how they are fixing up the rent
In the fabric of a none too strong dynasty,
well nigh tottering, la not for you to
know. Few know and but a very few
more will ever know. You can only wonder
and be amazed at the easy transition, the
well oiled smooth gliding over a tremendoua
cause for upheaval Into perfect tranquil
ity, and murmur "Remarkable ability, won
derful organisation and skill." Then you
continue to ask tha old. old Question, varied
but a little:
What'a going to happen, not "when aha
dies.' but now that ahe la deadT"
The unexpected quiet and tranquility ac
companying an event long associated with
uprisings and revolutions sets people high
and dry on the rock of mystery, withal a
trifle disgusted. Here is the great event
and nothing has happened.
lUaesa af the Emperor.
It waa on Friday morning, November 13,
that the rumor of the death of the em
peror, Gwang Hsu. became Insistent All
summer ha had been unwell. In the lut
three weeks he had become very HI.
Hwang Tal Hou. the empress dowager, in
tha lsst two weeks had been sick and In
capacitated. The entire government had
been In a chaotic stale.
The court doctora," the old-tlmera, Chinese
trained, had been supplemented by others
of reputed skill of the same kind seiu In
from the provinces. Two foreign trained
and educated Chinese medical men had
been called, but a wek before Friday they
had been dismissed.
No official news, no bulletins, cams
from within that forbidden and foreboding
red palace wall. But it .waa known that at
I p. m.. or before, tha emperor had been
carried Into the Dying hall from his palace
In tha west garden of the Forbidden City,
and tt waa thought certain that he was
slther dead or dying.
"The death will not be announced until
the new emperor is selected," said ths
Chinese.
"Successor? Wbo is he? Whom hasT..e
am preas dowager singled out to receive
her Inetructlona In government?" peopla
asked.
Ilany are tha icat-j(randBouj of l'o
COOKING, HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT, UNI-
Gwang, the emperor third before Gwang
Hsu, who reigned until 1S51. His nine sons
have left many candidates of the genera
tion out of which Is to come his succes
sor, but three are prominent. j
Available Sneersaors.
Here Is the young man Prince Pu-Lun,
son of the aged Prince Chlng and grand
son of the first son of Dao Gwang. Pu
Lun has a most pleasing personality, I
well liked by the foreigners who have met
him, is progressive, has been outside of
China and Is old enough nearly 30 to
think and act for himself without the evils
of a puppet government worked by wires
from behind the scene pulled by a regent
ruler. Not a man of especial brilliancy,
yet he Is Independent and Intelligent,
rrlnce Citing, his father, now old, mem
ber of the grand council and head of the
Wet Wu Bu, the Foreign office, though
not a particularly strong man, la one of
the three most prominent men In China.
Second on the list is Prince Oung, grand
son of the sixth son of Dao Gwang. IJttlo
Is heard or known of him and he Is not
considered very possible.
"The empress dowager has kept the mat
ter very secret," said one who could speak
with authority on that first Friday of
rumors. "Few know who her appointee Is
to be. But It ts generally regarded that the
most likely candidate la th 3-year-old son
of Prince Chun."
And thus the old empress dowager, her
self very 111, keeping her hand on the gov
ernment! For all. at this time, expect that
she will recover from her Illness, take hold
of the middle kingdom's destinies again,
with the government practically unaltered,
merely one small detail changed, a baby
In the place of a nominal ruler. Wise old
dowager. Prince Pu Lun passed over for
an Infant! -
It Is haidly considered that the empress
dowager's illness Is critical enough to pre
vent her recovery and assumption of com
mand. So the excitement centers ubout
the emperor. Is he alive or dead? Not a
word enlightens.
Edicts the Day.
Put hold, here come two edicts, late this
Friday evening. No physicians' bulletins,
no death announcement. But by Indirec
tion, that beloved Chinese method of an
nouncing events, you may conclude that
all Is not well with the emperor, and for
the rest may picture a bit of oriental his
tory winding Itself out Inside thoso b:g
palace halls, whose yellow roofs you see
over the wall. Here la the first:
An edict reverently received by Us (the
emperor).
It is the excellent will of Dzu-hsl-gwan-yu-Kang-l-djao-yu-djwang
- cheng - shou-gur.B-chin-hsien-chung-hsl,
the empress
dowager, that Dzal Feng, prince of Chun,
be appointed prince regent.
And the second with it:
An edict leverently received by Us:
It Is the excellent will of the empress
dowager that Pu I. the son of Dzal Feng,
prince of Chun, be taught and reared in
the palace and that he study In the upper
(imperial) school room.
Tha emperor will never recover! Behold
the Infant, to "be taught and reared In the
palace and to study In the uppur schojl
room," the emperor to be!
Prince Chun regent! Why? Is not
Hwang Tal Hou (her reigning name), the
enipnss dowager, regent snuubT
N THE dedication of the beau-
iTy tlful new Home Kcononilcs
univeraiiy ai Lincoln January
1 the Univi-islty of NLbraska
make Us formal bow anionic
the tnstUutlons beat equipped for the
teaching of that science, now recog
nlzrd among the most Important and
the most dignified of ull sciences home
making'. T!ie building Is a school house In the
truest sense, ;is It Includes the equipment
not only for Instruction in the home arts
and sciences, tut for thoir actual demon
stration an well. Three stories In height
anJ built of gray pressed brick, it Is one
of th3 most imposing buildings of the
group at the frm. It rtands to the left
of tho driveway as one enters the grounds
and Just to the north of Agricultural
ball, with plenty of room on every side
and light nnd air und surroundings or
lawn and plants and shrubbery, consistent
with the most approved ideals of 'physi
cal environments. The lower floor Is de
Voted to tha offices, reception rooms,
cooking laboratory, dining room and
kitchen. The second and third floors are
occupied with bedrooms, bathrooms and
parlors for the use of the students, with
the exception of the large, well-lighted
room occupying the whole north wing on
the third floor, which Is used for tha do
mestic arts. Several of the bedrooms are
arranged In Rultes of two and three, so
that they may be used singly or together
as occasion may demand. The remaining
rooms are single apartments. The lower
floor Is finished In oak and the upper
floors are In hard pine with oak finish,
excepting two suites which have been
given a light finish to correspond with
light wood furniture, such as curly birch
and bird's-eye maple. The furniture of
thse rooms has been selected with utmost
care to Illustrate the best and most sub
stantial as well as the most beautiful,
artistic and consistent in the art of home
finishing. Variety has also been sought,
that In the study of this branch of do
mestic art examples of good taste may be
constantly before and a part of the daily
surrounding of the students. From top
to bottom the building has been equipped
with the most modern and the most prac
tical appliances for housekeeping. Oak,
walnut and mahogany are employed In
the furnishing, and In the equipment of
the building convenience and good taste
have been kept constantly In mind that
It may be a constant object lesson. By
It is the first Indication of the serious
ness of her Illness.
Has she abdicated or Is Prince Chun to
be coregent? Or more possible, Is ho
merely to substitute for her until she re
covers and can assume control again? All
the next day these questions are debated.
Out through the Chlneso and the Tartar
cities there is not a sign among the people
of anything unusual. The gate keepers
of the Temple of Heaven are as uncon
cerned as ever, as they pilot you over
the paths and up the marble altar that
Gwang Hsu has often trod In offering
sacrifices to his Father, the Ruler of
Heaven. They as calmly accept the small
fee you give them for showing you the
beautiful park. But your statement that
you belelve the emperor dead ellcts no
excltment.
"Not dead, but fiercely sick," they
answer.
Another edict comes that evening. It
tells little, but you know that In the
palace they are preparing to announce
the death of the emperor. It paves tha
road.
It tells how the many doctors sent In by
viceroys, governors and Tartar generals
from every' Irt of the empire to treat
the emperor have all failed to help him.
All ye faithful officials, send in more
doctors, It concludes, and successful
physicians and their sponsors shall be
heavily rewarded.
Emperor's Death Announced.
Strange are the ways of the middle king
dom. The emperor is dead or beyond
recall. Yet Is he still inditing literary
essays, for the edicts must come In proper
order and with dignified indirection.
Through the Hou Men, the back gate of
the palace, away up in the northern city,
that same gate which shut behind the
empress dowager and the emperor when
they fled 400 miles Into Sliansl province
before the approach of the allied relief in
1900, a constant stream of speeding officials
are driving In this dark evening. It Is a
night of epoch making state councils.
Down the smoothly paved street of twin
kling shop lights and tiny oil street lamps
electric lights are soon to make their way
up from the south of the city come the
cavalcades of silhouettes. A mounted
herald shouting out of the road the slow
moving citizen of Peking ever totally ob
livious that he may be In the nay as ha
crosses the street precedes a clanging mod
ern coach. The dark outline of the great
man s form Inside aeems composed except
for. the slight leaning forward of the body
as ha stretches out his arms to rest on
either aide of tha coach.
Jaunty aigrettes, atretchlng out to tne
rear from the dome and upturned brim of
official hats the stiff lines of well made
Chinese clothes, next appear black against
yonder dim oil lamp, aa a clattering, Joa
tllng oompany of retainers follow tha
coach. They gallop through tha one open
door of the gate and the extra soldier po
lice on watch give the rifles hung on straps
over shoulders another hitch shift.
Otherwise tlte atreeta are quiet. Inside
the wall the imperial city looks deserted
after tha officials have passed on their
way to tha forbidden city within.
By midnight of Saturday came tha real
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SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURES
this method the students literally live the
prlrclples and the methods they are
taught.
The dedication this month does not mark
the opening of the building. As a matter
of fsct it has been in use for residence
purposes since the summer school term in
HfS, while the practical work in the labor
atory was begun with the opening of the
fall term last September. The building will
accommodate from forty to fifty women
In residence and the laboratory tables are
sufficient for use by forty students at one
time. Board and room with unstarched
laundry may be had by students in tha
building for $:o a month.
The dedication has been set for next
week that the women who will be at the
state farm for the annual meeting of tha
Nebraska Home Economics Association and
the sessions of Organised Agriculture may
have the benefit of the program. The
formal dedication service will take place
Thursday evening. January 1! and Prof.
Ellen H. Richards of the Institute of Tech
nology of lloston will be the principal
speaker. I'rof. Richards Is rec gnized
ns one of the best known scientific women
In this country and is counted the best
authority that could be secured for this
Important occasion.
The annual meeting of the Nebraska
Homo Economics association will be held
Wednesday and Thursday of next week
and Prof. Richards will speak before
the session Wednesday afternoon. An in
vitation has been extended to nil women
of Nebraska Interested In rnlslng the stan
dard of home life to attend the dedication
of the new building nnd th" sessions of
the meeting which will follow.
The development of the Department of
Home Economics Is an Interesting chap
ter In the history of the University of Ne
braska. It had Its beginning in the school
of domestic science which was organized
in the fall of ls;v,. This school c nisisted
of a two years' course partly subfreshman
nnd partly collegiate. In lJXXi It was super
ceded by a four year's collegiate course
under the name of the General Home
Economics Group, leading to the degree
of B. Sc. and a three year's subfreshmHn
course In the School of Agriculture. These
courses Include home economics, language,
history, literature, philosophy and science,
thus giving the students who undertake
them Intellectual discipline and
breadth
of view equal to that afforded by any
other university courses.
In tho preparation of the courses of home
economics two classes of women have
been kept In mind: first, those who are
Emperor
news that the emperor was dead. Rut not
until Bunday near noon was official word
sent, the time of death then being offi
cially set by the wal wu bu as 6:18 Satur
day evening. Official word is, of course,
officially not to bo doubted. And there is
no official foundation for believing any
thing else. But it is generally thought
that the death took place before this, very
possibly on Friday. Who knows or will
ever find out?
"Manchu men going to wear white clothes
100 days; emperor glvo them to us at th
yamens. Have a little new hwang Bhang
(emperor). Must not shave heads 100 days.
Not marry, too, 100 days. Chinese only
sixty."
Your Manchu icoolie breaks tills con
glomerated news to you with a grin early
Sunday morning. Sorrowful news may pc.
lltely be accompanied with a smile, thnt
the bearer of the intelligence may In a
measure ease tho grief he is forced to
cause you. He is a banner man, a Manchu
soldier In reserve, with a pension, having
earned his silver tael (abotit 70 cents gold)
a month by demonstrating his skill or near
skill as n protect' r of the dynasty In
shooting a pop air rifle at a tarset sixty
feet away.
The death of the emperor Is Just being
told at each shop and household by the
police, not yet officially, however. The
simple announcement Is sufficient to
guide all pe, pie In what they shall do
for huve not the same customs been used
for many centuries past?
Hnr.h to Hhv and to Wed.
There is therefore a rush on the bnrlx rs
Heads are being industriously shaved in
the few crowded Utile shops and In the
available nooks on the streets by the num
berless traveling barbers, who carry their
little red stool for the patient, und tin ir
steaming bcx of charcoal heated hot water
and their cleaverlike razors, all on a pole
baluned on their shoulders: It Is the last
time for loo days.
All morning, too, und, In fact, all day
yesterday, until lute In tho evening, clos.-ly
curtained sedan chairs, carried by sweat
ing coolies, have been dispatched post hasts
by many anxious bridegrooms to the norms
of fair damsels to fetch them to their own
homes for the suddenly appointed wed
ding. Wavering swains have been brought
to quick decisions, fluttering and timid dam
sels to hasty trousseaus, by the necensity
of the times.. No tongs, no horns, no
drums, the usual accompaniments, may be
used In wedding processions.
Huale and hurry have left some dismay
and some entangling alliances, too. in their
wake. Poor Chun and Wang, two youthful
suitors betrothed to sisters In a village
Just out (if Peking, sent their chairs with
all speed for their brides. Botli chairs ar
rived at the sisters' home at the sime
time. The brides departed, the two wed
dings were performed. Horrors at l"ast for
a foreigner! Not until the marriages were
all over was It discovered that Chun had
married Wang's wife, Wang had married
Chun's.
"Never mind. All right. Let it go," erb:d
the satisfied quartet.
Brides and bridegrooms had never seen
each other before; the exchange waa
agreeable.
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studying for the sake of acquiring geti
eial Information und culture and who de
sire to make their lives more helpful and
efficient in the home, and second, those
who likewise desire information and cul
ture but who expect to become teachers
or undertake for means of support some
other work for which their training has
fitted them.
In the establishment and maintenance of
this department of tho university the aim
1s to raise the standard of home life among
tlie people generally and to help the Indl-
vidual in the home to become healthier and
happier and to acquire a greater power for
good In the Intellectual and moral life of
tiie community. The students are helped to
understand that the physical, Intellectual
and moral phases of life are so closely In-
terwoven thnt It is Impossible to abuse, neg
lect or even be careless about the physical
side without doing actual Injury to tho
moral and intellectual sides.
The work In home economics Includes the
and Dowager Empress Died
Is packed with carriages and carts of of
ficials. Officials entering wearing the
coral or blue or white glass buttons of
their rank and their hat plumes come out
without them. Many are wearing a coal
dust black, outer coat. Few yet are In
white. But you know thut us soon ns the
change can be made they will bo wearing
white, the sign of private mourning In
China. All Insignia of rank will be stripped
off. ,
Soon you see their sedan chairs In black
Instead of green. Some coats are worn
Inside out, with tho white sheepskin out
side. A cheap white cloth or a gauze Is
also used by officials and their followers
over their regular garments.
But the ordlna- people are not wearing
white. The soldier police and the blue clad
street cleaning and watering corps, a con
siderable body, have adopted the foreign
style, but Instead of black are wearing a
white, mourning band around the arm.
Rolls of yellow cloth In large bundles are
being carried out of the Forbidden City to
the Imperial temples of Peking for the
ceremonies, prayers and worshiping of
the departed spirits by the lamas and
other priests.
Death of the Empress Dawasrr,
Still rumors fly about, now regarding the
empress dowaner.
"Yes, they took two funeral carriages
Into the Forbidden City last Thursdny."
whispers your Chinese friend who is In
wlieh Fs touch with the household staff In
the F"oi bidde n City w hen the possible death
of tho einpress is mentioned. "Two, not
one," he looks significantly. "Although
the second might be for the emperor's
widow. Tlie widow of the Emperor Tung
Chili killed herself by starvation." Im
perial wives have often killed themselves
on tho death of their consorts.
And two portrait puinters went Into the
palace last week. Not one," volunteers
another of the Chinese company from the
opposite side of the square table where
you u'.e drinking ten.
One of the last tilings done before an
imperial death Is to have tlie subject's
poiirau painted. The coming of the two
artists is thercfjre a portent of evil. The
coming of two would seem to involve the
empress.
"The temple halls In the Coal Hill park
were swept out ar.d put in order last
wee k," adds another.
The Ccal Hill Is in artificial hill of five
small peaks. Just north of tlie Forbidden
City, itself closed to all but the elect.
The:o Is a tradition that enough coal has
been buried in this nmund to supply tlie
Imperial family in time of siege. At its
foot on Ihe north side are Ihc. temple
buildings, where Imperial bodies lie in slate
during the long period preceding burial.
When clouds id duK begin to roll out of
temples and hulls you may know that
tilings are doing in China.
Kaiprtur'i Farewell Addrrsa.
And now thla Bunday noon comes tha
official anncuncement of the emperor's
death. It la Gwang Hsu's farewell address,
dated tha day before, recounting bis efforts
for the people's welfare, announcing the
appointment of hla successor, commanding
obedience to tha program already drawn
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branches that have to do with the well
being of the home. Houses are planned and
furnished. In this study special attention
is given to sanitation, convenience und
beauty, and careful consideration Is also
given the financial side of the problem. The
heating, lighting und ventilation, together
with the water supply, each receives due
share of consideration. In both the planning
und furnishing of tho home careful consld-
oration Is given to the saving of steps, so
that the housework may be accomplished
with the least possible labor. In all of this
work the aesthetic side Is constantly kept
hi mind, so that the house and all its fur
nishings, even though small and Inexpen
sive, shall bo harmonlniiB in form and color,
and In good taste throughout.
A study is made of textiles, with reference
to their source, manufacture, wenrlng qusl-
llies and financial values. Measurements
ore taken and garments drafted, cut and
made. Thus the hand Is trained In skill and
up so that the constitution may be estab
lished In nine years, and admonishing the
officials to quit their long standing abuses.
It Is poetic, it Is picturesque, It Is ron.a itlc
a dying ruler breathing out his parting
message and blessing upon bis people. It
is plaintive too. It suggests tho constant
strain of factions upon the ruler, of multi
tudinous and wearisome audiences, rites,
ceremonies, filial duties, besides the mo.st
wea.vlng thing of all, the strife and fiction
rf being an mp y vess d u der the d m nl m
of another. These things come to you In
spite of your Impression that dying rulers
do not spend their last moments in drawing
up literary documents. You reluctantly
conclude that Its authorship is a pretty
fiction.
The edict tells of "the tender nurture,
the loving kindness, the faithful Instruction
of the empress dowager who has listened
to the affairs of government from behind
the screen and toiled day nnd night," In
Instructing "Us (the emperor) from child
hood." It shows how "carrying out tlie
laws of the holy ancestors, reverencing
heaven and showing love to the people"
were taught as the fundamentals of "Our
conduct."
Gwang Hsu "has ascended on the crragon
to be a guest on high," and Pu-I, his
tiny nephew, is s lecessor not to him, but
to the Emperor Tung Chili, as ihe next
edicts from the emperor dowager tell
you, nlthough the formul announcement
dees not comu until the new emperor's ad
dress. Gwang Hsu's rule was not a distinc t
reign, but a continuation of his predeces
sor s. Therefore this succession. '
Fifty Years of Narrow.
ftf p by step tlie edicts have built up the
emperor's death and succession. Only one
remains, the fun well address tf the em
press dowager, preparing the people for
Inr death. Now. it is sent out. A life of
eiclhhs activity, in which daily state coun
cil audiences at daylight were missed f,,r
less than a week each year, of rimazing
power and wearing court Intrigue, is
summed up in two fchort sentences.
"I look back upon our fifty years of sor
row ar.d trouhl". I Inve been cnntlniiMlly
in a state of high tei tlon without a mo
Dii nt's respite."
Tlie old rule das passed away. The
ne w is in power.
I'lii re t'hun. who frein es.iv this No
vember Sunday uftiruorn is the rnb-r of
China until Ids baby boy is of use, has the
valuable and peculiar distinction of being
the first of the empiie's riders to have
been abroad. 1 'nimportant thoutrh It may
have seeniKl. It was a fortunate thins? tiiat
he was selected to go to Germany in :'-3
to bear apob gles for til" murder of Minis
ter von Ketteler. Tho prince repent is of
agreeable personality anil is liked by tlie
foreigners who l ave met him.
He has a good record In the eyes of yo ir
fut and easy going Chinese student of tiu
times, the best repres.-nti.tive of pjpulur
Chinese opinion, he who does little all day
but lead his papers and talk with his
friends over the teacups, a keen obterver
of all that happens and a shrewd Judge
of motives In this maze of Chinese official
underground intricacy, unintelligible to the
un-Chinesed foreigner. Listen to the words
of your Jolly fat friend and hear demo
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practical art Is acquired.
Food Is studied with reference to Its selec
tion and preparation, Including practical
cookery. Both the nutritive and financial
values of foods are carefully considered;
likewise food adulterations. It Is this sort
of study and demonstration thnt brings fu
ture housewives and teachers to a realiza
tion that proper food balance Is as essen
tial to people as to cattle and hogs. Young
women through this study are trained to
economize time, strength and materials.
thereby enabling them most wisely and
easily to husband the resources of the
home.
The home economics department of tha
University of Nebraska Is under tho direc
tion of Miss Rosa Bouton, a recognized au
thority and teacher In her line. Miss Rou-
ton has been In charge almost since the be
ginning of this work at Lincoln, and to her
work Is largely duo the high standard and
stundlng of the' present department.
cratlc China speaking of its ruler In title
wise:
"Hao I dler! Ming bal i dler!" ("He's
good a little. Understands a little!")
Not an overburdening amount of knowl
edge is attributed to him, but a degree of
that commodity. In other words, "He'll
do."
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Unlet in Prkln.
December 2 Tho nation Is now mourn
ing. For twenty-seven dava th n, riH r
deepest mourning continues, while official
iiiuuriiing remains ror 100 days and
half
mouming for twenty-seven months.
The
schools closed for three days. Theaters
and amusement places must close for the
twenty-seven days. One that openud wua
fined fm.
The legations have cancelled social en
gagements nnd are wearing mourning arm
bunds for twenty-seven days. Unneces
sury drumming und nolso making Is for
bidden, and even for the coming eclipse of
the moon no gongs and cymbals will be
permuted to sound out a chorus to frlghteu
me loaei rrom devouring that orb.'
Tha
uimmssaaors viewed tho coftina a
week
urier me deaths. Tlie array of whita
robed officials was Impressive. T.ie doctora
who attended their late Imperial majertlea
have been degraded one step.
The only event which even Innrr.a.k..
exciremem was the run on tha cash si
Immediately after the intelligence of
shops
the
uc wager s death. Confidents In
paper
money was lost. The noonle KAni.4
Most of the ahops auspended payment.
neverai iaueu. jki midnight on Sunday one
i-ouMi see in me shadows of the
small
Incandescent street lights anxious
apirlta
with immense globular paper lanterns
prna
No
Knocking at the closed doora of shops.
interest from wtlhln waa discernible.
The
price of a silver dollar measured
In tha
constantly fluctuating standard of copper
pennies fell down with a bumn.
Chinese spreaders of false rumors
were
warned, then hustled off to Jail. Still the
rumors traveled. They hud Yuen Shlh Kal
first poisoned, then merely confined a pris
oner In tho Imperial palace. Down Nanking
way, where the hot-blooded citizens of An
bui remember that they were once the
capital of the empire, a few discontented
souls among the soldiers thought the ru
mor true. Ho they had a little party, with
a riot thrown In. Result In the telegraphed
report! "Lead-rs caught and beheaded
Peace, restored."
Funerals In March.
The coronation of the emperor took place
today, when many prisoners were pardoned.
The peculiar gre.ee granted those con
demned to death, according to one Chlneaa
paper, was the extension of their existence
on eurth to one year. Families of brothers
who have dwelt together in harmony for
five gtncr.iil.jn and those who hadlfeeen
seven generations were rewarded.
The imperial funerals are to come
March. And l.OUO.hOO (sell, shout 1
next
I7UO.0UO
gold, it is said, bus been UDiironriated
for
the cost. The sixty-four cotfin bearers for
each of the Imperial coffins, are practlct.ig
dally in carrying the hearses. These must
be btrne so perfectly level that the resting
spirits may not be disturbed when they
are carried to their tomb. For practice a
cup of water must remain pllcwl Buab
la the rest after Uvea ( reatl
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