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Maudarins Saluting,

Chinese capital The only thing that pre-
vents them from getting near 1t by water
Ii the big forts at the mouth of the Peiho
river. These are manned with Krupp and
Armstrong guns, and Ii Hung Changes
army is behind them Wherever they land.
they Will. have to fight what remains of
this army, but a victory would mean the
capture of Peking and the practical sub
1ugation Of China.
The Chinese Capital.
Peking Is perhaps one OF the least known
cities of the world. 1 have paid two visits
70 IL, and i spent q month In 1t six years
ago. During the present spring prowled
about its streets for days and devoted my
seN to making a study Of the town and
Its people 1t Is an immense CITY, 1t con-
tafns about fifteen hundred thousand, but
these are scattered over an area of twenty
five square miles. and the people as a rule
live In one-story houses. The city is sur
rounded by walls which were built hun
dreds or years ago. and which must have
cost many millions of dollars. These walls
are In good condition with the exception
OF one or two places where the floods of
last winter undermined them and carried
parts of their facingS away. 1t Is hard
TO give an American an idea of one of these
walled cities OF China. The walls of Picking
are sixty feet thick at the bottom. They
would NIL the average country road or city
street. and they are as tall as four-story
house. They are SO wide at the top that
you could run three railroad trains side by
side around them. and they are so solid
that the cars would move more smoothly
over these tracks than they - on the trunk
lines between New York and Chicago
These walls are faced inside and out with
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seen. 1t is new structure, situated about
five hundred yards from the beach, and but
4 few rods from the old tower. the ruins of
which still remain where they fell, when 1t
was blown up for safety by gunpowder.
after the new one was erected
The present building is two hundred and
ten feet high; the base is of solid granite,
with handsomely decorated marble door
way, the whole surrounded by a stylish
iron railing. The lenses are magnificent.
and We're made in France. They cast q
fash light every ten seconds, which. in
clear weather, can be seen twenty-five
miles out at sea.
The interior of the building Is spotlessly
clean and smells sweet, the oil room Is
in separate stone house. as is the tool
room also. These, with the keepers dwell
,:ng-neat and commodious frames-are
about forty yards away, on the sands. with
the end of a big swamp almost joining.
The life-saving station is over half q
mile away, and a telephone is imperatively
needed to connect these two important
places. The keeper of the tower can dis
Germ. from his lofty lookout, a vessel in
distress much sooner than can the surf
men. 1t is apparent that precious time
could be saved If a message could be called
across the sand dunes the instant such q
discovery is made.
But l am forgetting my delight upon
reaching the summit of the tower / have
paused to describe. This bird's-eye view.
every detail of which could be noted on this
calm, still day, will ever remain impressed
upon my memory. The cape, running about
ten miles out toward Pamlico sound, It's
breadth being about one mile, appeared like
a long slender board showed out into a
pond. In the west could be seen the waters
of the sound. shmmering golden in the
sunlight. with tiny sails glinting silvery
white on their surface On the north is
the beach and sand dunes which separate
sea and sound; on the east and south is the
ocean.
On Diamond shoals,
For ten miles the cape is surrounded by
reefs and shoals in the shape Of a crescent
which lie hidden beneath the water. and in
foggy, stormy and snowy weather. when
the revolving fash light cannot be seen,
by the false recknninor o. tho .,,..iez. .I,- -
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Every man having beard should keep it an even
and natural color. and II II II not % already uso
Buckinsham's Dye and appear tidy.
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a Hunting Trip That Brought More
Vexation Than Game.
THE PERILS OF THE DIAMOND SHOALS
The Effort to Build a Light House
on the Reef.
NJ r. CLEVELAND'S VISIT

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CAPE HATTERAS, October l, 1894
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All About Its Queer Sights and
Strange People.
CAPITAL OF ONE-THIRD OF TEE WORLD
The Walls of Picking and Three
Different Cities Enclosed.
THE GREAT MARKETS THERE

Copyrighted, 1894. by Frank G. Carpenter.
Written for The Evening Star.
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tricks. each as big a four-dollar Bible
and the space between is filled with earth
md stones so raInmed down that the ages
have made the whole one solid mass They
are built. in fact. much Like the great wall
Of China, and the bricks of the two are
almost exactly the same. / have before me
q brick which i brought from the great
wall. 1t weighs about twenty pounds or
rs much twc-year-old baby. 1t is blue
gray in color. and IL Is covered with patches
Of white lime mortar just like those that /
saw in the broken places of the walls Of
Peking.
Gates and Towers.
In approaching Pei ing, long before you
get TO the city, you see the immense towers
which stand on the top OF this wall over the
gates which enter The city. These towers
are as tall as a big New York fat They
rise nine stories above the wall, and they
have roofs OF blue tiles. They were used in
the past as watch towers. and they have
mEny port holes for cannon. There are
thirteen gates which lead into the city, and
the towers and the walls near these are
plasteTed over with proclamatiOns and bills
much like a theater bill board The gates Of
Picking are merely holes through this wall
and they are about wide as the ordinary
street and perhaps twenty feet high They
lined with stone and are beautifully
arched- They are closed at night with great
doors sheathed with iron, and they are
paved with heavy slabs Of stone. The walls
Of Picking are twenty seven miles long, and
the area which they inclOSe is irregular in
shape, and IL consists OF two big parallelo-
grams. The one at the north is the real
capital Of China, for II contains the Tartar
eity. the great government departments, the
foreign legations, and the imperial city In
which, surrounded by from five TO ten thou
Snnd eunuchs. the emperor lives. The lower
paralleloGram Joins the Tartar city. 1t
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government departments look more like
broken-down barns than the offices of a
great empire.
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The most interesting part Of Picking. how
ever, Is the big Tartar city. 1t IL the
capital of nns-third Of the popula ton on
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of property I'm lower Fulton-st. and near the
present terminus Of the Bridge are stoutly OPP
posed 10 any change in the location or the
brooklyn station, and held Il meeting last week
To give expression and emphasis 10 their views.
Thus far the question remains an open one.
the decision resting with the trustees, VINO OF
course desire To conform. If possible. with the
demands of public opinion on The supJ'c'. Inc
estimated cost Of the more expensive or the
two proposed plans is from S-'""'"o 10
S,.OOOUo. That is large sum: and yet every
body knows that estimates in such cases h'St
always be- taken with liberal grains OF allow
ancc. Judging this ease by what has happehcd
in the past, il would not be- III the least sUr-
prising if the total cost should run up 10 H'""-
600 or more. 70 cover the cost OF III" improve
mcnt great or small-it is proposed To iss'"
certificates of Indebtedness and then To pro-
vide for meeting them 10y div"riinS from
the city treasury the portion "l 'hc
Bridge earnings now placed there 10
meet the interest on the original cost of inc
Bridge structure Tile sum thus set aside Is
SiOOOOO Il year. and if tins proposal Is accept
ed that sum would have 10 he added 10 the
annual tax levy in brooklyn. From one point
of view This makes the apparent ana immediate
outlay for the improvement small. but OF course
the people have got 10 pay for il sooner or lat'r
As il Is, the Bridge has eaten mp all II has
earned in the eleven years since ii was opened
How far il is wise 10 mortgage lis earnings Tor
the future is Il matter for most serious con
sidcrition. That in the present condition OF
its treasury Brook YIN can prudrntly undertake.
Il large expenditure for Bridge Improvements
is more than doubtful. The wiScs way ont of
the existing dilemma would appear 10 lie in
compromise arrangement of some Kind 10y witch
the plaza can be- saved from cncroachmcni ana
suitable terminal station provided M Il cost
not materially in excess Of th" expenditure pro-
posed by The trustees in The plan now being
held in slISpcrsr 70 sink millions in Il building
such as is suggested at Tllary>t. would he Il
poor investment in the present financial c"il'il-
tion of BROOKLYN especially in view Of The large
outlay demanded in other directions by The best
interests of the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-04
WENTWORTH DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY

direction Of English diplomacy since Lord Sails
bury retired from the Foreign Office. His poll
cies have been rcsolutcly maintained by Iorl
Rosebcry. and Mr.. Gladstone preoccupicd with
the Irish question. has paid little attention TO
foreign affairs. 1t may be. and undoubtedly
is true that England without the Triple ALI
ance will be completely isolated from European
alliances and directly exposed 10 Russian am
biion in Asia and French intrigue in Egypt:
but Mr. Gladstone rs n lifelong advocate OF the
general policy of n0n-intcrvcnion In European
affairs would not be likely 10 be alarmed by
considerations Of that nature.
Mr. Gladstone is wearing out and knows IT,
That is the easiest and most natural eXplala-
ton Of the warning which he has sent from
Barrtz Priam's day has ended. and younger
warriors must take up the battle. Mr.. Glad
stone may consent 10 lead the House If
Radical Ilotspurs and Irish indictments can
be- brought under restraint; but h. has become
sensible Of the limitations Of age and failing
strength. AMI has warned his followers that
when Parliament Is dissolved another leader
must take his place in the Liberal canvass.
That Is the real significance Of the message
from Biarriiz rs II Is plainly understood In Lon
don. II raises ut once the question Of the Lab
cral succession. and that will be nothing less
than IN apple Of discord in III" coalition camp.
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SUNDAY. FEBRUARY I. 1884.
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

uoraio, The Parish Councils bills has been so
radically changed by the House Of Lords that 1t
Is believed it will be unacceptable to the "oN-
or,n,ent -= German business interests urge
that the commission considering the MIGUEL
financial proposal be divided into sub-cohh'-
tees each 10 deal with one Of the measures.
A deputation waited on the King OF
Portugal and protested against the new TAX
alton measures which caused the recent rlothg
in Oporto.
Congress-The Senate was not in session ---
11o,so. Tho Hawaiian resolutions of the Foreign
Relations Committee We're debated 10y Messrs'
Hitt. Ravner Blair Money. Draper and Morse
MISUNDERSTANDING Carlisle announced that
the entire 900 bonds Of the new issue
10, hoo, awarded -= Judge Jacob H. Clute.
Of Albany. will probably be summoned TO appear
before the State Senate on Tuesday to answer
. TO the charge of contempt. - Ihe boaru Oh
Managers of the Elmira Reformatory directed
Mr. Brockway 10 resume the duties OF General
Superintendent. = Several mills and factories
will resume work at reduced wages; others Will
shut down for lack of orders 80 Many tele-
grams of coincidence were received by the widow
of George w. Childs.
CITY and Suburban.-John y. McKane ad-
nitted having committed perjury in an affidavit
which conficted with testimony given by him
Yesterday: 1t was practically conceded by his
friends that the admission killed the defence
g.: The annual dinner of the Board Of Trade
and Transportation held. 60 The dry
goods house of Lehman Brothers Company, OF
Brooklyn, was placed in the hands of the Sheriff;
the assets are said to exceed the liabilities -
Practical steps for reform in football were taken
at the University Athletic Club - General
Richmond. a well-known veteran of the war,
died at Flushing, l.. /. 60 General fitzgerald
disapproved the applications of the officers OF
the disbanded companies Of the 6sth Regiment
for reorganization. -- The industrial stocks
were active and higher, Sugar Refining gaining
rs and National Lead 1l2 per cent. Railway
shares generally were triie lower, although the
closing was strong and final changes divided.
The Observation-Disclosures for to-day: Rain or
snow followed by fair and colder weather. The
temperature yesterday: Highest, AZ degrees; low
est 80. average. 1873.
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Philadelphia has lost in Mr. thld> one OF lis
most eminent aud useful citizens. He was Il
man of genuine force with marked personal
characteristics which mad" his career unique
in many RESPECTS. He conducted successfully
Il journal which has exercised very great in
flucncc. hui which has had 4 mission. method
and Il work. Ia which il has adhered with Il
conservatism essentially his own. He was fore
most in public works AMI bcncfacliunS. ANA
whatever WAS undertaken 10y him bore I'll" I'M
press ~ his progressive mind. his generous I'M
pulses and his practical common S"n~" His
circle Of acquaintance at home and abroad was
50 wide as 10 include nearly all III" eminent
men Of his time M least of Nh" Engli>l-Spc:ik-
ing race: and the charms Of his gracious hos
pitality fascinated all who passed under his in
fIucicr In his work. in his public relations. in
his pleasures in his social life and in his friend
Ships he was always himself. without anything
that could be- magniii"l int" 'gcnns. but with
much that was characteristic of his own ideal
of what his life ought o be"
Mr. ChillS was pro-cmincntly man ~ broad
views and manifold activities. Tairmount Park
was secured aS Il magnificent pleasure ground
through his practical 1Sccrnlmcnt Of The growth
and future needs Of great city. The Cen
tcnnial Exhibition found in him patron whose
faith in the enterprise commanded public re-
sprct and inspired enthusiasm. The Meade
Fund WAS raised with remarkable rapidity ~
soon as he Identified himself with ii. So great
was his reputation a. u business man of Shrcwd
wcll-balanccd Judgment that his example In
contributing to any public object was an assur
ancc Of popular recognition and sympathy.
Mr. Childs came most frequently into notice
rs a patron Of neglected. genius and patriotic
service On" Of the last acts of his life WAS
the rcintcrmcn If the remains Of Professor
Proctor and the erection of suitable mOilii-
mcnt over an unmarked grave That was one
of the least conspicuous Of many memorials
like those to Cowpcr. Poe and Leigh Hunt.
which were inspired by his love Of good let
tiers and his sympathy for those who had not
received full measure of public honor and ap-
probation. Ills bcncfactionS To- the families Of
heroes of the civil War and 10 the best known
charities of Philadelphia were conducted Oh II
larg" scale: and much rs was known about
them. il was only Il mragrc share Of The good
which was done 10y him without observation
and in silence Such Il life is like Il broad.
well -watcrcI Western prairie that yields In
abundance everything That is best Of lis kind.
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PERSONAL.

A banquet was given recently to William T. Cur.
us. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury by IN.
alumni OF Trinity College at Hartford the institu
I tlon winch gave him rs diploma Senator Uawley
was one or the guests, and spoke
The Rev r. S. Tying. of Japan president OF 8.
faurs University at Toxic. is in this country Wis.
lung friends. He has recently been in Cleveland
ana VIII spend some time In New-York Mr. Tying
has been engaged in missionary work in Japan for
fifteen Years lie was recently in Honolulu ana,
iiNe most otnor unprejudiced Observers found tina
he revolution mad been accomplished without Amer
lean Intervention. ~ '
Nelson o. Nelson wealthy phllanthropist of ST
LOUIS dressed himself tramp the other day
anu applied for assistance the Office Of "A chart
taDe society ticket for IA bowl OF SOUP and one
ior lodging were given him lie ate the soup and
! .,iu yak with some OF the real unfortunates In
VIC mouse Ills opinion based his expe-
Iitmcrs T. mat the relief extended to tin. really
SUFFERING III 81 Louis IL Inadequate
PROFESSOR Rudolf Virchow the famous German
surgeon mas recovered from his recent severe at
TACK OF Illness. and has taken up his active duties In
herlh again. The professor is one of the busiest
INV" III the German capital He finds time TO de-
h'er number OF lectures at the university attend
on, s uuties a, the head OF big hospital and as
anaanS OF me Prussian legislature deliver
n,estima write numerous articles. preside at many
"'ee''ngs' receive visitors and attend 10 iarrs
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practice. He Is OF the most popular lecturers
at the university, and numbers more hearers than
almost any other professor OF the institution
Aunt Jenny" Hagan died at her home In Cam
den. DEL Monday. aged 1903 years. She was n Ma
ryland slave, but has been living in Camden for
over seventy-five years Her marriage certificate
is dated January, 1873 She active and wei up 10
a short time before her DEATH and last summer she
worked In canning factory
A great sensation caused in the Caucasus
a few weeks ago by the execution Of Prince Ri
kodze In the marketpace of Tiiis. The prince en-
tered the station Tilis recently in an intoxi-
Gated condition and picked quarrel with a police
officer on duty In the building In the OF the
quarrel the prince drew dagger from his pocket
and stabbed the officer severely that he died
few hours later. A trial held and Prince Ri
kodze was condemned to death An appeal was
made to the Car TO pardon the aristocfatc muir
derer but he declined 10 interfere. He belonged to
a wealthy and influential family.
Major Elijah Halford. it Is reported. has again
taken a hand in newspaper work. He Is engaged
as editorial correspondent Of The Christian Advo-
cate" of Omaha. Methodist publication.
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FIGHTING 1O the END.

one Of The most characteristic anecdotes ever
told If England's greatest man since Pin Is
recorded in Mr.. Smallcy'S cable letter II brings
out Mr. t,ladstOncS courage and grit. When
his eyes were examined al IIawardcn not long
ago one found 10 be sightlcSS from an old
cataract and The other seriously impaired from
the formation Of new cataract. The nerve
displayed 10y this veteran Of eighty four in de-
handing the removal If the old cataract then
and there, 80 that he could have one good eye
while the other was becoming useless. was
phenomenal. The surgeon lacked the colira 20
required for performing the operation, but the
incident stands rs a luminous illustration Of the
invincible strength Of Mr.. Gladstoncs character.
II iu>tifics Mr.. Small"yS conclusion that il is
not in the Grand Old Mans nature 10 accept
defeat. or 10 finch from any conflict. and that
hc will fight To- the end. He Is true 10 his name
which in the I.owland Scotch means hawk and
stone. Like hawk. lie has scared with con
slant poisc above the low levels Of English poll
tics: and in inilcXibility of moral purpose and
i'm naked majesty of character he Is like the
matchlcSs granite Of the Scotch mountains
Mr. GladstOnc's method Of denying the Lon
don rumor respecting his approaching rcsigna-
ton and withdrawal from public life is char
actcrisiic 1t is an indirect and roundabout
way of confirming the report. In effect he says
that he has not decided definitely To give up
the Premiership. but that warned by his in
crcasing age and infrmitcs of sight and hear
Ing he may do 50 at any lime. II il not strange
that II denial so cquvOcal rs this has caused
CONSERVATION among his followers instead Of re-
assuring them While IL does not preclude the
continuance of his leadership during the re-
maindcr Of the present session Of Parliament. il
practically excludes him from participation In
the electoral canvass which must prcc,rc the
ultimate triumph Of the Home Rule cause In
his own words his tenure of office is liable ut
any moment 10 interruption from causes which
are permanent.
It is unnecessary To attribute Mr.. Gladstone's
warming for rest TO apprehension of European
war The Continental situation does not war
rant this explanation. The Triple Alliance is
breaking down. il is true. and Germany is max
ing approaches 10 Russia. England's real enemy
with Il view 10 the rccasiing Of existing diplo-
matte combinations: but there il no imminent
danger Of hostiIilics in any quarter. The trend
Of events points To an anti-Englisl coalition
on the Continent because Russia and France
are the Powers 10 he concliated NJ the expense
Of Great Britain but there Is no cloud now
above the horizon rs large as II mans hand.
There has been no change in the spirit or In the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-04
ETROPEIN ECONOMIES.

The letter from Paris which will be found
Oh another page emphasizes Il point often made
on this page. 1t relates Ia the continuity Of
the economic aud commercial treaty systems
Of Europe and the United States. II points
ont that all The Continental nations employ
their tariffs in developing their industrial ~
sources. and simultaneously make the HON"
market basis for diplomatic barter in neso-
tiating reciprocity treaties. There Is only one
nation that runs counter To these principles. and
that is England. The American people cannot
be- too frequently reminded that the economists
now on The rampage in Washington are drlib-
rratcly putting the tariff system Of the United
States ont of gear with the experience ANA pric-
iice Of Continental Europe and rendering ii an
attachment To English Free Trade.
We direct the special attention Of orr readers
10 this admirable ana lucid letter. II deals with
the worldwide policies of Protection ana Reel
procty and shows what excellent Use COIN
tries like Germany. France and Rulnana are
making Of them. II l. II contribution Ia eco
homie discussion on the broad lines of Mr.
when Democratic leaders at Washington have
The cockncy notion that everything English is
comprehensive and nfalhhlc. it i well for
every one 10 know how big the world is. and
how Widespread AMI intirXibl" is the hostility
to English economic ideas.