The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-28

lOttE terrace leduluS " tliS tAipASESSi ~
lean domes, denoting the three-fold heaV-
en-. Each gate is sentred by a swarthy
Sikh soldier, the personiiication of the
domination OF a greater empire than that
of Rome in its best days, who merely
glancas at you as you pass, or ASKS u4i,
Ineligible questions in Hindustani, and
makes a respectful Salaam When ne Is
informed in several European languages
as well as in Chinese, that you are I'M
able to catch the drift of his observations.
J; BLOW AT ANCESTOR-WORSH
The great building devoted to the An
czstrat Tablets of the Manchu Dynasty
stands wide open. It contains huge
tablet on the northern side to Imperial
Heaven ana eight cases-four on 4 side.
to the eight emperors who nave mus
far reigned during the 23G years which
have elapsed since Shun Chich took his
seat upon the throne.
Every one of the eight cases with heavy
carved doors, has been broken open. and
every one of the eight tablets to Sthe
TAI Tsu, .'Sheng Tsu." ana the other
deGel Ancestors has been taken away by
British officers for transmission to the
British Muscum-an act of more than JUS
tifiahle reprsal for Chinese treatment
which the foreign cemetery. ana also: per
haps the most stunning blow winch the
system of Ancestral Worship ever receiv-
cd.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE PlLLAGE
SERVICE.
The Emperor's Hall of Fasting is the
headquarters of the British Army in TINS
Sart of the city, and every day i is partly
lilted with many cart-.oads OF toot,
silks fans silver and jade ornaments,
embroidered clothing and the like, which
is daily forwarded to the British Legs
lation where it is sold at auction for the
benefit of the army, and is soon replaced
by as much more. The personal apart
i ems of The Emperor n the rear.
serve as the bedrooms of the officers,
who look mildly surprised when the cir
cumstance is communicated to them at
their dinner, and merely give an in
ql,lrng glance as much as to say, ell,
what of it, don't you know
MAKING: SURE, OF AN INDEMNITY.
The Government of China has always
been conducted through the agency OF
the six Boards. of War Rites, Works,
Revenue, Civil Office, and Punishments,
mostly situated on street namsd
after one of the most important ones,
the Board of War. At the wide doors
concealing the arcana of this Chinese
official life, foreigners have. for the most
part hitherto gaZed from afar. At
present the doors of them all stand wide
open and any who list can wander
through the courts a will. The Board
OF War is the headquarters of an Indian
regiment the tall and dusky warriors
of the Hill Tribes of the Indian From
tier making themselves at home in the
ample apartments at their disposal. The
thrifty Japanese contriVed TO get the west
side of this same street redistributed SO
as to come within their lines, and then
sent Il caravan of mules, working day
and night for I, long period, and carried
off from the Board of Revenue treasury
a sum reported to be at least three mill
lion taes of silver ingots- This same
Oriental race, who appeared to know
much more about Peking than the
Peknkese. themselves, promptly fastened
their taluns all the principal Imperial
Sranaries anu are said to have in their
possession rice to the value of 100000
gold dollars, their indemnity being thus
automatically paid with no diplomatic
pressure whatever. or any consent asked
of any Power
THE CARRIAGE PARK.
Immediately to the south Of the Impe-
rial City, and adjacent to the British
legation on the northwestern side, lies
Z, large tract enclosed by lofty wall.
which is generally known as the Carriage
Park There are several spacious halls,
one Of them among the very largest to
be found anywhere in China, and these
are designed for the storage of the vari-
Gus sedan-chariuts and vehicles of strange
and hitherto undescribed varieties built
or presented for Imperial use. Tbs car
rage park, it should be noted, was
gr!eyous thorn in the side of the besieSed
occupants of the legation throughout the
siege, as one of the most threatening
harricades was built in it, and the rifle.
shots from that quarter were lnceSsant.
It was suspected, moreover, that 1t was
Intended 20 explode a mine under some
of the nearest legation buildings only a
few rods distant. suspicion which
proved to have been well founded. as
the mine had been dug and the fuse
prepared. The British relief corps had
no sooner occupied the legation than It
hole was blown in the Carriage Park
wall by means of dynamite, and the
swarthy Pathans and Baluchis fled into
the large pastures thus placed at their
disposal
OFFICIAL. GEWGAWS AT a DISCOUNT
1t I'D not take long to run out of doors
the lackered red and yellow Imperial
euuipages where they were afterwards
exposed to the vicissitudes OF the hot
August sun and the pouring rains Noun
tails of paraphernalia were found IN
every bui1ding-silk cushions, satin pi.-
lows, gorgeous harnesses. and trappings
of every description and of no description
all Mule loads of this elegant rubbish
were brought into the legation for sale by
auction, or perhaps for transmission 10
the distant Isle of the Ocean. whence
came the fierce and untamatle Barna-
rian', tas the British used 10 be termed
In Chinese dispatches. Both in the
expansive grounds Of the Carriage Park
and in the far larger ones or the Tenase
of Heaven parks Of artillery stand
serenely awaiting fresh orders, thu mules
meantime tramplug in the mire huE:.rsds
hat 70 f1os-yy
ana furlongs of once elegant and costly
sill, coverings Of bridal chairs and spaian-s
aims. The tall weeds. undssturbed for
no one can say how long by the hand. of
mar, OF the hoof of beast, rapidly disap-
pear. aud the entire aoectacse is one
ldapteI to make zGelestials weep
a LIBRARY DESTROYED.
Adjoining the Carriage Park on the
east aud thc British legation on the north
stood the series of extensive coartrards.
,ag,tl halls which contained the Hanlin. q.
Imperial Chinese University of highest
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