Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-02-07
MRS. CONGER SPOKE
SIZE REPRESENTED LADIES ~
DIPLOMATIC CORPS
Empress Dowager Of China Also n,a.
Speech and Wept Conio,.,,,

/ uOWAgPp oV,,
press, the emperor and the empress
Saturday afternoon, received tho !.
dies and children OF the members 90
the diplomatic corps in the nrtvato
apartments Of the palace. The a.,
dlence was the most reyoIutio,.r,.
event since the return of the Court =.
Peking. The exclusiveness of Cbineso
royalty and the prejudices against tho.
meeting of the sexes was waived ana
the reception was less formal thu,
is usual in european courts,
The doWager empress occupied the.
throne, with brilliant assemblasa If
princesses and court ladies about her
The emperor was seated upon a smar
platform in the center of the room
The visitors upon entering bowed
twice to the dowager empress Mrs
Conger, wife Of United States Minis.
ter Conger, as doyeness of the dinlo.
matte corps, read speach, which was
translated by Secretary Williams,
Mrs. Conger said:
eve heartily congratulate You and
the imperial court that the situation
which led you to abandon your bean
resolved, that you are now permitted
to return in freedom and peace. The
events Of the past two years musr
have been as painful to you as to the
rest of the world, but the stint of the
experience may be eliminated by the
establishment of franker, more trust
full and friendlier relations between
the Chinese and the other people Of
the earth. The world is moving for
ward, the tide Of progress can not be-
stayed, and it is hoped that China will
join with the great sisterhood of ma
tons in the grand march.
The recent imperial edicts give
promise Of great good to your people
and to your vast empire"
The dowager empress reply was ey-
ceedingly friendly in tone. 1t was
in part as follows: .s..."
Last year the discussions in the
palace caused revolution, which
compelled our hasty departure; but
it is great qualification to Us that
our return to the capital has caused
such rejoicing in China and abroad
Baron Czikann, the Austrian min
lister and doyne Of the diplomatic
| corps, presented all OF the ladies' to
! the doWager empress, who took the
hand OF each of them. They were
next presented to the emperor, who
shook hands with them.
The guests then retired to an ante
room. The doWager empress, enter
| ing this room, grasped Mrs. Congers
hand, which she held for some min
utes, trembling, weeping and sobbing
| loudly, and exclaiming in broken SEN
| fences that the attack upon the le-
| cations was a terrible mistake and
hnf hn ir
In reply Mrs. Conger assured her
| that the past would be forgotten.
Bracelets and rings Of great value
were then placed upon MRS. Congers
wrists and fingers.
Following the reception banquet
was given, the dowager empress sit
ting at the head or the principal ia
BILE, with Mrs. Conger and Nine Uchi-
da upon each side. The emperor was
the only man present, except Chang
Tsi. prospective minister from China
to Great Britain, who knelt beside the
| dowager empress and interpreted what
she said.
The dowager empress talked ami
matedly. She said that China would
abandon her policy OF isolation and
adopt the best features Of western
life and would send many students
abroad.
Every lady of the visiting party was
given a pair of jeweled bracelets and
solitaire pearl ring, besides other
souvenirs.
fire at Waterloo caused by the
overturning Of a lamp, resulted IN the
death of Mrs. Eu Kushner and two
Children, a girl Of II and boy OF ..
One other child was fatally and three
seriously burned. The children were
playing around table on which a
pulled to the floor and blazing OIL
spread to Tie clothing of mother and
children. The terrorlzed mother
made no attempt to get out OF the
house, but nuddled in a. corner OF the
room clasping her little ones to het
while the flames spread about them.
FiTemen succeeded in saving tour Oh
the family without serious injury, pu,
! the others were so horribly burheu
that death soon followed. The acci-
dent occurred about 8 O'Clock. TWO
Of the children were dead, when taken
from the ruins ct the house, but the
mother lived until o'clock a. H. Inc
husband and father was IN Ceaai
Rapids when the accident occurred
Frank Cheney, a bridge builder
employed on the Eagle Point bridge
at Dubuque, slipped and fell TO tne
ice, a distance OF 70 feet. lie was
! takez. to Finley hospital. where ne
died.
The motto Of ,he editor is Keep
| to the write"
Benjamin F. Parker, Of Kalamazoo
Mich, is the proud possessor OF
/ hat t0hanpO- me nallS
| Of the horse is Alice Maud, and she
| has a record of $50. =,
| A London physician suggests tne
running OF motor cars at q speed laily
up to the legal limit as a means ..
administering the open air treatment
! to Consumptives.
! 4 London school teacher recelTeu
! the following letter from the fatnef o.
! one OF her pupils: Dear Teacher !.
| Please excuse Fritz frcIn stains
home. He had ne measles to oo4lse