The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-01-08
CHINESE COURT IN PEKIN


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Manchu bannerman and minor off1clals
who had crowded the plaza were rev.
erently kneeling. The two arches at
the sides of the ancient gateway fram-
ed hundred of faces of Chinese coolies
who, emboldened by the presence OF
foreigners, ventured to gaze upon their
rulers This incident constituted
most sharp contrast with the OLD re-
gime, when neither diplomats nor ma
tives were permitted to view the pass
age of royal personages along the
streets
The expression of the doWager en-
press seemed almost appealing as she
faced those who had humbled her from
her former arrogance and confirmed
the impression that she is returning to
Pekin with anxiety for her safety.
The streets from the station to the
gateway of the Forbidden City. dls-
tance of four miles, were swept and
garnished this morning. The great
plaza between the temples of Heavens
and Agriculture were sprinkled with
yellow sand. Residents were compelled
to remain indoors. The soldiers and
police formed a close Gordon along
both sides of this entire distance. A
sharp wind bringing sand from the
Mongolian desert, blinded the specta-
tors.
The special train bearing the emperor
and the empress dowager composed of
twenty-five cars, was preceded by
pilot engine and arrived here shortly
after noon. The engine and the en-
peror's cars had been decorated with
yellow silk dragons by the British rail-
road officials. Two companies of Chi
nese cavalry mounted on white horses
and two companies astride horses from
Australia. were drawn up at the sides
of the station. Two thousand officials
princes, viceroys, and taotais, in a ka-
ledoscopic field of silks and furs, in
which cleaned an occasional yellow
jacket, were massed upon the plat
form. When the emperor appeared,
the entire assemblage Frustrated itself
and remained kneeling until his majes-
ty' had taken his place in his chair
The imperial cavalcade then moved
off at a swift trot, the Chinese cavalry
In the lead Then followed the great
body of officials, riding shaggy mon
golia'n ponies, the Manchu banner men,
the umbrella bearer, the spearmen,
General Yuan hi- Kai in his newly be-
tsowed yellow jacket. and the emperor,
with eight bearers carrying his chair
and guard of infantry men marching
on either side. Then came the empress
dowager with an equally conspicuous
,eftotlfage; the latter was followed by
the Boxer chief and prime minister,
Junglu. in yellow chair. The dow
ager empress, Prince Chun and the les
ser officials were carried in yellow and
green chairs.
While their majestles passed, the
soldiers lining the route of the process
sion knelt down, holding their guns at
present arms and the buglers sounded
their instruments continuously. AL
though the streets were kept empty
thousands of Chinese crowded the ele-
vations along the line of march. q
thing never permitted before. The SOL
diers of the American garrison station
ed here witnessed the spectacle from
the parade ground opposite the en-
trance to the palace.
The British garrison, including its
| officers, were Kept in their quarters
This occasioned much lamenting. The
majority of the foreign ministers here
including the British, American, French
and Russian Representatives absenteo
themselves from the spectacle but the
ladies of the legations We're entertained
by Chinese officials on balconies along
the line of march.
1t appears that the empress dowagei
ordered that every courtesy be extend
ed to the foreigners at PeSin and that
theefforts to exclude them from wit
Messing the passage of the Imperial cor
tege emanated from local officials.
Washington Jan. THE following
cabegram was received this afternoon
at the state department from Minister
Conger at PelSin: Court entered i'm
perial palace 2 O'Clock to-day, Perfec
order prevails in the city"