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ment in realizing that the controversy can
never be settled.
TOURISTS AMAZED

ment in realizing that the controversy can
never be settled.
TOURISTS AMAZED.
have no time to describe the temples OF
Baalbek. and it is unnecessary to DO so be-
cause books have been written about the
ruins by men who have given them careful
study. A mere tourist, visitor for day
can only express his amazement and ad-
miration, and leave the details TO be told oy
those who have given them close ana care
full study. 1t is enough to say that these
ruins are the most gigantic examples OF an
Gent architecture in existence. and that
Temple of the Sun is the largest, the most
perfect and.probably was the most magnlh-
cent ever erected. 1t is surpassed In beauty
but not in size by the Pantheon at Athens
but nowhere else was there anything 10
approach it. The Emperor ConstahIlhe
adapted the heather temples TO Chrlsuddh
worship When the MohSmmeoans o.
tanned possession Of the country they con-
verted them into mosques, and SO races
and the religions have succeeded eacn 80
-Phoenician, Caananite. Hebrew, Asss I Iah
Greek Roman, Saracen, CHRISTIAN 4dIta5
and Turk-they have all been mere ano
each has worshiped his own god Wlthih
their walls. ..-,o. The
Turks have used the temple as loTuesS
and have destroyed and defaced muen 1r oI
its architectural and artistic beauty me
commissions Of nature nave aIso uorS
damage The walls have been overinIoM.nI
the roofs have fallen in, columns ana Pr
lars have been shattered, put the ~ 80
cal proportions, the boldness OF the ~
of construction the delicate designs Oh the
decorations can still be recognized as wen
as the vast dimensions 80, -
The ruins are now being excaVaIeu anu
restored bv the muniflcence or the emperor
OF germany. who has exercised his polucal
influence with the Sultan TO secure pe[Iills-
sion for archaeologists to work among thelIi
The Kaiser was here In 1888 ana NJ qu La
narcention recognized an opportunity that
had been denied 70 other men he erected IN
the Temple OF the Sun large taolet VIII
an inscription in German ana lur KIsh lsS ~.
tying to his Interchangeable frlenosnip anu IlIs
high regard for Abdul Hamid ana MS pleas
ure at visiting the ruins. Immediately upon
his return to Berlin the German am odss %
dor to Constantinople was instructed 10 oo-
tein frunin 10 enable the arcnaeologlsts 10
commence excavations. II Is propaple tnd'
no one else could have obtained the PEI Inls
sion but the representatives OF the LII
,,eror have been engaged here for two years
EMPLOYING 160 men and nave done an I'M
noense amount OF valuable work. Ihey nave
excavated TO the floors temples wnlch were
taIf fIIed with rubbish. They have cleared
the walls 10 their toundauons' they hdN :
restored columns and pillars that had Ialish
in many places; they nave pun. sn~,atred
much of the damage done by the earth-
ouakes and have removed all Arao con
struction so far as possible II Wouio re-
Cuire several columns 10 describe al tIla.
thev have ACCOMPLISHED. and IL has been
done in a careful, conscientious manner.
To restore and 10 preserve one OF the
e~andest relics OF ancient civilization Is
the object Emperor William desires 10 ac-
complish and the duty has been lntrusteo
TO most competent hands .
A change in the superintendent OF the
work has Just occurred. Frof. Bruno
schultz and DR. Heinrich Kohl have recent
lv arrived 10 relieve the former superln-
tendent and custodian. They come from
the University OF Berlin. and when they
presented their credentials 10 the governor
general at Damascus the other day That
{unctionary and all his household bowed
name Of the Kaiser was spoken The gov
ernor general placed the whole country al
the dfsposition OF the scientists. gave or
ders TO the military for their protection
and commanded the local officials 70 supply
al their wants for is not the German
Kaiser the best friend OF the Turks
The governor general was very sorrowful-
He has lust lost his favorite wife and was
overtaken with grief. The Sultan had tried
10 console him by sending TO Damascus a
new wife from the imperial harem, but the
wfdower refused 10 be comforted- The gov
ernor general OF Damascus was formerly
governor OF Constantinople, and Is accused
OF having given the order for the massacre
of the Armenians in 1856. The European
powers made a united demand for his pun
shment. He was removed from his ONCE IN
disgrace, and as soon as the representatives
of the powers were engaged with other al
fairs was promoted TO more important
post Everybody says that he is fairly hon
est according 10 the Turkish standard. and
would be a good official IL he were not &C
good a Moslem and such a fanatic in re-
J ligious affairs.