Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-03
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wnicn sne reI On account OF the oc'
currences during tue siege of the lega
tons.
Magnificent jeweed bracelets. rings
and other souvenirs were presented t"
the visitors.
The audience was the most revolu-
tiOnary event since the return of the
court to PeIing. The eXclusiveness OF
Chinese royalty and the pre- udices
against the meeting Of the sexes were
waived. and the function was less
formal than is usual in European
courts. The dOwager empress occupied
the throne with brilliant assemblase
Of prncesses and court ladies ab"ut
her. The emperor was seated upon
small platform in the center of the
room.
Mrs. COnger Reads speech.
The visitors upon entering bowed
twice to the emperor, and several or
them assembled the throne and bowed
to the dowager empress. Mrs. Conger
Ecdu Il SJecCl, w uINu was -
Secretary Williams. Mrs. Conger said !:
1--WE heartily congratulate you ana
the imperial court that the unfortunate
situation which led you to abandon
your beautiful capita has been so nap
ply resolved that you are now permit
ted to return in freedom and peace.
The events OF the past two years must
have been as painful to you as to the
rest of the world. but the sting Of the
experience may be eliminated by the
establishment of franker and more
trustfu relations between the Chinese
and the other peoples of the earth. The
world is moving forward, the tide OF
progress cannot be stayed. and ii is
hoped that China will join with the
great sisterhoOd of nations in the
grand march.
1.-THE recent imperial edicts give
/ promise OF great good to your people
nd to your vast empire"
The dowager's reply was exceeding
ly friendly in tone. 1t was in part al
| follows:
| Last year the dissensions in the pal
| ace caused revolution, which com
| pelled our hasty departure. but 1t is
great qualification to us that our re
turn to the capital has cnused such re
joicing in China and abroad
Ladies Meet Dowager and Emperor
Baron Czikann. the Austrian minis
ter and DOZEN of the diplomatic corps
presented all the ladies' to the dowage
empress, who took the hand of each
them. They were next presented to tn
emperor, who also shook hands wit
them. The guests then retired to u
antero0m. The dOwager empress mao
INQUIRIES regarding the ladies VIII
were in Picking during the siege OF tn
legations. and Mrs. cambridge an
Nine. Morisse. the wives of Secretarie
Bainbridge and Morisse of the Amer
can and French legations, were pr
scented and warmly greeted.
Following the reception a banqut
was given. This was spread upon thre
tables, the dowager empress sitting |
the head of the principal table. 'wit
Mrs. Conger and Nine. Uchida upo
either side The emperor was the on
man present. He sat at the head OF tt
second table. The dowager empires
and the emperor touched glasses wit
their guests The dowager empire
talked animatedly. She said that Cf
ma would abandon her policy Of isol
ton and adopt the best features
western life and would send many st
dents abroad. Chang Isl, prospect
minister from China to Great Britai
kneeling beside the dowager empires
interpreted what she said.
A Afterward the dowager empress al
the emperor mingled with their CUES
and her majesty conversed with eve
one and particularly noticed the oh
dren The emperor was address
through an interpreter and bow
without speaking. The interpre,
composed his replies.
The project of sending special IN
sion to Washington to thank Preside
Roosevelt for the cOnspicuously friel
ly policy of the United States thrOu,
out the recent events and during
peace negotiations is being discuss
at the foreign office. and the Amerit
government may be sounded copce
ing the acceptableness of such II
sinu