The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-08
KWANG SU AT
 HIS CAPITAL The Chinese Court Re- enters Pekin. SPECTACLE WAS GORGEOUS Diplomats Witnessed the Re-
 turn of China's Rulers. Its Chief Significance Was the Com
 plete Effacement of the Tradi- tional Dedication of the Royalty.

| oi | the allied forces.
 The spectacular phases of the return | of the court exceeded expectations. The cortege was a sort of glorified Lor6 Mayors show, and was a bewilderine | barbaric exhio of Oriental tinselled | splendor. Its chief significance was the | complete effacement Of the traditional deification of Chinese royalty. Foreign CTS were given greater facilities of wit messing the ceremonial than would have been afforded them at most European courts.
 The scene at the Chien gate when the Emperor and the .Dowager Empress en- tered the temple to offer thanks for their safe journey, was nothing less than rev olutionary when viewed in the light of all Chinese customs. The horseshoe wall, forming the ancient gate. was crowded with European diplomats army officers, missionaries. ladies, photographers and correspondents.
 When the Emperor and the Dowager Emp; ess arrived at the temple, the pro- cession halted and their majesties alight- ed from their chairs. which were GOV cred with imperial yellow silk and lined with sables. The Emperor proceeded to the Temple of the God of War on the west side of the plaza. while hundreds of foreigners peered down only forty feet above him. and dozens of came. ds were focused upon the Son of Heaven. When he returned, his chair was borne through the gate. Then the chair of the Dowager Empress was brought to the doorway of the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy on the east side of the plaza and the Dowager Empress appeared.
 Amid great scuffiing of attendants, she proceeded into the temple on the arms zR s-g- f-fI of Buddhist priests bearing offerings. of the temple bell. After an interval of five minutes. the Dowager Empress re- appeared. Standing in the door of the temple, she looked upward. Directly overhead were the German Minister, Dr. Mumm von Schwartzenstein; the secreta. ries of the German legation, the officers and aides from the American garrison and the correspondent of the Associated Press. The Dowager Empress saw the foreigners and bowed low. She advanced few steps and bowed again in acknowl- edgement of the salutations of the for. eigners. She returned to her chair look ing upward to the semi-circle of foreign faces and lowing repeatedly.
 Tn the meantime, the Chinese soldiers Manchu bannermen and minor officials who had crowded the plaza, were rever. ently kneeling. The two arches at the side of the ancient gateway framed hun dreds of faces of Chinese coolies who emboldened by the presence of foreigners ventured to gaze upon their rulers. Thi: incident constituted a most sharp con- tract to the old regime, when neither diplomats nor natives were permitted tc view the passage of royal personages along the streets.
 ha cfr ha at n tho pat te way of the Forbidden City, distance O four miles, were swept and garnisheS this morning The great plaza betweer the Temples of Heaven and Agricultur' were sprinkled with yellow sand. Resi- dents were compelled to remain indoors The soldiers and the police formed close cordon along both sides of this en tire distance. A sharp wind, bringing sand from the Mongolian desert. blinded the spectators.
 The special train bearing the Emperor and Empress Dowager, composed O twenty-two cars, was preceded by a pilo engine and arrived here shortly after noon. The engine and Emperor's cari were decorated with yellow silk dragons by the British railroad officers.
 Two companies of Chinese cavalr. mounted on white horses and two com panies astride horses from Australia were drawn up at the sides of the sta ton. Two thousand officials. princes viceroys and taotais in a kaleidescopl field of silks and furs. In which gieamet an occasional yellow jacket. were mass ed upon the platform. When the En peror appeared the entire assemblag orostrated itself and remained kneelinl until his majesty had taken his plac' in his chair.
 At the station tho Dowager Empress summoned Traffic Manager Foley an' Superintendent Moffat of the railroad the latter having driven the engine whicl drew the special train, and presented them to the Emperor, who thanked then for their service. The imperial calva cade then marched off at a swift trot the Chinese cavalry in the lead Thel followed the great body of officials, rid ing shaggy Mongolian ponies, tn Manchu bannermen, the umbrella bear CTS, the spearmen, General Yuan Shi Kai in his newly bestowed yellow jacket, ant the Emperor. with eight bearers carry ing his chair. and a guard of infantry men marched on either side. Then cam the Dowager Empress with an equall. conspicuous entourage; the latter wa followed by the Boxer chief and tn Prime Minister Jung Lu, in a yellow chair. The Empress Dowager, Prime Chun and the lesser officials were carried in yellow and green chairs.
 While their ma jesties passed the sol ders lining the route of the procession knelt down, holding their guns at pre- sent arms and the bgulers sounded thei instruments continuously. Although tn streets were kept empty. thousands O Chinese croWding the elevations alonl the line of march. thing never per mitted before. The soldiers of tn American garrison stationed here wit messed the spectacle from the parad ground opposite the entrance to tn palace. The British garrison. including it's officers, were kept in their quarters This occasioned much lamentation. Tn ma jority of the foreign ministers her including the British, American. Frencl and Russian representatives. absentee themselves from the spectacle, but tn ladies of the legation were entertained b Chinese officials on balconies along tn line of march. It appears that the Elm press Dow ager ordered that every cour | tesy be extended to the foreigners a Pekin and that the efforts to exclud them from witnessing the passage of tn imperial cortege emanated from local Of l cials.