The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-21
THE TOWER OF LONDON.

Most people take as read the ancient
history of the Tower; possibly few are
aware that in comparison with il the
palaces and prisons throughout Europe
are modern creations. IIepworth Dixon
establishes this fact clearly in his admir-
able history The oldest bit of palace in
Europe. that of the west front Of the
Burg in Vienna, is of the time Of Henry
VIII The Kremlin in Moscow, the Doge $
Palace in Venice are of the fourteenth
century. The sehaglio in STEAMBOAT was
built by Mohammed the Second. The old
est part of the Vatican was commenced
by Borgia, whose name it bears. The
old Louvre was begun in the reign Of
Henry VIII; the Tuileries in that Of
Elizabeth In the time OF our civil war
Versailles was yet a swa-'p. The six
teenth century claims the Escurial; the
eighteenth Sans Souci. jerusalem Sc
rail is Turkish edifce; the palaces Of
Athens. Cairo, Teheran. are all Of modern
date so it is, too. with the prisons With
the sole exception of st. Angelo in Rome
all are OF modern date as compared with
that one from which Ralph Flaambard
escaped in the year 100. the date Of the
first crusade.
The crown Jewels in the Tower are
worth. it may BE- supposed. some three
million pounds. Everything OF state re-
gala is there with one notable exception.
The Koh-i-Nor is represented by crys-
tai Queen Alexandra wears the orig
inal. on great occasions. as part Of her
personal jewels The tower has been the
no
OF treasure ever since tOwer-dwelling
monarchs were The old Jewel house 81
self was built simultaneously With the
ROYAL Mint. when that establishment
was within the tower walls The only at
tempt to steal the treasure is historic. IL
was the feat OF that picturesque villain.
Col. Blood lie had ingratiated himself
with the deputy keeper OF the jewels. had
gone 50 far as TO suppCse q match be-
tween his ward and the daughter Of TIE
Official All went smoothly. The bos Us
swain turned ID 20 be Inspected, With
him three others and tle colonel. They
beat and gagged the old man. secured me
crown. ORR. and sceptre. and were Just
making OF. when. 10y the strangest coin
cIdence. the son Of the Jeyei keeper ar
rived from Flanders.
The scene WHICH followed would 90
credit to the dramatist Tho colonel. die
gusted as a clergyman. had the croEH
concealed beneath lie csssook. ard added
his voice 10 he hue and cI9- stop tlc
vuiaia. D. rosreA. re had reached hls
horse before tie impostsre 1ae dlseor-
erred When they made for him he turn
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est him The pistol missed FIRE ana
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