The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-22
Impressive Ceremony at
 Pekin. China.
CONDOLENCES ARE PRESENTED
Members of Diplomatic Corps At-
 tend Ceremony.
4 Noticeable Feature of Proceedings wss Presesce of Every Member of Imperial Clan and Ev-
 cry OnieIaI.

Peking. Nov 2I.--The ceremony at the imperial palace this morning when
 the members of the diplomatic corps presented the condolences of their re-
 spective governments on the deaths Of
 the Emperor and the DoWager Empress of China. was one of the most impress sive ever witnessed in Picking. It was attended with a degree of
 solemnity and ponp that will long be
 remembered by every foreigner in the
 capital who had the good fortune to be present. A noticeable feature of the proceedings was the presence of every member Of the imperial clan, as
 well as every official who lately has
 been reported dead or eliminated from the conduct of affairs of state. This was the answer Of the government to the rumors of suicides and deaths eur- rent In Picking for the past week. Prince Ching, for the first time since the passing away Of their maJeeties. appeared officially as the head of the
 foreign board. The heads of the vari-
 ous governmental departments were present with the members of the ifn- perlal clan and in addition several. thousand minor officials all dressed in
 white. had assembled at imperial com
 mAnd to witness this homage of the foreign governments of the world through their Accredited diplomatic representatives here. At the co,
 sion of the functions tn honor of s.ss
 dead. the diplomats paid homage to
 Prince Chun the regent.
 The bodies of their ma5esties rec
 posed each In a separate hall. Ina catafalQue Of the Emperor was on
 dais in the Chien Ching hall and was
 draped in black satin enlbsoided with
 dragons, The large image Of a bird
 above the throne. esHbleRafic of fAa
 glory and beauty thatsgooa eoyernment l sheds over the world, was covered with l a white curtain, as also were the ueFa- erous mirrors In tHa throae room l White satin screens set at obfiquc An- l gles to the Cat SIqne shut out from the view of the foreign representa- lives. . numerous gathering of mourn.
 CTS. palace attendants ard sefvantg. Prince chnn. the regent stood at lstable beside the catafalaue of tlie Esis peror.
 The powaser Empress lay in slate
 in her own private palace. called Huang
 Chi Tien. where she received the con-
 gratulations of the diplomats on Mo-
 vember 3. on the occasion of her 7tth
 anniversary
 The diplomats passed from the han
 where lay the body of the Emperor, to
 the palace of the Dowager ana they
 were preceded by Prince Chun, who
 covered the distance with unmistak-
 able evidences of haste. The cata-
 falque of her majesty also was hanked
 by white screens. Behind that on the
 left were grouped all the women of the imperial clan attended by their
 serving women and that they were all
 plainly visible to the foreigners.
 The men of the imperial clan were
 behind the screens on the right hand
 NAA An 4avaaa Awa@ ANsw aaa~.4
 is exactly the same as that worn by
 the populace. Practically every ofi-
 eial in Peklng. together with many
 men of high standing who expect of
 flee. were present. Prince Ching. President of the foreign board was
 conspicuous flor his alertness. Yuan
 Shi KaI member of the Grand Coun- ell. 1t was noticed. limped from the ef- fects of a recent accident There were
 present in addition every ofilclal or
 member of the imperial family who recently has been reported i'll. dead by 1 his own hand or estranged from the l government. and the desired impress sion of ofacial solidarity at Picking. | which. 1t was most evident this occa-
 sion was intended to convey, was im- 1 parted successfully.
 The appearance of Prince. .Chun was noted by the foreigners, present. with
 the greatest interest The praises Of l the regent have been sung during the | past few days in fulsome terms ana as | a result cautious diplomats were pre- 1 pared for something different from what these eulogies had led them to l expect particularly in the light of the edict published yesterday, accentuat- ing the powers of the regent. In ap- pearance the Prince was a disappoint-
 ment He bears a strong resemblance
 to the late Kuang Hsu. His face was
 worn and drawn, and bore an express
 sion of fright.