The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05
Beautiful Frescoes and EXqui.
site StOnewOrk Brought to
Light at Ayignon.
WAS A PLACE OF EMILE,
"A FRENCH VATICAN
Has Been for Nearly One Hun
drcd Years Used as an
Army Barracks.
BY PAUL VILL1ERS,
al @ bic TO The 1ribunc.


PARIS. Dec. 1.-The old palace Of the
popes at Avignou is giving up still moro
of it's beauties, long hidden under white
wash and stucco II is not only frcs'
Goes that come TO the light of day, but
also exquisite stone work and Il noble
architectural plan that had been quite
forgotten. The palace, the place of
exile 10 six popes. ga French Vatican,
as il was called. has been for nearly a
hundred years an army barracks, aud
was, specifically. AT least, ruined boih
hy jheS work Of adaptation aud by the
natural carelcssness of generations OF
military men. officials. and troops
Splendid rooms were divided. length
wise and heIgbtwlse; partitions along
the floor and added floors inserted half
way up tho lofty rooms completely
destroyed even the memory Of the
ancient nobility of form. And coats
innumerable OF paper and paint oblit-
Grated glowing frescocs and delicate
masonry.
IL was the mayor of Avignon who
first discovered. by accident, that
beauty s,ill fingered under the Tuiu.
He broke away, with his stick. mould.
crlng fragment of stucco, aud revealed
. great splash of rich color, Getting
interested, he bad part oil the wall
completely Shaven and cleaned aud was
rewarded by the sight OF two beautiful
wall paintings. lie started an ngita-
tlon for the paying OF proper respect TO
the palace; he finally secured It's free
dom from the military occupation, and
its classification as monument
of national art Every day, since
then. has brought out new beauties, as
the skilled artists labor at Inc work
Of revelation
Al the partitions, and all tue insert
ed floors, have now been removed. AS
the base stucco comes down, there are
found the most beautifully traced
arches and window frames and scroll
work of ceilings, The private apart
ments of Pope Clement NI.-now IN
finished ordcr-spleudid rooms of the
greatest architectural statchncss, and
decorated with wall ll-paintings showing
landscapes and hunting expeditions. ii
is thought that the whole palace VIII
be cleared and shown truly within n
few months. 1t will be one Of Europe S
most beautiful pslaces-but the sign of
the barbarism of the early nineteenth
century viii still remain in the ugly
holes made for the inserted floors
Terrible Story of savagery.
The newspapers hero publish a ter
rlhle story of saVagery committed at
Grand BaSam. on the Ivory coast West
Africa. In which the natives wrcakcd
horrible vengeance on murderer. a
Senegalcs named All Seek killed his
wife IN fiji Of jealousy Two women
belonged TO the family Of the chief Of
The tribe occupying WoSsou. The muir
der committed. Ali Seek went TO tho
police post and gave himself up. Be
fore long 400 natives, armed with guns.
presented themselves at the post aud
with threats demanded that the pris-
oncr should be given up 10 them. The
official in charge, fearing that the ten
men nj his disposal would not be enough
to defend the post in the event of an
attack telepboned for Instructions TO
the administrator, who was thirty
leagues away. He was told TO give up
the prisoner.
Then eusued horrible sceurs Of saw
agery, The natives began torturiDg Al
Seek. They pierced his ankles with a
knife and bound his feet together by
passing a rope through the hole His
arms were secured by means Of Il wire.
which was made redbut and passed
through the unfortunate wretch 5
biccps. After being carried away his
nose aud cars were cut on aud nailed
10 q tree. He was then made 10 IN
dergo torture for three days and then,
body WIS cut into pieces. which were
burnt. and thc ashes scattered at the
feet of the village idols.
Profit Sharing i'll Mines.
The more conservative politicians are
alarmed nj NJ Nilerand s announce.
ment Of his lntcntlon TO introduce i