Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

bcar Co express our feelings The late
/ emperor has tsccnded the dragon 10 b.
"a guest on high, and We have received
/ the commands of the empress dOWager
I Co enter upon the succession. We have
/ Idmcntpd Co earth and heaven. and We
I stretch out our hands wailng our in
I efficiency We had hoped that her
: majesty would Doe vigorous and live %
l Doe 400 years old that we might receive
her instructions. But her toll day and
/ night weakened her and on the 2lst day
/ of tho moon. when the late emperor as
/ cendcd the dragon To- Doc guest on
/ high. hcr grief was So excessive that
] thc end suddenly came on the fol-
I lowing day She took the fairy ride, ana
] assembled Goo the far country. We SHAH
! strive 60 be temperate so as 10 comfort
1 the spirit ~ the late empress dowager
/ boz heaven"
! 10 was at this time that the baby
/ emperor sent his FIRST telegram TO The
I nitcd states. II was addressed to the
/ president and read:
/ again the imperial family Is unfor-
/ tunate. AEain We have met great ca
/ lumity The 22nd day Of the present
/ moon our holy grandmother the great
/ empress dowagcr. was taken up by the
I fairies 90 the far-of land our mourn
1 ing and lamentations have no limit
. PROSTATE. we reflect how the gracious
/ counsel and excellent virtues Of thu
/ great departed were revered by all b.
/ yond the seas. china has long been on
/ terms Of friendly intimacy with the
/ United States. and your cXcellency, the
I president. on receiving this news win
/ surely mourn with US"
WHERE THE BABY MONARCH
LIVES.
wish ] could take YOU into the home
I of little pu vi From now ON he viii
u N.H.H 81.
zen city U the most secluded part Of
/ Pekiu 70 this city strangers are
never admitted except they he mem
| hors Of the foreign legations on ladies'
Invited 10 visit the empress. Such
visits have been made only within the
past few years. and it IS a question
whether any but the ministers will be
| admitted iu the future.
have information however from
confidential sources among the highest
Chinese which enables me 10 give YOU
ono or two peeps 8t these royal quar-
tiers. The palaces are surrounded by a
yellow tiled wall more than two miles
boz length and many feet high. There
are huge towers over the gates 10 this
wall and officers lon uniform stand
just below. They keep out all but the
servants of the palace and the highest
~ the Chinese officials. and the or
binary Chiuamau has no idea Of what
AN''.n |lN NNNIIINI. 1T IL OILY UN NiNNuAUA
upon the wall Of the Tartar CITY that
q stranger can see anything and then
only the roofs An he sees is "a wilder
ness of high. broad buildings covered
with bright yellow tiles, which glisten
Ike gold under the sun. The buildings
pun up and down both sides of a lake,
upon which arc boats. and inside which
on a little island ls the palace whore
kVanc Su tne last emperor was con-
nucd hv The great dowager when ne
would mott du as she commanded. II
may Poe chat AS pu 81 grows older he
may object to the orders N the pres
emit empress doWagor and have the
same prison home for time.
THREE THOUSAND EUNUcHs
The Imperial baby win have many
attendants There are something like
10000 souls Zoo the palaces and the
buildings about and u IS their duty 90
DO as tho empress dowagcr wills. There
are man servants and woman servants.
as we'll as princes and ladies in watt
ing One of the largest classes OF the
household i7 composed Of euuuchs
They have been tho servants ~ the
Chinese emperor as far back as the
time of christ and they are mentioned
lu Chinese history about 1000 b C.
There aru more than 5000 ~ them em-
ploy0d tp serve his imperial majesty.
and Clch has 20 job ~ hIs own The |
nunrCus belong 90 A. different depart
Weute some Hrf mere servants. others
take care of the imperial silks. icWclry !
and all sorts of treasures. and SOME
wait ON inc ladies Zoo the employ of the !
emperor The empress doWaEer has
hcr own force. and There are also lama
priests. who supply the spiritual wants !
of the household
rl-TsIAU-LL THE sQUEEzEB