Deseret Evening News | 1901-01-12 | Page 21 | A Golden Elephant Studded with Jewels

A GOLDEN ELEPHANT STUDDED WITH JEWELS j I O iu Y 1 Y n nr I I I I I i it i r i I t y I II The Th accompanying illustration shows one ot of the costliest of at the adornments found In the Imperial Peking after atter the capital had been n occupied ty by tie the allied powers Whether It yet fE remains there is III 1 a matter of doubt dout in view Ie of Ih the looting carried on by certain ot of the troops but It is II thought that th the protest from the general In command ot of the American torcH tomes win will have exert d da I R a restraining influence This curiosity lt Is In the tho shape ot of a 11 olden golden elephant elphant studded with Uh diamonds diamond which Will was made for tor the amusement or of the empress dowager Anti and left lett behind b by her when she In terror before the advent o of the allies nut But for her foot there might have been no Chinese uprising and no lout loot lootIng lag Ing of the royal rol palace portions ot of which no foreign foot hid had over trod before