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Show v. THE CELESTIAL CAPITAL A Graphic Description of Pekins Streets Ths city of Pekin It by no mesns the least remarkable of the eights of China. It la In every respect a contrast to the other capitals of the world. Pekin comprises In reality three distinct townships. The first, known as the Chinese city, lies to the oath, while adjoining It Is the larger Tartar city, which encloses the smaller Imperial, or Purple Forbidden the pateces and City," eontalnlng royal demesne. Though only elevated to the position of Celestial capital la 1481, Pekla possesses s history which dates from over s thousand fears hack, and Its antiquity is evident from Ite faded grandeur and decreased population. It la Impossible In the space alotted here to enter Into all the details of t the history of Pekin, and so are Its records that such an would be Impossible, with any agree of exactneea. When and by whom Che city was founded is a mya-torPekla Is s very ancient city. Centuries before the Christian era It was the capital of the kingdom of Yea, ot when this kingdom was overthrown by the Tsln dynasty in 222 C, the seat of government was removed elsewhere. About 938 A. D. It again became the capital of the Kltan dynasty. In 1213 it was csptursd by Benghla Khan and In 1264 became the residence of Kublal Khan. The native emperors, however, who succeeded the Mongol dynasty, removed the court to Mankln, but the third emperor of the Ming dynasty in 1421 once more made Pekin the imperial residence. The city was repeatedly pillaged; its population slaughtered, its defenses razed, and Its sacred temples defiled. Of all tbs titles of China none appear to have been the seene of so many successes nnd misfortunes. The Tartar city is planned on a more imposing scale than the Chinese, but Its many fine buildings and gorgeous temples have mostly fallen Into state of ruin. Among the most noteworthy buildings In this enclosure to the Tsungli Yamen, or foreign edict, established after the ratification f the treaty ot Tlen-Tsl- n In 1861 a building resembling a tempos rather than n government office In appearance. In the southeast corner a. ef tbe Tartar city are the foreign clustered together, each' surrounded by Ite wall, where reside the ministers accredited to the court ot " Pekin --a by the powers., ; V The Imperial city, lying In the center of that above described la regarded by the Chinese at sacred ground on which none" but the elect may tread. This holy, of .jtollea to of considerable extent f It, to, strongly enclosed, the walla haring, a circumference of six smiles, nnd contain a series of palaces and .Imperial temples and buildings, most of which have not been explored lmp-r-ee- nt y. ENTRANCE TO THE FORBIDDEN bidden City are the gardens appropriated for the use of the Inmates of harems the wives of the emperor, the eunuchs, and other attendants. These ene-etorle- d Tega-Uon- BAD INTENT DISPROVED. Bxpart by n Cowboy Change Charge, Vance, a cowboy from the B booting Jack ranch ot the Butte Creek Cattle company, was On trial at Alliance, Neb., on a charge of shooting at a brakeman on tbs Burlington railway with intent to kill him. He bad received hla pay a few days betora and was engaged at tbs time of shooting in the picturesque pastime of painting the country red. Vance vehemently denied any intent to perforate thp brakeman. He told the court that, while it was true that he did take out his revolver and shoot after the brakeman had pushed him off the train, he was merely giving a prearranged signal Hs and a friend had been down the road a few miles and wanted to ride hack to the nearest station to the ranch. Realising that if they were found by any of the train erew they would be put off, they had arranged that If anyone was put off ths'train he should notify his partner ' by firing his revolver at once. Tbe he J with visions of what trainman. narrow was a escape JwUeved firmly from death, ahook hla head, and the judge looked, unbelieving. , Vances cowboy, friend corroborated the story buVseelng that htotale falled - to credence, tha defendant asked ths court to pleasa step outsider; Th fudge asked what for, "111 prove mr nocenedyour honor," Vance said. Tha court was carious and krent outside,, r fid the ahsriff, lawyers, and spectators. Vance pulled out his and, bolding a postage stamp between the finger of his left, haad, supped off each corner, in succession, 'asked 4 spectator to suspend re-er- - t . - STREET IN THE TARTAR CITT. loftiest and most magnificent of - all tho palaces. In tho court beneath Its walls to a small tower of gilt copper adorned with a great number of statues. Beyond this building is tbe Pal- - f , a hickory nut from a thread. Walking off thirty feet he wheeled, and at the first shot hs cut ths thread. Taking six tacks he placed them loosely in a piece of wood. This he placed against a post twenty-flv- s yards away. Borrowing a watch from a bystander, he opened the ease for a mirror, shot with hla back turned to the mark, and drove each tack Into the wood without ' a miss. The brakeman had been looking As wonder. on In Vance concluded, the brakeman atep-pe-d up to the judge, and. Upping him on the arm, aald: Tea, yer Honor, I guess I was mlsUken. That man was not shooting at me." Denver Times. open-mouth- stab la rerta. At the Hippodrome there to the greatest spectacle I ever saw, and the warps splendor ot "Vercingetorix" much of ths nobler attempU ln theatricals, says Amy Leslie in ths Chicago A The new Hippodrome to Record. magnificent In architcture, detail and appointments, and the fine distances, great riders and wonderful generalship Gauls and of the hordes of athletic Romans, their horses and battles, their Ubleaux and dances,' their chorals and wild stampedes and processions make an ensemble perfectly bewildering and educational . There la nothing of the circus in the performance, on the surface of the spec ta-e..non of the. cheap glitur or 1 Dilution, .It to as Imposing and piastie as an opera, and, the tableaux, .ths maneuver of over. 106 warriors on horseback, S masons who ride like the Valkyries and resplendent edetumea, great ballets sad daring with the evanescent talent of pantomime triumphant make the KJp- - CITT. Inga Everywhere there la gilded squalor sad dirt thinly covered up. If the Europeans make their way Into tbe prohibited quarters, there will be such s bousacleanlng as has not been dreamed of for thousands of years In the private quarters of yellow royalty. How some of the missionaries wives would relleh getting at the muss with brooms and scrubbing brushes, soap and dusters gardens are adorned with pavilions, temples, and beautiful groves of trees. Interspersed with canals, fountains, and other ornamental artifices. The walled Imperial precinct is a veritable city of the Arabian Nights, and its truthful annals might compose many a volume of fascinating and romantic interest It Is surrounded by a deep moat, and the eastern part of It contains, among other buildings, the offices ot the cabinet and the treasury. North of these offices Is the Hall of Intense Thought where periodical sacrifices are made to Confucius and other sages, and near by la the Hall ot the Literary Abyae In other words, the library which publishes from time to time a catalogue of the best Chinese literature up to data. At tbe north end of the eastern division up numerous palaces and bulldingi occupied by princes of the blood royal and their relatives and families.' In thto same quarter to a email temple to podrome the greatest place of amusement In Paris. ' Some fair downs, tnlned bears and Ilona, tigers, mild as goats, and tom good gymnasts and a family of aeriallsu make up enough of circus bill to keep tbe early crowd busy' and 'entertained 'had about pine "Vertingetorix" arrivas wlU gorgeous panoplies and acenle' assistance from tbe big aUge at one end of tbe amphitheater, It Is an very Inspiriting and makes American reminders s spectacular addendaa to Klralfy shows and the circus look very meek and lowly In disUnt comparison. ' Otj PJI . To HI.BwM la KU1 Hla. A boy about ten years old went to tbe central police station In Kansas Clyt, Kan., one day last week, leading a fine shepherd dog by a short piece of rope tied to hla collar. The boys facs was red and awollen and hs was crying. Well, well, well, w hats ths matter here?" asked a big policeman, stooping down and looking into the boys face. It seemed like a long time before he could stop crying. "Please, sir, be sobbed, "my mother to too poor to pay for a license for Bhep, and I brought him here to have you kill broke out with km fctafeThn other watt that eras baud all through the city building. - 8hep stood there mute and motionless, looking up Into the fsee of his young master. A policeman took out his handkerchief to blow his nose and the desk sergeant went out into the ball, absent-minde- d ly whistling a tune which nobody ever while tbe captain rebeard before, ' membered that be must tslephona somebody,- - Then Chljf McFarland led the boy to the door, and, patting him es tha bead, said kindly: "There, little fellow, dont cry any more'; run home with your dog. I wouldn't kill a dog lika Shep tor a thousand dollars." "Oh, thank you, air." They were tear ot Joy now. He bounded out into the street and ran off towards hie home: with Shep prancing along tnd jumping up and trying to kiss tbs hoY'S fscs. lt was hard to tell which vks the happiest, the boy, or tbe dog. -- Kansas City Star. ' J far UvtiU la for carriage . To fasten putty suitable painters use the following cement Soak plaster ot Parts la a saturated solution of alum In wpter; dry end bake la an oven; mix vrith water and apply,- IF arts very firmly. The of story WUilsm Waldorf offended English society s short time ago by insulting Sir Archibald Milne, s particular who grossly Aiitor, rl friend of tbe Prince ot Wales, and who to now ostracised by the smart set, which basks In the prince's favor, 1j that of a man without a country. Hs began life with unlimited wealth nnd boundleaa ambition. He still has both, for tha latter has never been satisfied. About twenty years ago s group or young men among the rluh New York-er- s were etartlng out In life, all with with the peopld. some political ambition and all backed To crown bis political and literary rent roll. up by an old family and s big s dispute arose as 10 None of them promised so much aud disappointments whether Mrs. William Waldorf Astot failed so dismally as William Waldorf or Mrs. John Jacob Astor was entitled Astor. He Intended to be President ot to be called "Mrs. Astor." In short, the United States. He Is now s man was John Jacob Astor or William Walwithout s country, disappointed, cyn- dorf Astor tbs bead of the tamllyt ical, with no future before him at 60. Society settled the question la favor He was the son of John Jacob Astor ef the popular John Jacob,- and Will-- , Ism Waldorf, in pique, built next,doo2 to his cousin the big and fashionable House. TheA hotel, tbe Wsldorf-Aato- r he gathered up bis household' goodi and moved to London. Hs disposed of as much of bto property In America ad be could and Invested hla money, hi England. He rented bto residence and declared publicly and often that America was not his country. He bl came s naturalised Englishman and for a couple of years was apparently an Intimate friend of tbe Prince - M Wales. It was rumored that he Wad to be given a peerage and marry A daughter of the prince, for he la now a widower. Then gossip connected hi! name with that ot Lady Randolph Churchill, and recently with that of Mr. Ogden Goelet, of New York. 'e All the time Mr. Aator has attempt ed to secure a firm footing In English society. He bought the Pall Mall GaWILLIAM WALDORF A8T0R. zette and Pall Mall Budget, sad Ill, the head of tbe great family who started th Pall Mall Magaslne, all ultra-Tor- y came from the little village of Waland catering to the smart dorf, Germany, about 120 years ago, set Hs bought from th Duke 'of and started in life ns butchers and fur Westminster, the richest man la EngWilliam Waldorf land. the handsomest seat on- - tho When traders. came Into tbe world the Astor owned Thames Cliveden. Then Mr. AiWt nine per cent of the real estate In New built a high wall around tha park, York city, and had taken social precegtiards, and warned the publi dence over the old Knickerbocker famto keep off ot his grounds. Such' a ilies, who once held themselves aloof thing to net usual with English conn-tr- y from a man who peddled furs on his gentlemen and everybody bristled hack. Astor was educated at the law with Indignation at , the American school of Columbia University..' Hs anob, as they called him. Gradually Imagined himself a second Disraeli Mr. Astor has become ths "bets noir" simultaneously a career In of pretty neariy all classes ot Englishpolitics and in literature. He was men. Hs fs 10, 000 miles from a pen-ag- e, elected Bute senator. H ran for and probably now tally as far ffls con(Jongrcss to succeed Levi P. MOrton from toyuT drawing-rooto as a warning to and was defeated by tbe late Roswell spicuous use y Flower. He was appointed minister to Americana who will not keep In touch t j i a, , Italy by President Arthur, He dlstin- - with their countrymen. and-bega- n r 444-4t4ri'M-- HONOR TO AN ENEAY In When Count de VIUebois-Mareui- l, Parts, was officially Informed of the death on s South African battlefield of bto distinguished brother, who had died there fighting for the Boers, be set about tbs preliminary steps to have the body brought back to France A for interment. legal formality, however, required an examination of th dead man's will. The instrument was opened before tbe court, and the first line of tbs document was as follows: "I desire to be buried where I may die." In the face of this specific, declaration no option was left to tbe relagallant soldier to tives, and th OuCmmtiUuaon f "wwa Antite caorat OcUUuaM CIMWtt r Gnat. (ui by Roman army. 116 A. D. Several thousand Greek and Romans murdered by Jews under lt n ENGLISH MONUMENT ENEMY. TO fAN ' the opposing British troops paid military honors will be left to rest on tbe African plains where b fell. Tkf British paid the brilliant French soldier a marked token of respect. General Methuen erecting a seat moat ament over tbe grave where be lies buried, near BoshoL whoee valor Oas A War That Makas 'ipW Bom parsons look at th effects-- of th SoutA' AfrieuK campaign in on ' ? .... 70 A. D. Destruction of Jerusalem, Above 1,100,000 Jewe put to The sword m Bomot U J turn. ioo. MM 1J Aim - Bmm raaum Two thousand Inhabitants of Tyre crucified and 9,000 butchered by tbs soldiers ot Alexander tbe Great Roman 105 B. C. Celt kill 8,000 soldiers at Anransfo, on tbe Rhone, Teuton near ,102 B. C. Slaughter-o- f Alx, In which 200,000 barbarians were B. C. saln. Hi IkANMtM. jl iv gut a nice lot of money from tho newspapers and other kind friend enough to keep me comfortable.: Oh, mum, this ere wars made a lot ef sppy ora e. It has" Colonel John W. Geary, the last Sira 'de and tbe first mayor of Ban Francisco, has been Invited to take part to th semicentennial admission day celebration. Ban Franciscos first city charter was adopted on May 1, 1160, and Alcalde Geary was elected mayor under Us provisions. Hs f fused and In 1852 left ths Pacific coast for Pennsylvania, where be to now living. v 331 Mm-Oupf- The are seme sf th cola oftk Nairn," of , President Kju ger". The kindly old facs of Oom Paul, as shown in th ptctqrs'of ths largest sf ths ptsesa, to represented oa one of eeah eeU. WJM, 4 One of le; pTJW to-da- distance, about eleven kilometers, must bs covered in half an hour, and the prise must be awarded within tbs next five years. The .Interest on the capital sum to to be given each year to tbe person who makes the greatest advenes towards solving ths problem serial flight. turn af the oldest women's dubs in London, the Somerville, has just been compelled to close Its doore, owing to c tiis decline in the support given the ef tbs Ala. Ths Antomoblls Club at Paris has ctuh The Somerville was started In thrown out an offshoot In th shape of Regent street about twenty year ago. the Aer Club, whose business It will when the objects of a woman's dub be to solve th problem of flying were somewhat different from what through the air. Th new dub eUrts thsy ar how. The club was founded with money to back iU labor, tor an in order to provide a resting place for anonymtfee donor has presented it those Ursd by tbe exertion of shopwith ths sum of 9100,600, which to to ping and also to offer facilities for hs awarded to tho Inventor of tbe fly- - wsdlng ths papers. 4 ataH-tlon- lag machine which will sUrt from girsa point, go round tbe Eiffel Tower and return to Its starting place. The red-hair- ed per-form- ftt Wftlftff Kajrtteh KatOse . BOVS DOO. SHEP. A STREET IN THE CITT PROPER. Frtao of hf th ft4 Other MUUeutrt ft Hstb ct M .jj&e- Tfthouedl Flads Hlntrlf ft Coafttry, ra by Europeans. Indeed, except on the few occasions when the emperor has granted an audience to the foreign ministers In Pekin, the Purple Forbidden City" has never been trodden by barbarlsn" feet The only detailed description ot the Forbidden City is given by Dr. 8. Wella Williams In his Middle Kingdom." He eaya that In the great tower above the south gate Of the enclosure to a huge gong, which la struck whenever the emperor passes through. Here the imperial ruler receives hla troop when they return In triumph, and here he confer gifts upon vassal potentates and viceroys Passing through this gate one finds himself In a large court, where a small stream la spanned by five marble bridges. These bridges cross over Into a second court, which la paved with marble and flanked by pillared corridors and porticos. At the head of this court Is s superb marble structure, known as the Gate ot Extensive Penes, 110 feet high. It Is s sort of bslcony where the emperor on New Years day nnd other festive occasions reeelvss the homsge of his courtiers. Ascending s stairway nnd passing another gate, one reachas the Tranquil Palace of Heaven, In which to 'the imperial council chamber, and wherein candidates for office are presented to the sovereign. This Is tha richest. pm u Ao4 fimm Without blm.elt there by scattsrlg golden scudl with a lavish hand. Ia- -' cidentaUy he got along with his mints tertal duties without disersdt to Nothing came up to demand diplomacy, and Mr. Astor was equal to tbe situation. He returned bom and threw himself Into polities In New York State. Perhaps it would be more correct to say that he threw himself at politics. He worked very hard, and be wag very much In anra-ee- t, but hjs efforts came to nothing. He gave his money freely and he gave hie time without stint But he failed to connect with the people, and that to an essential element to success In American politics, as Mr. Astor found out. He wrote a novel called Valentino, and followed It with another Italian romance called Sforxa. In the Judgment of critics they had considerable literary merit There was. 0 lack of the two great things, power and Imagination - There were polish and scholarly ability to a good degree But here again Mr. Astor failed to ron-ne- ART0Rl1B,h ABANDONED AMERICA TO QAIN SOCIAL FAME. which the emperor comes et regular Intervals to perform devotions before the tablets of his ancestors. There are upwards of 200 palaces In the two 1 bc insures of the Forbidden Cv And the Imperial CUy. Much Is assembled within s email area, but not even the sacred dwelling of the emperor himself has modern see of Kir.ii !, ehlch accommo plumbing and the conveniences deem ed essential to comfort In Orients dates the imperial harem, superintended by the empress. Between this countries are conspicuously absent ll palace and the north wall of the For- the royal domiciles and other build and Buildings W V WlTiTiHM -- way some in another, says a London newspaper. On of th oddast to sureTomly that of- th widow of a certain my who, fall at Oolanao. A lady visitor vent to condole with her, when ah looked, up with a smile and said, with an air of mingled deference and confidence: "Oh, mum, do you trouble about Tm? E wt allays a bad vs. Andrae, leader of revolution. 1189. A. D. Massacre at Acre ef 6.000 Mohammedans by order of King , Richard I., ia tbe crusades. 1260 A. O. Slaughter of the Inhabitants of Aleppo by tbe Mongol "Sicilian Vespers." D. 1282 A. About 8,000 French killed In Sicily, 1572 A. D. 8t. Bartholomew's Day. Massacre of 100,000 men, women and children Huguenots Id France. 1692 A. D. Turk slaughter 68,000 Christians in Croatia. 1740 A. D. Settler in Java slaughter 12,000 Chinese at Batavia. 1780 A. D. "No popery" riots. Mob led by Lord George Gordon killed " 80 Roman Catholics In London., J884 A. D. Chinese murder 84,900 In Annamln Christ! an "at K nang-Ts- l, Cochin-Chin- a tbe same year 28,000 native Christians were massacred., 1895 A. D, - Turks kill between 8,000 and 6,004 Armenians hi Asia Mtoot.-1900 d.: Box meinssrksviMr for Its object the extirpation of nstlv Christians and all .foreigners.. - a Mr., Smote. Dr. Leyds successor sfi Stats Becretary of ths Transvaal, to years old. He was educated at and at Oua 4 bridge. He to a lawyer and a nswspa r.' per man. - ' only 21 Cape Town University v |