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TWO GREAT BUILDINGS WILL BE DEVOTED TO THE HERALD'S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION FOR CHILDREN
ALL THE NEWS
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NUMBER-63. -
T>T?Ttf" t •by CAiinii.it An fIOIVTM
1 lil'Uxlj. Per month 4U LJ^iio
AUDITORIUM IS
DONATED FOR
CHILDREN'S USE
V.M.C. A. AND SIMPSON BUILD-
INGS ARE AVAILABLE
BOTH STRUCTURES ARE CLOSE
BY, HENCE CONVENIENT
Jonathan Club Members Make Up
Neat Purse for The Herald's
Christmas Dinner to
Poor Children
NEW SUIISCHIPTIONS
Knocker*' table, Jonathan club $20.00
New York store 10.00
A HiiliM'rhirr !•«<•
T. L. White I'l
Little boy in Mexico 1-00
Total ¥ 83.00
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
The Herald $250.00
Wayside Press '-•'>•"<•
I.(is Angeles Investment Co 25.00
I. N. Vftn Nuys 1000
Mrs. Martin Ueklns 10.00
M. Neuner C 10.00
Itinerant friars 6.85
Mr». 11. W. Frank 5.00
l'atrones* 5.00
Scattering union printers 2.25
K. B. Warner SOU
An Elk ».00
Friend , *•"«»
Newsies' fund I.ZKt
Dr. C. 11. White 1.00
Dr. F. E. Crofton 1.00
V. O. White 1.00
Cash 100
I. 8. S.oville 1.00
3. g. a 1.00
Friend 100
Robert G. Loucks „... 1.00
Bert Updike, Heeler, Cat 1-00
Joseph Stich 1-00
Wallace Wldamun 1.00
Rhode Islander 1.00
Mrs. Flunk Wilder 1.00
Fireman 100
Friend 1O»
A small llreinau 1.00
H. Ullbert 1-00
Header 100
Alfred Sauilow 100
Edith Nelson 1.00
J. S. Rodman 1.00
Friend, l.lemlora, Cal 1.00
Jean Davidson'! List 05
Dan Krans, Devore, Cal 50
N. Ward 50
A boy .60
Audrey Sherman, age 5 .50
Dorothy Draper, Pomona ,50
Jean Davidson (second list) 45
Header »■'
Herald Junior 25
Friend *5
fVorklngman ■-■•
Wilma Mssenger ■ i"
Five Newsboys 60
T. J. Pollard 26
Friend • 23
Grand total $116.70
MISCELLANEOUS
Murray's bakery, 3712 South Park avenue,
150 loaves of bread.
Jeffries' Sanitary market, one box apples.
Woodlli & Ilulse, electric toys.
Mrs. Walton and Itobert and Jennie Wal
ton, cakes and' canned peaches. '•'
Mrs. U. H. Scoville, 115« H. Forty-fifth,
chicken. *
Doris Norton, Hollywood, dressed doll.
Reed Tea Us Coffee company, 015 Central
avenue, tea and coffee.
Julia Jorgensen, aged 1. Hollywood, cane.
Mrs. L. J. Rogers, I.mi Kuood station,
jellies.
F. W. Hopkins Printing company, free
printing.
Goodrirh Si Deunisoii, free printing.
Wayside Press, free printing.
Blake, MofTitt & Tonne, $25 In paper for
printed matter.
Salvation Army, wagons and services.
I.elm Thompson, Colegrove, turkey.
Alleen Ware, pie and jelly.
Hi-kins Van and Storage company, vans.
SIMPSON AUDITORIUM on South
Hope street will be utilized In
connection with thu Christmas
celebration being arranged by The Her
ald and committees.
The dinner to the poor children on
the afternoon of December 25 will be
given at tin new Y. M. C. A. buildiiiK
on Hope itreet, south of .Seventh. Tho
distribution of gifts will be ma:le from
the stage of Simpson auditorium,
Which stands almost directly opposite
the Y. M. C. A.'s magnificent home.
The scope of the big celebration is
growing, and if me friends of childhood
in Los Angeles will respond there is no
limit to the extent of the celebration to
be tendered the unfortunate young peo
ple whose parent! and guardians are
unable to supply them with tho kind of
Christmas to whieli every American
child is entitled.
Trustees of tho University of South
ern California, who control tho audi
torium property, yesterday gave their
consent to tho use or the line building,
rent free, and this otter will enable
The Herald to Install a bis Christmas
tree and hold tho distribution before a
larger audience because of (he galleries
and extensive seating capacity of tho
place.
Hundreds of the donors- will be anx
ious to see tho joy of the young guests
at their seance with Santa Claus, and
even the eleven floors of the Y. M. 0.
A. building fire likely to prove insuffi
cient for the needs of Young America
that day.
Rev. Dr. Hearly, president of the
board of Trustees; George I. Cochran,
business manager of the University of
Southern California, and Dr. G. F. Bo
vard, president of the university, yes
terday authorized tho loan of Simpson
auditorium for Christmas celebration
for tho poor children.
President Bovard in his letter says:
"We heartily concur in granting the
request for the use of Simpson audito
rium on December 25, from 3 to 5 p.
vn. We are glad to be able to aid you
in this noble undertaking."
Jonathan Clubites Respond
There is a table full of good fellows
ut the Jonathan club who meet for
luncheon, and they have become so
well known for their badinage that
they indulge in toward each other as
to have earned frojn the other club
members the name of "the knockers'
table."
Yesterday the chief knocker, who oc
cupied the head of the table, levied an
assessment of $2.50 on each member for
the benefit of The Herald's Christmas
dinner fund, and the result was $20,
which was handed to The Herald by
one of the knockers and is acknowl
edged with thanks.
<':ish is coming into Tho Herald office
by every mall, but not as fast as the
pledgers have Intimated that they will
respond, It is necessary that a big
sum be gathered this week, as con
tracts must be made and figuring dono
on supplies, material, tables, toys,
Mimed on I'aga Hirer; (
LOS ANGELES HERALD
WOMAN ACCUSED OF
SENSATIONAL CRIMES
MME. STEINHEIL
SORDID TALE OF
PAST UNFOLDED
EXAMINATION OF MME. STEIN-
HEIL CONTINUED
Body of Mme. Japy Exhumed —Ac.
cused Tells of Years of Decep
tion In High Life of
Paris
[By Associated Press.]
PARIS, Dee. 2.—The examination of
Mme. Rudolph Steinheil, suspected of
complicity in the murder of her hus
band and mother in this city last May,
was continued today.
The whole morbid story of this wom
an's life, whereby for years, with her
husband's knowledge and connivance,
she kept up an appearance of luxury
before the world, now iias been told,
and this afternoon Mme. Steinheil was
cross-examined with regard to tho
murders.
The examination is conducted in se
cret.
The body of Mme. Japy, Mme. Steln
heil's mother, was exhumed today.
A preliminary medical examination
showed the spleen was intact. This
fact tends to prove Mme. Japy's death
was not due to strangulation, as ap
peared when the body waa discovered.
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy, with rain Thursday; light east
wind. Maximum temperature yester
day, 58 degrees; minimum, 50 degrees.
LOCAL
Owens river aqueduct commission renders
third annual report to board of public
works, showing great progress made.
City Auditor Mushet again scores in his
contention with city board of education and
shows County Superintendent Keppel where
county funds have been used for high school
purposes.
Former City Prosecutor Woolwina called
before grand Jury and remains at session
long time.
Two persons reported to have been miss*
ing from homo have been found, one. an
aged woman, tho other a steel Iron worker
Sixteen-year-old boy Is star witness at
trial of Fred Markham, alleged to have
killed his brother.
Guardianship proceedings brought against
blind bridegroom are dismissed at hearing.
Native Sons will unveil statue to late
Senator Stephen M. White Friday, Decem
ber' 11.
Lawyers Appel and Horton nearly come to
blows at hearing of W. H. Carlson In Police
Justice Selph's court.
Charges of embezzlement against Broker
Dorr dismissed, stock having been actually
purchased. ' • .
Leprosy claims two victims at county hos
pital.
COAST
New collier Prometheus to be launched
at Mare Island navy yard Saturday.
Daring cracksmen blow open two safes
near Fresno and escape with considerable
loot.
Two human skeletons unearthed by plow
men on farm near Stockton; coroner to in
vestigate.
Body of Chief of Police Biggy of San
Francisco not yet located.
. EASTERN
Liquidation processes of Standard Oil
company and subsidiary concerns described
In detail by John ,D. Archbold In dissolu
tion suit in New York.
Wife and servant of Dr. Rustln, mys
teriously slain In Omaha, testify in trial of
Charles E. Davis, accused of murder. .
Treasury officials declare laws by which
bank examiners are compelled to close solv
ent banks pending examination necessitated
by infraction of regulations is too harsh
ad recommend correction of legislation.
Widow of W. B. Leeds, who left her 129,
--000,000, is expected soon to become a bribe
In New York.
Chief constructor of navly submits report
and answers critics who are displeased with
plans for new vessels.
FOREIGN
Japanese newspapers dissatisfied with
notes exchanged by Japan and United
States, claiming emigration question should
have been settled. , !■#.'
Port au Prince in hands of revolution
ists; President Nord Alexis deposed and at
tacked by mob becomes refugee; new ruler
proclaimed and shameful scenes character
ize overthrow of regime.
Count Bon! de Cactellane is keenly scored
by M. Clemenceau hi Parisian court, and
Princess de lagan, count's former wife,
wins innings In suit to obtain custody of
children. *■ *
Mme. Steinheil, accused of mysterious
murder In Paris, tells sordid story of year*
of deception In fashlona.bl» circle*. :
THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 3, 1008.
COUNT BONI IS
KEENLY SCORED
BY CLEMENCEAU
PRINCESS DE SAGAN IS DE
FENDED BY ATTORNEY
CHARACTER OF FORMER HUS.
BAND DENOUNCED
Hundreds of Women Fight for Admis-
sion to Court Room —Object of
Plaintiff Declared to
Be Revenge
[By Associated Press. 1
PARTS, Doc. 2.— The Princess de
Sagan, formerly Miss Anna (Jould
of New York, (cored leveral iri- 1
ntngß In court today in the hearing of
the case brought by her former hus
band, Count ISoni de Castellane, to have
the three children of the union placed
In the custody of his mother, the Mar
quise do Castellane.
The first hearing took place last week,
and M. Bonnet, counsel for the count,
set forth by statement, allegations and
Insinuation that the atmosphere of the
De Sagan household was detrimental
to thu proper bringing up of the three
Castell&ne boys.
During the afternoon hundreds of
women, including some of the most
prominent members at French society,
and the American and English colonies
In Paris, literally fought in the corri
dors of the Palace of Justice; to gain ad
mission to the crowded courtroom,
where the side of the princess was pre
sented by M. Clemenceau.
Without essaying the impassioned
oratorical role played by M. Bonnet
last week, M. Clemenceau coolly and
calmly, but With cutting irony and
keen ridicule, mot the accusations
brought against Princess de Sagan,
whose character he' insisted was blame
less.
He mercilessly scored the record ana
character of Count de Castellane, and
■aid he was wholly unfit to have the
custody Of his children.
He charged that the real purpose of
the count was to raise money and sat
isfy his vengeance on the Prince and
Princess de Sagan, even at the expense
of the interests of his children, whose
minds i.c had continuously tried to
poison.
Neither Prince De Sagan ncr the
count was present.
Contentions Summed Up
M. Clemenceau summed up the con
tentions of the princess as follows:
"The count had formally declared that
he would withdraw the suit if the
princess separated from her husband.
The facts that the count had offered to
prove were Irrelevant, and even if they
were established they had no bearing
upon the disposition of the children.
"Furthermore, these allegations were
denied by the princess. The count was
Inspired less by solicitude for the wel
fare of his children than by personal
hatred and financial considerations.
The princess, since her marriage to her
present husband, has fulfilled In every
way her duty toward l\er children. She
had not sought to alienate their af
fections from their father. On the
other hand the count had committed
the unpardonable fault of bringing out
the present scandal to the detriment of
the children, he had us,ed language
which "humiliated" their tutor, and In
letters' to thorn he had called De Sagan
a bandit.
M. Clemenceau denied that De Sagan,
slue? his marriage, had in any way In
terfered with the education of the chil
dren. Consequently he asked the court,
taking Into consideration the princess 1
expressed declaration that she never
had opposed and would not oppose in
the future the exercise of the count's)
legal rights over the education of the
children, provided only that he did not
attempt to poison their minds, to dis
miss the suit.
Joint Allegations
Continuing, M. Clemenceau announced
that the princess formally joined with
her husband In the allegations against
the count numbered from 4 to 20 in
clusive. Those deal with Do Bajan's
that the count, In order to prevent tho
marriage of Madame Gould with the
Prince de Sagan, caused forged letters
and documents purporting to have been
signed by Do Sagan to be sent to
Madame Gould.
These papers consisted of usurer's
notes, payable the day the prince was
married to Madame Could and three
letters alleged to have been written by
De Sagan to his mistress, in which hn
ridiculed Madame Gould and spoke, in
scurrlllous terms of her.
Tho count claimed those documents
had been loft anonymously at his resi
dence during September, 1907. De Sagan
offered to prove, with the co-operation
of his wife, that the count had ar
ranged through two women, called Ma
dame "G" and Madame "R," to havo
(Continued on Page Two)
Philip Verrill Mighels
- ""~ '^Igj
Mr. Mlghels Is a product of the
Western plains. His "Bruvver Jlm'a
Baby" made him known to tho readers
of the whole country, and hi^ later
work haa been fully up to the standard
he then set for himself.
HAYTI DEPOSES
ALEXIS; LATTER
SAFE ON BOAT
PORT AU PRINCE TAKEN BY
REVOLUTIONISTS
NEW PRESIDENT PROCLAIMED BY
BESIEGING MOB
Palace Is Stormed by Threatening
Crowds—Former Roller Flees
to French Ship for
Protection
[By Associated Press.l
PORT Air PRINCE, Dec. 2.—Presi
dent Nord Alexis has been de
posed and is now safe on board
the French training ship Duguay Trou-
In, and Port au Prince is In the hands
oi' the revolutionists. General Antoine
Simon, the leader of the insurrection, is
marching up the peninsula with an
armyfif 5000 and a new president, Gen
eral Legltime, has b«n proclaimed.
At the last moment President Alexis
yielded to the urgings of those about
him and decided to take refuge aboard
the French warship.
At exactly 5 o'clock a salute of twen
ty-one, guns announced his departure
from the palace.
Thousands had gathered there early
in the day and surged about the en
trance, threatening to tear down the
walls to Ettize the president and his
loyal followers. As the hours passed
the mob became infuriated, shouting
for him to leave the palace.
The mob was armed, and men and
women, beside themselves with rage,
heaped curses on the head of the aged
man who had expressed his determina
tion to right to the last.
Finally Relinquishes
So serious was the situation that
the French minister, M. Carteron, and
other foreign representatives together
witli members of a special committee
forced themselves upon the president,
who finally consented to withdraw.
Shouts greeted him as he stepped
from the precincts of the palace and
into a carriage. M. Carteron, holding
the French tri-colored banner, sat be
side him and the minister threw the
folds of the flag over the shoulders of
the deposed president to protect him.
An immense crowd of men and wo
men had assembled at the wharf, and
the arrival of the presidential carriage,
escorted by a battalion of Infantry and
a -squadrqn of cavalry, under com
mand of General Hlppolyfe, was tbe
signal for tumult and riot.
All along the ro.le. the pcDple who
lined the streets shouted, jeered and
fursed the president, but when the
landing stage was reached the mob
lost all restraint.
Scene Was Shameful
, The scene was tragic and shameful.
Infuriated women broke through the
cordon of trrops ar.U shrieked the
coarsest of insults in the very face of
tlie president, who strove bravely to
appear undismayed.
They tried to hurl themselves upon
Alexis and fought with hands and feet
against the soldiers, who found diffi
culty in forcing them back. In order
to disengage him the troops discharged
their guns. • i
During this time a space was cleared
and Nord Alexis, with the French col
ors still draped about him, was hurried
aboard a skiff in tow of a steam
launch, his suite tumbling into the
skiff after him.
As the launch drew away, three
Haytien gunboats and the French and
American warships In the harbor fired
a salute to the fallen president.
Just as Nord Alexis was embarking*
a woman succeeded in reaching his
side, and, drawing a murderous knife,
made a sweep at his body.
The blow fell short, however, and be
fore the woman could follow it up with
another she was seised by the soldiers.
Strikes Him with Fist
A man succeeded In striking the pres
ident with his fist, but the blow was a,
glancing one on the neck. Nord Alexis
turned to M. Carteron and, shaking his
head, said:
"I told you so, your excellency."
The unrest which ended in the open
revolt of the residents of Port au Prince
hail been noticeable for some days and
reached Its culminating point early this
morning when regularly organized
bands of citizens moved quietly about
the town and took possession of va
rious points of vantage.
No shots were fired and the. only
resistance found was that of the presi
dent, who barred himself within th«
palace.
due of the leaders ill this movement
Charged that the American minister,
H. W. Furnlss, was the chief of thOßrt
encouraging the president to resist. All
of the political parties were repre
sented.
One of the $25,000
group of contribu
tors to the Los An
geles Herald during
the coming year.
Fifty-two stories,
averaging 10 Cents
a Word; no story to
cost less than $500.
The best short
story writers of our
time engaged to
write for the Los
Angeles Herald. All
stories to be illus
trated by artists
ranking with the
writers.
A New
Announcement
Daily
Widow with $29,000,000
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WEALTHY WIDOW
SOON TO MARRY
MRS. LEEDS IS EXPECTED TO
WED SOCIETY MAN
Report in New York That Woman with
$29,000,000 Will Become the
Bride of Prominent
Capitalist
NEW YORK. Dec". 2.—Members of
the "400" are busily discussing th«
report, apparently well grounded, that
Mrs. Nannie Stewart Leeds soon is
to take unto herself a husband.
Interest attaches to this latest gos
sip of Mother Grundy to an exception
al degree, mainly because of the fact
that in connection with heart and hand
there will be several immense estates
and a fortune of a little over $29,000,000.
The man who, Mother Grundy says,
is to secure this aggregation within a.
few weeks is James De Wolf Cutting,
a well known society man of New
York.
Mrs. Leeds is the widow of the lata
William B. Leeds, a noted financier,
who was a former president of the Rock
Island railroad. He died In Paris last
June, leaving to his beautiful young
wife $211,000,000 of his fortune.
Mrs. Leeds was Miss Nannie Stewart
of Richmond, Ind., and is regarded as
one of the most beautiful -women In
America.
Mr. Cutting is a nephew of J. Towns
end Burden and is closely associate!]
with Stuyvesant Fish and other prom
inent capitalists.
BURGLARS BLOW
SAFE; GET $2000
POSTOFFICE IS ROBBED OF
MONEY AND STAMPS
Cracksmen Seen, but Supposed to Be
Employes—Explosions Heard
and Two Suspects Seen"
Running, Arrested
The safe In Station A poetoflloe Bt
rowney avenue and Daly street was
blown open by burglars at 8 o'clock
this morning and $2000 in stamps and
money taken.
The men who did the job wore ob
served at work by employes if the
Bradford bakery at 119 Daly street and
they gave the alarm.
The men were observed at work In
the postofflce. but at tirst were sup
posed to be employes. Shortly after
they were tirst Been two heavy explo
sions were heard and the police were
telephoned for.
The automobile patrol wagon from
central station, with a number of de
tectives was rushed to the scene, but
before the arrival of the wagon Pa
trolman Alfred Arguello of tfte East
Side division had arrested two men
who were found running from the
scene and he booked them on suspi
cion. None of the stolen property from
the postofflce was found on them.
The floor <>f the postofflce was lit
tered with stamps, papers and regis
tered matter from the safe. The big
sale was entirely wrecked, both the
outside and Inside doors having been
blown by nitro glycerine.
The prisoners arrested gave their
names as Michael X, isy and George
Alberson and they claimed to be labor-
Miss L. M. Becker of 2728 Manl
tOU avenue, who also saw the men at
work, stated that the two prisoners an
swered in a general way the description
of the men she saw In the postofflce.
MRS. W. B. LEEDS
CHARGE AGAINST
DORR DISMISSED
JUSTICE SAYS REMEDY IS BY
CIVIL SUIT
Complaining Witness Tells Court De
fendant Offered Him Bribe of
$2500 Last Saturday to
Drop the Case
After a preliminary hearing: occupy
ing almost the entire day in Justice
Summer-field's: court yesterday, the com
plaint against Fred Dorr, the bankrupt
stock broker, was dismissed and Dorr
was freed from the criminal charge.
William T. Coatsworth, the complain
ing witness, who charged Dorr with
embezzling $8000 in a stock transaction,
will be compelled to institute a civil
action against the former broker if he
expects to recover his money. The com
plaint against Maurice Vaughn, Dorr's
Los Angeles manager, also was dis
missed.
Coatsworth told the court yesterday
that, as late as Saturday, Dorr had
offered him a bribe of $2500 to drop the
case, and he Indicated his belief that
Dorr was withholding money until the
stir caused by his failure should have
subsided. >
Coatsworth, who iH a citizen of Pasa
dena, said he gave Vaughn a check for
$750 June IS as part payment on a pur
chase of 100 shares of Atchlson common
at 79.708. Three days later, he said,
Vaughn told him the stock had been
bought, and another check for $7250
was given. He told Vaughn to have
the stock made out in his name, but
said ho had never seen it.
"I received a letter from Dorr July
13, telling me the certificate had arrived
but was improperly made out," said the
witness. He said ho had returned It to
New York. I went to the Dorr offices
In the Bradbury building August 3 and
asked what had been learned of the
matter. Dorr was not there, but
Vaughn told me the certificate had not
been received. I told him that, in view
nt the newspaper reports, things looked
suspicious and I believed there was
something crooked. Vaughn said he
didn't know what to think of It; that
he had never seen the certificate and
wished Dorr would get back, as 'every
body was raising h —l with him,' "
Knew Letter Was Lie
Coatsworth said he met Dorr in Cen
tral park Friday. "He told me Vaughn
had lied when he wrote the letter sign
ing his name raid stating that the cer
tificate had been received," said the
witness. "I told him I knew the letter
was a lie and that he had embezzled
my money."
On cross examination, Attorney Earl
Rogers introduced statements showing
that 100 shares of Atchison had been
purchased June 23 and that the stock
had been placed In Coatsworth's name
on Dorr's books. The stock was bought
by Harris, Winthrop & Co., Dorr's New
York correspondents, and, it Is believed,
was sold when that firm learned of the
broker's failure. - - • ■
Carroll Allen, trustee of Dorr's affairs,
said he had made a visit to New York
and had seen the entry of the purchase
there. The fact that the stock was
purchased rendered the criminal charge
void, according to the justice, and he
suggested that Coatsworth might find
remedy In a civil suit.
Uncle Sam Not Surprised
WASHINGTON, Vec. 2.—The news
of the establishment of a provisional
government In Haytl created little or
no surprise at the state department.
The policy of the United States cover
ing a long term of years haß Iwen to
proceed very slowly in the recognition
of provisional governments, as it has
always been deemed wise to wait until
It could be seen that such governments
have the Bupport of the people and aro
able to perform all necessary govern
mental functions during a sufficient
period to give confidence In their sta
bility. Acting on this program, It la
not likely the United States will be In
a hurry to recognize the government
of Gen. Legitimo
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CHINA CROWNS
CHILD EMPEROR
WITH KOW-TOW
MUSIC PREPARED, BUT NONE
IS ALLOWED
COMMON COOLIES BROUGHT IN
AS WITNESSES
Forbidden City Is Scene of Unusually
Interesting Ceremonies—Sacrifice
Offered — Baby Toddles
to Throne
[By Associated Press.]
PEKING, Dec. 2.—The ceremony of
the enthronement of the emperor
today was one of striking interest.
It Included obeisance to the tablets of
the dead emperor and empress dowager
and prostrations before the infant em
peror, the 3-year-old son of Prince
Chun, who formally took the throne.
The imperial proclamation for the
function was arranged at the palace
yesterday. It ordered that music for
the occasion be prepared, but that not
:i single note be played; this because
of the mourning of the court for their
late majesties.
Troops entered the eastern gate of
the palace at 4 o'clock this morning.
They took up their respective posi
tions inside, and the high officials of
the empire began to arrive.
At 10 o'clock not fewer than 3GO car
riages, together with a vast number of
sedan chairs resplendent and brilliant
in the wiftter sunshine, were waiting
outside the palace for the ceremonies
to come to an end.
Kow-tow to Tablets
The function began by the princes of
the imperial family and the high of
ficials of the empire kow-towing to the
memorial tablets of their late majes
ties. After this they all kow-towed
in turn to Pu Yi.
Pu Yl then offered a sacrifice before
the tablets of the emperor and the
dowager empress. After this he was
relieved of his dress of mourning and
clad in a diminutive imperial garment
embroidered with the imperial dragon.
His nurses performed this duty witti
great attention and care. Thus ar
rayed, the toddling emperor ascended
the throne amid a fanfire of drums,
bells and firecrackers.
He made his way alone and showed
no need of assistance that willing
1 hands would have given him had his
little feet faltered.
From the throne Pu Vi kow-towed to
bit stepmother, the dowager Empress
lYehonala. He then received the kow
tows, while still on the throne, of all
the princes and officials present. This
over, he descended and was again clad"
• in his little dress of mourning,
i The ceremony took place in the
throne hall of the Forbidden City. The
officials present were selected with
great care and were the highest in the
empire.
According to an old established cus
tom, a number of humble coolies, men
from the lowesc walks of life, were
brought into the sacred precincts of
the Forbidden City to act as witnesses.
The soldiers played but an inconspicu
ous part In the proceedings.
At 11:30 the officials began leaving
the place. Traffic outside the Forbid
den City was at no time impeded.
The scene was enlivened by a num
ber of pilgrims who had come on cam
els all the way from Mongolia.
All yesterday sacrifices were made to
their late majesties by the highest dig
nitaries of the empire at the five most
important temples of Peking, the tem
ples of Heaven, of the Ancestori, of the
Earth, of Agriculture and of Confucius.
The edict setting forth the accession
of Pu Vi to the throne and granting
amnesty was tarried with much cere
mony to the throne hall. It was es
corted by iill the members of the grand
council, who were in turn accompanied
by the members of the board of rights.
'in the throne hall it was given the
official verniillion seal. Thence it was
carried to the office of the board of
rights, where It was proclaimed and
put in circulation.
Rewards Royal Family
In addition to granting amnesties
for certain specified offenses the edict
rewards ;il! the imperial princes, prin
cesses and .Hikes; it promotes all of
these by one degree and bestows honors
(in their parents; it erases the demerits
entered against minor officials, ad
vaiuvs the degree of scholars, rlia
mi«ses nil rending petty criminal
canes, excuses certain liabilities and
crants bounties to tho soldiers in the
servli c .if the empire.
The fact that the enthronement of
Hie new emperor has taken place re
established confidence here In part and
hns resulted in the prophecy in various
official circles of an extremely con
servative rule.
Tho dowager empress has reinstated
the notorious eunuch, 1A Lillen Ying,
as head of the palace administration.
Prince Chun's first appointee was a
personal friend.
The entry of the United States into
the circle of nations that have ar
ranged dual agreements has caused
surprise, but while making jecure the
tranquillity of the possessions in the
Pacific of the United States and Japan
the agreement is not regarded at Pe
king as in any vny offering a solution
of the Chinese situation.
It is pointed out here that Japan has
not settled any of the main questions
at issue. Those relating to Chlentao,
the posts and the telegraphs are still in
a very unsatisfactory condition.
The action of the United States is
] regarded as a sequel to the fleet's tour,
i whereby China is in a measure com
pensated for what has been considered
a snub on the part of the United States
In sending only eight warships to Amoy
and it places moral strictures upon
Japan with regard to any designs that
country might have had in China.
Notwithstanding this, however, Tang
Shao VI, who Is now on a mission in
the United States, will carry out the
plans officially arranged for bringing
matters of importance to the attention
of the American government.
Some of the foreign officials call the
agreement a "Rooseveltian display."
The opinion which hitherto was held
here that the American naval preten
sions were something In the nature of
a "bluff" has been greatly changed
since the announcement of a fixed policy
in the Pacific, and the agreement has
had the effect of nullifying the exer
tions on the part of the representatives
of the powers to make political capital
out of the present situation.