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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1897-12-30, Page 3•7 •• e, • tetIA;" NOIR NO elle SON r ' CFOII -71031:1* Now theG asthma, bronchitis, or whooping cough, there is no remedy so sure and safe as Dr. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. From the first dose its healing influence is manifest. The sufferer who has been kept awake by the cough falls into a restful sleep, and awakes strong and refreshed. Dr. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is acknowledged to ber.,a specific for all pulmonary complaints. Physicians prais d prescribe it. night I was startled by the child's "One of my children had croup. e hard breathing, and on going tett -found it strangling. It had nearly ceased to breath. Having a part of a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral in the house, I gave the child ..ees,ee, doses at short intervals, and anxiously waited results. From thIlieiiiiefuent the Pectoral was given the child's breathing grew easier, aridai,nroa short time it was sleeping quietly and breathing naturally. The, chi hiiis alive and well to -day. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral saved its life."1=2;Cte. WoOLeatee, Worthen, Texas. Agers .clitrTg,9•PCC1011 .1-11J ONO NON OEN AN INACCESSIBLE C1TY.-; A .4 No White Man Ever Trod the Streets of Lhassa. MANY ADVENTURERS ATTEMPT. • Approached by Passes More Diffic Than Chilkat, the Saored,,City is ,,Carefully Guarded by Fanatal Subjects of the Grand Lama. Most exclusive of all kentiffs, if the term is admissible, is the gfifif lama of Tibet, the pope of BuddhisK who dwells in the inacoessible'fastnesses of assa—." wound of God"—on which no wtaterner anay•sei •: • .• A.caording to the acebeint "of Nain Singh, an Indian ptiladiteaLltassa egoupies the center of a plain surrounded by barren hills, tbe.passe f Whish aro guarded by many flirts, To say that this most veered city is insanittialy is to put it in the same category for holiness andalirb with Ben - axes. Yet, despite its 'reputed abomina. tion, Lhase4larvirtue of its being forbid. den, has 'been the object of malty futile pilgrimages on the part of the adventur- ous and prohibited westerner. To the weird eerereonies and incantations of the place Buddhists may and do flock freely, but the unbeliever who attempts to approach the city .often does so to his cost The latest explorer to attempt to reach Lhassa is Henry Savage Lander, the Eng. nth artist and newspaper correspondent whose adventures have recently been much discussed. He suffered torture and came very near to death for his intrepid attempt to enter the "ground of God." The grand lama, we are told, is the patron of the ex- travagant and cruel colebrationK-witla whioh the jibeteet new yeawis, milered In, and it 'Would. seem that this holy niari ' Is likewise ready to give his personal countenance when would be intruders on his sacred city are visited with punish- ment for their temerity. It was in tho grand lama's own presence that Mr. Lander was all but executed. After torture with hot irons, whioh left the artist explorer unnaoved, it was decid- ed to behead him. Several times the ex- ecutioner brandished his sword about the victim's neok, but at the last moment the grand lama, of his clemency, staid the steel and commuted the capital sentence to the torture of the rack. Mr. Landor, who suffered terrible injuries, was at length released and made his way baok to India. What possibility there is of obtain- ing redress from the archfanatic is prob- lematic. It is unlikely that the adventurer will seek setisfaction, as he went fully prepared to take his chance, even of boil- ing oil. Stories of the hardships of Chilkat pass sound tame compared to the difficulties that confront the would be explorer in Tibet. No matter from which side it is approached Tibet is bard to enter. The traveler is constantly exposed to intense eold, outting winds and blinding snow- storms, for it is seldom that his aneroid barometer makes a lesser altitude than 10,000 feet, while often it will show as high as 16,000, 17,000 and 18,000 feet. Some of the passes over which he has to force Ms way are even over 19,000 feet above the level of the sea. In 1866 the French abbe Desgodins suc- ceeded in making his way into Tibet and steered toward Lhassa, but he was pre- vented by the Tibetans from even ap- proaching the sacred city. In 1891, making a start from Leh, Cap- tain Bower of the Seventeenth Bengal cavalry crossed over into the land of the lamas, traveling in an easterly direction. Be, his party and transport animals suf- fered ,considerably, , and after a year of hardships and vain endeavor they were obliged to retreat to Shanghai. The Dutreil de Rhins French expedition also started in 1891 and after severe re- verses was abandoned. On his thirdat- tempt, in 1898, M. Dutreil de Rhine was killed by the Tibetans, while M. Grenard, his companion was made a prisoner. The latter was subsequently expelled from the district in a penniless condition, without provisions, baggage or other clothing apart from what he actually wore. Scarcely less unfortunate was the fa- . :mous :American traveler, W. W. Rockbill, who is at present United States minister to Greece. Starting from Peking, Rock - bill traveled through Mongolia and entered Tibet, passing south of the Kokonor lake. Ris animals of transport were a great ens- lety to him, and all his horses, mules and donkeys succumbed to cold and starvation "Not one," he says, "reached the jour. nev's end—not a tree, not a shrub any where, here and there a black tent and a little flock of sheep huddling together to escape the fierce, incessant west wind." His description of (messing the pass lead - Ing to the basin of Tsahan-essn is worthy of note. "It took mo two days," be re- counts, "to erose the pass. The snow was deep on eithol: side to some 3,000 feet be- low the summit, soft snow biding the jagged rooks oVer which WO stumbled, horses and men often disappearing be- tween them." At Shang, Rookhill met -with much op- position. From that poineans troubles began. His horse was drowned in cross - Mg the Yokure river, he himself nearly cbering the same fate. while hs two Chi- , nese servants, disgusted at the terrible hardsbineathey bad gone through, decided to abandon him, at the same time spread- ing. 111 natured reports regarding the for- 'eliOtisr among the natives. Tho Tibetans aboused him of being capable'of producing out of his little instantaneous camera a whole army of soldiers, while his prismatic compass, they contended, enabled the American explorer to detect hidden treas- ureed.n.tho eartliaav 'From Barong the caravan bad to pass through a horrible morass, in which they waded knee deepeitelv a whole fortnight threfigh mud and water. Sometimes they met with dangerous drifting sands. Tray- ellnaenelis slow and rough, the provisions giVileleaut across the deserted parts of the .:•. .ccsuntene'a,nd when the party reached the Hainrq-tso lbeteinterference again began on the part of if e Tibetans. Soldiers by the hundred, armed to'lbeteegeth, barred thg' way of the travelers, and thtirechief Would listen to no- reasen or argument. "You must go backaiWime 'Ant came," said they, "The laws Of-Lhassa cannot be disobeyed." Mr. Rockhill's Mtengoi:lued Chinese servants and followers liedfane terror stricken at the sight of, this martial display of long inaterldOks, big swords and bows and arrows and refused to es- cort their master any farther. Nothing accordingly was loft for Mr. Rockhill but to yield, and, breaking up his camp.in the Namru valley, he .began his long maroh eastward, leaving unrealized the dreani of enteringethe' Sacred city of thelamas. Traversing the Chaindo territory and the Cham.dun, or Draya, his expedition at last reached Batting, in Chinese territory, on Sept. 15, from where it continued in, comparative ease toward the coast. "For two months," Mr. Rookhill related to the Royal Geographical society, "we had lived soaked by tbo rains and blinded by the snow and hail, with little or noth- ing to eat and tea as our only beverage." Yet another well known and able travel- er has been at the head of two well organ- ized expeditions into Tibet. TMs was Mr. Littledale, who was accompaiiied by his .colicAgeOUii,ktafa-iii•,;bjarperils. -and.disome forts. Other foreign travelers have from time to time attempted to enter Lhassa. Prince Henry d'Orleans was one of them, but one and all have met with hopeless ULISUCCOSS. Lhassa, the saored city of Tibet, still re- mains unvisited. QUEER PHASES OF LIFE. A Cinoinnati bank discovered that a cheek drawn in favor of the Methodist Book Concern was a forged One. As the cheek was only for $5, the teller took it to the Methodist Book Concern and told them it was a forgery. After looking at it care- fully the head of the ilrm said that the man purchased a Bible with that check. Laundry rates in certain portions of Kentucky have been advanced because of the great scarcity of water. A Kentucky schoolteacher undertook to whip a girl pupil for some infraction of discipline. Immediately afterward he went home and put a piece of raw beef- steak on his eye, and up to the present time there has been nothing to indicate that the girl was whipped. One of the important officials of the Ger- man court is said to be the "imperial pants stretcher." And as the emperor has over a hundred pairs of trousers and changes them with considerable regularity it is easy to see that the position is far from being an honorary one. In order to stop the practice of flirting with commercial travelers an Ohio village council has decreed that no girl shall be allowed to loiter in the vicinity of the rail- road station unless she can produce, a rail- road ticket. George Peacock, the gravedigger at •Gillinghara, near Chatham, died recently, aged 75. He had hold the position for 37 years, and during that period had buried over 12,000 persons. This is said to be the highest number on record for an individ- ual gravedigger. Judge Reid of the Atlantic City court has found it necessary to issue an order prohibiting attorneys from eating peanuts while the court is in session What Puzzled Him. "Yes," be said thoughtfully, "I admit that I ave been leading a pretty fast life, and every one seems to agree that I ought to reform. But the fact is, I don't kbow what I ought to do first." "Ought to do first!" they all cried in astonishment. "Why, you ought to settle down and"— "That's jpst the question," he inter- rupted. "Ought I to settle down or settle up first?"—Chioago Post. More Than He wanted. Photographer—NOW, madam, den'tlook tg 2leakant.---1011agende lilatter. • • "j-,>•.•;•':•• Wilk the Celtsttal EnipirNauk4k4iki . . - Out f.",..T11641‘astern MixesW in Europe Whil*41:icatez1141,O, Republi4 • • Friend ofOeSpotfr4uSsia, and Ye in Close Tula with eaernmeke. London, Dec. 27.In weeldifefietinea circles the general impression that the alarm of newspapers and fei*teleg the public in regard to the far East 'isiette least premature. While the Members dit, the Government aro retieent, they are evidently sincere in disclaiming the least alarm. The impression gathered in Min- isterial quarters is that Great Britain is carefully watching events, biding her time, and that she certainly will not fail to act promptly and vigorously at the proper moment. It is intimated in quar- ters usually well posted on such matters that Germany either has, or wishes to have, an understanding on the subject with Great Britain. This view is strongly supported by Prince Henry's „Visit to Queen Victoria, at Osborne, by his sub- sequent trip to London, and by the auto- graph letter which the Prince is said to have taken to Her Majesty from Emperor William, of which confirmation is forth- coming. The Emperor's letter to the Queen is regarded as being a distinctly concilia- tory step on the part of Germany. But there is no doubt that Great Bri- tain is quietly preparing for all eventual- ities. Should it become clear the Ger- many and Russia have really commenced a game of grab, Great Britain will be prepared to assert her elaims for a divi- sion of the spoils. That Russia does not expect trouble, is shown in the faot that she has not one battleship M the far East. But of course if Russia does not leave Port Arthur in the spring her stay there may lead to other grabbing. The British Government, however, is apparently not borrowing trouble. From a trading point of view it is. pointed out that even in the event of the'opening of three new foreign noests,tkeSy will probably be as little harmful to Shanghai as Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia are to New York. Arm in ea, ae1t Ivo= allbe.schernes ?ha s been proper - n -Peet epast two' are Therefore, rd4t1Y-2.4 "fill& telly, 4riend and ally eSaPetele:6a° f 0.0.h;$.fie coining events. • Thaealeif ebb, tkine,'W ' how to play her sis o mutual in; there is consid- tCS o Val nab] the correspondee tea Press learns thee' is by no means so, t believed. P,,tti.,1 -of the LtitS4',46ea,f. uring the`b months Of 4fiee breakers aro reetnired 4br€pit, The Hinterland is bekeereli AnVile1es4Ild the nature of the ground iiecsite:tesetethe emulsion of costly large fdr,s in ord.& to hold the bay and .the ideieffeng Wintery 'against attacks. If ,thrinnel4feboneludes to retain it she will ;Spend large sums of money. • PAO' taiddeeese .41 4 pi,41) od.',AvRo LORD SALISBURY'S ORGAN Points Out the ,Queer Combinations Ex- isting Among the Nations. London, Deo. 27.—The Standard says in au article on the 'situation in China:— "We have for Christmas contemplation one of the most singular tangles that have ever tried the patlences and perspic- acity of diplomatic exports. The eastern question in Europe, as affected by the system of continental alliances, was baffl- ing enough in its intricacy. Republican France, from mere fear. of Germany, or from a desire for revenge, became the sworn. friend of despotic Russia. But while the Czar is full of '''arace and enthu- siasm toward PresidentFaure, he bas also the language of sympathetio, warm friendship and close understanding to offer the German Emperor, and such is the lucky magnetism of the Muscovite autocracy that Austria permits itself to forswear its distrust antl....diamissaler the time being, any extreme apprehension about the Balkan Peninsula. Bat .A.us- tria-Hungary is itself rent by internecine disputes which, to those who watch with admiration and gratitude the noble devo- tion of the Emperor Xing, appear to threaten the cohesion of tho vast fabric that is held together by his personal in- fluence. "Italy meanwhile is forced by reverses which the auspicious gallantry of its army has failed to avert, -to reduce the sphere of its activity abroad and husband its resources at hoine. Great Britain, be- cause it refuses to indentify itself either with the Russo -French of the German - Austrian alliance, becomes a mark for the ill nature of at least two powers. Yet a concert of all these powers is contrived to prevent the re -opening of the eastern question, which, it is recognized, would be the signal for the long -postponed col- lision. This co-operation, however, per- mits Germany to show its bad temper and masterfulness at the expense of Crete and Greece. "While things in the Levant are in this harrassing condition of uncertain equili- brium, suddenly the Chinese territory is, so to speak, thrown into the diplomatic market. Gerinany and Russia, whether in pursuance of a concert or in amicable rivalry, each occupy positions on the main- land, which must provoke Great Britain, the paramount commercial power,to seek compensation as a safeguard against ex- clusion. •••••• SOME GERMAN GOSSIP. Nothing But Chinese Ouestion Talked oz -Russia's Occupation Permanent. Berlin, Deo. 27.—China bas occupied public opinion to the exclusion of every- thing throughout the week. 'The Govern- ment and the Foreign Office continue reticent, even the occupation of Port Arthur haivng failed to elicit any official statements, with the exception of denial of the extravagant utterances of the Cologne Gazette and other usually in- spired papers. The reason for this excep- tional tactiturnity lies in the simple fact that Germany herself does not know where she stands, or bow far the other powers will permit her to go. Germany, Russia and France are still negotiating, and while there is strong pressure to bring about another joint aotion of these three powers in the far East, equally po- tent influences are working to frustrate such plans. It depends largely upon the outcome of these negotiations as to what instructions Prince Henry of Prussia will find awaiting him when he arrives at Hong Kong early in February. Russia's Occupation Permanent. A prominent diplomat in an interview with the correspondent here of the Asso- ciated Press, says:— "Russia's occupation is permaneet. She thereby secures a much desired terminus for the Siberian Railroad, which will forthwith be extended from Vladivostook to Port Arthur, making Russia tat un- disputed mistress of Mauchuri at the whole of North China. ITer intern's -6s in China in no way collide with those a • France, whose sph.exe of action is in South. China. Between them is an immense ter- ritory, which may eventually be disputed between Great Britain, Germany and Japan. A. movement is now on foot be- tween Japan and Germany to arrive at an understanding, as Japan sees elearly that this course is the wisest. Russia will .RITISH WAR VESSELS Are Revering. Around citemnipo and Are , Said to Have Landed a British Force There. London, Deo. 27.—A special despatch from Shanghai says: "It is reported that 17 British warehips are, off Chemulpo, Corea, southwest of Seoul, supporting the British Consul's protest, really amounting to an ultimatum, against the Ring's practically yielding the govern- ment of Corea into the hands of the Russian Minister. The protest is specially directed against the dismissal of Mr, hIcLeavy Brown, British advisor to the Corean customs, in favor of the Russian nominee. Th a news has produced consternation at Seoul, which is heightened by- the knowl- edge that .Tapan has a fleet of 30 warships awaiting the result of the British repre- sonaraon, th,a, .7 I fully supports. Japan is irritated by the arrival of Russian troops in Corea, and it is be- lieved that she will oppose them. British Force Landed. Awarding to a despatch to the Daily Mail ,from Shanghai, it is reported there from fellable sources that a British force landed,at Chemulpo on Saturday and caused; the reinstatement of Mr. MoLeavy Bb -n. The same despatch refers to "A native -rumor that the -Union Jack has been hoisted on an island in the mouth of the River Yang -Tse -Kiang." CHRISTMAS IN ENGLAND. Royal lilerry Makers -The Seasonable Temperature in Old England. London, Dec. 27.—The temperature is seasonable, the yellow fogs of the middle of last week having given way to com- parative brightness, The week has been the coldest of the season, 10 to 20 degrees of frost being registered, and skating has commenced. .All who could do so have gone -to the country, where Christmas house parties were more numerous than usual. The Marquis of Salisbury is entertain- ing a large shooting party. Queen Victoria had a merry party at Osborne. There was a grand Christmas tree, loaded with presents, for the royal children, the members of the household and the servants. The party includes the Battenbergs, Connaughts, Lornes and Albanys. A royal baron of beef, cut from a DeVon ox, fed on the royal farm at Windsor and. roasted at Windsor by the coo -sent by thd London caterer, was forwardart'd Osberne on Friday -with- the boar's head ancr,-woodcock pie, which traditionally occupies the Queen's side- board at ChristraaS. This year's boar's head is a genuine Hare ilf_Stinglier from the Coburgs' preserves ine0e.,Thurinarian forest, ' • 1 Turks Fired on a Greek Guopboat. Athens, Dec. 27.—As the .eflt,nreek gun- boat Actium was leaving 4hiii Gulf of Ambmola Saturday a shot .as fired at her by the Turiteeat Fort Preva,on the north side of the entrance to -4t' Gulf. The Actium and several other ,..gunboats whiob were follotiffiait her were oonepelled to return to theik. -anchorage. The Governmenteehas wired to Prince Mavrocordato, the 'Greek Minister at Con- stantinople, intruOttng him to ask the Turkish Governmdiate for alfriendly ex- planation of the inciablet. Murder Does llot Pay. London, Deo. 27.—Paris police statistics, just published, effectually prove that mur- der does not pay from a financial point of view: - They enumerate 21 murders by which the assassins averaged $18, and all the criminals wore guillotined. The sta- tistics also cite cases of over 100 more or less famous murders, yielding in many cases but a few cents. The biggest haul was $65, although in many cases large sums were overlooked. Anti -Sugar Bounty League. London, Deo. 27.—An anti -sugar bounty eague has boau formed under the presi- dency of Lord'Stanmore, with the object of abolishing or neutralizing bounties. All tho prominent firms in England con- nected with sugar eefining, and the chief proprietory and mercantile interests con- nected with the colonies, have joined the league. Archbishop Temple is 17nwel1. London, Doc. 27.—The condition of the health of the Most Rev. Frederick Tem- ple, Archbishop of Canterbury, is causing a good deal of anxiety The Archbishop has been ailing for some time and his condition has not improved under treat- ment. In view of bis advanced age, he was 76 in November, it is feared that he may be unable to regain his usual health. Germany Declines to Yield. Berlin, Dec. 27. --It is announced that the German Government declines to. yield to the• demands of the United States, mado during the reciprooity negotiations, for reduced duties on American animal • products. • SHE REIGNS SUPREME. • All the Correspondents of the Now York Papers Say So of England in the Far East Embroglio, Now York, Dec. 27.—The London cor- vespondents of the loading dailies hero devote considerable space to the situation in China. Strange as it may seem, the correspondents are unanimous in saying that, COMO what may. Eugland reigns supremo in the far East, and has only to move her great Asiatic squadron to the troubled centre to prove that, isolated as she may be, no combination of fleets can force her to relinquish that supremacy. MORE A LIVE 10FC The Manitoba Schooi Question in Canadian Politios. Sir. Wilfrid and the Pope -Ins Helloes 'Tel& the Frontier That Concession Mast be Made, otherwise the settle- ment Would Receive Severe Condem- nation from Rome -A Three exenths' Delay Was Granted. Montreal, Deo. 27.—It is but natural to suppose that the Pope's encyclical on the Manitoba schools will create a great deal of interest here, and the declaration of His Holiness that the Catholics must not refuse any partial reparation -obtain- able, with the view to reduce the perils of the education of youth, is freely com- mented upon and explained as follows:— It appears that when Sir Wilfrid Laur- ier knelt at the feet of Leo XIII. at the Vatican, His Holiness told the Canadian Premier that if important concessions were not granted the settlement would meet with Rome's severe condemnation. Sir Wilfrid asked for a delay of three montlisetand this the Pontificial authori- ties grained. The Priino Minister re- turned to Canada, and, summoning the Manitoba- authorities, Sir 'Wilfrid Laurier informed -them of the ediot that was com- ing frona.Z.Roine. He then is alleged to have inthbated to the Manitoba Premier and his colleagues that if further comes.. dons wore not forthcoming, federal legis- lation would be introduced, and Sir Wilfrid added("We will be defeated, and what better off will you. be than if you had granted our request?" Greenway's lleged Scheme. The story goes that Hoe. Mr, Green- way then attempted to drive a, bargain with the Ottawa Government with re- gard to, the Duluth Railway, but not with success, and finally Hon. Mr. Cam- eron, Attorney -General of Manitoba, wrote a letter to Sir Wilfrid Laurier making the following announcement:— "I have pleasure in informing you that at the pressing demand of the Catho- lic school inspector an order-in-oounoil has been adopted granting him the seleo- Mon of CathoAo books for the schools under his ()Mize." A, copy of this order-inecounoil was then cabled to Rome, where a battle royal had been going on between Mgr. Merry del 'Val and Mgr. Bruchesi, the former championing the causa of the Ottawa Government, while the Arch- bishop of Montreal had adopted King William's war cry of "No surrender." In this connection new light is also shed upon the recent visit to Spencer - wood, when it appears, upon His Honor of Manitoba informing His Honor of Quebec that he would see that the order - in -council was carried out, Sir Adolphe Chapleau cabled an urgent appeal to Rome on behalf of the amended school settlement. The papal encyclical is, there- fore, a compromise, brought about as stated above. A Message of Peace. London, Dec. 27.—Tho Times, com- menting editorially this morning on the Pope's encyclical, says: "Tho Pope has approached the very difficult Manitoba schael.problaaa42-1 theasptrit of concilia- tion and compromise, an-dthe encyclical seems honestly designed as a message of peace." Archbishop Bruchesi in New York. New York, Deo 27.—Among the pass- engers on the Champagne, which arrived yesterday afternoon from Havre, was the Most Rey. Paul Bruchesi, Archbishop of Montreal. SIR ADOLPHE TO MR. TARTE. "Shoot the Banditti t" Was the Command Given by the Lieut. -Governor. Montreal, Deo. 27.—"Shoot the ban- ditti!" is the command given to Mr, Tarte in Sir Adolphe Chapleau 's letter, which little by little is becoming public property. The letter waswritten in April, 1897, and dated Government House. " You do well," says the Lieutenant -Governor to the Minister of Public Works, "to con- serve the Conservative idea in the Cabi. net in order to temper the Grit atmos- phere which surrounds you. "I learn " continues Sir Adolphe, "that the itadie,a1 element is causing you all sorts of difficulties. Shoot the ban- ditti! They deserve nothing else, being on ticket of leave. I have also had my little dogs, but I have been able to get rid of them. These Castor Rouges and Castor Bleus are the death of allparties." Sir Adolphe also alludes to the Federal elections of Juno 23, 1896, and this seems to he one of the grave features of the letter, for he refers to "the role which I played to prevent ambitious Nova Scotia from ruling tho country with a party founded 40 years ago, and in which the. bad elements predominate over the good." The Quebec local elections were corning on when the letter was' written and Sir Adolphe uses Biblical expression. "The hour is at hand at Quebec," he says, "when we are to put our projects into execution." THE STRIKING ENGINEERS. Very Little Probability That the Dead- lock Will be 73voken. London, Dec. 27.—The striking en- gineers in their second ballot upon the proposals of the employers, the result of which is returnable on Dec. 28, to which date the conference of the masters and employes adjourned last week, are again rejecting the propositions made by the masters in the conference. The leaders of the strikers insured this result by com- bining two questions in the ballots. These questions were: "Are you in Payer of the proposals of the masters in regard to their management of workshops?" and "Are you in favor of a working week of 51 hours?" Natnroaly aU of abhe men support -to latter question, against which the em- ployers have all along contended., and upon which they aro still unyielding in their opposition. The masters declare that they Dover offered such a compromise and they aro now formulating plans for a wide extension of their proposed. look -out. Volc-anic Eruption in Iceland. HAWARDEN CASTLE WherepeOliira'in°:"Tesatr°sileefIsEfiSePN"v49deilt7 karAthGblalidtsht;;I: WTC11117`e'srgrauh."4dY oledelembratili' was born in Liverpool, Dec. 29, 1809t and, as things look now, he bids fair to -welcome the dawn of the twentieth century. If he survives till next year he can participate in the centenary celebra- tion of the Irish rebellion. As he comes of a sturdy race, the chances are that he will live even beyond his 99th births day. Hawarden Castle, the home of this/ great political "hermit," as he is SO140- times called, lies about six miles east ot Chester. Here on the bilis overlooking the valley of the beautiful Dee, in a picturesque park of some 700 acree, Gladstone. is spending the remaining years of his eventful career. .Among kis own countrymen he is regarded as * "secular pope," although he is by ne means as closely confined as the distIne guished "Prisoner of the Vatican." Mr. Gladstone has taken up labs aboclsa pra,ctically in tho gateway to Wala4 ' perhaps because he has so many admirers among the Welsh. Then, too, be has for his neighbor bhe Duke of Wectininster. who lives only a few miles away at Eaton Hall, and owns half of Chastest and a good part of the city of London. If it be true that ea -twin -les meet, and it all the gossip be-trur 1)41 1 have heard here,tlfen the richest 'peer and the pooreet stateman in the United Kingdom live side by side, says a correspondent in the New York Advertiser. It is no secret that Mr. Gladstone has very limited means at his disposal. Hawarden Cantle belongs to his wife, having been in- herited from her father. Even while holding his first Premiership the veteran statesman JinsI to Sell a valuable collets. tion of china ip order to make botli end/ meet. The first place of interest on the Way to Hawarden is the little parish church where Mr. Gladstone reads the prayers on Suncla.y. It is built in the early Eng- lish style Of architecture, and has nothing remarkable about it other than beinig the place where the MOst distinguished man in Great Britain worships. Every Sunday, rain or shine, when at. Hawarden, the great statesman is foundt • in his seat within the chancel ot the little church. His place is on the front bench, whioh is attea up with a rubber ale cushion, and contains a prayer book and Bible. But it is not the same Gladstone that I saw in the House of Commons some ten years ago. To -day his form is bent with age and he holds the prayer book clot*. to his eyes. Moreover his hearing is tate paired, so that he must use his hauti al a kind of ear trumpet. Nor is his voice so strong as then. His day is opened and: closed with paayer, and when the cares of state have pressed bard upon him he has gone to hie "secret closet" many times in the course of 24 hours. It is a well-known fact the. during a Cabinet crisis he went to church no less than three times in ono day. The great British statesman in this respect is something like our own Benjamin. Franklin, who, during a. critical period in the ining of our constitution, moved that the convention seek Divine assistance. And, as if to encourage the ex -Premier in appealing to the Almighty for aid at all times, there is this text in his bedroom hanging over the mantelpiece: "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peaos whose mind it stayed on thee." The Gladstone family, which represents three generations, sits immediately behind the head of the haute, while the servants have seats near the choir. The little church is filled every Sunday, many visitors coming for the purpose of seen:. kg and hearing the foremost statesman is Great Britain performing the humbles service of reading prayers. The Gladstone home is about a quarter of s mile away. The road winds through a beautiful park of chestnut, oak, aib. and walnut trees. On the way you pass the ruins of the old castle, consisting at a circular keep, the top of which com- mands a good view of the Dee valleys The land is not cultivated, as is the case at Eaton Hall, butremains in its natural condition. Hawarden Castle is deCidedly modern in appearance, and is surmounted by a high terrace. It is a typical Eng - Bah manor, and contains Mr. Gladstone', valuable working library. Here the statesman spends his days and nights in !study. New books pour in upon him by every mail, and no one in Great Britain is better posted in regard to what is pass. ing in the literary world than the hermit c4Hawarden. Theaverage day at the castle is passed substantially as follows: Mr. Gladstone wakes at 7.30 o'clock and has a light breakfast served him in his room. He generally makes it a point to rise at 19 o'clock, after reading in bed a couple a hours, and then goes through his mail. As he does not employ a secretary, this takes some little time. Pew soon, how- ever, he has a pack of postal cards ready for mailing, for letters are rarely written in these latter days. Lunch is now served, after which he reads till 4 o'clock, and the remainder of the even- ing is divided • between the family Eire- sidoefancdoutrshee,lib reavryer.ybody who visits Hawarden takes away a memento of the* place. But it remained for a Minneapolis girl to carry off the prise for originality in this respect. She noticed some pea- cocks strutting around on the terrace, and, with the aid of'a ladder, secured from the old gardener by means of a bribe, she succeeded in pulling a feather out of a bird's tail as a souvenir of her visit. Col silsagon, Dec. 27.-4.dviees from Reykjavik, Iceland, say that a vsiesuie eruption that occurred on Doc, 18 ssisered hotsr him talk, and another said that Ghia the districts of Skaplafolls, Ranzarvallea ex -Premier Was, thatarlit more of in, and 1.).‘uee with asheS. No details ar 4uier1ea bhan ti England anyway,, 2.1r. Gladstone is nothing if not. methodical. Indeed, he has been called a. human chronometer. He 10 as regular at clockwork in everything, and even goes so far as to insist that a piece of meat should be bitten 32 tines. His theory as to study is certainly good. He works on knotty and hard proleibs, but in the evening turns his attention to lighter literature. I determined to ascertain if the saying that no prophet is witbont honor save in his own country applied. to Mr. Glad- stone, and so I asked the people of Chester light and loft what they thought of him. While many had a good word to say Inc the great statesman not a few denounced him in decidedly emphatic terms. Of course, politics had a great deal to do in coloring their opinions, lsal. in not a few instances there was the greatest amount of indifference as to his presence among thcni. • One man told me he would not go across the street to 'I 1