, 1881-03-08
The Visit of King Humbert and
Queen Margherita to
Sicily.
All Saints Day in the Catacombs
Of the Capuchin Church of
Palermo.
Relics Of antiquity at tiirgcntl-1mpor.
taf.t Discoveries Mt pOmpcii.


accompanIcd By Ir!Ire Asnnt!r,,*: NJ. CaIroll,
President af tho Council: Wen. t.sfnirMl Actin;
N. ljaccnrinI. Minister nf Public Wnrka; anA Il
numerous suite. Tho SeAp,|ta,l t,upu1ullon rr-
ccIyed t!ielr MnIcstIcs with tho greatest csithu-
slnsfn. MID tho nyai trnin w.ls lul,tlly chccrct!
at all tho statfntts nt which It wns Obliged to
stop TN reHcliIt,g ArHrnsnisc, II etnnli sutton
t,car NapIcs, vIco-Admrul Actnn received
n disputch atatlng that the scn was
ro,tEh m,d ihrcntcninR, md udvissnx
him to postpone tho vnyAYe nnuthcr
1my. After 6tns Hesitation hr hA.ltlest tho tnes-
snEu to the queen. With tak!ug EoIt petci' fr"n
her brit. wrute: t'Ws will ~. fIevcrthrlcs..''
Arrangements were atcordingly cotnpiptc'l. a;Il
tho sovcrcgs nf 1thly wctt, suon speeding their
why over tho Writer'S wberc tho beautiful s..yEta
once pl'tvcl with tic el.ny,nI,hs. aud whero
itUncrIc Iuo,stcrS nnlstsrd themselves by hiir-
lilK shlps 10 destruction. Tic lt1yaI pnrty mr.
rived sa5efy IN Sicily. where tho inhabItauta hatl
nude Immense preparations fur their reception.
Ttis would lnvo well sultch Victor Emmanuel,
who always complained tn l1s Minister'S II his
prusefIcc WIS tlDt acknowledged hy the punlin
with Rrfit enthusiasm nnll gorgeous display;
but. unfortunately, king Itnnbcrt Is very
lSDiFFEtEST TT rurul.Ait DEMoSsTIsA-
TiUSA,
and far less regarding tho manner In which he
In viewed by the 1nnsscs+ Queen MarYhGritn.
however, II very sympathetic III her naturc, Ilti
E1SGF lDSrS nt1 opportunity Of MnEI1H herself
urrcnnkIc IN fbo t,nnu1r Tina rn,n,,cnan,tnt, ,r
:, ,r.,.,,.,, r.. ~, .,',,.,i.. .,...,,, ~ a..
~ "eaa"ne i'i iho nP''not9o h!u"'le' vi 1"d
King. Sau il Hls0 nnxl0us regarding tho future
Of tho dynusty, n,la ent1eavors to maliltAin
utntt.,.lt. rnut,nns with t},c rm,. win ,xhnt, :,
.,'.t,i,. ,,,.,.,,T s,so,, ',......,,a -. .., 's "
e.n"'ct ""a'' t!"'c oanserois u uio "e'lhee
Of hrr son. tho 1'rncu Ut Nipples. and pruuubiy
prevent hts acccss son to tho throne.
Tho King. wh1 ~ IL firm believer that nil things
"'o u'ectca ~ IN "tef"uo'o a'ceess'ts' "u'' .hl
fNltlifiH cAn Wiade tile Noeirlne OF evolution.
docs not trlIIttc htnsrlr nbout these iIrrs nr
nttrmut IN dIsyutst. tlc 1pt tint IN rovn.ts nm
.,.,'. - - ,s, s.'.a. He .. r..,. no
'ntusc ~ "'a as""s'$ ~ seFJ uncc1t"t'' aae
Elory OF tho House of Savoy. which hnd lts
birthplace on l,attlet1ells Is only n1prCctnt I'd t
King ,iuml,rrt in II 1ui1tury nolnt If ylcw. nut
In ,y,u,1,t ,,,Ir,,,, ,h,,, .,i.,,. 80 ,,..,,. ar,
IT, nnnns,nrs n,",, ~ ,',t:,, =, ,.t',td ,'., @
III. .nx,,y,, ns,. s,, ~ rt.H,. r.,,..,.i
~ ~ ~. .""+ t' .I e'' =. .'e.'i 4.n''""nc' M
lnefsts IRON us 1ather tasto for military III.
fRira. hut sllsA ms ambition shnt Il prompted by
Fcltlsh uiIns. Hl wnst1l ulte III, his thro:is wilh-
nut struggle Ii the welinre Ut tho g1t!i!lry dv
Innfded II. 1t hlA even Ltstl salA by thpss. WIN
know HIN well thut King iunhert w0l,lst rrsn,s
tho extinction IT tte iiyl,nety Df SNvny ~ ta.nly
As he would behold tho sun 10 down hchlr,u the
mountains.