The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-30

least eignt out OF tue Unity llllilvh0 l'it VA
their hands, are iubilant. This exhibition
has cleared eight millions profit, while that
Of 1878 ran nearly twice As much behind.
The exposition just closed was installed for
nearly three millions of dollars less than
that Of 1873.
MIR. STANLEY's long and dangerous i'll
ness was PROBABLY caused by his old enemy,
n disease which he contracted while de-
scending the Congo some years ago, and
which has for its worst manifestation the
spasmOdic contraction Of the pylOric oriiice,
causing intense pain and throwing the SUI
fcrcT into spasms. When Mr.. STANLEY was
first attacked he believed that he had been
poisoned. but he subsequently attributed
the malady to Tong priyation.
A WEALTHY English syndicate has been
formed in London to engage in extensive
mining operations in Honduras. The gov
eminent has granted them special privileges
which will facilitate operations. and the
f,othschilds are providing the financial
backing for the enterprise. Extensive de-
posts OF gold. silver. lead and copper are
known to exist in Honduras, and there nave
been occasional discoveries reported Oh
Opals, emeralds, cinnibar and asbetors.
GENERAL BRINE, X. T., with the sane
ton Of the English War Office, and two
members Of the Balloon Society have left
for Gibraltar. They took with them two
balloons of a capacity Of 10000 and JulWu
cubic feet. The expedition Is scientihc
one 10 determine the currents al high alti-
tude across the Straits Of Gibraltar. The
prevailing wind AT a low altitude has al
WAYS been from the Atlantic to the Mediier-
ranean. Aoronauts. meteorolOgists and
scientists take considerable interest IN this
attempt 10 solve the problem 0t the current,
at a high altitude between Gibraltar and
Africa.
The PdH-.UaU gazette says: "fhe mum
Der Of Galcian peasants who are said to
have been decoyed into emigration by the
agents who are now on trial at Wadowice
is over 1900, Of whom 5000 were not yet
released from military service. and cOnse-
quently became deserters. Many OF these
wretched people sold their lands 10 the emit
grafton agents 10 pay for grants oil lana
promised them i'm America. Their ignorance
was so gross that the agents hoaxed them
i'm hundred ways. For instance, an electro
bell was set up. and some Of the intending
emigrants were told that IL was telegraph
communicating with the palace Of the En-
peror Of America. The croduious peasants
applied for grants Of land by telegraph, and
when the bell tinkled, bringing them, a.
they were informed. q favorable reply. thef
were made TO pay the cost Of the imaginary
telegram. with heavy fees besides
EMPEROR WILLIAM has seen the Holy
Grail, not after yigils and fasts, not stealing
down a visionary ray. NORM secret chapel
in the woods. but in the waitins-room of the
Genoa railway station on his journey from
Monza. Thither at the express wish OF the
Queen Of Italy, who is enthusiastic about
the ecclesiastical treasures OF her own early
loved city Of Genoa, the archbishop sent the
Holy Grail. and the Emperor and Empress
had the advantage Of little lecture from "a
learned cOmpatriOt. In the treasury of the
Archbishopric of Genoa it has undoubtedly
rested, except for one removal,
since 1901. when il was brought
from Jerusalem. and so jealousy was Il
guarded during the republic that near ap-
prOach 10 its throne was forbidden under
pain Of death. The one removal took place
when Napoleon swept the temples. shrines,
and sanctuaries Of Italy Of gold, silver
and Jewels, melting down all the solid
silver statues, imitation replicas oil when,
now i'm their places. are by courtesy called
silver. Of course he took the Grail. but Do
the seizure it was dropped, and was found
not TO be carved from one emerald. but n
consist Of immemorially antique green
glass,
TIE mail which has just arrived in Lon
don from China brings news Of the total de-
struction by fire, on September Is, of the
famous Temple or Altar Of Heaven at Pc
kin. II was at first believed. says an article
made up for the London Times, and was ~
reported 10 the throne. that the ediiice had
been struck by lightning, bat, according %
later information telegraped TO Hong Kong,
two men were arrested as the incendiarlcs.
The fire appears 10 have begun AT j:lj j..
NJ. on the 18th, and by 4 o'clock on tie
morning of the 18th the temple was heap
Of smouldering ruins. Immediately before
the fire the capital was visited by an extra
ordinary storm of hail, rain and lightning.
Houses were flooded, roads rendered quite
impossible, and hail fell in thick showers.
The temple is described as being ninety
nine feet in height, with a triple roof Of blue
tiles, which was repaired century ago. IL
differed from Buddhist pagodas in that the
roofs were circular and placed one above
the other. II was erected over an altar, ana
is believed 10 date from the fifth century Of
our era.
An imperial decree attributes the disaster
10 lightning. and adds: "Ihe event Is re-
garded by the Emperor as solemn warm
ing, and his mind is filed with
awe. He calls upon his officers with ear
nestness and sincerity TO aid him in the un-
ceasing efforts which he will make, even
more than before, 10 secure the good govern
ment Of the country" 1t is feared by for
eigners in China that the succession Of ca-
lamities which has taken place since
the Emperor assembled the throne. such
as the Yellow river foundations, the fire
in the palace, and the destruction Of
the Altar of Heaven, acting on the super
stitions OF the people, may seriously affect
the dynasty, and especially the progressive
measures of the government. II is, there
fore, hoped that the fire may turn out 10 he
an incendiary one, as, if ii were the result |
Of lightning, il would be universally re-
garded as evidence of the wrath Of the gods
with the acts Of the administrator. The I
common story in Pekin is that a Serpent |
was concealed beneath the altar and was
being pursued by dragon, hence the fire.