The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
HIS LIFE EBBING AWAY.
Enaland's Grand Old Man Sinking
Under the Weight Of 81,
g2s. rs His Years. 81

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Copyrighted, 1898, BY tho Associated Press. 81
u London, March 2G.-Next to the prob
abilities Of war, the public is most keenly
interested in the condition of Mr.. Glad
stone, though they are not permitted to
know how i'll he is. Perhaps it should be
said he is not so much Ill as that his
powers are failing and that he is appar-
emily sinking under the weight of years
and vital exhaustion. The best informed
people admit that his ailment is incurable
and that his physicians only hope to allie
yiate the pain he il suffering. -
VI. Ihe Lancet says Oh the subject of sur
glcai advice being called in:
Y This can scarcely be interpreted other
wise than that there is serious cause
from the symptoms from which he has
suffered for nine months. AT his great
age, the gravity of any surgical ailment
Is apparent, and the exhaustion in conse-
}qnence,, is prolonged. The severe neural
gla is III itself an unfavorable feature
His vitality, however, is wonderful and
his general health is good. An examina-
ton of the patient with the use of the
Roentgen rays disclosed infiamed cartil-
age; but there was no sign of cancer"
Bids His Friends Farewell.
Although enquirers for press para
graphs are strictly kept from Mr.. Glad
stone, it is said he has babe farewell to
several old friends and knows his end is
approaching.
Referring to his illness Mr.. Gladstone
said to friend: "a final lesson, Il final
trial"
The old statesman has been sensibly
happier at Hawarden than at the Riviera
or Bournemout!..
A painful incident of Mr. Gladstone's
L.
invited spiritual advisers Not q mail
reaches his residence without containing
a shower of chapters of the old or new
Testaments, extracts from the lives of
scriptural personages, or isolated texts,
hymns. poems, etc.
The Local Government Bill.
It appears after ALL that there is little
heart in the Irish landlords opposition to
the local government bill. The majority
of them cordially dislike many of the
provisions of the measure, but there is
too much division in their ranks in re-
gard to the adyisability of open hostility
to allow mai king a vigorous fight. The
government is fairly confident of pass
ingsthe bill before Whitsuntide.
The measure has undoubtedly further
accumulated the differences among the
Irish leaders, who have been described
by Augustine Berrell, Home Rule mem
Der of Parliament for the west division
of Fife, as "men who sit scowling at one
another like third-rate tragedians.'
The Liberals are inclined to take
serious view of the exaggerated culogy
Of the Conservative administration which
Timothy Healy INDUCED in during
the second reading of the bill, which they
consider as done with the object Of dis
crediting the leadership of John Dillon
and to convince his countrymen that he
is equally independent of Liberal support
as John Redmond.
The Prince of Wales is energetically
learning bicycle riding at the Riviera, &C.
companied by an instructor and an euuer-
ry.
Cyclists Unfit for Military Duty.
A curious effect of hard cycling is re-
ported from France, out of the last batch
of conscripts no fewer than eight widely
physically Incapable Of military duty.
Diseases Of the heart We're the chief rea-
sons for their rejection. This causes
profound establishment, all classes think
ing them at least fit to be accepted as
military cyclists.
Ensign Chandler of the United States
cruiser San Francisco had an amusing
experience on his way to Gravesend He
was in Madrid when the San Francisco
suddenly started for England, and he was
obliged to go to Paris and from there to
Dover, where he was recognized by two
Scotland Yard detectives as answering
the description of a man wanted for forg-
cry. They Swallowed the ensign to
Gravesend and were only convinced of
their error when reaching the ship
The president of the board of trade. c.
L. Richie, has appointed committee
comprised of representatives of the boards
Of trade and the three great marine un-
derwriting corporations, under the chair
m;lnship Of Sir: Francis Jeuno, president
of the probate, divorce and admiralty d.
vision of the high court of justice, to con-
slider the long-standing grievance of the
North Atlantic ports against the Chesa
winter are allowed to load beyond the
North Atlantic winter line. The commit
tee met this week to organize.
Lady Castlerosse headed the list of the
newly-elected Killarney poor law guardi-
ans. She was nominated by her father
in-law, the Earl of Kenmare Her ap.
pearance in this role has aroused the
greatest interest in Ireland's titled
classes and poor, who hope that if mem
ties greater measures of relief of the
distressed will follow.
"Johnries' In Fur Capes.
The recent bitter winter weather has
produced a new fashion, the smartest
"Johnnies" appeared in short fur capes
over their Overcoats, thereby causing
much amusement and chatting.
The French line steamer La Bretagne
which sails from Havre today, takes 100
carrier pigeons with the view of testing
the possibility of establishing communica-
ton with the shore in case of accident
If the experiment is successful all steam
ers Of the French line will hereafter car
~ pigeons. The experiment is viewed
with great interest. though skeptically.
Moritz Rosenthal, the pianist, is pur-
sued by ill-luck. He was engaged to play
at the philharmonic ball in London and
accidentally caught the middle finger of
his right hand with razor. He ap-
peared in edinburgh last week and on
Monday he appeared at Manchester, using
the nail of his finger as much as possible,
with the result that he split it and has
been. obliged to postpone his London ap-
pearancc. After leaving England, Rosel-
thai goes to Italy and Switzerland, and
thence: to- the United States in the a,l-
Doyle Carte has been unable to find
new operas suitable for the Savoy thea
ter and will devote the season to revivals.
On Tuesday he resurrected .'rhe Con
doliers'' on a fine scale, introducing new
star, Louis s1enr1, VINO mas hitherto ap-
pearcd in the provinces.
: Lawrence Irving, whose 'sPeter the
Great and Barrymore engagement was
ninc-days' wonder, has resumed acting,
taking the part of Swallow in a revival
of "Henry ~" ut Manchester, giving
an artistic impersonation of senility.
New Jersey Cod Fisheries.
The great fishing industry of the Massa-
chusctts coast--the catching of the valu-
able cod-seems to have gone to the New
Jersey coast to bring new life and energy
to the small army of men who get their
livelihood from the ocean. The cod catch
is now an established fact on that coast,
particularly Oh the banks and shallow
ridges Of sand which occupy large areas
Of the ocean bed near the mouth of the
Delaware bay. Here food is found for
the cod. and. eXcept in very cold weather