The herald., 1898-11-12

full royal rig, and in complete war
paint enter the holy city, through the
Chalil-Kapussu gate, followed by a
brilliant retinue, and an impressive
Turkish host, in their picturesque
dress. For variety arrangement, and
effect, this Kaleidoscope scene will
furnish, perhaps. a most memorable
chapter to the history of this country.
In honor of his beloved brother" the
sultan's bankrupt exchequer has been
further depleted to the tune of 100 900
piasters. to be expended in widening
the main street Of Jerusalem, and
beautifying the Palace of Kademi-
Sheriff. intended for the emperor dur
ing his stay in the holy city AS a mat
ter of fact, England as we'll as Egypt
intends to swell the pomp and cere-
mony by dispatching a portion of the
English Egyptian hosts from Khartum
and possibly with a few hundred pris-
oners in chains, to show the kaiser
how Dervish looks in captivity.
The kaiser's main and solitary OBJ
ject of this journey Is to preside over
the ceremony of conservation of q new
Lutheran church, built on a site given
by the sultan to the late Emperor
Frederick while he was still crown
prince, on the occasion of his visit to
the Holy Land. The church in uues-
ton is erected on the foundations Of an
ancient edifice of the same character.
dating from the Crusaders. The i'm
perial couple will arrive at Haifa on
the 26th of October, 1898, and at Jaffa
two days later; the grand entree into
Jerusalem is booked for the evening of
October %. After the conservation
ceremonies of the church the royal
couple will visit the tombs of Abra-
ham. Isaac and Jacob at Hebron. over
which mosque has been erected. No
Christian or Hebrew has ever been
permitted to cross the threshold of this
mosque or to view these tombs with
the solitary exception Of the Prince of
Wales when he visited the Holy Land
while still young man, in the COM
pany of Dean Stanley of Westminster.
1t may be taken for granted that the
present sultan, who owes so much to
the friendly support and champion
ship of his cause by the German en-
peror, will extend to the latter the same
courtesies and facilities in the matter
of visiting Hebron as were conceded
thirty-six years ago to the future king
of England.
After leaving Jerusalem the kaiser
and his consort propose to Journey
overland via Mount Sinai to Egypt. In
response to an invitation from the
khedive, and the resources Of the
Turkish government will be taxed to
the utmost to prevent any untoward
incident happening to the imperial
pilgrims, such as, for instance, attack
and capture by marauding Bedouin
tribes. 1t Is difficult to conceive the
CONSERVATION which would ensue were
the German emperor and empress to
be carried off by some such tribes as
these in the interior of Arabia. and
held for ransom. The allegiance of
these tribes to the sultan is purely
nominal and in their rocky Businesses.
which can be reached only by weeks of
| camel-back travel through waterless
deserts they are practically secure
from attack or punishment.
| 1t is no secret in English court cir
cles that it has been the one dream OF
Queen Victoria's life to undertake a
pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and ut
one moment during the early years
of her widowhood she was on the point
of proceeding thither with her friend
and spiritual adviser, the late Dean
| Stanley. as ciceront. But the time for
lany such tour has long since past