Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-06
Iii TALK OF ENGLAND
Pope Leo and RudyarI Kipling Divide
Popular Attention.
jTALY'S DEMAND OF CHINA.
.he Also Wants n "DOOr" to the Ce-
lestinl Empire-Our Financial
Affairs Cause Much Discus
sion In Great Britain.

with intense interest and the news o.
his probable recovery is received witt
profound relief which is expressed
throughout the press. The Times, dur
ing the course of long editorial says
The deep sympathy manifested II
America may be regarded as hitting
tribute to the writer who has latel!
done more than diplomacy. treaties, ar
bitration and speechmaking to convince
the two nations sprung from the same
stock that they are still in many ways
ONE
A presentation copy of Sudyard Kip
ling's Echoes" (by two writers) from
u. l.. H." the authors father. fetched
$l07.5O when auctioned off last week al
Sotherby's. A copy of the first edition
of departmental Duties" was sold for
$3.50
The unexpected illness of the pope
gave rise to speculation regarding his
successor and revived the stories Of in
trigues at the Vatican. But the latest
favorable bulletins have dispelled the
gloomy forebodings.
1t appears that the pope himself was
responsible for the attack, as, after the
audience of Monday, when very tired
he insisted upon driving in the garden
to Leo's tower in spite of the biting
north wind. He returned to his apart
ments shivering with cold, and on feel
ing himself in pain he said he recalled
the prophecy Of Mile. Couesdon, whose
spiritualistic prophecies were the talk
of Paris some time ago and who declar-
ed that the archangel Gabriel had an
nounced to her that the pope would die
Immediately after President Faure.
Perhaps" said the pope, Gods will
spoke through her mouth"
The Event of the Week.
The political event of the week UNI
doubtedly was Italy's demand for a
door" in the Celestial empire. The
Saturday Review says:
1T can hardly be doubted that this
will prove the signal for general and
final rush. Japan will advance her long
expected claim to the province of Fu-
ken, on the mainland of China and
opposite the island of Formosa. and
Russia will seize preteXt for urging
further concessions injurious to Brit
ish influence ont of the helpless govern
ment at Picking"
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confessional lease of San-Mun bay as
a coaling station and naval base on the
same conditions as those under which
Germany holds Kiaochau bay, includ-
ing demand upon the part of Italy for
the concession of three islands off the
coast of the province of Chehkiang,
with the right to construct railroad
from San-Mun bay to Po-Yang lake
and preferential mining and railroad
rights within a sphere of influence COW
ering the southern two-thirds of Cheh-
kiang province-and dispatch from
Picking says there are indications that
the dowager empress is disposed to re-
feet the demand.
The attitude of Russia regarding the
guarantees of the British loan on ac-
count of the northern Chinese railroads
has caused considerable anxiety among
the investors, who, however, rely upon
Lord Salisbury to carry out his promise
and insist that China respect her en-
gagements and ignore Russia's protest
against the terms of the railroad con-
tract. Up to now Lord Salisbury has
taken a firm attitude, and it is general
~ believed Russia will not go beyond a
protest.
Interest In Our Affairs.
The monetary and industrial situa-
ton in America is followed with close
attention here The Economist takes
pessimistic view of railroads. Speaking
of the recent boom, it says:
THE holders of these securities
among British investors who have not
availed themselves of the opportunities
of the past six months to realize on
their securities are. we think, few and
far between, for in most cases the i'm
provement has long since run out to
such a level as may have been war
ranted by increased earnings or other
tangible factors. The advances of the
past few months had nothing more
solid than remote prospects and ap-
oversanguine industrial fore
casts to go upon every kind of unfa-
vorable contingency being cast into the
shade by glowing statements Of the UNI
prosperity which was COM
Ing into existence in all directions"
The Statist takes a more cheerful
view Of the monetary situation. 1t
thinks there ought to be no danger of
serious dearth of money in America
during the present year, or at any rate
not before September. The paper eX-
poets trade to further expand and that
there will be an outburst of new enter
prises.
The fashionable interest of the week
centered in the military race meeting
at Sandown park. An enormous crowd
was present there on Friday, when the
much coveted trophy. the Grand Mill
tary cup. was competed for by crack
riders representing the entire British
army. The weather was warm and fine,
and many of the women Wore Springlike
dresses. The club lawn and paddock
were crowded. and the scene was like
the height Of summer. Several people
drove to Sandown park from London,
Including the Marquis of Londonderry,
who rode in an open barouche with four
horses and Positions. Lady Randolph
Churchill and Mrs. Leslie were among
the Americans present The cup was
won by Lambay, ridden by it's owner,
Captain T. H. Reipland of the Grena-
der guards.
The Newstead Ghost.
Another link in the chain of i'll fortune
which has followed the famous New
stead abbey was forged last week. 1t
seems that curse rests on the abbey
and that the eldest son has never sue
ceeded to the estate. Byron sold it to
Colonel Wudman in 1905 who died
rhildless. The trustees sold it to Webb.
tne famous sportsman, whose eldest son
died last week. Byron had the skull
Lawyers. doctors, merchants. business
men, clergymen, everybody! Take
your soiled linen to the Barre Steam
Laundry.