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Show TIIE HORNING EXAMINEE, SUNDAY, OCTOEER 9, 1904. tBZBE25V JLSO Z It would oeem as if ths fates had that tho ysar UUt abould mo tbo Bd BOW w tvtr . r - . hingos of tom tho floom-cloud- ed mystery from off Phams. ths ooerot hla-plof o whola roeo and the Mt Slgious adoration for nearly 0,000.00 of peoplo block, brown, red ond white uttered over tnree-ll- f tbo of tbo Ipiown world. Th. euooeee of the mlaelon to Tibet under Colonel Younghuaband con now longer be questioned, el nee the Dalai une nee been Induced to sign a lei treaty drawn up by the British y Foreign Oflloe ond given into the of Younghuaband by Lord Curaon, who wa then viceroy of India, and who for another hu slnea been appointed ' that i has since mysteriously disappeared in company with a supposed Russian service agent does not affect tho his act. Moreover, what in Tibet was able to get Colonel Youngliusband and his military aid, General MacDonald, may b railed ea to hold fast. It was only after many months of terrible privations and after battling through hordes of fanatical natives that the British mission of LOO was able to mtar Into mysterious Iihsssa. that broad sod Imposing capital of th unknown cuantiy which lias in that marvelous intrenched m the very valley, enter ofsnugly the "roof of the world. Many eminent students of science and religion rave determinedly contended that It waa oa this lofty plateau where waa located the Garden of Edea and the birthplace of sc i com-me- re cus-tod- se-rr- rl -- Mot mankind. In the curious language of interior Tibet which Is merely a degenerate Sanskrit the very name Lhaass Implies 'Tho Seat of tho Gods." In Tibet Colonel Young hueband stirred to the core tho last known example of that ancient political regime known as the "religious This visit of Younghusbsnd autocracy. is only one In modern hletory that has the held out sny hopes of opening permanently this vest country to any amicable relationship with the rest of the world. During the past century, however, several traveler have reached the city of Lhesw. In mil Manning capital penetrated Into Itaatreeta In disguise, end waa fote ha lowed In IMt by two french mlaelon-eile-a Hu and Gabet. since that year m European has reached Lhaaaa. Mr, Pn7 Ravage Landor, It will ba remembered. was oompellad to return before reaching the city. But though no Europeans have tre have brought out- little more Information pan led by another native who visited Lhaaaa in USl-- L To him wa owe the most detailed account yet published concerning the city. Hie view la one of the very few photographs of Lhaaaa which have up to the present bam obtained by native Astana. Now, of course,, the many cameras with the expedition will obtain numerous records of tha appearance of the strange city with its temples So far, however, the accompanying illustrations are thetoonly once which have bam sent back tbo outside world. ' The present high priest la practically ruler of this vast Interior domain In Central Asia. He la called variously tha Dalai Lama or Grand Lama, and ha la theocactually a tool In tha hands of the of the racy. He dwells In tha Vatican War East, a vast accumulation of which crowns the low summit of a mountain over 10,009 feet above the sea level and overlooking the Imperial wamifj purple-- walled pal-ao- ra City Of IihABM. It should not ha forgotten when taking Into account tho potency of tha Lam man government, that aside from tha native Tibetans there are In the Asian mainland and on tha islands of the Pacific 40.000,000 of peoplo who rec ognise Implicitly the supreme power wielded In the past seven years in the name of tho boy who waa selected at the age of nine to become the pope or grand lama of thla widest retching aristocracy. The Grand Lama is taught by hie priests as an Immortal being, the change from the old and 'ring lama to tha child who succeeds hlmbelng taught aa the reincarnation of the soul of Buddha himself, the Lamman faith being chiefly a priestcraft corruption of tha simple and beautiful tenets taught by Buduha. What tragedies accompany tha rapid transmigrations of grand lamas within tha walla of this strange palace eaa only ba suspected, for fewer details are known im-of them than of the dark deeds In tha perial palaoe of Pekin. The Dalai Lama la described as a child of It, with a bright and fair complexion and rosy cheeks. His eyas are large and penetrating, and his whole face Mur but for tha slanting ayes. Chandra of the latest authorities. says ' 1 at to tha falsa f Mitt fast. Th la easier if sa is lucky enough to b BTBBBded bf a timlB of trail it la wise to follow, tor tho alight-a-rt davlatloa may plunge tha unwary la a Mowflrift of unknown depth. Tha photograph hare rsprsdtiosd shoes with sufficient elaarnsat tha abootat drsai nsas of tho aountry, hot parhapo th height of desolation is way bslow th wboss marsh; bunuaoohs of with whit t eesattatlag the almost aaro la crass eaa never bs forgotten, lag, "One of the pseuUarltiM of travel la Is th gnat tbo Himalaya and Tibet and rl ak on runs of being froat-bitt- sa kaockad ever by stroke at on and tho earn tlma Anothsr danger Is that tha raflaotloa of th troploal oua froai th anew frsqusnUy eauasp onow blindness, for tha pravantloa of which Tibetans wear fringed aye protectors of we am hors hair, or, falling thsas. pall thalr owa black hair Over thalr ayaa to shield them from th trying Mara Alliving at aa average altitude though mors tfcai AM fs tbs Ttbstaa suffer a whit Ism than n thM alsval "At th top of the pass tbara la a safes, to which w piously added a atone aad iplouslr annexed sons praying flags slips of flying pan paper, covered with Tibetan lnvocatioiia Here there Is a VaUoy glorlotio sriow of too Chutnbi tbo vista elossa to by new rang of tnountaine dominated by the Km TNUSZT at high Chumtdarhl (tbo Goddess cun tain) or virgin whits, to Tibetan's lklors Kaachatijiiaga's lovely bride. . .'y Chinese Infoot of thla mbunteto Is Phul fluence waa dominant In Tibet, aad avea At the occupied by British troop. Colonel Younghueband found when he fori now are and from hers "w Lhassa reached a representative of tha down to now lala Tibet tha worst passage of Yatung I Hi wager Emprasa of China, who allll th whola tourney, For over an hour claims tha titular sovereignty or proto descend grant bowlder, tectorate over Tibet. tbs oihai Tha only clear description of the graad atalrcaau encountered la actually enteraad th man. Impossible, ing Tibet is that which has ooma from having kuaensd th girths, led thetr Gyangtaa, on th north border of India Mao-aad mpea, looking back I ponies by long This was a Mtar sent by General from a sals dlstanoa ahead on saw Humid, who suiUmandad tha military noses between thalr forefeet oa thalr sacort of OokKiai Younghusband. th larriMa difficulties of tbo ons giant step and tbelr hind legs retha oaa above. luctantly abandoning way Q Basra! MacDonald said: a Chines restho us tbo flnrt "Miortly Mmv oommanning tho OMsnt Passing habitation oa Tibetan territory, of th Jalap Pass ws had a last look, olga of across a sm sf akmda at tbs snowy and after many risky crossing aad of a rushing stream, spanned mountains lying bstwasa range sf wwaul. crowned hr tbo giant by loosely laid pin stems rallies, slipand moan lain KancMnlunga, tha second pery with tea aad snow, with spray summit of tha lUraalaysa which splashing up through tha Intorstlot highestIts wa cams to yatung. rawM topmost peak to so altHud graceful whole ouuntenanre. Romctlmea, particularly when ha had looked at me, hie smile almost approached to a gentle laugh. No doubt my grim heard and spectacles somewhat excited hie risibility." Chandra Pee entered Potula the eastern gateway on Ills visit by to the Dalai Lama, and he states that he first "walked through a long liall, on either Idea of which were rows of wheals which every passerby put player In motion. Then ascending three long lines of stone steps we proceeded toward the had to climb up five Salace. We we reached tha grand floor of Fliodanr Marpo, or tha Red Paluoe, thus called from the exterior walls being of a dark red color. Then we had half a doeen more laddcre to climb up, and we found ourselves at tha top of Potula (there are nine stories to this building), where we saw a numlier of monks awaiting an audience. The Tongeer Penlnp li the civil head of the Tibetan Empire, the rules of the Lamman religion prevent any apworld of in those highly tha pearance acred and lofty individuals, tlie Grand Lamas. Tha Penlnps are really the governors of the various provinces, end of three civil rulers tlie Penlop of Tongssr province, In which lies Lhasa. is tha actual head. It was he who received tlie treaty from Colonel Younghuaband, and conducted tha negotiations between tlie British and tha Grand lama and hie council of priests. It waa he, advisory also, who conducted xnunghushand Into tha graad hall In the Pol ala or Vatican after Younghueband hnd Insisted upon seeing these mysterious personages. Although it hse been rustomary with many writers, who have dona little more r bo-lo- 2&S ZHG&U2 HaaiCP yrTvzTrXTt JMJ?J2J222rnM&2a than penetrate tha fringe of tha east mounialii ranges wound Tlliet, to writ harrowing tales of the Immorality of thla people as a whole, Colonel dispatches, as sent to tha British govamment, nuthorilaUvrly th statements. Th city of LhatH, aa shown In tha thousands who live In Lhaaaa era usually two stories iu height, built around a courtyard very similar to tha usual urlnntat type, with flat roofs walled about, na which roofs much of the household activities taka place. It Is In the cool of the evening that tha rlitm-of Lhaaaa, with his wife and children, occupy themselves In touch the manner aa do tha middle class saina ntiaena of any other large city la th world. One important point ' tnet should ba ' lllMI Young-husban- ds cou-trsdi-ct h'-r- a bird's-ey-e view given by the accompanying Illustration, strongly resembles, curiously enough, Its antipodes among cities Paris. In Ilia renter of tha great chief Lamman towering domes Is the monastery, covering 15 acres of ground, surrounded by lofty walls in which nvir LIKO monks chant through every hour of every day and every year incessantly prayers to tlie I tala! Tama. At th weetern side of the city la situated the Pntala. Through the city run a bmileva id. curving very much as Broadway, New York, course from tlie Buttery to tha Tha residences of tha several sirange race la that aside from thalr leolattoo, Tiers use of it, th people at tnd, perhaps. live practically the same lives as do tha better class of ("biases sad host Indiana Moreover, when speaking nf th isolation of Tibet it should ba unit erst ond that thla refer manly t a prohibitive policy against aay Intercourse with Europeans. Up until tha mag-aihee- nt top-up- I Bik-hi- m . a grab, and with non bead tntad back bo tent into bio mouth tho tho spout, through swimming along tbo white with bio fro bead. About this Urns avsa ha Tngsn to fast Inconvenience, especially after feeding, and vomiting set to at intervals. Th trees rose slightly, aad there steady, spiteful llttta lop, r Mating persistently a mouth. Musing him era hie quantities of water, whan taking nourishment. At this time tha Gnat, which bad cams hurtling up to aay thatHaggerty ba bad bean ostusd wttb In minutes orsmps aad amlnst bio will had been hauled aboard to tho sto of time. At flva minutes to a bail from the Cal stolen gave tha news that M. Burgees ate had bM taka on Tutu. The tid made up until U rtotonk aad won very slack. The French mailhoat cam out of Dover at OMnlgTit. sasu her powwfrd MKhllabt. aad th Snotto lay bathed to a radiant, atlvary glow uSaS?aAto PckW bar out. mb bad tlma waa coming- those Noniy deadly, dreary, monotonous bom bo- -' for the dawn. He still forasd ahead with almost oteckwark-U- k maddening Twenty-tw- o Stroks to therogularny, nbtig n either mors nor teen, i altar that hour continuous exertion, new on on side now on the other for a change, and then ohm mors on to hie back. Even to thorn In comfort on tug the monotony was bad enough. Tho ilghts of Dover, th d I on the Goodwin aanda. wheeling flash of th paw hogs had gradually been . From MO to StflO ia tbo tide was atlU favorab!, morning s jjjji Mvsrad over two mites during that but tha wlminr, who now had time, ham ia the watoy Marly lOhoura, was suffet-ing badly from the fmmtnM quantittes ofsalt water which bs bad owallowad, poured ' - era Bon-ran- of rr)chlny, whtah had Shortly before I o'clock in th mom-to- g. when th flrst light of tho dawn was showing over pels tho ooaat of FntnM fttlll U Mlld tbs iwtanmor suddenly called for hRp ia a votes that sounded strainrd and waak.Deeplte th fa h had been atasrsd by relay friers, ia ths .water with hllBg VllD J laved sack other ia dl rooting hla oours. Holhela, while still n miles from Franca had swam slightly over ID. This was due in s large measure to ths tide and the heavy wives. Tbs difficulty of th tart toy mors In th paoiar rtoppy and evastvs currents of tho British Channel rather than the distance Itself. At a quarter to 4 after teen In tha water 11 hours and IS having mlnutea Hnl-bews hauled over th bow of tho i Wheat, in which was his trainer, Mr. " (ttflt attempt of three famous Pta swimmers to kmg-disia- moment's rest the H that separata the chalf cliffs .of from the low sand dunes that JNJfethe appro,, to the French coast fsilura. or sometime was"Monty" awim-- f .1 th bnperial prince J5,i iTltoUeru aft family, managed. J bourn, to cover kst Matanosy going ? s trlSJ'iJjLfi miles H aoeompanled to his bk hi tbs. champion rf,elrtwi1. Francs, and an araatour wl WM selxed siSST?!' bean In ths ifiH, andhaving was hauled ia by kTJulmitss team yaoM but, arte! hSH0"1 i1 Ths ,unk twice, taken by thsM bta ia dupe rats at-- . mites of clioppy httsST. England by tha fact that JjMuvnr uSZJZF MJttea aboardswtm-eVStha 5to htTi?re?'b' effort, two , V Wrty tPt rinord ?h L unVuSSif!?4, a F, th. water and u5 will, although danger of sink- - prires to atimw-Jjjssbs three con- totslr having narrowed to hsts.!?af5',',r International who waa an bs colors of the Si. ia ri-r- T. tv?42 rWh b Ir tw- M - ebool, a burf'w. bisWho awsU wore middle, uaut a Orman i1: him for bTfb by his old pupil, th eons rSk l?oa mir it amount of time and no Ilttla expense was attached to ths preparations mad by ths three national champions of Frame, England and Oeraany. It was exactly at Mi P. M. on Bcp- -t ember T that Holbein entered the water ftom' the beach by Shakes pears Cliff, near Dover. From there a line south by southwest gave th shortest poatib.a distance to th French mainland, which waa sotually a long, sandy, point Jutthe Briton ting out near (TalrlM onswimmers had coast AU three of tha linseed oil, been oiled with a heavy which gave a rich, glistening brown tone to their sunburnt limbs end iturtf torrnii Over their heiuU they wore e whit canvas covering, with hugs gog-aleyepiece. mads from athick plats great pro- prove glass This waa toshort. lection against tha of th Channel. Tbs conditions seamed well nigh pershowed that fect, but tho thermometer even at that th Untar temperature, hour, wa cm tho wrong side of Gt At of steak, Holbein took his supper sandwiches and hot come. At the mine sleo stripped and moment Hays-noiled, waa making hi dive from the steps nf the Admiralty Per. nrarliy. short haif coAlongside the Beotia, ble's length away, wa th tug x PMi t Frsaeb y, rd ln iworm - EhSIUKSj iJUUHjLQ - u V nmmAmcfMoi v;,. . QzxoiM itBUjtmsnr&x-.- gentlemen, to attend on M, Burgmwe. Holbein's course wa a rplendld cr, and the slack tides swept him but a little to tbs eastward. Whenever Holbein became hungry. which woe often, a man In the stern t the fnramnst rowing host would sing out. "Hand wirhee. Monty? - "Yes. flrst. would em.- the chevy answer, "and o t drink." Then one heard the ting ng nr the hell, and the clunk and Jtr englne-rocaios as tha slowly revolving prvi-.li- ur to g slandstiU. ssnJ-wirh- lu-- m I ! rs leerra noionn ny mesne OI a small acetylene lamp and a whKs handkerchief. which was held over ths boat to tha right or left, so as to lndiaats the prmper course. Holhela stated that ho would neirr ranks the attempt, although ho KalnITOquMtly swam muab longer dim tanrao ndbeen in tho water mush terser periods of thna Ths unique difficulties presented by this prohleni of swimming screes tbs If miles that srparata and Fraac era strikingly showsEngland Vy th fact that out of thsas three siiprrh ewhnmsra rpecinlly trained and flttsd for tha task, on hnd only been able to remain In the water for K minutes aad th other tmt for a few hours, while Holbein himself, who waa comparatively much more waa only able to cover half th rt!atan-e- . with such results to hlniarlf that this Plucky aWbnmer has definitely hendonea any Mm oX repeating toll art sno-r'aaf- l v'in a-- Monty e, iikr some weird. ! s nionsier. would govuie-- i yed Into th glire of mna up surging ulong It aob.yteus lamp swung overeida i,d if. ; in. i -- 'he nign In t ,,pen.r e'lih-- d, dropped In a t m'ne ti'.als alern sa'i lwich. a ctuple of and a swril-Then a powsrl ul stroks into position and an- tti-'i- .'KMig J p . w, other sandwich. Now. then, hot drink." "Here you sre, Monty." snd 0 plated . ot, with a spout and a convenient han- die, waa bald out to him. A stroke 384'tempt, -- - , |