Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-08-24
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The four officers of the Austrian army
highest in command in Bosnia are
Irishmen. The governor of Livno is
Major General O'Reilly. The second in
command of the cavalry is Colonel o,
Hershey, and there are two Captain o.
Sullivans under him. One of the gener-
ton,e whoscemes of aswest. Cork family.
ss Professor sBoyesen, who recently re-
turned from visit to Norway, says the
2 country is ready for republic, and
there is some likelihood that it will
throw off the merely nominal allegiance
to King Oscar II. Norway has 4 separ-
ate parliament, and is virtually an inde- e
pendent power .&s .e,e
The late General Skobeletf shortly be-
fore his death wrote to Il friend in Paris
that the car was uhruti-besotted by
fear and incapable of reigning. The fact
is no news, but it is astonishing that Il
letter bearing such assertions should
have been allowed to pass the Russian
poStotfces. 1t recalls one of the Rus
sian possibilities of the Russian situation,
that the revolution may come from the
army instead of the people.
Denying report that the#Queen ''usu-s
ally sits up reading dispatches and writ
ing till one in the morning, resuming
again at Il. IN. heriroutine OF the DAYS
duties" London Truth says: The queen
invariably tralIsaets her public business
between breakfast and luncheon, and
hardly once in 4 month does her maleS-
ty concern herself with what Lord Bea-
constield termed atlairs' at any time
In a breach of promise case in Eng,
land, brought by Miss Emily Nyse,
daughter of II gentleman living at Bamet,
against Capt. Horace Wise, a commander
in the Chinese steamship trade and be-
longing to the naval reserve. no wit
nesses were called hyIthe defendont, and
the sumnin@up Of the -conrt is the short
est on record. Mr.. Justice Stephen said
his summing up. was comprised IN two
syllableS, How much" The jury gave
a verdict for the plaintiff, with $500
damages
Mr.. Ruskiu asks his friends to refrain
from troubling him with unnecessary
letters There are a good many other
distinguished veterans who will echo for
themselves the wish he expresses. He
says: Il venture to hint to friends who
may at any time De anxious about me
that the only trustworthy evidences of
my health are my writings and that it is
prettier attention to an old man to
read what he wishes to say, and can say
without effort, than to require him 70
answer veXing questions on general sub
jects, or to add to his days appointed
labor the burden of accidental and un-
necessary correspondence.
Lord Dutferin, who is very fond Of
yachting, has had three-ton yawl sent
out to him for cruising about the upper
Bosphorus. He meditates a course of
adventurous cruises. also, in Matamora.
and would have commenced with visit
TO the Princess Islands a fortnight ago
but for the Egyptian business. His lord
ship in his more youthful DAYS paid a
yachting visit to the arctic regions. and
being clever with his pencil brought
away a few sketches. His contributions
to the Art Society, founded this year un-
der his presidency, was one of those
small pictures, entitled the "R. y. S.
Foam at Spitzbergen."
The Princess Eugene, sister of the
King Of Sweden, recently sold her dia-
monds to raise funds in CT Ter tocompletea a
hospital in which she is interested. When
visiting the hospital, after its completion
suffering inmate wept tears of gratitude
as she stood by his side, and the.princess
excaimed "Ah! now I see my dia-
mOnds again"