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 d.
Sulllvans under him. One of the gener-
ais of ,brigadeis Rudolph Oliver Swans7l
TOM whescomes of swest Cork family.
ssz Professor sBoyesen, who recently
turned from visit to Norway, says the
2 country is ready for a republic, and
there is some likelihood that it will
to King Oscar II. Norway has Separ-
parliament, and is virtually an inde- =
pendent power. III stGi#tTs q IL
The late General Skobeletf shortly. be-
fore his death wrote to friend in Paris
that the car was abruti-besotted by
fear and incapable of reigning. The fact
is no news, but it is astonishing thata
letter bearing such assertions should
have been allowed to pass the Russian
poStOthces. 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 theBqueen 'tusu-s
ally sits up reading dispatches and writ
ing till one in the morning, resnmipg
again at s a. M hertroutine Of the davs
duties" London Truth says. The queen
invariably tralIsaets her public business
between breakfast and luncheon, and
hardly once in month does her males
ty concern herself with what Lord Bea-
consfeld termed affairs at any time"
In breach of pronIsel case in Eng,
land, brought by Miss Emily Nyse,
daughter Of u gentleman living at BalneH
against Capt. Horace Wise, a commander
in the Chinese Steamship trade and be-
longing to the naval reserve, no wit
nesses were called blythe defendent and
the summingup Of the conrt is the short
est on record. Mr.. Justice Stephen said
his summing.upA was comprised in two
syllables, 'How much?" The jury gave
a verdict for the plaintiff with $500
damages.
Mr.. Ruskin 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: II venture to hint to friends who
may at any time be anxious about ME
that the only trustworthy evidences of
my health are my writings and that it is
prettler attention to an old man to
read what he wishes to say, and can say
without effort, than to require him to
answer vexing questions on general sub
jeCts, or to add to his days appointed
labor the burden of accidental and I'M
necessary correspondence.
Lord Duferin, who is very fond of
yachting, has had a three-ton yawl sent
out to him for cruising about the upper
Bosphorus. He meditates a course of
adventurous cruises, also, in Natamora.
and would have commenced with visit
to the Princess Islands a fortnight ago
but for the Egyptian business His lord
ship inlhis more youthful days paid a.
yachting visit to the arctic regions, and
being clever with his pencil brought
away few sketches. His contributions
to the Art Society, founded this wear I'M
der his presidency, was one of those
small pictures, entitled the "R. Y. S.
Foam at Spitzbergen." 80 2
The Princess Eugene, sister of the
King ofSweden. recently sold her dia-
monds to raise funds in order to complete 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
exclaimed: 'Ah! now l see nv dia-
mOnds again"