The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-06-02
FOREIGN NOTES.

| though her health Is improving.
The town of Samara, Russia, was
| visited by disastrous fire, which de-
stroyed large portion of the town.
The representative assembly OF Tur-
key will be convoked by the sultan at an
early date. There has been no meeting
of this body since 1876.
TIE village of Lonegefoy, IN Savoy,
has been almost entirely destroyed by
fire, only four buildings remaining
standing. Four hundred persons are
made homeless by the fire.
| WoMAN's dress is said by London
Truth to be threatened with terrible
clumsiness. Doubtless, though, hus-
bands will have to be more agile than
ever in skirmjshing around to pay Tor II.
--Bu6alO Express.
In regard to the Pope's circular to the
arcbbisRons. ODonnell, M. P, says it
was brought about by lying statements
| from English emissaries, and deslgnates
Mr.. Errington as a sneak ana rene
gade.
| LONDON society is interested over
some private letters of Sarah Bern
hardt, in which, IN passionate terms, she
expresses the hopes that her near ma
| ternity will crown her life with daugE-
ter who shall be great.
! ADMIRAL FREDERICK EDWARD YER
NON HARCoURF, whose death III London
has recently been announced, was the
Oldest officer on the list of flag Officers
in the British navy. He was born IN
| 1890, and was III active service hfty-
| three years.
| The libretto of Gilberts new comic
opera is completed. Sullivan furnishes
the music. The opera is intended to
succeed "Iolanthe," and will be prob
ably produced at the Savoy Theater
early in the fall. The American copy
| right has been arranged for.
AT the request of the chief medical
officer of the military hospitals of Paris
| a reeimental band has been detailed to-
play at each of the three hospitals one
| day in the week, for an hour. The hope
is entertained that the effect on the sick
soldiers will be to hasten their recovery.
FERDINAND DE BRAKELEEB, one of
the oldest of the painters of the century,
died at Antwerp, recently. He was
born in that city February 10, 1892,
and studied painting in Anvers under
the tuition of Philippe Van Bree. He
painted a large number of pictures OF
the Flemish school.
| A GERMAN newspaper says the num-
ber Of people living in Paris who speak
the German language is lie, 900, which
makes Paris the fifteenth largest German
city in point of population. OF these
10000 about 70, 000 belong to the Ger
man empire, the remainder being Aus
| trians, Swiss, Alsatians, German-Rus-
slams ana Communications.
| The czarina has had her coronation
mantle fitted on her by the famous en-
| broiderer M. Martini. 1t is of supple
gold tissue, with the heraldic eagle of
the Romanotfs applique in black silk;
on the heart of the bird the arms of
| Moscow, the sacred city; on the wings
| those of the kingdoms over which the
car reigns and of the Duchy of Fin
land
NINE. PATTI, upon her return to her
castle at Craigynos, had an enthusiastic
reception. The villagers turned out in
holiday attire, and the houses were
decorated with flowers and banners. A
regular salute was fred. The villagers
accompanied the great artists equipage
to the castle, where the members of the
diva's household distributed to the poor
money, clothes and food.
The daughter Of an English baronet
fell in love with apoor lawyer nearly 100
years ago. She challenged him to fight
duel, which he was forced to accept.
She appeared masked and gave him the
choice of either fighting her or marry
ing her. His second, who was also un-
aware of the woman's identity or the
cause of her strange conduct, advised
his principal to marry her. After the
ceremony, during which she still wore
the mask, they drove to her rich home,
and after withdrawing a few moments
she returned and at once captivated her
husband by her beauty and tasteful
dress.
| HERBERT SPENCER, Professors Huxley
and TSndall, John Morley, and about
200 of the leading literary and scientific
men Of England, have signed memorial
to be presented to the home secretary,
protesting against the continuance of the
imprisonment of Mr. Foote, the editor
of the Freethinker, for blasphemy, and
| asking for his lelease. Sir William Har-
court, it is understood, will refuse the
petition. Public feeling against atheism
is strong, and it is occasionally shown by
acts of persecution. For instance. Miss
|
laugh, and Miss Bradlaugb, his daugII-
ter, were refused admission as students
to the Woman's Botany Glass of the
London University. The reason given
was that their presence might induce a
disturbance In the harmony at present
existing in the class. Miss Besant ap-
pealed to the council Of the university.
which is composed of persons of ali
shades of religious opinion. The coun-
Gil, however, confirmed the refusal.
Nor even the shah's life IS altogether
| a happy one. A short time ago that
monarch sent some music boxes and
mirrors as presents TO the kahn of Bo-
kara. The kahn in return sent the shah
half dozen particularly pretty odalis-
| ques, not one of whom was more than
16 years old. On the way they were
captured by some Turcomans. The
shah first tried to recaptu1e them, and
| then offered as ransom for them anum-
| Der Of decorations, including the great
| Sun and Lion order. These the Turco-
mans scorned, saying they preferred
catalogues to jewels every time, Final
| ly the shah offered 1000 francs apiece
for the girls, which the 1urcomans ac-
copied. But efter the money was paid
and the odelisques brought to the pal
ace the Persian monarch fairly howled
with fury at discovering that the perfidi-
GUS robbers had kept the " sweet six
teens and sent him in their stead some
of the veterans of their harems who
were more remarkable for age than
beauty.
If He Had the Meal.