The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-16
FOREIGN NOTES.

| FOREIGN NOTES.
| The Prince OF Wales and Minister Phelps vie
with each other In puncual attendance at the Parlia-
menary debates. This Is about all that either OF
these high funconarics has to do, except TO give din
ncr parties or attend them.
papamichalopros is the cuphonIons name OF tho
Greek gentleman who was willing to form new
| Cabinet and dlsnrm his counrymen. The very
sound OF Papas name Is enough 10 frgntcn the most
| wArlike Helene into submission.
The learned DR.. Flsch, of VIENNA has computed
that there are twelve millions Of dogs In Europe,
being one dog for sixteen men, and very properly
observes that there can he no possible use for such
an enormous number Of the canine race. IN, No
disease.
There seems to be much doubt as to the Able
Iiszts ecclesiastical position, some would be author
tiles insisting that he Is priest, others that the
dress aud title are assumed by him without author
ity. The Abbe has received minor orders In the
Roman Catholic Church, hut owing TO the distrac-
the idea he once entertained Of becoming priest.
Here is description Of what they do with their
prisoners In the Canton OF Neuchatel. good hand
icraft Is taught to every prisoner, and all who are
well.behaved are, after PERIOD placed with a
| master OF the trade which they have severally
| member OF voluntary committee. This committee
Is composed of l,4oo active members out of total
ionally liberated has to present himself every week
to his patron, who receives the reports OF his
Of The o s
and In this way, II Ills conduct remains good, the
mans liberty Is gradually restored, and he regains
tages of experience OF discipline and knowledge Of
trade M dc iayeeye, in /, describing this system,
| In advance of the rest OF the world.
| ......
All military authorities agreed that the strug-
| gle would be q hopeless one for Greece unaided,
and Its very hopelessness Ia held to be suficent
guarantee for continuance OF peace. but nation Is
sometimes hurried by passion Into desperate courses,
and what IL Greece does not stand alOneif Russia Ia
behind herr That, II may he said, H. very unlikely,
| quite so certaIng Not long ago the Russian mem
of.war with the combined squadron suddenly found
necessary to Leave for sada Bay. and now the
by the Gar. does not necessarily follow that Rus.
STA "a prepared 70 back Grcece but is said good
and II may well be that she Il encouraging her to
attack the Turks Greece might be left In the lurch
possible that a creek attack upon Turkey would
bring both Russia and Austria into the field. That
would he tho Encouragement OF the map OF Europe.
Az has already been briefly announced the Egyp.
tian government has ascertaned on indsputabe
evidence the existence OF petroleum the shores of
| the Red Sea. An outflow OF ''nve hundred tons of
mixed water and petroleum in twenty-four hours"
with proporon Of a hundred and fifty tens of pure
penetraes more deeply there is every reason to be-
s Hey that the quantity may he largely Increased
dYerng In geological formation from 1 Its nei9hSors
and presents all the recognized characteristics OF an
Oil reservoir. II Is situated In an excellent position
for the utilization OF Its treasures. Spectators who
accept the offer Of the Egyptian government to lease
sections OF the ground Will have no difficulty in pro-
can be quickly conveyed to suez. AT Snez it might
be refined, and shipped TO india direct, or by another
Mediterranean.
The popular idea that the people OF Great Britain
consume more tea on an average per head OF the
population than any other country In the world is
now shown to be erroneous. The Australian
colonies and New Zealand (accOrling to one OF the
East Indian journas) drink far tea per head OF
population than the British Islands, The Australians
come first, with 7.66 pounds per head; the New
Zealanders next, with 7.ea pounds per head while
| In the list, consume only 90 pounds each. New
foundland and Canada come next, while In the
head; and In Russia which Is always regarded az a
sat n sea ns soan'Fy 1e H. only
| Hungary, and Spain consume less than the other
European nations hut there Ia not nation on the
continent, with the exception OF Holland, In which
the annual consumption exceeds one pound per
head But In certain parts of the countries named
tea-drhking is much more common than In others
In certain Russian lsIricts especially tea Is drunk
constantly and copiousy, ana 1t Is this fact which
has given rise to the nOtion that Russia ia the most
bibulous OF all tea drinking countries.
The Paris Republican Centennial Exhibition of
1889 has now been definitely planned out by the
government engineer, NJ. Alphant, who has laid his
scheme before the Parliamentary Exhibition Com
mtee for final decision. lie rejects all suggestions
TO place the exhibition outside Paris on account of
the dillcuty Of transit. Accordingly he proposes
Champs de Mars, with the grounds spreading over
the Seine to the Champs Eysees ny the Paias de
the luai dOrsay, and the Trocadero some is2 acres
in all. The main building wonld be OF metal, with q
zinc and glass roof and would comprise two tiers OF
galleries surrounding covered courtyards, with a
garden IN the centre, thus afiording double space
mental tents covered ways, and bridges over he
river would connect tho different sections. Az be-
fore, restaurants and Gates will be dotted about the
grounds beside various characteristic buildings for
special collections, and the colonial section viii oc.
cupy the lnvalides Esplanade. Close by Will be
agricultural exhibits over the way, In the TrOca-
dero Gardens. all the horticultural products vii. be
exhibiions Of the City 81 Paris Of the Ministry Of
Public Instruction. and similar foreign sections,
Win huge outdoor a orchestra The total cost Is
and the receipts at 100000.
The Court festivities at st. Petersburg have been
more brilliant during the reign Of the present En-
peror than they had been for years past under
Alexander H.. This ia chiefly due to the wife of the
late Emperor, who was broken down by ill-health
and troubles, and has been brought up In strict Or
thodOxy The present Empress, on the other hand
u, 6ota IN her appearance and In all her IDEAS the
who know her, and even exempt from the gossip OF
calumnators In Nihilistlc papers she has SOME
has indeed many characteristics which invite COM
parlson between her aud the unhappy princess, hut
she - without he great female weaknesses OF the
the inspriting centre of the Court festivities than
which nothing can he conceived more gay and bril-.
liant. A name, however great 1t may be- counts for
nothing for admission to the Court and Ii Ia only the
rank OF the husband which determines the admission
OF his wife and daughters No prince may claim adj.
mttance unless he occupies some post In the army
or ~ the state and ne wife can only be presented
or has obtained high place In the civil service. 10
be presented at Court, however, Ia not worth much
the lights Of society are those who are invited to
state officials do not belong to the real Court circle
There is for instance, the Foreign Minister NJ. do
excluded AZ too German In his ideas, the Minister of
the Interior, Count Iolstol. who stands high above
ana oher mem IN equally hsh pos
tons. the Emperor values them az fal. iiul ser
wants ana exalted councillors but that Ia all.
Two important events have recently taken place
at the Theatre Francois, In Paris. One IL the retire.
ment from the stage OF NJ. Delaunay, at the age of
after theatrical career OF more than Two.
score years 1.-The other Ia appointment OF new ply.
slcan to the theatre French theatres share with kings
the privilege OF having private physicians
70 them, even when they IN nOurishing health
There are ten attached to the Coincide Francaise
fourteen to the opera, without counting several den.
lists for the latter eight 10 the aymnaae, and 30 on
french DOCTORS are very fond Of the THEATRE though
the theatre often p0kes fun at them; they gen.
orally men OF w.t. who don't care about being
laughed at on the stage, AZ they know they viii have
Inc last word 0fh When subsidized theatre liz
In question, Opera, Opera COmiqle, Francais or
Ode0n, It does not auGe for the doctor u have been
chosen by the director the choice must be approved
by the Minister OF Fine Arts In theatres that have no