The morning news., 1888-08-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

| A GERMAN musical instrument utder oL d.
Louis tuned piano on Friday. He then played
| the dead March, marking the conclusion of
| the tune by drawing revolver and shooting
| himself through the head He died in few
| minutes.
| THE third-class passenger is becoming more
and more conspicuous in England. According
to report Of tie Great Northern railway for
one-half of the year, first-class passengers we're
316 per cent. OF the traffic; second-class, 54 per
cent, and third-class, 81 per cent.
| MISS ELLA BAKER, an Englishwoman, the au-
thor of several successful stories for young peo-
| pie, was stung under the eye by bee, and
applied some simple remedy. The swelling did
not go down, and in a short time she awoke
| from sleep in a convulsve fit and died within
minute.
IT Is RELATED of a British museum officer,
who was tired to death of the questions put by
the visiting public, that he burst out one day in
answer to the query, why is the museum
closed?' with the remark Because one of the
mummies is dead and the officers are attending
the funeral"
A WATERBURY, Conn, GIRL had a cat of which
she was extremely fond, and which showed
great affection for her. The girl died and the
cat got into the room where the dead body lay,
and as soon as it saw the face of it's dead mis-
tress, fell dead with groan. This story is said
TO be well authenticated.
CARL HERTZ the conjurer, has a new trick.
He proposes to do the life giving flame" act
out OF She on the stage, with the beautiful
young woman, apparently being consumed to
ashes in the full view Of the audience. Then
she will reappear from the wings. 1t is q
variation of the vanishing lady trick.
The MIKADo OF JAPAN has almost finished
his new palace which has taken six years for
its construction. There are 400 rooms in the
building and the dining hall will seat 127
guests The furniture of the state department
came from Germany. Not the least interesting
object in the palace is an American piano.
DRUM owned by Horace Thomas of Visalia
Cal, was carried by his father in the battle of
| New Orleans, and afterward sounded its notes
| Of alarm at the battles of Tippecanoe and
| Rising river. 1t was made from a sycamore log,
| the heart of which had been followed out, and
both heads are gone, but it is highly priced as a
| relic.
AN ENGINEER at Bangkok, desiring recently to
| impress a princess, who was on board of the
| launch, with the wonders of steam, wedged
down the safety valve of the boiler on the steam
| launch he was running The explosion killed
| five of the princess suite outright badly scalded
| eight, and sent the boat to the bottom in frag-
mentS.
| CATS as q general thing do not like water,
even though they are good swimmers A man
| in Clayton, N. Y, has large Maltese that is an
| exception. This animal takes to water even
| more kindly than spaniel. He will go into the
| water on his own account, and seems to enjoy it
| hugely. Like dog he will bring back a stick
| thrown in the water.
| AT SPEzZIA, Italy, the whole Italian feet is to
| assem emble for a two months exercise. One of
| the items in the programme is to show the ia
| cility with which large force can be disem-
| barked, fully equipped for attack, and English
alarmlsts predict that it will show how easily
England could be invaded before a defensive
| force could be gathered at any point.
QUITE ROMANTIC WEDDING is reported to
have taken place five miles west of Denison,
Tex, the happy couple. minister and all, stand
ing knee deep in the Red river while tho wed
ding ceremony was pertOrme Tne intention
was to cross the stream and have the knot tied
on the opposite bank, but when the party had
waded out short distance it was learned that
the 'old folks were in pursuit, SO the lovers
were made one forthwith.
A MAN who has been stopping at Alexandria
bay is the owner of big Newfoundland dog
that is the companion of his children in all their
sports, and particularly when they go bathing.
When the youngsters are in water that is not
beyond their depth, the dog joins in the sport
on equal terms. But let one of them start for
deep water, and he instantly seizes him by the
arm and brings him back. The dog once saved
10-Yeac-old lad drom drowning.
CHARLES BRADSHAW, a barber of Watertown,
N Y, was, until few days ago, the owner of a
remarkably precocious spaniel. The animal
had been taught so that on the call of next"
he would jump into a chair lay his head back
on the rest" close his eyes and calmly submit
to having his muzzle well lathered and wiped
off. After this he would jump down with the
liveliest manifestations of joy and satisfaction
Kingston man paid $50 for MIN.
THE only Chinese tramp in the country, at
least he was generally looked upon as such,
died Friday in New York. AT one time he was
toleraby well off having gotten together con-
siderable money through the laundry business.
Afterward he set up gambling establishment,
and this step marked his downfall in life
Eventually his purse became empty, and he
took to tramping the country, getting victuals
and clothes the best he knew how.
A.sIx-YEAR-oLD DAUGHTER of Greene Robin
son, of Bridgeton, Me-, is suffering from a
severe and curious trouble. Three weeks ago,
while playing with some children, the finger of
one was accidently thrust into her eye. She
played as usual, complaining but little until the
third day, when physician was called, aud
found a membrane an eighth of an inch thick
exactly similar to that which forms in diph-
iberia covering the entire surface of both lids
and part of the eyeball 1t is feared she will
lose the sight of both eyes.
THE PANAMA CANAL is suffering from red tape,
according to this paragraph, which a Boston
daily publishes: On one occasion it took sixteen
days time and 200 miles of travel for vouchers
for some lubri eating OIL which was lying along
side of the dredge for which it was intended;
and these dredgeS lay idle at a cost of $1,000 a
day untn they could get the oil, Upon another
occasion it took seven days to get cents worth
of vaseline out of the basement of the building
in which it was needed on some instruments of
precision, TO prevent ruStinS.
ANNIE SCHAEFER of Lafayette, Ind who was
staying at the Long Beach hotel, near Los An
gees. Cal, and who was an expert swimmer,
started with friend to swim TO some boats an
chored 400 feet from shore. They reached there
safely, but, returning, three heavy breakers
rolled over the couple, separating them; and
soon it was seen that Miss Schaefer was ex-
hausted. The key to the hfeboat house could
not be found, and, after twenty minutes delay,
a lady swan out and brought in the lfeess
body, which was floating among the breakers.
AN English reporter, interviewing Nine Bern
hardt, asked "Where are the young lions,
madame?" "Ah, the dear things" " she said;
81 had to leave them in Paris. The poor little
tiger, you know, is dead. | grieved for him
much-more than my friends did, am afraid
And the famous coffin with the satin Innings
too" lis it true, madame, that you used TO
sleep in it," "Well, yes; did seep in it, but
not always II was this way; My sister was
very ILL., / wanted to be with her at night and
not being able to share her bed, had the coffin
carried into her room and slept there / keep
the coffin still, but have come to the conclu-
sion that will not be buried in it. l will be ere
mated"
THE WENDIsH NATIoNALITy In Prussia and
Saxony is reported to be rapidly declining in
strength, and before long the last remnants Of
n Slavic race so Dowerful a thouSand kenrs n 10