The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1888-10-27
DISTANT DOINGS.

LONDON has one hundred first-class clubs
with membership of 10000
THE Sultan of Turkey exiled eighty of his
cooks, who struck on account of their wages
not being paid.
THE Emperor Frederick has banished all
French words from the bills of fare pre-
pared for state dinners.
| A GENERAL inundation by the failure Of
the bikes in Holland occasioned a loss Of
| life it is said amounting to 100000 persons
in 1880.
CHILL has seized Easter Island for the
purpose of establishing penal colony. This
IS the island famous for its grand stone
statues standing on huge pedestals.
AT an international horse show to be held
at Paris next year s43 600 will be distributed
in premiums. Thoroughbreds, Arabs,
Anglo-Arabs, half-breeds, cart horses,
mules and donkeys are the classes agreed
upon.
IMPORTANT mining operations are carried
on in the Arctic circle. Crysolite is mined
in Greenland and shipped to Philadelphia
for making candles. Extensive copper
mines have been worked for long time in
Finland.
THE Bulgarian Government has appropri-
ated sixty thousand francs to promote liter
airy and scientific research. 1t is especially
proposed TO reward all persons who bring to
light ancient manuscripts, or assist in the
gathering of unpublished folklore.
FRENCH capitalists have formed COM
pany to purchase large and fertile Russian
territories for farming and cattle breeding.
Another great company is proposed, with
Russia and foreign capital, to export beef,
mutton and pork to England by fast steam
ers from Libau.
EACH soldier of the Netherlands is to be
supplied, in case of war, with cartridge
three inches long by two wide, containing
antiseptic dressings. These will consist of
a bandage about three yards long and two
pieces of gauze, all re ndered antiseptic by
sublimate solution.
A NOVEL electric railway has been COM
pleted, running from the shore of Lake
Lucern over a bed cut in the solid rock to
the summit of the Burgenstock, 1880 feet
up. 1t has a gradient of from thirty-two
to fifty-eight per cent. The electricity is
generated by water wheel in the River
Aar.
AT Marseilles, France, man who fancied
his wife would look well in ostrich feathers
entered a railroad truck wherein were sew
eral birds just arrived from Algeria en-
route to Paris. The poor fellow selected
fine specimen feather, and was about to pull
1t out when the ostrich kicked and killed
him on the spot.
ARUssIAN peasant, after ten years. work,
discovered a treasure upon lana that formed
part of the estate of Prince Ostersky,
whose ancestors were plundered and driven
from their homes by the Tartars long time
ago The discovery includes manuscripts
and other articles of value besides the gold.
The peasant gets one-third and the Car the
rest of it.
AN officer of French regiment con-
demned several soldiers for breaches of
discipline to run for three hours, carrying
their rifles and full equipments. A corporal
named Vallad at the end of two hours fell
down exhausted. The Sergeant wished to
let him rest, but the superior officer insist
ed thathe be made to get up and finish his
task, saying that he should run until he
dropped dead. The corporal got up and
shot himself dead with his rifle.
THE proposed reform of the French burial
aw5 has not yet taken effect Cremation
is still illegal in France, so Frenchmen have
to go to Italy for the purpose. A Partisan,
who recently died, was, by the provisions
of his will, taken to Milan for cremation
The Italian customs authorities levied sew
enty dollars import duty on the body when
it entered the country, and charged the
same amount export duty on the ashes when
taken back into France.
A NOVEL lottery scheme has been pro-
posed in Russia. The chief conditions are
these: A young woman of excellent moral
character and noble birth is the chief prize;
her name is to remain secret until after
the drawing; the total receipts from the
sale of tickets, amounting to five thousand
rubles, are to form her marriage portion;
the holder of the lucky ticket is to marry
the young woman and thus receive the
dowry; but if she won't marry him she
must pay two thousand five hundred rubles.
RECENT arrivals from the Hawaiian Isl
ands declare that the Government is insol-
vent, and that nothing can prevent bank
ruptcy in the near future. The reform
Government, which came into power on the
downfall of the Gibson Ministry, has simply
used any coin in sight to pay current ex-
penses, with no thought of future settle
ment. The public debt of Hawaii may be
pvt in round numbers at 81, 10000, for
which the only security is Crown lands and
Government buildings at Honolulu. which
under forced sale.