The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-10
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Nstss Of Interest Nv Wire aud Mall Fro,.
Bsysnd the sea.

Beysnd the Sea.
: PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON, who was late.
~ an officer. Of the Italian reserves. has Oh.
tanned commission as Major In the Rus.
sian Army.
A CONFERENCE between the leader, ~
the Boulanger party was held ycsioria, a,
the residence ~ General Boulanger on the
Island Of Jersey. Sixty Of the prom.n.n,
members Of the party were present.
PRINCE JOSEPH StfsKOw-kY vh,
caused sensation by escaping from a,
asylum at Doblng short time ago. ba.
been pronounced sane by boar. n fbt.i.
clans. II il romaDticsliy announced r.t
he will settle down in Hungary amer NM.
rying the lady who assisted him o. ~ ar..
EMPEROR WILLIAM Yesterday iclerrana.t
TO Prince Bismarck rs follows " Anrrmv
stay in Constantinople. which seem. nl.,
dream, and which the magnificent io.,f
tally Of the Sultan rendered pafld ..,..f
am now passing the DarianelD.. I,
weather j. beautiful.
TOLsrOI receives his guests In iho ir,.
apostolic fashion. acting as their servant
aud attending TO their wants himself nor
does he stop repairing the boots Of fho b.s.
gar folks Of the ncighbOrhOod. while dis
cussing the sterner problems of lie with
| Cabinet Ministers and Cardinals.
CoEDrcArIoN, through the establishment
Of AN annex COR women. has been adopted
by the University of Pennsylvania. co.
lumbar University has also thrown open
il doors 10 women. The tendency Of fho
| times j. strongly in the direction oft giving
the two sexes equal opportunities 90 enjoy
the accumulated materials aud resource, n
the universities.
fnE Russian papers report from -. Pc
tersburg that Professor Anton Rub,ustoln
will celebrate on the Both (is) Of November
his sivtieth birthday. the fnieih annnor-
sary Of his career ~ artist. Great prcpam-
tions are being made for thi, event. and
many musical con~eryatOrie> Of foreign
countries. especially % France and Austria,
will participate in it, celebration.
A BRITISH sailor who died In the hospital
AT seattle. ". T., few days ago. told Dis
attendants that there was cache on Apple
Island. living between Vancouver Island
and the mainland that contained $iGNnp
in gold dust that came from Fraser River.
lie had no map to give the exact location,
but the island j. a small one.
II >chwerin, the Grand Dukes sister,
Princess Elizabeth. Of Hccklenhure. MAS
arrested in her own park because she had
oyerstcpped the lines of guard I'm beer prone
enade and could NOT get back to ODE castle.
Al last q lackcy saved her. \ nurse. On tho
way Ia the hospital. was stopped. hut
finally. under the escort of "a patrol oi gn.n-
adiers, led to her destination.
4 GERMAN technical magazine. giving
historical statistics Of railroad expenses tor
the last fifty years. STATES that the first lo-
connective ever used in Germany. the "Ad-
Ter" (Eagle). OF the acknowledgements rail-
road. the oldest la the country. cost lJ.e30
forms. or about 5000: the Comet" II the
Leipzig-Dresdcn road. $500 frames. 40
present locomotive for passenger trains
costs from 5000 tO $1,000 francs. one for
freight trains $500 to 5000.
AIPmON>E pE MlfLErLEOU-. French
chemist, has succeeded in discovering a
process for solidifying petroleum In the
form II byiyu,,fcs. These bricks may Dee
cut with the knife. but are Of sufficient co..
hpsion 90 be- handled and used as a fuel.
Petroleum. employed in this state. requires
only one-thirl of the space occupied hy coal,
inhame- and burns slowly like wood,
throws out considerable heat. and is non-
explosive.
NINE. SARAH BrRNnhRDf has entered
suit for libel against the Chronicle for re-
porting that the gentle Sarah, cnmged nc
her pug dogs tearing her dress. had cut
M one of his iOre-paw-. "Ihc story b. pre-
Observed a wit. III the paper
had declared that the dog had bitten 90 one
IF his fair mistress, arms. because Dee
thought If bone. that would he uNf uHfff
choNe. Everybody would have believed DO.
But sarah cruel nonsense
The International Congress of Spiritual
lists was lately held at Paris. Forty ihou-
sand believers were represented br th-.r
deputies, Of whom soyenty-hy- were editors
IF -piritualistic publications. In Paris itself
,piritualism il hourshin: o. ia m0.f.
Prominent society ladies (duchcs-r~ anon,
hcml are az the head of the movement and
preside at the meetings They intend 10
build a magnificent temple i'm the French
'aptal, and are cOlrctin. fund. Tor this
purpose.
OFFICIAL statistics give as the number
# manufactures in the empire ~ the Car
Or last year as 2i.2i1. The numborof men.
women. and children employed IN them WIS
'sJ.322. The value OF their production
mounted 10 l.l2O,OOO.NO Of rOuhic- lu-
'opean Russia counts 1869. Russia Poland
;. ~. the provinces Of the kauka-u- iDUu,
md siberia and Iurke-tan l.1Oi manuflc-
cries. The textile industry gave work 10
Yearly half million 81 labofcf. n 3ws
metal works % over lnOnD
n 1871 shops.
The Suez Canal Company. of France. has
made contract with the Government of
for the construction OF north
m railroad. which will be- united 10 iho
Northern. or rather Central. line oi Guaff-
naio. fh, work H. on great importance 10
iuatemala and 10 an Central America. a.
veil ~ Ia all who do business On fAe Pacific
cast. since IL establishes intpr-OcDan.s
across the i~fhmu- The
french company advances S2l3is.jOO f0r
his purpose and the cst1bl .lmouf Of
ank. Both enterprises will be- controlled
Ne the Guatemalan Government.
IL Holland they employ women as guard,
n the railroad crossings and bridges. Ac-
ording 90 the last published official report,
{ the railroad companies. not one ~iu.le ae-
ident ever happened through any carOle---
ess on their part. Would 10 not Bee ad,i-
Dlc 10 lmpoii cargo OF these Dutch ill--
omen into The tniied >tatesy The mtle
ict Of their being accustomed 90 ptiaure
T wages might ATTRACT tn attention % clr-
un railroad managers and m0nopOli-i-.
\ NEw substitute for tobacco il being
liroduced. iti- "A mixture n British herbs
the particular plants are kept secret and
n0kers who have tried the compound de-
are II TO be- deliciOusly fragrant. slightly
Nhllaraiing and wiihal sooihn. fO the
-ryes. Combined with ordinary tobacco it
said 10 make blend - satisfaction, ~
at Of chicOry with coffee, but such blend
illegal and punishable by heavy aHe-.
I present IL j. prepared in scotland. under
" name ~ "horb tobacco and b. hl,
pidly grown in favor
A cAsT-srEEL gun, weighing 4j ton-. ha-
ST been shipped by Mes-r- hrupl iUm
amburg for Cronsiadt. The cliiNr0 of ODE
IN Is ~, inches. and the barrel J, Sd tft
length. III gnaicst diameter being 90
~. The range Of The gun Is over Do miles,
ut II will lire two shots per minute. tlc!
ot costing between $1,000 and >iaOO 81