The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-05
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.



The Russian Government IL building q
railroad across Siberia TO the Pacific ocean.
Tbere will be 1000 miles Of track and $500
miles of river transportation.
FRANKFORT, In Germany, Is making
preparations for an electro-technical exhi.
bition. to be held from May to October next
year. DIR. siemens, Mr.. Edison. and Sir
william Thompson have been made hon.
orary members Of the committee.
MRS. ELLEN swALLow-RIcHARDs, OF
the class OF 70, who is the only woman in
structor In the Massachusetts Institute oil
Technology, has charge OF the water anaiy-
sis Of the State Board Of Health.
ACCORDING to ayLondon daily there are
about $500. building associations, with over
600,0 900 members,'in the United Kingdom.
Last year the receipts were upward OF sioo,-
00O, 900.
A NEW calculating machine has just been
invented in France, and obtained gold
medal at the exhibition. The inventor is NJ.
Bollee. Of La Mans. a clever machinist, al
ready very tayorably known by other useful
inventions. The machine does addition,
multiplication, and division with astotnd-
ing rapidity. and all 10y a turn ef the wheel.
VI. Mascart recently gave an account OF the
invention before the Academy OF Science.
The PoU Mall Gazette says: "Christ
Church. New Zealand, has been agitated by
the advent Of missionary who describes
himself as "a converted athlete and the
brother of j. l.. Sullivan, the world-renown-
ed pugilist. lie has occupied all the pulpits
in the town aud drawn immense congre-
cations" The man is evidently an impos-
tor. Mr.. sullivan's only brother is living In
Boston.
IN the German Reichstag the appropria
ton asked for defensive purposes in South
west Africa was voted by an Overwhelming
majority on Thursday. Count Herbert Bis
marck landed Major Wissman for his ser
vices in East Africa, and said il would be 10
Germany's advantage TO cooperate loyalty
with England in that region. In all future
action the policy of Germany would "a
hand in hand with that Of England.
TIE Queen Of Italy has always been pas
sionately fond Of pearls, as befitted one
whose name is Marguerite, and she has
made fashion that is charming enough Ia
please any woman, but likely "a
be followed only by those whose husbands
are English dukes or American million
aires. On her wedding day her husband
gave her as his bridal gift row Of the finest
pearls TO be found in Italy, having been In
formed OF her penchant for that particular
gem. When the first anniversary of heI
wedding day arrived he asked what she
wished for "A gift, and she said "anOtheT
string of pearls and the second year she
answered in the same way. After that he
asked her no more, but always gave her the
same gift. As she has a son who is quite
big boy, she has been married more
years than it is gallant TO count, and hel
necklace Of pearls counts by this time
enough strings to quite cover her throat
with collar Of gems, and hang down faI
over the cOrsage. OF course the lower strings
are much longer than the original one t.
clasp the throat, but King Humbert always
gives exactly the same number Of pearls on
each anniversary. and so she has OF late Il
wait two years before adding new string.
Many supersttiOus women are afraid OF
pearls as wedding gift, and say it means
tears. and there can be no doubt that the
lovely Queen has shed many, for her hus.
band of late years has been treading very
closely in the footsteps of his father, who
was known 10 his whole realm as I'll Re
GaIantuomo"--''Th Gallant King"