The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-01
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and l1j feet high.
\ DErUrATIoN Of Irish workmcn, com
posed Of representative men from different
industries. i now in Paris. where its MEM
ber- will study the products Of their respsc-
tive trades AT the Exposition and report on
any Improvements they can suggest.
AZ organization Of clerks is talked Of in
London. where there are thousands Of clerks,
from people who can read. write and cipher
up 10 experienced bookkeeper-, ont OIL WORK.
The future If clerks i'm London and other
large cities in England is very discouraging.
THE English royal house j. unfortunate
in its legs. The Queens knee Joint i still
swollen. and she cannot walk any distance
without q stick. The Prince of Wales Is
crippled with saric0se veins. and an alice
ton Of the instep gives the Princess Of
W ale, a limp at times.
\ NUMBER Of years ago attempts were
made 10 make paper in Ireland oui of peat
moss. but the result, were NOT satisfactory.
\ new process has just been discovered by
which good paper can be made ont of this
material. and experiments ON large scale
will De made 10 show its practicahilit!.
As the result of his visit 10 the C0mte dc
Paris at Sheen House. VI. lIcre has retired
from the election contest i'm bis district i'm
favor of the BOulangist candidate. letter
from General BOulanger is published IN
which the General asks his supporters I'm
that city 10 transfer their votes ~ the con-
-crNaiiNe candidate.
THE Emperor of Germany recently sent "A
specimen rifle 10 the Emperor Of Austria.
the barrel Of which does not grow hot. Amer
one hundred shots had been hrod the barrel
was merely warm. The magazine of this
rifle is in the stock. and the "load' consists
of twenty cartridges. n can Dee reloaded ia
five seconds. and can discharge sixty shot,
"a minute.
\ COMBINATION has been made among
the master and operative spinncrs of Man
chester. England. for the purpose of break
inc the cotton ring In Liverpool. They VIII
rum the mill, ou half time ior month.
which will throw li.Nu ont Of work. The
latter Will receive $3.50 to So per week while
idle. and believe that ihe shut down j. ne
cc--ary.
Tmr Victoria cross is Maltese cross #
bronze. with Queen Victoria, crest in the
centre. underneath which is an e-croil bear
in.. the Inscription "For Nalorf II is
awarded tD officers and men in the British
army Who -hDW con. piruou- bravery in the
presence of ihc enemy. The order Wa. i'm
auguratcd ion juno, 1856. at the CLOSE of ihc
trmoan war
AS INVENTORY OF Tine stock of cotton in
/ Liverpool Shows deficiency of G'oeD bales
20. compared with the estimated stock. OF
this decrease 10000 bales afc American.
| 23.001 Egyptian and 10000 other kinds. The
cotton corner I- largely strengthened 10y
/ thi. condition of the visible supply III i-
reported inlf thr principal cotton operators
/ here have arranged to send the hulh oi col
tom rendered t0 them tO lllirc and thus
-iar,e the Liverpool market.
THE belief is now pretty general here that
General Boulanecr viii follow the advice
of his supporters. both here and i'm Franco.
and return t0 Paris. making bis appearance
in chat citf before thee supplementary ballots
take place. Il is argued in favor OF this
step that his appearance BOO ilri-, ihr n'-
lilncp of the sentence of the lli-h Court.
viii enhance his cau-o greatly. and create
"a wave of popular sentiment in h.s support
that not even the Government VIII dare lo
oppose.
TnE comment, oi thc German press ou
the elections in France. 90 The effect that
they were mfNonhle to % strong foreign
policy ON tine part of France. are severely
criticized by French Republican papers.
The RrprNfque FI0nc0ise. in an editorial
to-day. saws. -N0 better reiuiaiiun oi such
a statement is needed than the announce
mcuf that the result is an Endorsement pl
of the present governments policy. and a-
SUCH Is also 400 Endorsement of the policy of
NJ. DE Frcycinci. Minister of War"
TIE overflow Of the yellow river in China
is reported to bea terrible -couree The
flood laid waste I'm day or two over one
hundred towns and Villages. involving a0o-
900 people and suhmer-in- from 2.Wl i'
5000 square miles Of fertile hclpr. ih'
stream i- constant source OF DANGER.
owing tO the makc-hiff policy Of hundred
generations. damming 10 zap for me Time De-
Ing. There are miles and miles oi IT. prd.
I'm many different districts. from TEN 10 iWeh.
ltv feet above the level of the surrounding
country.
Ir is announced that for political reasons
Count won hatfield. German ambassador
to LONDON. viii shortly Ice reunited in mar
riaee 10 the wife from whom he obtained "a
divorce cight years ago. The lazy j. q
daughter of "a prominent canadian naiicu
Noulfon. and was married 10 count fon
Hatfield I'm Paris I'm 1868. This announce
mrut +. made IN connection win the stare
mcut that Prince Bismarck has advised tiai
Count Won Hatfield return io Berlin ANA
that Count son Waldcr-ee Doe appointed io
succeed him ai the German Embassy mere.
WHEN the story of the 10000 franc price
paid for the ~Angelu,' reached Berlin.
some one set in motion tale That the Ger
man court painter. Anton Werner. had
been paid 100000 marks for painting ihe
r0yal family. But The painter M once sem
"A note around 90 an the journals. begging
them % contradict the statement. and ollcr-
iue to urnNr from his books that Doe had not
received the the twentieth part oi -uch an
immense sum. The German royalties are
NOT famous for paying large ,um~ io artist,
and literary men. although they very much
like 20 employ Them.
4 BELGRADE special says that ON Queen
Natalie. arrival in that city. her presence
was totally ignored Dog the government Of.
Griol.. but she WAS received most enthu,i-
a~ficallv by the crowds iiAt tluun-ed lhl
street. through which she passed. 'll PIT
vate residence, and places OF business
throughout the city flags were displayed in
her honor. The OWciW G0-cne 100 am
nouncn. that no official reception VIII h'
\ given Natalie. assert, that cA-hinH Milan
has tine sole right 90 regulate the relations
between Natalie and hor SON.
Tuf history of ,he Church of \a-ili Bii'
ecnnoi. Russia. is as strange as il, aspect
II was built by order Of Ivan the Terrible
at the expense of the principally Of hazcn
a. nm EXPRESSION of gratitude 10 God for ihl
Cars conquest of that country. Inc name
of the architect. an Italian. is unknown
but tradition relates that his eyes wcf,
burnt out bv OrdcrOf Ivan. to prevent MS dc
SIGNING i'm future any more wonderful mohl'
mcnis. .ItiSmy wish. said the terrible auto
crat ..that this sanctuary remain Inc unique
and glorious monument of the genius oi ihi-
man. I'm the basement Of the edince ar,
two charel.. and ON the upper story nm,
chnpclS. .urm0unted by nine cupalo,. eaci
different ia shape. dimensions, color, details
st,le and structural disposition. The >pifc
too. is placed al the east and not mt ih
west. III, orthodoxy demands. The facade,
AGAIN. are an different and without discernt
Bile plan. and the whole structure. win IT.