The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-19
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
vetss Of Interest Rv wire ssd Mail Fsss
Beyond the See.

ines says tndt iTlncc bhsHalCh II pedse'
beyond measure with the results OF Empe
ror Williams tour.
Ex-EMPREss FREDERICK and her daugh
tiers have started for Corinth. They will
make visits to Tiryns and Mycenae. Apart
ments have been engaged for theri at Ma
pies for a fise-weeks' stay.
THE Paris Figaro gives this copy OF (
salstation with which the late Emile Augie
concluded an answer 10 an invitation L
dinner: 1000 rrmerciements. 1000 regrets
1909 antilles ct 1909 Augier."
A FRENCH steamer recently arrived a
Argentine and Brazilian ports with 81
Turks on baord. Neither the republic nor ID,
empire would allow these immigrants II
land, and the vessel took them back to Eu
rope.
EVERYTHING in the country OF the river
Chat, in Central Asia, is described BY re-.
cent traveller as covered with salt. II II
seen on the walls Of the houses and on thu
banks Of the river, and the water one drinks
is very salt.
INcnina farmer may be hired by the year
Tor from s. to Si4, with food, clothing. head
shaving and tobacco. By the day wages
are from eight 10 ten cents. with noon
meal. Food averages little more than 81 q
month for each person in family.
Russia. although in many respects n
semi-barbarous nation, is making steady
progress in civilization. The announce
ment is made that the infiiotion Of corporal
punishment on peasants is IN be abolished
in the Baltic provinces. 1t has been fht
custom 10 employ the lash for petty ofenses
or as means OF extracting rent or taxes.
THE modification Of the act restricting
Chinese immigration is to take place when
the ID minion Parliament meets in Janu-
airy. The development Of British Columbia
depends almost exclusively upon Chimes,
labor, and the members from that section
are determined that Cinnamon shall come n
in large numbers.
The official edict in relation 70 tho fro
which destroyed tie Temple Of Heaven. AT
Peking, says it originated during violent
thunder storm. The emperor accepts the
fire rs an admOniiOn from heaven 10 be cir
cnmspect in conduct. and trusts that all N,
officials. his servants, viii draw the same
moral lesson from il.
THE suit Of Mrs. Besant. the socislis
writer and a.itator, against Rev. Mr.. Hos
klns, OF Stepheny. for libel. in stating in an
election-board circular that Mrs. Besant re-
gard0d charity as crime and unbridled
sensuality rs virtue, ended Yesterday in %
disagreement Of the jury. The Judge.
charse was strongly against the plaintiff.
The abj,ct poverty Of the northern peas
aniry in China is represented to be almost
beyond belief In various districts not
classed a. distressed" it was found that in
many Instances family u tive or six per
sons supported life on twenty cash dAy. |
the food being small ba. OF turnips and |
dried cabbage boiled in " ter III takes |
about loo cash TO make a dollar.
AMONG the members Of the new French /
Chamber we notice the names OF eleven So |
cialistic leaders. Besides the well known |
General Cluserct. who was elected bv the /
party Of T0ulon, there are 1
Joirin and Dummy. Of PARIS: CASTE. OF
l,ress; Boyer VI Garscilles; Thiyrier on
who declared that like his pre-
curbors Of 1873. De would attend the session.
~ biOHse; Nerroul, Of Narb0nne: Baud.u.
N Niczon; COnionrier Of Lyons. and L.
chize, Of Nillefranche.
EI-QUEEN NATALIE has scored another
victory over her ex-husband in completng
the seryian regents to enter into an agree
ment to permit her 10 see her son whenever
sac may choose % pay him visit. the only
condition Of importance imposed upon her
being that she shall refrain from political
intrigue. This arrangement is very much
a. Russia would have II and the royal lads
nay be depended upon % make her inhu-
'nce felt aron her son without her agree
nent. Meanwhile cX-kiug Milan has zone
'ack 10 rafls with metaph0rical black
Eye and the Car is preparing t0 add another
% his long list Of bloOdiess cOnqucsts in the
control OF seryia when Natalie shall practi-
al transfer the keys Belgrade 10 her impe-
'al protector.
IL PROGRESS MILrTAiRE saws that during
he last Belgian manoeuyrvs General Won
Ter smissen had ordered some photograph {
rs 10 be stationed M various points on the
ntnOeuyre field. At the end Of the opera
IONS be had the proofs brought 10 him, and {
ould thereby ascertain thar frequently bis \.
nstructions had been neglected. Thus at ,
be passage Of "A ford he could see that many
oldiers. instead Of fastening their cartridge
0uchcs to their rifles, as the instructions =
fescribe, left them where they were. a
hereby they got wet. lie also noticed d
nat no ropes were stretched across the ?
Icam 10 marx the ford, and 10 enable the .
lldiers 10 hold last on, in case the current .
royed too strong. 4 good many other .
llngs the General is said 20 have found v
pc; and so the photographers will proba- )
" become ne Jeic HOLc Of the Belgian L
hOmas Atkins. X
RECENT advices from China represent p
at the horrors Of the Yellow river floods oil
70 years ago bid fair 10 be repeated. The 90
yer has overlooked its banks. and a great q
elton OF country is under the water There IA
terrible suffering all along the river. and al
many extensive districts the crops. which fl,
ere already late, have been ruined. while ..
ere must have been enormous loss fife. "
Ne hundred families were drowned m 90
aug ChO0, while in one district 1000 peo- le
e are homeless. While for thousands Of -
les around shanghae the cOuntr.is flood. %
yet the province Of F0 KEN is suffering go
IN drouih no rain having fallen since the C.
riy part u August in that district. The =
Ids are literally baked. and many people y
We died for want Of water. - -,
PAUL MARIN, French artillery captain. an
3 just come out with a strategic commen- r.
y on the military situation Of the Euro #
IN powers, and especially that Of his own A
lntry which has created more than a Je
'slng stir both on account OF the ability ~
It's author aud his hyper-pessimistlc eo,
VS.. Evidently well posted in all the de- ~
Is Of the problem, he weighs with the Ut ="
st exacttude and GOODNESS. or rather TX
cal indifference the resources OF France les
her possible allies against those
her adversaries. Believing that Rus Me
viii succumb before the united
Is Of Germany and Austria. while c
gland. joining her fleet with that Of Italy.
throw her full weight into the scaie VI"
inst 1.-THE two foes she most breads" aui
STA and France, 10 see both humiliated the
lredicts the downfall Of the latter with yes
her loss Of Western territories and that rOa
he French co Onies. If il is YER, i'm OH
'able that his gloomy prophecies will be ter,
eyed by his brave country men, ID seem. -,
rable that bis proposition OF "A general 'iu
rmament may be received with favor ofis
inly by his belicose fellOw-citizens. but ffoi
by all their warlike friends and foes. Was
IE Russian so,dier ur;,o, gre;
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