The sun., 1889-12-01

| mOlJk0 put on MS Inlllthry coat, DuttOn0Q IL up
for the old man, and turned up his collar. The
next day the humble miners at Rockingham.
sen were indulRinR in frantic hooks at the re-
ceipt Of kindly message conveying the Kais-
ers congratulations on the gallant rescue Of q
party OF entombed Workmen. The Emperor
returned to Potsdam this afternoon and next
week he is to talk with ceremonial SHARPE re-
spectinR their scheme for having himself
crowned German Emperor In Frankfort, whore
in the days Of the holy Roman empire before
the Hohenzollerns had made much noise in
the world, the coronations Of the Emperor OF
Germany used to take place.
In Spain the Radicals and Republicans. en-
couraGed By the success Of the revolution in
Brazil. are beginning to threaten Queen Re-
gent Christina with dire pains and penalties
should she attempt to relapse into the abso-
lutism Of which she has become suspected
since the long visit Of the autooratic Austrian
Archduke.
The Persians have now no doubt that his
European tour upset the Shah's mental equi-
librium. After he returned to Teheran he
went about tho palace snifiinR in on unkingly
fashion. and now he never stirs abroad without
complaining Of the Rbominable smells. He
| has ordered hundreds OF houses to be pulled
down, foul slums to be demolished. and new
streets to be built, while the very latest and
browning proof Of his madness 10 royal order
for tho commencement OF the systematic sani-
tstion OF the Persian capital.
Dom Pedro. late OF Brazil, who arrived at St.
Vincent to-day. is expected at Lisbon on
Wednesday, and the city is filing mp with re-
portera charged TO interview him. Portuguese
Republicans have been holding meetings and
passing resolutions OF conRratulation and
sympathy with the Brazilian revoutionists.
and they threaten big demonstration In Lis
bon on the day Of Dom Pedro's arrival. Should
they attempt to carry out the threat there will
probably be bloodshed and the chiefs OF the
military and police forces have received orders
to suppress demonstrations at all hazards.
Tho Tory demonstration at Nottingham has
been held. and Lord Salisbury made some half
dozen speeches. The only definite fact Of I'm
portance obtainable from the mass OF verbiaRe
Is that the Tories rely upon the House Of Lords
to throw out the Home Rule bill when 1t shall
have been passed by the new House Of Com
mons The threat has been made upon the
eve OF every great Liberal reform movement
for fifty years past, and its use by the Tory
leader now Ia strong proof OF the despondent
feeling prevailing among his followers. The
House OF Lords has not infrequently resisted
the popular will, but 1t has invariably yielded
sooner or later when confronted with the alter
native OF its own abolition.
Mr.. Gladstone Is at HawardeA. strong,
hearty. and full OF enthusiasm. He starts on
his great Manchester campaign on Monday,
preceded by a magazine article upon the bye
elections rs full Of confidence az Salisbury'S
was OF despondeney. The Grand Old Man
points out In the Nneteenth Century the true i'm
portance and Significance Of the electoral fig
ures. and leaves no doubt In the minds Of his
readers that homo rule would sweep the coun-
try had the Tories the courage to appeal to the
constituencies. That 10 the frame Of mind In
which the Liberal leader starts upon his ora
torieal campaign, and no will find 1t reelected |
in his audiences.
During the last few days Mr.. Gladstone has
added considerably to his speaking engage |
ments. and has consented to receive an address |
from Liberal associations en- route to Manches-
ter. On Tuesday and Wednesday he will ad-
dress great mass meetings.
Sir Morell Mackenzie is giving the Royal
College Of Physicians and Surgeons very bad
quarters Of hours. He contributes to the De-
cember Nineteenth Century an exhaustive arti-
Gle called The Dreadful Revival OF Leprosy."
In which he goes for his brethren Of the roya |
institution collectively and individually. He |
terms the committee's report Of 1868 an i'll |
starred document which has done more |
to propagate the disease than any other single |
agency since the Crusades. OF this commit |
tee he declares that only two members had the |
smallest practical acquaintance with leprosy, |
one Of them. DR.. Owen Rees, having met ono |
case and the other. DR.. Calvin Milroy. having
paid a hurried visit to DemarrRra where he
was egregiously hoaxed even by dull-witted
lepers. Sir Morell supports all his assertions
by abundant incidents. and thus sums up:
THE contagiousness OF the disease was
never doubted till 1t had nearly died out Men
ceased to believe in the contagion when they
NO longer saw daily instances OF it The whole
system of medical police. by which leprosy was
finally driven out OF Europe. was based on the
notion that It was contagious and no meas
ures not based on that principle have ever had
the slightest effect in checking its ravages.
The alarming spread OF this loathsome pest in
recent years is in my opinion, due to tho fact
that for some time tho opposite doctrine
gained the ascendancy and held captive the
minds Of mon. For this pernicious error and
for all the disastrous consequences that have
flowed and continue to flow from Il the Royal
College Of Physicians OF London Is chiefly re-
sponsible."
Sir MoreIl's lecture before ono Of the most
critical audiences In Great Britain at the Phil
osophical Institution OF Edinburgh. which has
brought demands for his appearance In nearly
svery important town in the United Kingdom.
aid not deal tenderly with members Of the
Royal College either. Sir Morell has received
many offers to lecture In America. ono coming
rom Lowell Institute. This morning he In
Iorms me that he 10 considering the project Of
IN American tour seriously. but has not yet
arrived at any final determination.
LA Tosca." trtie modified to suit the pub
ic taste OF London. Is scoring a great success
It the Garrtck Theatre. The tremendous
,oup by which the adapters. +. G. Grove and
Henry Hamilton. have placated the British
natron. is the eIpedient OF marrying Floria
Il