The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-17
from FoREleN LANDs.
News and Comments OF Various Kind
Brought by Mail and Gable.

Brought by Mail and Gable.
Mr.. BERNARD QUARrrcn. the wcll-known
London bookseller. Us coming CO. America in
january and will hold an exhibition Of DIS
treasures in New York, Boston, Chicago,
and Philadelphia. he will bring with him
all the gems of "a collection which IS per-
haps unique. Among them is the 'lsaller
of Mcdmcnham PriOry,n rich with minia-
lures displaying the character OF English
pictorial ara IN the days Of Thomas Beck
GO. There are Illuminated manuscripts Of
later aces. French work from the time OF
Duguc-clu 90 Bayard. Burgundian and
Flemish of the fifteenth century, Italian, OF
the early sixteenth. lie will bring with him
the "psalter of 1852 said tO De the cost
lest book in the world and certainly the
first and most beautiful effort Oi celor-prini-
ing known 90 bibliOphlies. There is the first
book ever printed in Italian. and four IaX-
tons. including the famous "0ame %
Chess" and another of the books produced
by him 40 Bruges before le carried his art
t0 ENGLAND. English literature is repre-
scented by rare editions of Che great writers
from Chaucer 20 Burns, including folio and
quart0 ~haksperos.
GENERAL DEODORO ia FONsECA, Presi-
dent of the republic of Brazil, is much like
a bird of prey in appearance. The chief
feature of h's face is thin. high nose, very
much hooked above which his small, Keen
ewes watch restlcssly an that is going ON.
he wears his hair long, which gives him
anything but a military look, and parted ON
the uelt side. and his forehead has
fictitious appearance of height, owing
to the badness Of his temples
His lhin-lipped mouth is almost
hidden by long mOuetache, which
frf ..f oil.
his fun beard is parted boz the centre and
cOmbed away ON each side in the French
fashion. lie has far more the air ola sharp
witted adyenturer than OF blunt soldier.
KRUrp's gun factory at Essen is deluged
with orders. Continental powers seem 20.
think that the only British gun factory is
Elswick. and I'm almost every one of them
the work of the El-wick firm has come t0 DE
looked upon as quite inferior Co that oi
krupp. OF the immense orders for war mae
torial lust placed with krupp, portion az
least would have come 90 England had 10
not come 90 Doe believed that Lnglish-made
guns are less reliable than those made at
Essen. Yet there are firms In England
capable OF making guns as good as those
made anywhere: while, So far as regards
mechanical skill in carriage designing, Ye
can do better work than any of our cOnu-
entail rivals
A HAVtNNA fire brigade were giving an
exhibition in aid of the charity, and bad
erected rough structure Of considerable
size. which was 90 De ignited 90 represent q
burning house. The tmDlrs We're in full
blaze, and the firemen. with ladders and
hose. were boz the thick OF their performance,
when the water supply suddenly failed. aud
many oi the men found themselves defense
less amongst the flaming woodwork. some
We're badly burnt. and fell from elevated
positions 20 which they had clamOered with
their now useless hose pipes; others jumped
tO the ground % escape the fire, and sus-
tanned fractures of limbs and other injuries.
In an twenty-five were injured, and three Of
these have since died.
Is small town in the interior of Russia
a suicide has just taken place Of rather a
serio-comic nature. a merchant on being
Tilted by "a bux0m widow. on whom he had
set his affections. resolved 90 make away
with bis life, but 90 effect his purpose in the
most pleasant manner be could think OF.
With this intention he purchased small
key OF yOtki whisky, which he placed be-
fore him. and imhibed until the spirit had
ceased TO burn. which happened when the
4 WELL known Russian firm is in nego-
tiation for q concession from the govern
ment OF the Shah TO construct and work sew
eral lines Of railway in Persia. In connec-
ton with this scheme, these tnanciers are
trying % procure thec0nyersi0n Of two Rus
sian loans. IL is intended 20 commence the
railway operations IN January.
A DREADFUL disaster has occurred at
Ynlalerdo, Mexico, during the progress in
the colosseum Of bull fight. The perform
ance was going ON in the arena, and the |
attention Of all present was fixed thereon. /
when large part OF the building suddenly /
collapsed. About 100 persons We're injured. |
some Of whom have since died, and others
will not, il is feared, recover.
KING GEORGE, of Greece, has for the pre-
sent abandoned his intention Of abdicating
in favor Of the Duke Of sparta early next
year, in Difference 20 the wishes on the En-
peror Of Russia, who is very strongly op-
posed 20 the project.
GREAT flight OF locusts, calculated 10
have covered about two thousand square
miles, lately passed across the Red Sea from
he African 10 the Arabian shore.
MGR. sornEONIUs, the Greek patriarch
If Alexandria, is % years Of age, and has
been priest for seventy years.