The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-07
,Forelen Note. of nea, 1nter..,

| Lieut. Barby OF tho Twelfth HusRar R.gim,r,
Germany, has taken tho most interesting ride OF late
lie was riding with the troops in tho neighborhood
of Merseburg when his horse took fright and boted
All EFFORTS to restrain him being frute,A lie gave him
Inc REIN and waited his opportunity jump on To his
dismay the animal swerved suddenly the direction of
aplatean overhangng broad expanSe of water: few
moments and both horse and rider would DO over the
odge bright flash was seen for a moment tho aabre
OF the ocer foil upon tho head his steed and
| both came 10 the ground, the man safe.
Who're Is tho French worship OF Victor Hugo ask
MT raul Meurce, the Vice President OF the committee
on his monument One million francs were subscr bad
for the purpose OF making his funeral tremendous
pageant but the i've years since his death have
brought only little over 10000 francs for hla
monument The two volumes OF poems entitled
'Tonte la Tyre" have hardly covered tho cost OF
publication. 81 lie Fin do Satan" also published After
his DEATH has farrell no better Tho only poathumous
work tor which there has been any demand ia .hos.s
Vue"" and that is In prose; yet only 1900 or 4 UOI
copies have been disposed Of
In England in 1868 80 there Was known thief to
every 1900 persons in lss7-sS tho percentage had
fallen by nearly half and there only one known
thief to every IaI' persons Tho decrease In tho re
ceysrs OF stolen goods is still greater In tbsro
to every s4Su people in 1887 there was IN.
10 2A590 In ISGe there were sG2 houses k.nt
by receivers OF stolen goods In 1898 there ware onv
77s Tho number Of suspected public hous.s h.o,
shops and coffee shops has fallen within the same p.riod
from 1911 10 'bi ln le6S-SS there policeman
every . people III 1887 80 there was ono policema
to every 100 people such are the last statistioA
Frederic splitter tho collector Of probably th.Ror..,
gathering of objects OF ali sorts arts ever broun
together by private person. died In Paris wo
Born in Hungary in 1873, he went TO Vienna TO .n1,
in trade, and accidentally discovered an Albert Dr.
which he bought and sold for little pront TN ,h,
time he had known nothing OF pictures or curio,i,.
but for thirty years he dealt in Antiuutiaa aII
rope. Ills present collection 10 unparalleled .mh,.
Ing nearly every form OF art II 0ccupies nj. 80
house near the Arc de Tromphs Two years 400 ~
asked S'pUoO for It, and when he died IL ia 1ou,,,
II he would have taken less 1t will doub,I.s. n. J,
now. and II any rich American desires to mai. hin,
self really lannon's As an Intelligent patron Of ART here
is uneguAUet chance to oudow the A.,rouo,,.n |
Museum
The Browning cult has been Investigated by N. pan
Hap "'''n' by means OF Offering prizes for the mo,t
successful selections Of the hfty shorter po.m. M
Browning which "bs.t represented the noel. r,nns
aud teaching Tho nrst prize was to 20 to m. n,ron
whose list included the greatest number Of IN. Gfty "a
ceiVng the highest number OF yoteS Mia kAtb.,,n.
Mcguire. OF Donuybrook. ireland won having named
thirty uins out Of the list determined BY III. pIseI,
Tie latter list WAS IN the order OF votes received