The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-02
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Notes Of Interest Nv Wire and Mail Fros
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a LONDON special, speaking OF Captain
O'Shea, who, IN Ills suit for divorce, has
named Charles Stewart Parnell as the
correspondent, says: "a lower or more de-
based creature than this O'Shoa has never
been produced in any country, and tht
story of his leyics upon MIR. Parnell, if II
ever comes 90 be written, will De one Of the
most astounding chapters in the records OF
human mlamy. lie even went TO the length
Ofdemanding "a seat IN Parliament as part
II the hush payment. and it was poor Par
ueils effort 10 put him i'm for Galway M
1885 which led 10 the famous revolt IN the
Irish party. Healy and Bggar resented
the attempt to force this wretched creature
upon the constituency, and going to
Galway, organized local sentiment
unanimously against it. When Parnell
came down 10 insist upon having ms
way She Galway mob ho6ted and pelted
him. tore his coat. and would seriously
have injured him had not others iuterierred
When he was got into a room up stairs he
made a frank statement Of the case 20 the
leaders gathered there. 10 WAS that II
O'Shea was not returnedhe (ParnelD would
have % 20 into court as "a correspondent III
q divorce court. and. Of course, retire from
politics. Accordingly Healy and Biggm
withdrew their opposition. for the sake oil
the cause, and induced the angry Cal
Wegiaus TO consent 20 elect Oehea. To
make the insult 90 Parneli more bitter
OShea voted against the home rule bill
and then resigned his seat 10 is not de-
MED that Parnell was intimate with Mrs.
O'Shea. but it is claimed that the husband
mas quiet so long as he could make money
out of it.
THE Sultan Of Turkey is one Of the people
whom nobody pretends 20 understand. lie
has some characteristics which remind
those who are familiar with them Of the
North American Indians. When he makes
"a present he does SO with the prOyisO that ne
NAV recall il if he has a mind % do so, and
he often has. In this way the same present
may be made % go a long way around.
When "Sunset" Cox was minister TO Turkey
he freceiyod a number of jewelled decorf-
uOns. which are now on exhibition with the
Grant collection 40 the National Museum
Recently, and since the death Of the diplo-
mat. the Sultan has sent polite request
that these Jewels bee returned 20 the impe-
rial Treasurer and be expects that ihis po-
lite request will be h0nored. This IS In
dian giving with "a vengeance. tlthei
the Sultan is no better than redskin OF
the redskins have been greatly underesti-
mated.
LIEUTENANT PERIL has made several
trials of his submarine torpedo vessel at
Lisbon which have proved entirely satisfac-
tory. The trials took place in the Bay Of
Cadiz. The inventor cruiscd for fOur h0urs,
making speed at the rate Of six knots an
hour. During all this time nothing was Wis
lille above the surface OF the water but the
furret OF the vessel Lieutenant Peral. in
addition 10 this, descended 20 a depth Of
eleven meters, and remained thus sub
merged for forty minutes. During this time
of complete submergence the boat was pro
PEELED az the rate Of three and a half miles
per hour,
MEXICO is constantly progressing ana
protecting herself She now has a tax on
drummers that amounts TO prohibition. II
q diSt.class drummer now wants 20 adyer
tise his business and has the nerve % do the
George Francis Train act he will be an
American citizen, 90 10 jail, be martyr
write to Blaine and make talk.
Tng schedule for service by the great guns
il thought 10 be as follows The lection
gun. with good leek, can be fired % times
before becoming unit for service the 0l-ton
,,nn f91 times. aud the 45-tOn gun 100 times.
Inc cost Of each round for the big one Is
fs27 ffS4 for the 61-tonner, and tss for the
4itOnner.
SIR OSCAR JENNINGS says the influenza
il Kind Of bastard pulmonary rheumatism,
csnsed by micrObe in the atmosphere. The
diaease. according to him, is infections. but
NOT contagious. lie recommends qulnine 10
Nm the micrObe and antipyrine 10 allay the
main which the disease causes.
A JAPANESE surgeon adyertises as fol-
lows: surgery and bone-setting have been
nracticed successfully by my ancestors for
the mast seven generations. Indeed, may
claim 10 a certain amount u their accumu-
lated experience transmitted 10 me IN Writ
ings and Otherwise
PROFESSOR PAOLO BossriLi, Minister OF
Public instruction in Italy, has appointed
a committee 20 select the model Of the NOR
umeut 10 be erected 70 Christopher colum'
bus AT New York in 1897.
tux native Congress at Bombay has
agreed upon a plan Of political organization
10 be presented TO the British Parliament.
II viii ask for homo rule