Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-05
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

There are seven monuments in the
| various cities of Italy to Count Cavour,
but not one in Rome.
About dozen persons are now con-
| stantly at work among the once hidden
| archives of the Vatican, employed by
| the leading European governments in
studying the history Of their respective
countries.
The French are now able to put in
the field seven armies of a total strength
of 1900, 900 men, equipped for pro-
longed campaign, and supported by an
ample reserve. This is five times the
force that Napoleon III. could muster in
1870.
"A pocket typewriter is shortly to be
offered to the British public. The re-
tail price will be under ten shillings.
1t measures three and onc-half inchesb by
three inches and weighs about four
ounces. Though so small it is not a mere
toy.
Outside Salonica another cemetery
has been found, of ancient Thessalian
times, with many sarcophagi still UNI
opened. In many of the sepulchral in
scriptions is inserted a clause that who
ever opens the sarcophagus, and places
heavy fine.
ALI the country from Cape Colony to
the Zambesi river, and from the Portu-
guese colonies on the East to the Ger
man possessions on the West, is to be
controlled by a British South African
Company. The territory is three times
the size of Great Britain. 1t will be
called Zambesia.
=. tnl
the grave of Adolf Won Schlagintweit,
the famous traveller and savant who in
August 1857. was murdered by China
men near I<asc' gar, Central Asia. 1t is
in the form OF :. large stone pyramid,
surmounted by \ heavy plain iron cross.
The Rus sian Government paid for the
monument, and 1he Chinese Government
gave the groun !.
"A company has been formed in Lon
don for the purpose of erecting tower
in that city on the Ethel plan. The
tower is to be 1850 feet high. Five
hundred pounds are offered as prize for
the best design for the proposed tower,
and s25O for the second best design.
The competition is open to the world.
Colonel w. w. Bockhill, recently
secretary of legation at Pekin, China,
has returned to Washington after u
Journey through Thibct. He estimates
the population of the country at 2,0OO,-
900, one-third of whom are lamas or
priests, who practically monopolize cdu-
cation and wealth. There is nominal
King, besides the Grand Lama, but the
country is governed by the Chinese
Minister and residents, and pays tribute
to China. The country is poor and
largely a wilderness.
Government nurseries are just now
being prepared in Cape Colony, Africa,
for the further extension and develop
ment of American vines-one near Stel-
lenbosch, one in the Paarl, one near
Worcester, and one on farm between
Robertson and Montague. SO great is
the demand for these vines that applica-
lions were received this year for not less
than 10, 900 cuttings, of which number
only SO, 600 could be spared for distribu-
ton.
One of the London brigades has been
making experiments in Judging distance
by sound. 1t was first explained to the
men that sound travels at tho rate of
/, 100 yards in three seconds, and on this
data they were told to estimate the dis
lance of certain scouts who We're dis
charging their rifles in the darkness.
At first the answers were very cratic,
many of the men being fifty and some of
them $50 yards out of the way. Practice,
however, wrought great improvement,
and at the last trial ma jority Of the
men were only 4 yard or two out, while
some guessed the exact distance.