The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-04
Fore,rn Note, or Kea, Iutere.t.

Tho invention of smok Gloss powder has been followed
by counter invention in tho shape OF q smoke
rocket" to be used the advance Of body of
troops. II has been tried with success.
Tho French Minister OF War lately offered prize for
tho swftest BIRD in flight from Perigueux Paris,
8lOmiles There were 2,746 entries, the winner dong
tho distance in hours and "a miuutesor at forty.
three miles an hour.
Fifty Protestant families of Toormoro attended mass
In the Catholic church In a body, and after pub,
cly renowned Protestant!sm one explanation Is the
Indignation the summonees Father Crowley at the
suit of the English rector.
Tho nude has noticeaby diminished In tho Paris
Salon, 1t doesn't sell as 1t used to sell having do
clined In fashion with the dsmiIHOrdr, aud the leading
artists somewhat careful about warning OF by
too startling splays the steadily increasing number
young women pupils Of recognized rcspectaOi!ity.
MIR Walter Besant has been accused by M alleged
author Of having hypnouHed him and extracted from
him when In that condition the entire story, word for
word, of the novelette, entitled The D"uhts OF Dives"
Tho He'll OF st, Pauls' or everything that IL good"
In it, obtained 1t is alleged from the source
and by the same means.
movement has ~ last started against the gates and
bars which still put across some London streets IS
the laudhoders. The select Committee OF tho
House OF Common, appointed T. its consideration las
passed the preamble OF the bill promoted by the London
County Council for the removal OF certain gates and
bars ON the estate of the Duke OF Bedford.
Joan OF Arc" will be given as spectacular eques-
tran opera In the Paris IIppoirOme thousand per.
sons take part In II, Including number OF hArlsh
dressed as angels up in tho gallery. from where tie
archangel Michael and his attendants ny down 10 the
arena the ual JOAN who is an Italian in TINS
Gaze, rides astrdo her horse costing $3.50
An eight.whreed railroad church has Just been fin
ished Tihis IN the factory OF the rtanscaucasian
RAiway Company, for use along tho line, II Is sur
mounted by at ono end and at the other there
Ia a handsome belfry with threo bells Besides tho
church proper, 1t has apartments for the priest II
can comfortably seat seventy persons The altar is
made OF carved oak and all the church furniture was
made in st, Petersburg.
During the recent illness of TOSto his friends have
been crowding to his house from ali parts "f Russia,
sometimes TO tile number Vt forty a day, The COUNTS
wifs finally published III all the Trading Russian daes
this note IAN those who have had the hinlues- daring
the illness Of my husband 10 come to JasnaIA Po!ana u
inquire after his health will be Kind enough IN the
future such visits, since my husband Is not IN
condition to have strangers IN his house
Tho French RoJAsts, known as tho spanish White
TlGgs" because they favor Don Carlos, assembled 10
the number OF $50 at dinner IN the Connena. Hotel
Tho Orleans family, in the person OF the young Duke
was denounced as tho Fat prisoner Of 'alrraux a
young bantam who will not night! masheF with =
RardeniR In his buttonhole instead OF cavalier with
she GeuT de W In his heGrt The Chairman ended his
Grafton by calling upon AN present especially tie
AdisS 10 aid IN re ps0plnE France win sincere Cath
ensS and faithful RSyGlItA