The sun., 1890-12-04

Ar. Joseph Thomson. the explorer. was remark ably
polite recently under trying circumstances He was
stsaminR along the shir River when Portuguese gun.
boat whore commander disputed Thomson's right 70
make highway of the strsam poured volley Of shot
into his BOAT Tho young man merely lifted his hat
bowed very gracefully. told the engineer put on .
little steam and went his way without showns
any belligsrenoy.
the best known steamboat on the spper rive. hh the
steamer Peace Of the British Baptist mission and
the first to travel on most Of the Congo tributaries IL
10 the little boat In which Mr. 0rsnfsll made his
Gus disoovsries M Grsnfel opposed the sssurs but
the State asserted that required the steamer for the
suppression of the slave trade the Kass River and
the authorities hosted the Free State nag over the
vessel The crew we're impressed into the service Of
the state Il Is said Mr. arsnfsl 10 his wAy 70 Ru-
rope TO protest against this act OF volsnca
LORD Wolsslsy has very poor opinion Of the whit,
trader in Africa He says It is useless appeal bis
hum anity or fselinRA The average trade: he says,
does whether the vile alcohol hs sells claims
more victims thau war or pestisnCs. whether the
he 6arers for oil and ivory. large districts.
to be laid waste by the slave dealer II he only
rich he nothing for all the suffering he may inct
though Lord wossey adds that the mouth Of this same
trader In often nisd with moral pisatudss when he
speaks In Europe on African topics Lord wolssley
thinks African questions should be 'etted by the Euro
pean powers without any regard to the wishes opin
ions o. African tra!srs
Asw years ago sturdy old Chinese General and
yiceroy died in Canton who noted for having his
way. matter what tho authorities at Pskin or
even the Emperor himself wanted Chang Chih.tung
the ViosrOy Of Human. IL now elnuatipg shs fa.
nous Generals example His imperial master In Pskin
recently increased the tax on opium Tho vcsroy Of
Human decide that the tax high and that the
opium rasers Of his province need pay lie there
fore ssued . proclamation informing the people that
she extra tax which The Government imposed would
not be collected. as he considered the old tax high
enough ltrsmains 10 be seen whether his disregard
for tho Imperial order will gel him into trouble
The pickAxo can hardly be stuck any where Into the
soil Of modern Rome without bringing 10 light some
relic OF the old empire the later rspublio While
laying some water pipe tho other day the workmsn
uneArthod nns bust In Csrrara marble Of the Rmprss
Fuustina The lust IL guile uniuiursd In vineyard
belonging to the CRpuchins statue has been resur.
rcced which Is recognized ss statue OF the Goddess
OF Fort Ten fee, below tho surface. in the Via
Poia has been found an ancient Roman road which
10 undoubtedly the road ;hAt In early roman tmes led
from the city tho Faninisu dSie Thirty feet below
the surface In another of the city lust been
found tho remains Of an old Roman house. pArts Of
which sre In . tosrsbis state Of preservation.
Tho Reason.
Psssr tbsfore doors OF wrecked bsuk)-whSt are ysu
losfers collecting here fori
The Psesd da chorus-Beeause We cAnt collect In
side