The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-08
agrlculturists of the unwisdom Of relaxing e1-
listing repulationa

undeniably had n good effect The Board
koops tho farmers regularly informed OF all
that concerns thom In foreign countries. md
already old-fGshioned methods OF cultivation
nro being abandoned In favor Of more scien-
tIfc means. The latest movement is directed
to the establishment Of agricultural schools all
over the country. ondoyed by tho State and
controlled by the Board Of Agriculture.
Moderate counsels have prevailed In the
gasworkers dispute and an smicable working
scheme is In course OF arrangement, owing to
the increased cost OF coal and Dor. This was
the company which by the way. paid lax Der
cent. dividends last year, and has increased
the price OF gas.
Mr. Greville Williams. the company'e chief
chemist. recently thought he was on tho track
OF discovery which would bring untold wealth
to oil concerned. He actually succeeded In
manufacturing from the rofuse Of Kns retort
a perfect emerald. and undertook to produce
other precious stones ty similar means. Tn
fortunately. however. it was discovered that
the emerald cost TO produce ten times az much
as similar natural gem could have been
bought for in q jewellers shop.
The election OF a Secretary to the London
Trades Council took place last might in Con-
gregationnl Memorial Hall. The proceedings
lasted until past midnight and were OF such
u
keeper. accustomed to mild missionary meet
inGs and tea and tracts, wept over tho desecra-
ton of his beloved building. Everything was
unparsonlike. Rival candidates and delegates
howled and swore at one another. and
blows and wrestling bouts occasionally
alternsted with adjeotives and epithets.
Tom Mann, the dock laborers' leader.
led the opposition TO Shipton's reelection on
the ground that that person had showed
damnable lack OF sympathy with unskilled la
Dor Shipton teariully repudiated tho lying
insinuation and protested with much emotion
against remarks OF another Progresslst who
had unklndly described him as an old FOSSIL"
and his supporters as dead bones shaken up
and revivihed" Throughout the stormy de-
bate Progressists showed a fine talent for in
vective but when the last OF several divisions
had been taken they found themselves in q
minority Of Is, Shipton being reelected by 81
to 46.
Kaiser Wilhelm stood SPONSOR on Wednesday
to Prince Leopold's baby daughter. and
weighed IL down with the names Victoria Mar
garet Elizabeth Mario Adelheid Alrlo With
this exception the week has boon spent In re-
viewing troops and alarming Rarrisons. not
withstanding that the imperial foot Is still
stiff and sore from the effects OF the late acct
dent. HIS wife has caught the military fever.
and has been astonishing Berlin by her splen-
did horseridinR on Thursday at the grand re-
view on Templehoffield. She was in the saddle
for two hours. and led her regiment Of culras-
siers past the Emperor She wore a riding
habit OF white cashmere. with Il uniform jacket
bearing on the collar and shoulders the red
and silver colors OF tho regiment. and three
cornered white felt hat with ostrich feathers.
By general consent she looked very charming
and the Emperor looked delighted and de-
clared that he was.
The Austrian Emperor thinks he Is getting
too old for soldering. and does rs little OF It as
possible. On Wednesday he visited one OF the
peoples kitchens. established by a benevolent
society In Vienna for tha benefit OF the poor.
and watched some Of his humble subjects eat
their frugal fare. Next day he took part in full
state in the Corpus Christi procession. sur
rounded by his guards and all the archdukes.
He walked bareheaded in the hot sun so that
all Vienna could see how much balder he has
become since his sons death.
A great sensation in educational circles has
been caused to-day by the publication OF the
tripos at Cambridge University.
Tho success OF the female students has been
The highest educational honor
yet won by women has been gained by Miss
Pawcett, aged %. who Is braok-
eted superior to the senior wrangler' Pre-
vious to this the first place wac occupied
by Miss Ramsay. who was asnior wran-
gler in the classical tripos in 1857. and
second by Miss Scott. who was eighth mathe-
NAUTICAL wranRler in 1880. The former has since
married the master OF Trinity College, Cam
bridge and the latter Is understood 10 be q
professor In an American university. In addi-
ton to Miss Fawcett's wonderful achievement,
two ladies' figure in the list OF Wranglers, ten
are senior optimes, and four are junior op-
times. No women failed to pass. but six
men failed completely.
Miss Fawcett is q daughter Of the late Prof.
FRwcett. the blind philosopher and statesman.
who was Postmaster General in Mr. Glad |
stones Government She ia described as a |
high-spirited. nervous young woman. |
Rider HRggards letter TO Rand. MoNally h |
20. is characteristic. In O note to the Times |
the publication OF the letter he |
says the point raised is OF great importance TO |
English writer's in that the right OF American |
publishers to mutllate book is involved. Tie |
elter to Rand, McNally & Co. In full is:
"GENTLEMEN: A pirated edition OF my
novel Beatrice has been forwarded to me- |
learinR your names as Its publishers. find |
IN looking through il that the book has been |
lacked and hewed till It bears about as much |
to the work which left my hands |
IL an oak lelled and barked does to the snmo |
rec in the leaf. Thus to take ono or two ex- |
lmples among many which offer chapter IL |
las been reduced 10 little more than three |
,ages. and from chapters 25 to 20 some |
iXteen pages have been omitted bodily. |
Sor is this all. Another chapter has |
,een misnamed and In one place at least your
ditor. or. Judging from the style, perhaps |
hould hazard your compos!tor has tried his
land at improving my text and has printed
lnder my name words which never wrote In
hort, the story ia turned into string OF dis
ointed situations. Its life. spiri;, and mean
NJ are gone. all OF which is done without
warn ng to the reader, and, need hardly add.
Without reference to the author.
AT first beloved that these evils must have
,eou wrought malclously. perhaps to save eX-
,onse'in the printers bill but reflection shows
lie that 1t cannot bc. OF course. when the
legislature OF your country, alone among those
4 civilized nations. has hoisted the black flag,
IOt merely by tOlerGtinG established custom.
mt publicly. and after full debate, thereby de-
laring the labor OF foreign writer's 10 be the
poil of any who wish to profit by It, it would