The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-10
Foreign Notes of Interest

| In August last q wonderful occurrence hap
| Dened N the huuse OF certain NJ. FlOron In
/ Moscow. Ihe image OF the III ly Virgin ap-
| peafcd there; sweet OdOfs illied the house nj
| nor appearance Crowds OF people ICON gath
efea In and around the house To see the ap
partition. and many Of the deyOut deposited
| their gins at the Threshold he secular
and Church authorities were Informed Of the
| 2 eat wonder. At the instance OF the fOim mer
investigations were made. and u was discov
cred that Mrs. FlOrOn herself had enacted
| the miracle. She was called I account for
| the deception, but she pleaded that her Ob-
ject was not 10 deceive the people, but 10 re-
gain the affections Of her husband, which
had markedly cooled oil toward her On
November 12Ih she was sentenced 10 i'm
prisOnment fer three weets. during which
| she will have 10 practice religious penance.
Carl streitmann, the tenor, has been decor
ated ihtee times. One OF these orders was
bestowed by the Emperor Fr3nciS Joseph OF
Austria, who head him sing in THE Gipsy
Baron" and was delighted with his perform
ance. This decoration Is large golden
crown attached To a Jlden chain. IL il given
for superior attainmenis In art and learning.
The Sbah of Persia decorated him wi n star.
set with damOnns and emerilds, and the
third was given him by the late King Ludwig
of Bavaria.
The movement for purchasing Dove Cot
tage, Ora mere and fitting II up as perma
nent memorial Of Wordsworth has been
remarkably successful. Dove Cottage as all
students OF the poet know, vas his reSidencr
from 1799 10 lSUS and here much of his best
work wds done, aud his fan GUS friends wrle
entertained. II. t.Occurred To some admirers
hat the cottage should be bought. A strong
committee was formed. and a public appeal
was made for funds.
sara Bernhardt has set all Paris crazy by
her African cOmplexiOn, The cosmetic for
which is cOncOctlOn Of her O~1. The COM
pound Onsists of saffron, weil kneaded Win
lOwdered coffee combined with delicate
mixture Of musk and chickory diluted with
rose water until sufficient Y liquid 10 te
spread over the skin. Instead of making up
for the part she brushes up.
The Ministry OF Imperial Property has pro-
hihited the manufacture OF oleOmargarine IN
RusSia. The article VIII ne allowed i"r SAFE
only in exceptional cases. and then Il will
have 10 be kcpi in vessels painted certain
color. 50 that everybody should know at one,
what IL rs. \ hue OF 800 rOubles wiii b6lm-
posed on the merchant who sells oleomargar-
iue Tor DulleI; al tie reDe ltiOn VI the Onense
his license Will be revoked.
In the NoIlov fields, near -. PETERSBURG.
the Ministry of War have Instituted eNeT-
cises ia living kites. II experience shows
that kites can be made To flv with certait
regularity. small electric lamps Will be at
tached to them, and the cords VIII be Iro-
vlded with metallic wires, TO ne used as an
telegTaphs between distant camps In time OF
war;
Reports have been widely circulated for
some time past I'm Berlin that lie German
kmperOr's personal finances have been hope
lessly involved by Ii own reckless eXpendi-
ture, and tnat he has hgd l. borrow k5.On,-
JOD marks from the banker, Herr vDn Bleict-
iad,s, on has note OF lan1.
Prince Mohamed BurEaneddip, the five
vear-Old son of he sultan, mas just been en-
oiled a. a seaman o.. bOart OF the Iufklsi
ifisatr Orkanie, aud The Ofliccrs chnrged win
The superintendent Of his naval etLcaiion
nave been appolnied.
the election held in Paris on Sunday o
MI a vacancy in the Municipal Council VI
elt ctcd. receiving /, ,2G0 votes, against ], Il
iOr NJ. Gely. a pOssiOlest Republican.
a bomb was thrown on SUNDAY night al
the residence OF The Archbishop Of the Dio-
cese Of Valencia, SPAIN, ana exploited unde
one Of the Windows Much damage was done
10 the building.
The Cars personal bCdy-guatd OF private
poll c consist OF fifteen sp.cilly picked Cor
Jeans, mature and tried men. L ese ha 10
kee. wa-ch in the kitchen ana private apart
ments
It's believed that Osman Digma, the rebel
leader D. being furnished with grain and am
muultiOn : O3n .ii.ddah and other ports ia eA-
change FOR slaves.
Ouern e ert Emma took the oath I'll
Office al The Hague Monday In the presence
Of the BID embeTs Of Tie Dutch farllament.
Tie Bishop of Minnesota was presented 10
Queen Victoria on sunday by the Dean o
Windsor.
The manifesto prepared on bepaif Of the |
majority OF tue IRISH members is expected u |
be issued 11~day.
SIR Gladstone will deliger an address be-
fore the electors Of the BissellaW district on
Thursday
Ex.King Milan. Of Seryia, and suite arrived
IL ths Albrmarle motel, London, Monday