The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-11
OVER THE SEAS.
Many Matters bv Mail ana Cable Prom
other Lands.

,ieced together from the fragments OF the
,ider Temple Of Diana at Ephesus. This
vas the temple which was burned down In
ne night on which Alexander the Great was
,orn. Il was built in the sixth century De-
ore Christ, and the great interest OF the pii-
ar exhibited is that 10 consists OF fragments
II the set OF pillars which Crpsus, hing OF
.ydia. presented az the building OF the tein-
be. The base still bears part Of the ln-crll-
ion. "CrUsus. the King. dedicated me-
Bound the drum OF the pillar were bgures
.aryed in a rude style. Of which t"o' man
md a woman, very grotesque couple, stlll
emain.
THE whole political career Of Prince Bis
narck, says Herr Woermann, one Of his
he long friends. shows him 10 have been a
nan of peace. which makes the allusion 10
.he great Chancellor as man Of blood and
ron uniustifable. Prince Bismarck's expert
snce at the Frankfort Diet convinced him,
SAYS Woormann. that there was not room
enough in Germany for Austria and irus-
-ia. Il therefore become his object 10 turn
out Austria. and be never concealed ms IN
tenti0n of accomplishing 10. lie was read!
% make a bargain so long as De was re-
quir3d 10 concede nothing essential. W men
"A bargain on these terms was not % DE hau
ho accepted a conflict. But this scarcely
sustains Herr Woerman's assertion that
Bismarck was "A man of peace.
ACCORDING to a foreign exchange, the
Duchess Of Buckingham, who is spending
some months in the south Of France and
Italy. used 20 De one OF the most admired
personagos at the English court. Her
jewels were always magnificent. ana 10 was
"a sight o. r,~i-o hearts grow sour with envy
10 see the wonderful array az buckingham
shire lace which She always displayed ON
these occasions. The revival Of the lace
making of Buck.nghamshire was entirely
due 20 the energy and fostering care Of the
late Duke Of Buckingham and tine Duchess
ALWAYS wore q splendid specimen Of the
choicest product of the Buchughamshire
looms ON great days, in honor oi her bus
bands work. and also OBJ show the lace
woarors Of the court what lovely fabrics
mieht be- procured by those who chose 90
follow her example.
IGNORANCE OF ODE divine laW Of Ma
homet nearly costa German photographer
his life in C0nst1utnop'e. The Koran for
bids the reproduction oi tle face or figure oi
"a human being. Not knowing This, the ph0-
tOgrapher took negative OF the sultan
when he made bis Friday visit tO the
mosque. just as Boz was on the point Of de-
parting be was discovered by am officer. TIE
officer broke the photographers instrument
90 pieces and arrested the sinner. The un-
fortunate man appealed 90 the German Am
bassad0r, who succeeded in haNingthe death
penalty changed into a months imprlson-
ment and Punishment.
NEWS has arrived in Vienna from Con-
stanunople that the Sultan has issued
orders to an the commanders Of army corps,
them tO examine their magazines.
stOrehOuses and depOis with q view 90 ass
pertaining whether the army could be mohi-
Used at "a very brief notice. The COM
manders have also been ordered 90 report 40
once 90 the War Office as 90 the effective
strength of their troops and as 10 the de-
licicncies either in quality or quantity oi
the stores. ammunition and provisions in
their respective corps. The order Is atirib-
uted i'm Vienna TO the perturbation of mind
which has been caused i'm Turkey by Prince
Bismarck's resignation.
An Oriental poet might find a congeuial
theme in the illumination for the first time
by the electric light of the famous Tai-Ma.
hal in Agra. The Iai-Mahal, as an who
know anything ol Indian history are aware.
is ~ splendid sepulchre of white marble,
adorned with the choicest ofmosaics, which
was erected ai cost of nearly $1,000. JJ
by the Emperor Shah Johan, for his beloved
wife. NOOr-Jehau. also called "Light OF tle
Empire II stands on ayast granddaughter
enclosure. aud forms square building 1
great beauty. one light of immense power
placed in the great bulDou- centre dome.
and four lesser light. On the surrounding
minlrets. gave "a brilliant appearance o. ihe
whole structure and cast soft radiance Tar
and wide over the crescent-shaped city.
"OuR MARY" is at last engaged, With
ont doubt. and Mr. Antonio dc Navarro Is
The lucky man. Letters from him dated
McntOnc. March 10th. say that De- BIAS Dec n
ON the Riviera AN winter with Miss Amber
son and bis mother. Mrs. Navarro, moving
about from liycre- o. Nice. Cannes, Monte
Carlo. BOrdighiera and san Reno. The
party were about 90 start for short tup
into Italy. Mr. Navarro says nothing about
The date Of his marriage. Dut bis friends -up-
pose that bee viii not postpone bis happiness
beyond the early summer, as there ls now
not the slightest obstacle in the way.
FRENCH veterans who correspond TO the
Waterloo nen Of Great Britain, are fast
DIVING ont. Old age and the cold weather 81
the early spring. have just removed tNo 90
them. one. named leZ0n. who was nearly "a
ccnienariau. having gone through the cam-
paieus of 1913. 1874. and l-lJ. The exact
number of members of the Grande Armee.
who are pensioners. receiving LlO yearly
under the provisions of The last viii and tes-
lament of the First Napoleon. is ~. as
against $50. according 90 the returns for De
cember. lsss.
A CURIOUS political spectacle promises
% be presented in Germany. Two seats .n the
Reichstag have been offered 10 Prince Bis
marck aud bis son Count Herbert, and the of
fer may bee accepted at "a later period. In Thai
Gaze. as ihe Emperor has declared that he
Will recognize only two parties those iOl
and against him, Prince Bismarck. in The
event of his re-eniering the heichsilg.
mi -lt seem 90 Doe 100 the unusual position Oi
the nominal. ID not actual. leader of The OPP
position. The opening ol the ReicAstag aud
the royal speech are awaited with the Keen
est interest.
BrsMARcK's last walk in Berlin was
rather curious one he went % the popu.
lar restaurant Grecnwa'l, dressed in a
culras-ier uniform. ordered coffee for two.
and invited the proprietor who was for
merry his cook, 90 smoke a pipe with him.
] his is the only place where Bismatck took
coffee secretly because his physician had
forbidden him 10 drink 10. lie had large
cup, remarklng that 10 was his last. The
crowds cheered bis departure, and the land
lord refused an 0ulr OF 1000 marks for The
cup.
BIsNARcK's successor, Chancellor Won
-apriyi, is credited with saying when
moving into the Princes Official residence:
Il shall not bee long mere. as / will never
sacrifice my honest opinion 90 Tie caprice
vi the Crown The contemplated money
grant t0 Bismarck is not likely 90 come be-
ore the Prussian Landlag, as the proposal
would meet with fierce resistance and bitter
The Ministry VIII advise the
Emperor NOT TO enter 10 on the Budget, lui
% charge in some way or other to his own
civil List.
OF the 10000 diamond cutters at Amsior-
lam, who are all Jews, 1000 are said 10 be
Without work, the chief diamond cutting
having closed ON account oi
he enormous rise in the price of raw dil-
n0nds. The rise is attributed % the Lon
lon house OF k0lhschilds. which has mo-
lOpolized the trade in raw diamonds.
BOULANGER's return 10 France is, Of