The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06
OVER IhE SEAS.
Many Matters by Mail and Cable Prom
Other Lands.

years ~ age He had been serf, and in
1852 his master bad accused him Of theft,
and had caused him 10 be exileG 10 Okhotsk
in Eastern Siberia. As the crime ~ which
he had been accused could not be estab-
lished, he was sent OF as a 4" free eXile,'
that Is, he was not kept prisoner or bound
% penal service in the place u his destina-
lion. For thirty-eight years he worked in
Okh0tsk ~ a tanner, aud saved some
money. Having attained his SEVENTEEN
| year. he conceived a desire 10 return 70 his
| native land and as he said to put away
his little bones among his own people when
his time is up in this world" But he was
still hale and hearty and travelled all the
way from OkhOtsk on foot. He was on the
road twenty-five months and had many
narrow escape from encounters with bears
and wolves. At his old home he has large
family os children and grandchildren
awaiting him with open arms.
Dominion Day.
July lst was Dominion Day In Canada,
and the twenty-thIrd anniversary Of the
| confederation Of the Provinces. Every
one will acknowledge says the Toronto
Mail, "that the union Of the Provinces has
been accompanied by much that is good. 1t
has given us free trade over vast are',
and has devoted 10 settlement and 10 civil
| zatiOn the previously unplOughed prairies
| 10 the west Of US" And then II proceeds In
decorOus language 30 indicate that conied.
Grafton has been disappointment IN many
ways, especially m that II has not produced
| a genuine Canadian sentiment. Indeed.
that is the most striking feature about The
Dominion. Ii was made by act OF Parils-
ment. and not because Of any gene raj de-
| sire for confederation on the part of the pes
| pie And even today IL is still largely an
artifcially connected group Of Provinces
WITH different ideas and interests.
Accordidg to the London World.
The engagement Of Princess Victoria Of
J Prussia TO the Prince Of Sch0nburg-Lippc is
| very suitable one, and has given great
satisfaction in her family. II has been ar
| ranged for some time, but ar the earnest de-
sire of the Empress Frederick II was not
announced until after the second anni,er-
sary Of the Emperor frederck's death.
| Princess Victoria is a very lively ana inn
questionable young lady, and has given her
family A good deal Of anxiety on account OF
her matrimonial entanglements. she j. not
a pretty girl, hut very pleasant, WHY, ana
| clever. and most popular; and mas now
quite recovered from her passionate attach
ment 10 the unlucky Prince Alexander Of
Battenberg. which at one time promised to
produce very embarrassing complications.
Death of Lady Ely.
! According 70 Vanity Fair the Queen j.
| greatly grieyed By the death OF her old
| friend. Lady Ely. which sad event has east
a gloom over the Court. Balmoral Is con
| sequently duiler than ever. since Lazy
| Ely's retirement from Court the queen was
her constant visitor when in London; and
al one time her Majesty was ON the point
of coming from BaimOral in order % see her
alive once more; when II was only uc
| knowledge Of Lady Ely's condition Of COM
| plete INCONSISTENCIES that preNentel bef
1 = /. D. a.. 1T nf fFlnmIanNn
| 10 lone OF her dearest and most intimate
/, friends" Lady Ely, who was the niece oil
| the eighth Lord Tweeddaie, was for thirty
| eight years a lady OF the Bedchamber; ANA
only last year. when she resigned her ONCE
owing 10 falling health she became extra
| Lady of the Bedchamber. ehr was sixty
nine years old.
| Locusts in Africa.
| The London News and Chronicle reports
that the campaign which Is being carried
ON against the lOcusts in the liaret districts
| in Algeria is at last bearing fruit VI. llr-
man. the gOyernOr-gcneral, has spent sew
eral DAYS in visiting the places where the
invasion had assumed the most threaten
! ing proportions. Although the state "l
things Is still serious, matters are now
Imending a little. and the panic which pre-
vailed "A short time ago Is suDsidlng. III II
| hOped that the greater part OF the crops ih
| the Tiaret districts will be- saved aller all.
There is no foundation for the report that
an epidemic had broken out among III"
native population.
Dazzling in Germany.
The number of duels with pistols in Ger
many has. it is said. increased Of late years
| very much indeed. The students OF 6erina-
nv have, therefore. passed resolution mat
contests with firearms shall, under no en-
| cumstances, bee permitted, unless Of the
| parties concerned one shall not be abie 10
make use Of sword by reason oil some
bodily complaint. OF course the encounters
with bandaged faces and bodies are het
dangerous, but those fought with SWORDS
and without such appliances are Just as
| likely to be fatal as when the colnoatahtS
exchange an ounce Of lead instead OF blows
| The Emperor's Social Views.
| The German Emperor, says London eN-
| change. is giving practical effect 10 MS
views on the great social question Oh me
day. He has written % the authorities AT
| k0nigsberg, expressing his approval OF the
| inha bitants of the town decorating their
| houses with flowers and branches ol trees
during his recent visit, instead OF indulgng
| in costly letes and erecting expensive tri-
umphal arches. fIe added, that IN MS
| opinion nothing gave "A demonstration 80
| much real value as the spontaneous partlci-
patton Of the poor.
| Another search for the Pole.
DIR. hansen. the Greenland explorer, has
sketched ont his plan for the next try Tor
| the North Pole. He proposes 10 20 III YES.
sci so constructed As 10 be raised up ana
| not crushed by the ice, aud 10 take pIoYls-
| ions with him for several years. Ills COURSE
| would be through shring straits 70 the
| New Siberian Islands, and then taking ad-
| vantage OF the current which he believes 10
exist, to drift over the Pole 20 Greenland.
Large Electric Boat
One Of the features Of the forthcoming
Frankfort electrical exhibition Will be
| large electric boat, driven by storage bat
| teres. and capable Of carrying 100 persons.
| The boat will ply on the River Main. and
will play an important part i'm the traiiic
| between the interior OF the city and ne
| eastern part, where the exhibition j. stu
| ated.
The Gar aud His Bro Their.
Newspapers in Vienna are responsible
| for the report that the Car has had serb
Gus quarrel with his brother the Grand
| Duke Alexis. The Grand Duke is the head
Of the marine administration, and u Is
| said he has offended the Gar by urging the
necessity for wholesale reform TO put an end
| 10 the waste and extravaganza which now
characterize the navy.
Irish DistiIIeries Bnrned.
Great waiing is reported among English
| tipplers because OF the burning Of the dis
| tilleries OF Glenleyat. the oldest OF All The
distileries OF Irish whisky. This j. the Ia
nous dstillery which big George of
| Glenleyat ran "A century ago. against all the
| Illicit distillers, who did their best 10 XIII
| him and ruin his trade.
Rare aud PrinceIy Charity.
IL is stated that when the Duchess OF
| oil. lat Il
costly necklace OF rare stones on the occa-
sion OF the birth OF her little daughter, she
declined the glt and suggested that the
money value OF the necklace be- applied 10
the building Of an almshouse OF the es-
tate for the benefit OF sick and inhrm ten
| ants.
| Cholera In France.
There seems 10 DE little doubt that the
| cholera has recently invaded France. The
authorities are doing their best 10 keep Il
secret, but the news creeps OUT little BY lit
| tie 1t Is worth remembering that white