The Washington critic., 1890-03-05
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

Long ago salmon were abundant in
the Connecticut 1t is now proposed
to restock it.
1t is supposed that in the next Euro.
pean war the artillery can eilectually
stay the advancing infantry at 1000
yards distance.
Giraffes come high. John Robinson
says New York's Zoo can have his rs
feet 2 inch young lady for $4,000 and
not cent less.
A bill has been introduced TO enable
English peers to abandon their places
in the House of Lords if they wish and
be elected to the House of Commons if
they can.
1t is proposed to make Mr.. Stanley
life member of the Savage Club in Lon
don, distinction that he will share
with only the Prince of Wales and
| few others.
George Francis Train will leave Bos-
|. ton March 8 on his proposed trip around
| the world in sixty days He will sail
from Tacoma, WASH, March II, by the
steamer Abyssi1ia.
Princess Victoria, the sister of the
Emperor William, will hereafter live
most of the time out of Germany, hav-
ing an allowance of $50, 600 year for
that purpose from her brother.
1t is rumored that the first volume of
Bismarck's unpublished correspond
ence, extending from 1862 to 1880, is
about TO be issued, and that the second
volume will appear soon after the first.
The German Government is expert
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the infantry regiments. The sole con-
sists of metallic welt filed with
gutta- percha and resin. This costs
much less than leather and aids in the
elasticity of the marching step.
William Black, the novelist, is al
work upon new novel that will begin
to appear in one of the London maya
zines in July. 1t will have a Scotch
name, but the story will be located
chiefly in London, with incidental eX.
cursions TO the United States and Can
ada.
Mrs. Long, the postmistress at Char
lottesville, Va, and wife of the blint
Confederate officer, General A. L. Long
is likely to remain in her present posi-
tion as long as she wants to. Presi
dents Arthur and Cleveland declined tC
remove her; so does President Harrison
The pay roll of officers and sailors II
the United States Navy this year will
amount to nearly eight millions of dol
lars. The feeding and clothing of th
men will cost another million and
half. This estimate does not includ
the officers and men of the revenue cut
ter service.
liz. oil Dr
has put Stanley on the honorary list o
life members. President Richard Wat
son Glider will notify Mr.. Stanley o
the honor conferred upon him by thi
club of his brethren in America. Th
only other honorary member is MI
James Russell Lowell.
) Our practice squadron in the Medi
terranean has a great deal of troubl
with foreign regulations. Spain forbad
the landing of crews anywhere on he
; shores for land practice, and Italy ha
law that more than three war ships O
any foreign power shall not be in an
one of her ports at the same time.
A New York shoemaker suggests tha
; if men would adopt the English fashio
of keeping their boots on trees the
l would get ten times the wear out q
: them When the shoes are taken oil
they should be put on a tree at once
The leather is stretched to its full exter
: then, and all the wrinkles smoothe
away. There is no chance for tn
5 leather to crack, as it does IL th
2 wrinkles are allowed to remain in on
1 condition long.
The largest gun in existence and tn
J L II
I has recently been completed and ser
e to Cronstadt, where 1t will be MOUNTED
1t Is of cast steel and weighs 235 ton!
The caliber is 134 inches, the barrel
40 feet in length, and has maximum
diameter Of 81 feet. The weapon has
range of eleven miles, and the meehaI
{ ism is so perfect that two shots minut
9 can be fired, each shot, however, costin
r from 81, ,250 to 81 800,
$ To the cadets of our squadron
= Toulon Vice Admiral Duperre said ,
the great ball given by that Officer
"Now mind introductions are not nee
essary. Your uniform is sufficient il
Productions everybody understands thi
Dance with the prettest young ladi(
you can find. want you to enjo
yourselves" But when our Officer
were csc orted through the arsenals M
navy yards no such wideopen spir
was shown, for the visitors were hu
/ ried on, being allowed to make no stud
} of the important work France is doin
in naval matters.