The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

best schools in Japan, notably In the arch@olog-
ical, forestry aud military institutes.
A young merchant In Berlin has married the
woman that nursed him when a babe Size was
then II years old. He is well oil In worldly
matters.
The wife of baronet has appeared IN the Row
in the regular hour riding astride. Her dress
was divided skirt, rather longer lhan the habit
now fashionable.
A Chinese bride, when putting on her wedding
garments, stands on round, shallow baSk Ell.
This is supposed to insure placid, weilrounded
life IN her new home.
II is said that from the summit OF Mount
Blanc one can see the Tyro, portions of France
Germany and Austria, the Mediterranean and
Italy as far as the Apennines.
The Alliance Francois, The object OF which is
to promote the study aud speaking of the French
language outside Of France, has received TO-
600 francs from NJ. Cernuschi.
Judge Barnard of the New York Supreme
Court has decided that no song-birds eau be
legally Gagged. VIII this let loose upon New
York the comic opera singers OF Coney Island ?
The man upon whom the woman fell when
jumping from the tower OF Notre Dame couple
OF weeks ago died OF his internal injuries after
having been discharged from the Paris Hospital
as all right.
Next April John Bull counts his Britous The
whole empire is TO be canyassed. 1t is expected
that the Government upon whose domain the
600 people subject 10 II.
1t is understood that the ordnance officers OF
our army do not yet regard any OF the smokeless
powders, III spite OF merits attributed to them by
their inventors. TO be of quality TO justify their
adoption by this Government.
Burglars cracked all the safes In Roscommon,
Mich, a few nights ago, and secured $50. The
result so shocked the knights that they resolved
among themselves 10 turn over new leaf and
not crack any more Michigan safes.
The British vessels reported as lost during
May, 1890, and the number of lives lost, were
forty-six sailing ships and sixteen steamers, with
total loss OF seveniy-nine lives. These repre-
sent the ships reported during May, not those ac-
tuay lost in that month.
The military authorities OF Russia have Is
sued an order that cavarymen shall not wear
their ordinary spurs when they attend a bail.
They may wear spurs with blunt rowels, but
they may also, II they prefer, appear in civilian
clothes, with no spurs at all.
The Due dorleans, when he left his recent
prison. addressed letter ITO the Conscripts of
my Glass;" saying that he was still bound to be
soldier, and, keep me The place in the ranks
which L dreamed of-in your midst, near the
flag. shall come and take it!''
A noticeable progression of prices IS afforded
by Jordaens' -" Portrait OF a Mayor" sold in the
Roihan collection on June LIST in Paris. Frere
originally bought it in an old-lron shop for 10
and lis last price was $4,000 francs.
Captain Schley, commanding the Baltimore,
says That he thinks that cruiser could keep up
with the City of Paris II she were put TO IT, Her
recent run from Baltimore to Key West, with
but Two of four boilers in service and even then
making sixteen knots, Is the basis of the Cap
dumb woman at Martha's Vineyard owns
and manages small schooner, living In &c with
a kitten and huge Newfoundland dog for COM
pany. She supports herself by fishing and her
lobster pots, and by peddng thread aud buttons
and such small wares along the coast when the
fishing season is over.
John Dixon writes to the London Times that
he has made a careful examination OF the Egyp-
tian Obellsk on the Thames embankment, Twin
OF The Obesk In Central Park, New YORK. and
was unable to detect any signs Of decay upon its
surface. ReUOrtS circulated that nhp.
lsk was "peeling Off," and lie made the exam.
inatiOn as an expert,
"The Passion Play" at Ober.Ammergau was
'dscOvered'' by Euglishmen In 1850, wnen two
Oxford fellows, who were staying al Bad Cad
steil, heard OF II by chance and decided to be
present. They lost no time In describing it to
their friends i'll Oxford, aud Dean Stanley, then
an Oxford tutor, visited the play ana wrote a
description, which made 1t well known.
London Industries says that " a very common
impression is that Hong Kong is only mercan-
tile emporium or center for the distribution of
merchandise all over China aud neighboring
Industrial center OF considerable importance. 1t
has now three large sugar rehneres, which have
practically mOnopoliZed the trade OF refined
sugar In China and Japan"
During the Franco PrussIan war Bismarck re-
turned one evening to his quarters al Meaux, and
found baby on his bed A slip OF paper said
My husband died at Sedan; have no bread"
That was September 10, 1870. The Prince re.
ported to the King. ''Sife," he said, "n now /
ped " In war times one takes everything,
even child" The boy was sent to Berlin
raised at Bismarck's charge, and is still In his
household.