The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-25
rnr.irn Vote. of Intere.t.

Very Rev. IunU James TltNuit zero WIZ ~
Is / can of Peterborough has been appointed
lt.hon of Worcester in the place Ot flight
W.v Henry Philoott ID. ID, vino recently re-
.f.ued Bishop PcrOwne Is siNtN-seVen years
.if and is a gra iuate of cambridge. whose
.sr.af v-ss the most disfluguls he'd ON record.
lie was Bell IS University scnolhr. ana carried
on the Crosse scholarship the lHrWnltt tc-
lrew schol fship. AID tho members prlzr.
fIa was appointed am honorary chaplain 10
she Queen ON N ~ l3, 1870. ana in .ususl
1875 upon The rec1nmenah,io ION oi l.,lu 81
Be1eon. feld he was nominated 10y the crown
10 the deauery Of Peterborough
T,ere A. evidently. 10 is stid. wO.k for
pritt.h cruisers lu the eel sian Gulf tcloncl
slD.s me British resident in those wales in
am official report makes 10 clear that "a very
nctive trade in slaves j. bei"g carried on in
fha cnff lu Open defiance OF inc bllllsh
cluisets African slaves are bought ana 'ld
al the Persian ports, aud novel; not 10 say
an Ingenious form II fioud Us 10 pass lhc
slaves into the Mecca pllerimaees lh tne cliat
acfer Of domesfI. :. colonel loss ask ior
TttIc more activity on the pant OF Bridsh
patIols in The gull
ft,ssoid that there has rarely been I'm Aus
..,.ti4fi waters more imposing aSsrnhia-c
ofmcn-of war. British french anu Nei hl'h'
Than nave recently been onchprrd lh foil
Jackson. sydney. Ia ADDITION to lhe bIltl'h
t.es.als under Admiral Lord Charles colt
rne German war-ships Leipslg. SOPHIE ana
Al.xtudrine. under the commuudol umliiu
Naiois. and toe French corvette hamplal'
have been lying peace uily side nN s.ue lh
Fafu, Cove In other parts Of the lIarbof were
the German ship Atcun ana aAolhei fIeh'h
1nan-of-war with an adlniial on D"'iu-
Al TUESDAYS session Of the larih Commit
fc. NJ noche. Minister Of Commerce. de-
ci,red fhe necessity OF allowing the fee M
uortatiou Of hides, Woois. ana iaw SILKS. h'
prot stsd against the system ol utaWti'H ''s
Injurious % natiOual industries ana auutN'
..You complain of ihe United states latll
law. set YOU wish % piss similar measure.
THE Customs committee has approved th'
repOrt making the dulles upon COTTON yarn
i,ipher Than the rates proposed hoy the Gov
crument
Advlces from Madagascar. under the date
~ t,DN-mher 6th. state On { a bpuN EoNas,
maid bS the Malagusy Premier nave phiaSeu
-. pornau tnthOllc missionaries preml ses
at Anfananarly0. Father Moutant was
wounded while doing 10 Is utmost TO JTOteci
the properly Of ihe missionary htal ION. M M
addition 70 This outrage the hoNas allecked
fhe house of the French ce-kesidenl, me
Compton d'Eecompte, and other prominent
iuiIitngs These attacks We're rcpulsed ON
re occupants of The buildings referred 10;
Tne Protestant missions were not moltsl'd
hy tire bONas.
The Queen has an Immense cellar Of VINE
All Wiloi>Or aud supplies are regularly SEM
from fhe Castle tO osborne ana balmoial
gbqmpaene and cllret are the win 's in most
constant use. but there isa splendid coliectoh
81 ciblnet Rhine Wines some eNtii,oI IulliHtN i
ola sherry--W illiam IN drank no "ihei
,rine-a great quantity of port inciud lhs
n.arly all tue best vinfage~. ani some OF the
finest imperial Iokay in the world.
Aroval dercee issued Tuesday alters the Gus
f,tos mn. and appoints a commission 10
80 sfers tD arine about "a series of reforms
lu the commercial treaties now eAsll"k no
tween spain and other countries. Inc OpJtcl
0fthe Government in making TINS new ae-
parturs is % strengthen is electcfal lhlu-
snce by promptly applying poucy oi pro
t-ctlon 10 the country, ana possibly 10 tne
colonies.
The last official bulletin OF The Congo Free
state publishes a decree ordering me lnspec-
f.on al am canoes and other vessels udNlsa-
ting the upper Congo. in order 10 prevent tue
transportation Of sltves urc trins or spiIIls'
.rhe commissioners of The districts ot : an
Irv Pool The CatHracts and Maiadl are also
ordered 20 INSPECT all caravans zen iheN
snay suspect Of carry inS cOntfaoand goods.
The Pope TUESDAY received the cpneraiula-
ffoue OF ihe cardluels upon the nfty ihiri an
niversa Of hi, flist celebration of the mass.
In his reply he said that be deplOred The war
ofs4cfs HgIlrsf the tnurcn, ana icalhrintd
the r.chts Ol The papacy. ihe Pope looked
well and appeared 10 have iullA recovered
from his recent cold.
Last week three VII boars were shot IN
tie Queens Swine eArien. ia WlndsOrs
Great rark. 4 which Two were ioi her MA
t.-ty aid me other was sent 10 The Prince oi
Wales VIII bJar WAS iirst served al thr
ror,l fahie al Curstmas during the reign oi
George ".
The rumor hat rlot % overthrow the
A-ssutiu HepuDlcan Government exist o.
an Ihat several persons had Deen a feste
h. - tseu conn mel The plot, hoWeNef, Us
noi s1i S opor an one. and ihe public is moi
eX tied.
At,Ic,s from India state that the British
rnercnauts there view win growing concern
me great indu-uce exercised 10y tne Germans
in nsun whcTe the consul reWest ntng
Germany har ju-t been raised 10 the dlsil'y
OF minister
The Czarewitch has arrived al Bombay on
his tour Of the East. Upon iuaing ue
tzAreaitch was received win much poMP
and ceremony by the British civic, inlllaty,
and naval authorities,
Professor Koch has been made an honorary
citizen of Berliu. lie Is the ufth man 70
enjoy that distinction. Ills Colleagues ais
Prince BismaicK, Count Moltke, ana Dr.
Henry schhemann.
Mime. iaguerre i0isant and 81. Mdrln,
formerly adheTents Of General louiahseI,
have fnrmc "a separate group ln the Ffehcu
chamb = aud viii adopt an oppOr.unlst ulli-
tade
At OstsfDerg saxOny. Monday night,
cltlzon named Efescr, his wife and ihfve
children were sunOcafed in their apartments
by es aping gas from coal stoFe.
lfis reported that many persons have per.
ifhed 10 aussla owl 10 The N'rc.he cold,
aud that o party 81 thirty were frozen 10
death while crossing bleak sieDpe.
Professor Koch and MS assistants hayr
completed their arrai getnents iof the pre-
palatlOn and distribution of the curative
lymph.
A cable dis patch from London states that
fhe American yacht rultane flIcDor l. ark
owner had arrived a. Gbrdiiaf with bull
warks damaged and iOss Of jiLboom
lie French Government IA, asked The
Chamber 10 vote 2,~OD 900 francs Tor ne en-
c0urs cement Of the slik-wOrIn raising Indus
tfy In france.
Ihe abnOrmally cold. fOggy aud vet sea on
has Increased LOndOns annual death rate
IRON Is - 10 per 10 o.
Tie cOumi tee OF the French Chamber Of
De1uties have reported against consideration
o tbe MOreau Din 30 he abolition OF tax
alton Oi titles.
Queen Regent Christina on Tuesday CAV
an audience 10 General n. Burd GfuDb, tho
new United states Minister " spain.