The morning call., 1891-10-03
NOTES FROM ABROAD.

The subventions to the Italian theaters
are being generally cut down.
The San Carlos Theater in Lisbon is to
have its annual assistance reduced from
$50, 800 to $4,000.
Taking the officers holding honorary rank
into account there are 2050 generals in the
British army, or nearly one TOR every hun
bred soldiers.
The historical singing clock in the town
hall at BuntZlau has been sold by the coun-
Gil to the Pilgrims Chapel in Bohemia. 1t
was made in 1920.
Knapp, the maker of great guns, is pre-
pairing to receive the Emperor on October
9th with workingmen's demonstration at
his Meppen factory.
Major Won Moltke has given to the Hohen-
ZOilern Museum the wrtlng-table at which
the field marshal worked from the time OF
his marriage till his death.
Bleissonier was to have painted one of the
frescOs of the Pantheon, but he died before
he mad finished his sketch. Detaille, Cagin
or Constant will take his place.
The abolition of capital punishment is be-
ing written about in the London press with
the effect of producing a very clear-cut argus
ment in favor of letting it remain.
The Welsh National Council meeting with
the Liberal Federation OF Wales, at PGnt-y-
Pridd, decided to raise $40 900 to carry on
the campaign work for church disestabliSh-
ment.
After giving $4,000 for Common, Mr.. Ma
pie refused the offer of 500, 900 from turf
man in Vienna. That Is the largest price
known to have been offered for horse in
Europe.
Franz Kruppa and Josef Supergan,, MUIR
derers of IsidOr Oppenheim. a Berlin banker
and distiler have been arrested in village
Of Austrian Silesia, where they have lived
since the deed.
There are two dangers to France, says
Jules Simon, Germany and socialism"
The former is less important since CrOn-
stadt. but the danger from socialism has
been increased since the Congress at BruS-
sells.
There will be a Mozart performance in
December in Vienna. All over Germany
arrangements are being made to celebrate
the memory of the musician who a huE-
dred years ago was SpIed IL 2auPer's
grave.
The Russian nobility are in comparatively
as wretched circumstances as the peasantry.
In October there Will be nearly 900 estates
belonging to mobiles sold by auction at the
Instance of the State Bank that has loaned
them money on mortgages.
4 committee of French officers is said to
have decided to recommend the adoption of
breast-Dlate for the infantry, made of nine
parts of copper and one OF aluminium, equal
to steel-plate OF three times the thickness.
II will only be worn in time of action.
1t has just TRANSFERRED that before Empe-
ror Williams last visit in Bonn a supposed
plot TO assassnate him created a panic
among the local police In searching the
grounds of the villa TO be occupied by him
detectives found dynamite cartridges con-
eealed IN the shrubbery.
Stephen Groth of Lunden claims to have
invented tidal motor. He proposes to put
dynamo at u suitable spot on the North
Sea coast and to transmit to Berlin electric
power for lighting, heating and driving
machinery. The dynamo will be operated
by the tides ebb and flow.
The Plymouth Town Council have de-
cided to erect memorial cOmmemOra:ing
the departure of the MayflOwer from Ply
mouth. 1t will take the form of tablet,
fixed in the pavement on the BarbiCan Pier,
mentioning the fact that the Pilgrim Fathers
embarked from there Septe mber IS, 1920.
Tie biggest Danish hound now living is
thought to belong to the Gar. 1t was pre-
scented to the CZarina a few years ago by
her father, the King Of Denmark. The dog
is generally found in the hail leading to the
Cars private apartments, and the Emperor
places great confidence in the moral effect Of
his presence.
The German Socialists are in very per-
turbei state. Three weeks ago at Berlin a
meeting of the party developed serious
disagreement between the Allen and the
Juugen. the old and young sections. The
young fellows say that social democratic
ideas cannot be realized by parliamentary
action, and that the present leaders are
timid to uselesspess. A member who de-
Tended the present leaders -Bebel, Leb-
knecht and Grillen berger-said that the lat
ter had spent more years in prison than
many OF the young men had been socialists,
but if the latter wanted to make revOlu-
ton they might do it on their own RESPONSE
biity.