The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27

mund Charles wsndt also Of New York
IL at present In the Riviera investigating the
climatic and sanitary conditions for the Medical
Record. And tho London TIMES this week gives
two columns Of . report made By Biz Douglas
Cation. K. O. B.. Of careful Investigation in
the same direction In Italy. sir Douglas Gal
tons studies were with view to ascertaininR
n Il will be safe for the Queen TO visit Florence
this winter. and he has come to the conclusion
that the old lady may venture. IS
Two marriage engagements In the literary
world have been announced In London this
week-that OF DR.. BENJAMIN Ellis Martin Of
America and tho world at large to Miss Char.
lott> May 0unpison Of Boston. who for the last
two or three years has been living with her
sister. Mrs. Arthur Warren. in London. and
that Of Rudyard Kipling to the sister OF the
late Woloott BAlestier. who collaborated with
KiplinR In producing the novel now running in
the Centusy ma gaEine. and whose sad death from
typhoid fever occurred three weeks ago. DR..
Martin and Miss 0unnison will be married In
February. and Nj. Kipline and Miss Bslestier
later. The brides In both instances arc young
ladies Of exceptional charms and accomplish
mente. s.
= Terrible stories Of the famine and the crimes
Il In bringing about come from Russia In the
famine-st stricken districts the prisons are
crowded and can hold no more. even though
packed on the Russian black hole system. and
vet hundreds Of men. women. and children are
seen hocking thither every day. begging for
admittance. and 1hen they do not receive .
favorable reply. qualifying for II BY orimes and
attempted crimes.
Tho St. Petersburg correspondent Of the 2ble.
orsph in to-day's dispatches says that . re-
port has been received there ON the state Of
the 6amara prison. and extracts from It, pub
lished in the journal called Russian Life. re-
veal Q most shocking state Of affairs. All the
space available in the prison. including the
baths. corridors. and workshops. IL occupied
BY prisoners. who are huddled together like
behring's In o barrel The manner In
which the rooms are crowded 10 simply
Incredible. The prison. which can barely ac-
commodate $40 inmates. actually contains
1000 The atmosphere 10 unbearable. and
when any one Of the doors is opened thick
clouds Of pestilent vapor roll out soaring tho
visitor away. The supply Of clothes for tho
prisoners Is lamentably insufficient. Whole
groups Of convicta are never examined BY the
doctor. who during the past month has not
been once to the prison.
Disturbances continue to be reported from
various parts Of the interior. and deaths from
hunger are moro frequent than heretofore.
The Government Is despatching troops to sew
eral Of the famine districts In which emerRen-
cies are likely to arise Of nature to require
Its interference: while It 10 beginning. on the
other hand. to refuse permission to private
individuals to distribute corn. open soup
Kitchens. or otherwise directly relieve the des-
htute. Money. corn. clothing. meat. &c.. must
In future be sent to tho official bodies who
will undertake to do the work Of doing them
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