The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-25
NOTES FROM ABROAD.

There is n movement in England to direct
the whole body of Russian refugees to come
to this country
A commission of French architects and
archaolOgists has been appointed to explore
Sardcs, the capital Of Lydia and the resi-
dence of Cre>us.
The cordial reception of Prince Damrong
OF Siam BY the Kaiser is construed as a
notice to France that Germany would be
found championing Siamese Independence
against French aggression.
The new King of Wurtemburg claims that
he is an underpaid monarch, and that his
subjects have to increase his civil list, or
there will be cessation of civilities between
the throne and the people.
A Society Of the Friends Of Books" has
been formed in Berlin. Every member will
pay 375 marks annually, in return for which
he will get six to eight of the best produc-
tons of modern literature.
The growth of periodical literature in
France is shown by the following figures:
In 1880 only 20T5 periodicals were pub
lished in that country. while in 1890 the
number had increased to SOIL.
According to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Tabellen just published by Professor Tura-
schek of Lelpsic, and based upon the census
of 1890 and 1891, the population of the world
| numbers 1854, 100000 persons.
Havana has about 1000 conveyances, and
the drivers are the most inscriptions men
time hackmen at Niagara Falls points and
then beat them In getting tares.
Umbrellas are a perfectly safe class Of
property to own in Alden, Egypt. Nobody
will try to steal them. 1t has not rained
there for the last three years, and then it
was only slight shower after twenty-six
years drought.
During the recent maneuvers in Vitry-le
Francois gold Watches purses. and other
articles to the value OF $1,000 francs were
stolen by pickpockets A few days later
100 Of the stolen purses were found empty
in the streets of Rheims.
There will be a big convention OF Women's
Labor Societies in London early In Decem-
Der. and it is hoped by the managers that
Mr.. Gladstone VIII be present and give the
women the benefit of his views on the labor
question, especially In its relations to
women.
The London Standards Paris correspond
| ent says he hears from an unquesti0nable
authority that Lord Salisbury has intimated
| to Rustem Pacha, the Turkish Ambassador
| in London, that England Is ready to reopen
| the negotiations for a convention to regulate
| the affairs Of Egypt.
Seventeen mummes in the Imperial Mu-
| scum OF Berlin We're found by a committee
of psychologists to be recent fabrications of
| Alexandrian dealers in antiquities The
| museum had paid 100000 marks for these
| forgeries. The directors who have made
| the purchases are trying to suppress the re-
| port.
| To passengers on steamships running be-
tween Santiago and Havana a low-thatched
| hut on the coast is pointed out as the place
| where W. NJ. Tweed was secreted for awhile
when he was fugitive 1t is in a cove be-
tween two hills, with no habitation near it.
| and it indicates extreme poverty and loneli.
| ness. An old negro fisherman. kind OF
hermit, lives there.
An Anglomaniac French lady recently
died in Toulon at very old age. She was
known in society by the nickname oil
MADAME Miss" on account of her mania
In her will she bequeathed 5000. 600 francs
wilds of Africa further than any explorer
has hitherto done. He may take with hin
a company of 800 men, but must bring hal
! of this number back to civilization.