The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-13
VON WISSMANN'S VICTORY.
COIFinCeS The Kaiser That He is ALI Right
and Goes Back 10 Africa.
70 ILLUSTRATE HER MAJENTY'O REIGN.
xho Series Of Historical Exhibitions TO be
Continued and Called the Victorian
Exbibitson-Foreign Affairs.


LONDON. Sept l2.-lt is announced that
Major Won Wissman Will shortly return TO
German East Africa and resume his former
ofice Of imperial commissioner in succession
u Baron Yon Zeden. ID was generally be-
lieved when he came home latey that he
would not return 10 Africa his proceedings
not having been wholly approved in Berlin,
hut Emperor William, with whom Major Won
Wissmsn has always been a favorite. having
heard from his own lips the story Of his ad-
minstration. Is quite satisfied that he is an
sdmuable man for the position. and hence
TIE MAJOR Is 10 so back IN triumph after hAv-
ing remained long enough at home TO recruit
his health
The Duke Of Norfolk's son is greatly profit
inc by a course OF electric baths administered
by lady who has spen. her life in the study
Of electrical treatment The cure is sufficiently
advanced 20 Justify the hope that the heir to
the historic dukedOm may ere long prove
himself not unworthy of holding this distinc-
tnctiOn. He is very backward, but by no
means incapable Of development. All Will
depend on the tutor TO whom viii De confded
the task of drawing out the youths intelh
gence. There is no physical Inaliormatlon. as
reported.
A certain section Of the'Conservative party
are anxious that tho new Postmaster-General
IT..
secretary 20 the local government board.
Mr.. Long is generally popular, iluentspeaker
and a good man of business. but a strong
objection 10 his elevation Is that his seat for
East Wits is VIGOROUSLY unsafe.
THE QUEENS REroS TO BE ILLUSTRATED.
The series Of historical exhibitions Ut tho
new gallery. Regent street, Will be continued
next winter by one illustrating the fifty years
of Her Alajasty's reign from 1887 10 1857 20
Ia Ill al Y wi
form se1uel 70 the Stuart. Tudor and
Guelph Exhibitions. which met with 80 much
popularity The Queen las consented 70 be
the patron and among the vice patrons are
the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
Duke of Edinburgh Princess Christian
and the Duke OF Cambridge. The Duke
Of Fife. as president. j. at the head of
strong aud influential committee which COM
prses many Of the royal academicians. be
SIDES portra q f tie leading statesmen Of the
period OF military and naval commanders and
men eminent IN literature, science and art.
The exhibition will include sculpture prints.
manuscripts including autographs and per
s0nsi relics. The chief events which II Is
proposed % illustrate are the accession.
coronation. marriage aud Jubilee Of the Queen,
those conDected with the politics OF the time
snd hlse more immediately associated with
tle MY aud navy.
BIO HORSE r.
last moving With the Times Gr.d IN 1894 there
will De two races at Newmarksy worth 30
0J0 each The first will De yun In the July
meeting over the Bunbnry mile EXACTLY a
mile and the second IN the first October
meeting on the Across The Flat course "a
mile and quarter. Both these meetings
with their arrays of short scramoes and
patry selling plates undoubtedly want
strengthening but il may be doubted
whether The Jockey club scheme will prove
successful Every new prize of great value
obtained from owners subscriptions make IL
less probable that subscriptions will be forth
coming, because owners caunOt incur un-
limited liability IN the Way Of forfeits. IL IS
prooab.e that Z tie jocacy club were 10 treat
the public with more courtesy and cCnsidera-
ton end vastly improve their acc0mmOda-
tions at their stands they might have an in
creased income which would enable them 10
oler good prizes o. added money.
PROTECTION DOES NOT PROTECT.
The Spectator 10 an article on the McKin-
ley BILL says the new law has furnished a new
proof of tho Old fact that protection does not
protect IL has merely driven trade into dit
tefent channels and has raised prices. It's !
brlst.lng schedules and elaborate provisions |
have failed to exclude the competition Of the |
much aohoued 'pauper labor OF Europe. !
CERTAIN products are excluded. but others |
TOW past the Mckinley breakwater. The |
final verdict Of the writer Is that the law re- |
suits IL the collection of revenue THAI ls |
not needed. while it does not. as was doubt |
less hoped by many ofits partissns, ruin Euro
pean trade which is merely temporarily I'M |
peded
FOREIGN NOTES.
The socialists in the Berlin Common Coun- |
q have introduced bill 10 establish a court |
dmbtTaticn with jurisdiction in trade and /
labor disputes
Hem Berck. teller in the Prussian Mort
saga Bank Of Berlin, has absconded with /
$4,000 marks belonging to the institution.
Il Is Supposed that he has gone 10 America.