The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-08
FROM LANDS BEYOND THE SEA.
Current EYentS from All Parts Of tho Out
side World.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Proposed Railway Along the Victoria Ny
anza-Wonderfui Story from Russia.
Another Bonspartist Scandal.
Especial Dunlap Gable to The Times.l

LONDON, Nov. IA great deal of interest
has been evoked by the announcement that
Captain Mcdonald, of the royal engineers
competent staff. will leave England in the
course of a few days for thepurpose of survey
ing that portion of the Dark Continent"
which lies between the east coast and Victoria
Nyanza for railway. The American British
East Africa Company will be present at the
undertaking and if the survey is not decided
on will itself build such line as it hopes
to induce the Government to undertake.
AN ARABIAN NIGHT STORY.
An interesting story is at present current to
the effect that the Russians IN the course OF
series OF explorations which are being con-
Quoted in Central Asia have discovered
large number of caves in the chain Of the
rocky hills Entering they found themselves
able to penetrate far into the earth. where
hundreds of years before q beautiful city had
been built. They picked up coins, both
of gold and silver. The city, accord
ing to the report received, is composed Of q
labyrinth Of corridors. streets and squares, all
surrounded with houses several stories high.
Inside vases and other curiOs and many arti-
cies. all OF good workmanship. have been
found. 1t is surmised that the city was de-
signed for the purpose Of providing refuge
from the incursions of nomadlo savages for
its whole population.
THE CRUISER BLAKE.
The new cruiser Blake is the largest and
most powerful ship that has ever been built
for the navy. Her engines represent 10000
horsepower. The admiralty have decided to
test her thoroughly at sea.
PHoToGRAPHING coLoRs.
Some time ago everybody was talking about
the long -sOught-for method of photographing
coloTs. IL was said that pictures OF church
windows had been obtained IN all their or
iginal hues. Interest had been renewed by
who. it is said. has succeeded after a
long series of experiments in perfecting the
method. He has obtained some wonderful
photographs, containing not only red, yellow
green and white shades, but even the chemi-
cally active violet rays which lie at the far
end Of the spectrum. These pictures have
been sent to Dusseldorf for exhibition.
CURIOUS CONTROVERSY.
The foreign Office is engaged in curious
controversy with the Swiss Government. A
British subject. charged with having COM
mitted crime IN Switzerland. fed to this
country. The Swiss Government demanded
his extraditlon. which was contested because
Great Britain cannot e1tradite q Swiss sub
ject under similar circumstances.
A BoNAPART1sr SCANDAL.
Another new divorce suit, which was filed
yesterday and published this morning, brings
one more member of tho French royal line
into court, perpetuating the brilliant customs
of the former empires. 1t ID an action
of Mrs. Rosalie Bonaparte against Louis Cla-
Vering Bonaparte the latter thirty-two years
of age, and son of Prince Lucien Bonaparte,
who was acknowledged by his father last
October Since that date he has used the
name of Bonaparte. before then having gone
by the rather unkingly title of Claws. Mrs.
Bonaparte. aged twenty eight was formerly
Mrs. Megone, her preyions husband having
secured a divorce from her in 1887 on the
ground that her admiration was too ar
dent to be successfully concealed OF her pre-
sent husband. Mr.. Bonaparte. who very pro-
per1y married her IN June. 1888, and very APP
propriately the ceremony took place on the
Isle Of Man.
SLOT MACHINES IN GREECE.
An interesting paper read by Cook, dis
tinguished electrician. at meeting Of the
society gives an extraordinary illustration
of the extent to which many of our so-called
modern scientific mechanical processes were
known TO the ancient Greeks. They used
the "put-a-penny-in- the-slot" machines for
the purpose OF procuring perfume.
BAD LUCK OF PORTLAND.
The Duke of Portland had a bad year
racing Ii was also bad for those charitable
associations which hoped to derive rich
harvest in consequence Of his promise TO the
Duchess that he would turn oyer for her use
in connection with those associations all his
winnings From the date OF his marriage up
to now over SEQ, 900 has been given |
away in the manner indicated.
ROYAL PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTOR.
An amusing story is going the rounds about |
His ROYAL Highness. Price Albert Victor. |
Duke of Clarence-Avondsle. and the recent /
fire at Sandringham. When the news was told |
him his chief anxiety was to know whether |
his collection of photographs had been burnt |
or injured by the smoke or water His High |
ness is a very enthusiastic collector of pic
lures OF beautiful women. and has large
number of portraits in his rooms at Sandring- |
ham, as well as in some three or four hundred |
more apartments reserved for his use at Marl-
borough House.