The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-03

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Tho directors of the Columbian Exposition
have received TO date s5,J2'. 1901 and ex-
pended about q. 500. 900. -Four thousand and
seventy-fve men are now employed upon the
| Fair grounds. and TIE total amount OF lumber
thus Tar utilized towards the construction OF.
the buildings Is 59,y-2. lj2 feet.
Hicks pond. in Palmyra. Maine, is strangs
body Of water. Ii Is only twelve acres ~
area. but is more than 100 feet IN depth. IL
has no visible inlet. although n far-sized
stream flows from 1t into Lake SebasticooS.
The volume OF its waters il not materially
affected by either drough. or f.eShet, ana the
water is always cold
In the snowy regions Of the Hmalsyas, X
IS said little smoking tunnels are made IN me
frozen snow. al the end OF which - placed
some tobacco, along with piece OF burning
charcoal. while TO the other the mountainesrs
place their mouths. and, lying fat on th-'r
stomachs. inhale the smoke OF the glo~ln-
weed.
Two miles from Quito, Peru, and 1850 feet
above that city. according 70 a correspondent
of the Scientific American. there Is water
fall that will eli "A pipe twelve inches In
diameter He asks the pape whether Il
would be possible to ripe 1t for domestic pur-
poses 20 the city. The editor replies that the
pressure would be too great for domestic
! pl mbing. and advises a reservoir not more
Than 200 feet above datum.
| n lefunrhaDle Dlerc OF engineering Wilr lH
| the tunnel OF the ParsDa OrOya railroad
through An Andean mountain peak at Oalerl
| Peru. IL Is az an elevation OF 500 feet above
| the perpetual snow line and IS 20 be 3.Sl1 feet
| long. IL Is the highest railroad tunnel 10 the
world. and is located in the highest inhabited
region Ia he world. The town o. Galera y
| Is }65 feet above the sea level. nearly 900
feet higher than the hotel on the top Of Pixies
| Peak.
Ten specimens of fossil remains were re
ceived from COalings. Fresno county at the
museum OF the State Mining Bureau recently.
| They are all mOllusks that were EMBEDDED ir
the coal durin the carbouifefous age. and
are of particular interest T. scientists. AS they
are the first complete specimens ever found
in CALI rnia Usually only the lower ri rs
are discovered but these were unearthed
entire. and in some cases the portions are
stu clinging together just as they lay when
the coal formed about them.
One of the Melbourne newspapers says that
while ago a woman there advertised Tor two
housemalds The same day two stylishy-
dressed young women were shown into Der
drawing-room. and we're treated as callers an.
I'll they remarked that they had come IN an.
swer TO the advertisement. They eNplainei
that their father had recently lost bis prop
erty and consequently they found u Necessary
g. take situations When asked II they could
wait at table they replied Well yes. we can
meet a lot of friends"
Three ladies'. members of the great Roths
child family. died ast week. Lady Snlomops
was best known IN England, where she Nlu
be long remembered for her kindness OF hesrt
and eyer-Teady lberality. but Baroness
Albert de ROthsohlld. OF vienna. was per
haps even an ADLER woman than the late Lady
Rosemary. She won university distinctions
At sixteen, and her marrige fifteen years ago
when she was only eighteen. was one or Tie
most splendid ceremonies ever known 10
Paris Her favOrite hobby was female educa-
ton. and her pearl necklace was one 81 the
finest. perhaps the finest. IN Europe.
King George of Hanover left to bis widow
Queen Marie. one million German dollars
Ctf40O09). and 20 each OF his daughters half
that sum-that Is. another 100000 between
them lie directed these legacies 70 be paid
out OF the interest of the Guelph tund. wDlch
had been in possession Of the russian Gov
eminent for more than eleven years 0eforo
his death. King George had no right 70 MS
pose Of any part of the fund except the interest
which came IN during his lifetime. The inter
est amounted 10 100000 year. SOthere were
enormous arrears when the King died. queen
Victoria was appointed execuiri1, IN the hope
that through her influence AZ least portion
of the lost interest might be recovered for tie
Kings widow and daughters. The Queen has
never. 50 far. been able 10 obtain the pay
ment OF the legacles for Queen BRrle and
her daughters but has often endeaVored
most strenuOusly 10 exact the money from tho
Prussian Government Prince Bismarck ap-
pears 10 have expended the interest IN the
secret service as fast as u came IN.
Great efforts have been made in the Prus-
sian admiralty 20 hush up what was known
in official circles at Berlin as the kle scandal.
lt Is understood TO have alarmed and enrsged
the Emperor more than any event which has
happened during his reign. II appears that
a confidential Official. who had tor consld
cradle period been engaged in drawing up the
plans. not only for the new memo war. some
Of which are nearly finished. while Others
have scarcely been begun, but also Of fortified
land and sea positions at and around hlel. has
been detected IN forwarding copies or all
the designs which passed through his hands
to a person IN Copenhagen, who delivered the
papers 20 somebody whose identity las not
transpired. but member OF the French Lega
ton Ia that city has been strongly suspected.
The German Government obtained such CYL
dence that there IS good reason 10 believe
that the Russian and French Governments
ara in possession Of the designs Of all the new
war vessels at Kiel and also Of the plans Of
the extensive Notifications by which the
harbor and dock-yard Of that port are 10 be
protected.
IL silver keeps on the down grade in price
says the Mineral and Scientific Press. some
more of the big mines OF Butte Montana. Will
have 10 cease operations. The Clear Grit and
Black Rock closed recently The Granite
Mountain, Of Montana. and the Ontario. OF
Utah are two OF the great silver mines OF the
country which can keep on some time longer
but few others can. The outlook for silver
at this session Of Congress does not appear o.
be very good. and its friends arr not - hope
full as before the session commenced. The
gradual drop IN the price Of silver IL very dis
couraglng 10 tho miners 10 the silver
camps. As there are more silver min
ing camps than gold this greatly anects the
mining Industry Ia some " the big camps
work IS bound to give out for the men unless
there is a change Tor the better shortly. No.
oneration but new ones will not be developed
until the prospects are better than al present
ores of gold. copper and lead will be more DO
demand for awhile until the silver question =
settled. tits N ST unfortunate that It should
have got into politics.