The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-04
NEWS FROJI ABROAD.

A secret national Polish printing press has
been discovered in Warsaw. Three hun
dred arrests have been made in connection
with the discovery.
At st. Petersburg dispatch says that
90 900 persons died OF chOora IN the kus-
sian Caucasus in July. These figures do
not include tho deaths from cholera IN
Asiatio Russia.
The French Republican journals regard
the result of the triennial elections held 10
the provinces for members of the councils
general on Sunday last "a crushing DO
feat OF the enemies OF the republic.
Marquis do Mores and tho four seconds
who assisted at the late duel between the
MARQUIS and Captain Meyer, in which the
captain was killed. have been committed
for trial on the charge of manslaughter
Premier Abbott. Of Ottowa, says that the
bearing Of the Canadian Government TO the
United States has been most cOncillatory
and that there has been nothing 10 their IN
ternational legislation 20 justify an accusa-
ton of unfriendiness.
The eruption of Mount Etna diminished
somewhat on Monday, but Tuesday showed
signs OF renewed activity Fresh streams OF
Java are flowing down the mountain sides,
but the subterranean rumbhngs and the
discharge Of ashes from tho cfaters are less
violent than they have been.
According 10 Professor Paul Haupts re-
port. the last Congress Of Orientalists at
Stockholm showed a marked increase over
preceding Oriental Congresses In tho inter.
est shown by Americans. There were no
less than forty Americans Subscribers ot
whom sixteen were present. The total
number OF subscribers was no, OF whom
435 were present
An English correspondent at Odessa thus
writes concerning the cultivation OF Ameri-
can and Russian cotton From what /
learn privately tho Americans have little 70
fear from the competition OF Russian cot
ton An irrigation system OF no small mag
nitude IS necessary Tor any considerable
cultivation OF cotton ia that region, and IN
the most favored sections now occupied
with this particular industry the plant is
said 10 lose much Of It's 'itpity IN maturing.
/ a large portion of tho Cars private estate
on tho Narghab is oxpetmentally being
/ brought under cotton cultivation"
The recent disastrous avalanche ut Saint
! Gervais is the ninth serious disaster ot the
/ same sort 10 occur IA tho Alps during tho
! present century. Nearly five hundred
persons persisted in the avalanche OH
/ tho Rosberg II 1906 Eleven other Ike
/ Alpine disasters occurred ia the period be-
/ tween the yeRrs 1856 and l1i0 inclusive. In
! 1913 an avalanche at Plur5 IN the GTsOns
! Ntblih1 eA 4oal4J Af"t" R't'N@t,' ff'+i'N VIZ
/ time OF Lord Byron. who really gave the
/ Alps their popularity with British tourists.
many Of the victims have been strangers.
The Vienna New Free Press publishes the
| details OF scheme elaborated by Profess
sor Soetbeer to harmonic the monetary
/ systems Of tho world. The professor re-
commends that the coming international
| Monetery Conference agree that no gold
/ coin containing less than 2.s065 grains OF
] O.. L ta all bo rOtunN
| lated in the contracting countries; that sill
yer be coined in the proportion or 10 yaiue
units Of silver 10 one Of gold. that silver be
| legal-tsnder up to twenty dollars. and that
| SILVER coins below tho fixed standard OF pu-
rity DO Withdrawn from circulation. Pro-
| fessor Soetbeer considers that everything
depends upon the attitude Of Great Britain.