Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-25
THE TINES DIARY.

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NEWS AND NOTES STRANGE, Curl
GUS AND INTERESTING.
New Stellar System Discovered Emper-
or Francis Joseph's Speech Decrease in
Acreage of Cotton = Mexican Silver
smiths Work-Irish Educational Bill
Mrs. French. Sheldon has Returned
DR.. Seth c. Chandler read paper be-
fore the 242nd meeting of the Boston
Scientific society, called the most impor-
tant Of it's kind ever read in this country.
la his Investigations of the period of the
variable star Algol, DR.. Chant Ter discov-
cred some irregularities both in bright
ness, period and in proper motion. A
consideration of these Irregularities has
convinced him that Algol, together with
its dark companion, are revolving to-
gether about a third body nearly central
in the system in 130 years, and that
minor perturbations indicate, but do not
prove, the existence of still other plan
cts in the system. This is the first state
ment with any foundation or proof that
there exists in stellar space any system
comparable with our solar system. DIR.
although dark, is probably observable
under favorable conditions by our largest
telescopes. He is inclined also to the Opin-
ion that the evidence tends to show that
such systems are by no means rare in the
universe.
The Globe-Democrat prints page of
letters from correspondents throughout
the cotton belt in reply to inquiries as to
what the prospects for the acreage of
1892 are at present. The results of these
inquiries show that the losses for 1891
have been so heavy that there will be
less cotton raised this year than last.
The greatest reduction is apparently ex-
pected in North Carolina, where virtually
an agricultural revolution is said to be
under way. Taking the cotton belt as
whole, it seems safe to say there will be
decrease in acreage of at least 90 per
cent.
Emperor Francis Joseph, in opening
the Hungarian diet, said that the rela-
tions between Austria Hungary and the
powers continue to be satisfactory, and
he intimated that there was no immedi-
ate danger of the peace of Europe being
disturbed. The emperor urges the diet
to utilize the present time of peace to
make domestic reforms. The emperor
remarked that he trusted the peace
would be of long duration. A good inn
preston has been made by the emperor's
speech.
There is silversmith in Monterey,
Mexico, who is making out of silver an
exact model of the agricultural build
ing of the Worlds fair. It will be eight
fx,<. txr,s1 1a xv,slI te,s "a
silver valued as bullion at $4,000. ..
when finished will be valued at $4,000.
Lieutenant Baker, the special conn
sioner of the Worlds fair from Mexiro,
says that it will be one of the most beau
tiful objects sent to tn exposition.
The London Chronicles Rome cor
respOndence says that President Carnot,
in his letter thanking the pope for his
encyclical to the French clergy on their
relations to the government, promises
that he and the government will second
the Poniiff7s efforts to produce religious
peace in France. The correspondence
says also that the next consistory will be
held shortly before Easter.
There died at Dog Lake Re servation,
near Lake Manitoba, February 2, one of
the largest women in the world. She
was squaw and was married to buck
named Chippewa. She weighed 700
pounds and measured 81 inches around
the arm. 1t took CT fin seven feet long
and five feet wide to held her remains.
The Irish Educational bill introduced
in the House of Commons proposes the
compulsory attendance at school of
children between 6 and 13 years of age
and prohibits the employment of child
ren under IL. Certain appropriations
will be devoted to making the schools as
free as possible.
A financial scandal has come to light
in Chill in which Consul McCreery is
implicated, proof having been found
that he has engaged in such transactions
to the amount of one million dollars,
using official information to aid himself
in the purchase of exchange.
Twenty thousand miners in the Halle
ton region in Pennsylvania threaten to
strike because of an order issued by the
operators that hereafter they will pay
wages Only once month instead of twice
a month.
At the winter meeting of the Roxbury
high school athletic association Monday
E. 2. Blass of Harvard covered 20 yards
in , Is seconds. beating the worlds rec
ord for that distance by one-fifth of
second.
Mrs. James G.. Blaine, jr., has been
granted decree of divorce, with the
custody of her child. by Judge Thomas.
She has been granted $1,000 expenses of
suit and 500 month permanent ali
moDy.
The condition of the unemployed in
Austria is becoming desperate. Great
crowds are pouring into Vienna every
day seeking for work and only serving
to make matters worse in that city.
France has been passing through an
other ministerial crisis. Freycinet has
resigned and President CarnoI is in
perplexed state of mind on the course
to be pursued.