The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-08-18
HIS PHIZ.
THE GERMAN EMPEROR DISTRIB-
UTES PHOTOGRAPHS.
Queen Victoria Finds the Doll She
Played With Sixty Years
Ago.
The New Opera Columbus-A Description of
How 1t Is Arranged and the
Probable Cost.

AASV ~ 40 tuo
Probable Cost.
LONDON, August 15.-The emperor oi
Germany has given his picture to
Freiherr Won Hammerstein-Tayen
who managed Tor him the recent com.
promise with the Duke of Cumberland
as to the Guelph fund and the Hanover
ian throne. On the mat OF the picture
the emperor wrote, The right remains
ever the right"
During his short reign the emperor
has given away sixty of his pictures
with his autographic attachn.ent-more
than Old William gave away in all the
years he sat on the throne of United
Germany.
The rehearsals of Franchetti's new
grand opera. Columbus" were begun
The opera will be produced for the first
time on October l, as the climax of the
Columbus celebration. Persons who at
tended the .rehearsals of the last few
days say that the opera probably will be
pronounced the composers finest work.
1t is in three acts. The first represents
the departure of Columbus the second,
the voyage, the mutiny and the discov-
cry of America; the third, the death of
Columbus. The second act is scenically
the finest. The concave background Of
the stage will be SO arranged as to repre-
sent in quick and smooth succession the
views Of the moving ships. Day break
and suset at sea will be produced by en-
tirely new stage mechanism. The
mutiny, in which heavy action
of the opera reaches its climax,
breaks out at sunset. The sailors are
at prayers on deck. The hymn of praise
of one of the gems of the opera, is at
first uninterrupted. Then curses are
heard, low at first. but gradually increas.
ing in volume until they drown the
hymn. In describing the mutiny. the
music is said to incorporate the finest
work ever done by Franchetti After
quelling the mutiny Columbus appears
on the ships bridge, and moment
later cannon shots announce the dis
covery of the new continent. 1t has
not yet been determined who will fill
the role of Columbus. Several tenors
will essay the part in reheaasals before
the final decision will be reached
Downing street has been the scene of
great activity owing to the departure of
the outgoing ministers. the transfer of
the business OF the government offices
to the charge of the permanent subor-
dinates ready TO be turned over to the
Liberal ministers, the packing up of per-
eonal effects for removal, etc. Groups
OF curious idlers watched the departing
statesmen and occasionally cheer was
raised for some more popular than the
rest. There was an unusual number of
visions to-day to the House of Parlia-
ment. The center of attraction being
the Chamber wherein the debate has
just been finished which resulted in the
incoming OF new administration
The Star expresses itself angrily over
the discovery that during the last tort
night the Tories appointed forty of
their adherents to civil posts in Ireland
and that out Of the 20 appointments
under the Ashborne Land Act, "a were
Of Unionists. These 90 appointees are
to be what is known as revising bar
risters.
The Chronicle says that the Radicals
are eager to open fire upon the House
of Lords. They declare that if the
Lords evince a nasty" disposition to-
ward the House of Commons. he latter
will, at the first hint OF trouble, refuse to
vote the salaries OF the officials con-
nected with the House OF Lords. The
motto OF the Radicals is mo nonsense
from the House OF Lords 1t is limited
that the Queens penchant for dolls
lately developed is an evidence that she
is bordering on her second childhood.
The story is that Sir Henry Ponsonby,
her private secretary. recently found
slowed away in Buckingham palace
large collection of dolls dressed in
costumes of all nations being toys with
which the Queen played when she was
a child The Queen was delighted
with the find. and ordered the dolls
sent to Osborne. There she seemed to |
grow more and more interested in re- |
collection OF her childhood days. She i
is said to have them arraigned around
the room and has photographs taken
of them arranged in groups, seated on
chairs, sofas, etc, in all sorts OF combi-
nations. She has also had an article
recounting the discovery of
The dolls and the pleasure she took in
arranging them. The matter is treated
BY her majesty. from m artists point
Of view, though it is said that no one
slse could see anything remarkable
about the dolls or their dresses. 1t is
that the article will shortly
be published in some one OF the per
odicals which the Queen favors with
1er occasional literary efforts. The
which recently appeared in
i society" paper, hinted at queer do
ngs by certain royal lady, is believed
o have been based upon this affair of
he dolls.
The stories Of misery endured by
German emigrants to the Argentine
Republic are revived by the return to
hamburg of one hundred and eighty
antilles. who are in starving condi-
ion The members of this unfortunate
,and tell pitiful tales of their expert
,nces, and warn all intending emigrants
O avoid Argentina, where work is
carce, wages are low and good land al
most unobtainable.
Fresh approaches are being made to
;ount Won Ranteau. German ambassa-
lor to Holland, to induce him to resign,
wing to his affiliations with the Bis
narcks. The count is very influential
'ersonage. and the emperors desire to
et rid of him has not yet reached the
'oint where it is likely to lead to his
!ctual dismissal.
The Goethe society of Weimar. has {
ssued an appeal to admirers OF Goethe
nd Schiller, urging the erection by con-
ributions of a joint monument and
ihrary in Weimar in honor OF the two
reat poets by their friends and COM
the golden wedding of the
Duke OF Sake Weimar