The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-14
SUICIDE OF AN OFFICER.
4 DISTINGUISHED RUssISS DEAD.
Worn Out with Life. Baron DE Hasford Fires
Bullet into His Temple and Il Found
LiTeless in HIS Arm Chair.
special Dunlap Gable to Tho Times.

the Russian General Baron Nicholas de Has
ford. are Just coming out. He shot himself
through the right temple and was discovered
dead in his arm chair. De Hasford arrived
here September 20th last and was under medi-
cal treatment. He was seyenty-one years
old. wealthy and led q retired life
Last week his suffering increased
One afternoon returning 70 his
hotel he told tho chambermaid, u am abso-
lutely tired Of life Wednesday afternoon,
as the General did not appear at the dinner
table, his man servant knocked several times'
but receiving no answer forced an entrance
and found his master dead. Information OF
the occurrence was transmitted 10 the hus-
sian embassy last night and kilograms were
dispatched 70 the family OF the deceased IN
St PETERSBURG and 10 the Russian Govern
ment.
A STRANGE SHIPPING INCIDENT.
A strange shipping incident occurred to-
day at AjacclO IN Corsica. Captain beLti'
commander of clipper ship, the Marie To-
sephine. gave orders to his crew yesterday 10
make everything ready to sail this morning.
When he proceeded 10 the harb0r he was as
tonished to find that his ship had disap-
peared.
The port authorities telegraphed to dis
tant lighthouse and received reply 70 the
effect that the missing vessel was IN slsht
about two miles of under all san outward
bound small steamer was rapidly char
tered and sent in pursuit, having on Doard
number of the marine gendarmes.
LORD HIGH ADMIRAL.
Admiral Gervais. commander Of tho French
fleet which visited St. Petersburg this sum,
ner. was installed yesterday IN ais new and
important Office as head general OF the stan
of the ministry marine. The Admlrals task
will be tO study the naval forces OF foreign
powers and gather reports OF every KIND on
this subject: also to establish archives in
which every kind Of information the Naval De-
partment needs can De easily and quickly
found Also collect coast guard works, aud
works on the navel ornaments Of France.
This Office will be a new but permanent Ink
between the ministers Of marine and OF the
colonies. In short. Admiral Geryais Will be
lord high admiral IN everything but name
The Admiral knows thoroughly the naval re-
sources of Great Britain. having been naval
attache of the Russian embassy.
AN INTERESTING PEpORT.
Prince Monaco sent an interesting report
Yesterday tO the French Academy in regard
to the experiments which he had during the
past ten years made with view TO ascer-
tanning the speed of the North Atlantic
currents. The Prince had 1.G70 large bottles
encased In tin and copper and thrown into
the sea at different points IN the ocean pe-
tween Europe and America. Two hundred
and twenU-six have been returned 20 hlm by
the governments OF various countries with
the result OF much valuable information being
obtained. The movement IN the upper part
OF the water is circular the centre being TO
west Of the Azores. The tide OF the Atlantic
descends the coast # Africa. running IN
westerly direction. IL flows towards bermuda,
whence it turns eastward. The speed at
which the bottles travelled averages four
miles IA twenty Iour hours, although at me
points they attained q speed Of six mlles.
In the western half circle the rapidlty was
greatest. no Prince showed some OF these
bottles which were launched in 1856 TO
academicians and they noticed that IN some
cases the copper had been completely cor
rOded by the chemical action of salt water.
One OF them had drifted about four or i've
hours gigantic map was also SHOWN.
illustrating the theory which tho Prince
formulated FROM these experiments.
rur ,ucGom OF NFLUENzA.
The microbe of influenza has been Mt last
captured and dragged into the light OF day
The disc0verers are Professors Cornel and
Chantemesse. who have just made % commu-
nicati0n % the Paris Academy ol Medicine On
the subject The German doctors attuD-
uted the grip 10 q bacillus which per-
meated tho blood ol the respiratory
organs but nothing further was known
on tho subject until now that these
French physicians had succeeded IN capturing
sOmo bAcilli aud cultYatlng them IN hOullon
after the Pasteur method 10 is now found
that these organisms were formed Ike tho
figure IL and the largest are the size of bar-
loy the twentieth part o the diameter OF o
blood corpuscle. Experiments have been
made with rabbits aud monkeys Tho
iuoculoted animals showed every symptom oi
influenza. and soon after they bad uoen Doe
ected with the preparation tlo professors
obtained from cultivation the micrlDe. Inc
eyuected experiment % be conducted uy
French savants viii assist the medical faculty
in providing an eihcacous method OI plefoA-
ton IN the treatment o.. the ma.ady.
rar PRINCE TO EEsIo..
The Petit Marseillais journal 40 Marseilies.
whose utterances have been telegraphed to
Paris this afternoon had an article anuounc-
inc that tne irince ol Wales since tie death
of the Duke OF Clarence. had announced t.
his iutmates bis absolute Intention OF re-
signing all pretentlOns 90 the throne. This
is regarded as % canard. Nevertheless it
created u sensation ln Iaris.
rAnislaS MOTIFS.
A dispatch from Le Gap, Department
"Hautes Alpes. announces terrible ava
lauche fall yesterday causing the death ot
five people whose bodies. after whole day
search. were discovered to-day buried under
thirty fee. Of snow.
Alarming reports again spread this after
noon respect * Mon. ROuyers health. but
the Minister Finance continues o. improve.
lie is engaged in preparing his estimate for
next year.
It IS said that Nile Boulanger the late Gen.
eral eldest daughter, is engaged 70 be- mar-
ried The bauns were published Yesterday at
Versailles where the lady has been living
with her mother
POPE LEO Ill.
His Condition Becoming Alarming-His