The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-04

Europe produces 2OOOOOOO barrels Of Portland
cement annually
The second electric railway in Sweden has re-
Gently been completed
The most skillfuI sow-bowler in all England,
Mr. Evan Nspean, has just taken BRIDE
The captain Of an Italian steamer has discoy-
cred ledge Of coal Of excellent Qualliy IN
Shsgnet Bay, Straits OF Magellan.
James NJ. Whistler, the American painter. was
on Saturday made an oiiicer or the Legion OF
Honor by the French Gov eminent
The japanese Government is about TO unite
all its islands by means OF submarine Telegraph
cables at an estimated cost OF ss,OJO,O0O.
A quarry OF natural cement stone has been
discovered in the province iof Natal, South
Africa. Near by are extensive coal deposits
which supply the fuel TO burn the stone.
Captain George CaIlsghan. an EnglishmaD,
who died few days ago at Valencia at the ace
of one hundred years. was at one time guard
OF Napoleon Bonaparte on the island or 81.
Helena
The Swiss Government proposes to buy up ali
the match works IN the country aud make
matches government monopoly. similar TO
that of salt and tobacco III most countries OF
Europe.
Electricity has been used in Sweden as a sub
stitute for dynamite In blasting. The strong
current which is carried into the rock gen
crates such intense heat as 70 cause the rock
TO crack.
. In the coming Crystal Palace Electrical Exhi-
bition. upon the payment OF a small fee. persons
will be able TO listen through the telephone 10
the music performed at theatres IN London,
Birmingham. Manchester and Liverpool.
In future each soldier of the Belgian army
will carry on his person small bone DISK.
which will contain bis name, birthplace and
regimental number so that the holder can be
readily identified IN case OF accident or death
g. A U1,t
NJ p, has consented to bring IN bill Tor the
extension OF the Parliamentary franchise 10
duly qualified women in England. The effect
would be to enfranchise women who ALREADY
vote in county council school board, town
council and board OF guardian elections.
OfDr. Meyer. the well known massager.
who was called from Welsbaden TO attend the
| Czarina tho Pail Mall Gazette says: Three
wears lie had his headquarters IN Amsterdam.
| This is not the first time he has had Queen or
| even an Empress for a patient. The Empress
| of Austria. the eI- Empress Eugene, Carmen
| sylvia and the Queen OF Sweden have each been
| through his hands"
II is proposed to erect in his native place. lie
| Nee near aleulAn. a monument 10 Chapu. the
! illustrious French sculptor 10 Will consist OF
| three steles OF marble. on one OF which VIII be
| a medallion portrait Of the artist. on another a
similar portrait Of his father. on the third Il
portrait OF his mother. A reproduction OF has
| immoriaite. now IN Pere la Chaise wall accom-
psny his own portrait on the central siele.
The recent sickness of the King OF Greece
| has led to more cordial relations between the
courts OF Berlin and Athens. There has been
a GOODNESS between the two houses ever since
| the con yersion OF the Crown Princess a sister
| Of the Emperor. 10 the Greek Church. But his
| Majesty so far forgot his resentment during
| King Georges illness as to ask the Crown Prince
| TO send him Geographic reports twice day re-
| g.rding the royal patient. King GeorseIs now
| out OF danger
Cardinal Miecisias Iedochowski. the newly
appointed Project OF the Propaganda at Rome
| is. like Manning and Gibbons. man OF tall and
| sscetic figure. His face IS broad and SQUARE
| but the features are delicately cut and his eyes
| are luminous and penetrating HIS appearance
| Is that of churchman of distlnctlon and ht
has always been noted for elegance OF speech
| and great dignity OF bearing. In Lisbon and II
Brussels, as we'll as in Rome, lie is one OF ths
most popular OF prestes.
Pasteur has eve of wonderful power. A vis
tor TO his mensgerie in Paris. where he has gath
| cred various kinds of animals for experimental
uses. saw the chemist quell with a glance
fierce Spanish mastifi which for his feroclty ha'
| been muzZled and chained Pasteur had tn,
| brute brought before him. and. looking tn
animal straight in the eye fearlessly tool
of his muzzle and removed his chain. The dos
| covered at the glance. then fawned upon Pas
teur. licked his hand and finally lay submissive
ly before him.
Sir George Edward Paget. X. C. B.. died a
few DAYS ago in London: He Was born IN 1903
at Great Yarmouth. and was educated at Char
terhouse, Cambridge, st; Bartholomew Hos
pital and also in Paris. lie stained the degree
of NJ ID. in 1888. lie had held the Office OF rresi
dent in several important bodies. including tn
Cambridge Philosophical Society. the BritisI
Medical Association and the German Medica
Council OF the United Kingdom. he was an
pointed Regius Professor Of Physics at Cam
bridge in. lS72,. lie published number o
| papers and small works, chiefly on subjects re
lating TO medicine.