The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-05
already tired By hours Of attention to Govern

acfoss tho ptrelts Oh DOver. connecting Eng
land and France. Messrs. scheaider and
Hersent. Frenchmen. and Sir John Fow-
Ter and Sir BENJAMIN Baker. engineers
Of tho Forth Bridge. are responsible
for the latest designs. which provide for q
bridge on the Cantilever principle. carrying n
double line OF rails with q clear Roadway I'M
derneath OF 200 feet. The Bridge will consist
OF 10 spans. alternately Of 1890 and 1910 feet.
supported on ~ piers. The cost lie estimated
at l O. 100000. and tho period required for
construction seven years.
Tit biggest court ceremony this year will
be the opening OF the Imperial Institute by
the Queen on May IL. in semi-state. There
will be q great gathering OF Colonial and In
dian notables. and no effort will be spared to
mako the affair a brilliant success. The I'm
periai Institute was the pet jubilee notion OF
tho Queen and the Prince OF Wales. During
the five years that have elapsed since the work
was commenced the Prince has devoted n good
dehi OF his time to II. but despite royal patron
age tho scheme has not been tho sue
cess which was expected. Tho institute
has been huilt at South kensington.
hut several colonies have not vet taken
space In II. aud the money. which is much
needed for various purposes. comes In very
slowly. The institute will dcrend for tho bulk
Of it's income upon the annual subscriptions
OF members ~ fellows us the royal charter
describes them. and these arc not nearly SO
humorous as they ought to be-. considering
that tho Prince of Wales has repeatedly and
personally cnnvassed for them. There will
probably be n large accession OF mcinbors be-
tween now and May. however. rs 1t is artiullv
announced that nearly NIL the spnce from which
the inaugural ccromony can lie witnessed will
be allotted 20 follows and their wives. and
practically The only qualification Tor tho dig
niled position Of Fellow of the Imperial 1nsti-
tute is the payment Of Tho entrance foe and
subscription. It remains 70 he said that tho
institute Is q curious cross between an expo
si:ion md a museum. and that from its inccp-
tion By tho Prince OF Wales 1t has created not
ono spark Of popular enthusiasm In any part
OF the empire.
Big packing cnsos arc already beginning to
arrive from England at The Villa Palmieri.
Florence. where tho Queen will arrive on
March % and remain four or five wceks
These contain wearing apparel. room ornn-
nen:s. and books. and wines from the famous
Windsor cellar. Week after next the Queens
fnvo.ito horses and carriages. and particu-
larry the docilo donkey to which her Majesty
Is much attached. will 10 despatched to Flor
ence. The fsvorite royal feather bed. sheets.
and blankets. which thc Queen invariably takes
with her on her foreign tours. will he slowed
away in tho royal special train In order that
Body Thysician Dir. Rcid may keep an eye
upon them. and see that they are not exposed
to danny.
People who saw the Queen during her brief
rojourn in London this week say that sho did
not look as II she required n change o: air.
She did not stoop so much as usual. was able
to walk without the aid OF q stick. and, alto
gethcr. seemed TO 10 4 remarkably healthy.
brigft-eyed old lady.
The Cnmpanln on her first trip on April 9
from Liverpool will have u very full snloon list.
Derths are in great demand. and fancy prices
nro Icing paid for good positions. In London
this week an agent sold a parlor cabin con-
tanning two bertl,s for 5000 for single passage
to New York. and he has no doubt that on tho
Companies second trip from Liverpool on
May q the same cabin will DO worth T20.
Tho Inman people have concluded Ratisfac-
tory arrangements with the General Steam
Navigation Company for the development OF
tho continental frelght trade in connection
with tho Southampton sailings. The English
company will run large steamers to Bordeaux
and other French ports. and will really act as
feeders to the big liners. There is little doubt
that q very profitable trade will thus be tapped.
The Turkish fleet !s at present lying In the
dock and rondstead slowly rotting into USE
lessness. tho Porte having money neither to
man nor repair thcm: but The Sultans Gov
eminent has lust scraped together sufficient
cash with which to purchase tho old liner
State Of Indiana. which in future will be known
as tho Ismlr. and will act as an armed despatch
vessel and transport. These iacts may he con-
trasted with another. which is not disputed.
namely. that Russia is now in a posi-
ton 70 send thirty or forty thousand
soldiers to Constantinople and land them
there within twelve to fifteen hours after leav-
ing Odessa and to escort the transports with q
powerful squadron Of ironclads. Three OF the
largest ironclads Of tho Turkish navy have
been lying since 1878 in the arsenal ut Con-
stantinople without guns and with the ma
chinery and iron hulls eaten UP with rust.
The Emig-nnts' Bureau Of the
Board of Trade has issued further warnings
to EnElishmen not to go to Brazil. and its ac-
tioh appears to be fully justified by the
official and private information received
from that country. Business is bad
and credit worse. Political unrest. "a
ried BY an occasional rebellion. is tho
order OF the day. and the general opinion
seems to Le that O good deal OF blood letting
will be necessary before the body polite re-
covers its normal health. A letter received in
Liverpool this week from Santos. dated Fob. !. |
says that the port was then In q fearful state
owing TO yellow fever. The hospitals were
crowded. and "evory day there are a lot OF
poor unfortunates picked up dead in the
Streets" The writer says that in i've weeks
thirteen ship CAPTAINS ami twelve mates and
epClno GERS had died OF yollow fever.
The correspondent o! THE SUN ut Berne
writes that tho anti-Jowish agitation has
spread from Germany to Switzerland and 10
likely to cause trouble. Nominally the ques-
ton now at issue Is whether or no Jews shall
be allowed to slaughter cattle in their tradi-
tional manner as prescribed in the Book OF
the Law: but behind this. especially in tho
eastern c~antons. ia gathered u mass OF popular
prejudice and passion fomented from Ger
many. which. it is feared. will sooner or later
find vent with lamentntle results. A petit
tion was recently presented to the Federal
Council signed by $4,000 voters. about ono
sixth of tho total Swiss electorate. The pe-
t~itioners demanded that the Council should
either prohibit the jewish manner OF slauGh- |
ter or submit the question to popular vote.
The Council. after consulting OK perts. declined
to Interfere with the customs Of Jewish citi-
Zens. but. in accordance with general wish,