The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25

may arouse curious INTEREST IN tnc luos-
tion whether it might not be better for
all concerned ii Mic lragus were governed
in more enlig htened manner.
FoNG CuUNG. full blooded Chinese,
is now acting United States Consul at
Annoy, China. AS such he has the power
to try Americans resident in Annoy for
breaches of the United States law, to
which alone they are subject. Fong
Chung wears queue, and dresses
throughout in the Chinese fashion, but
speaks English perfectly, having been
educated rs boy in France and after
ward at Yale. He occupies his present
/ position ON account of the designations
Of the consul and vice consul, having
been himself the interpreter and secre.
tary. Their departure left him the rank
ing official
ROUND urs of coutraband Chinese are
ailording exciting diversion for American
citizens along the British Columbia
| border. Gangs of ten or dozen coolies,
conveyed by white men attempting TO
smuggle them into this country, have re-
Gently been the object of exciting chases
| by citizens or officers In the border coun-
ties of Washington. A company of thir-
! teen Chinese and two white men was dis
covered near Sumas last week. Citizens
gave chase, and the two white men
opened fire, and in the melee that ensucd
one Chinaman was badly wounded and
six were captured. Several captures of
parties of three or four Cinnamon from
such bands have been made within a
week or ten days.
In connection with the recent an.
nounoement OF the birth OF Queen Vic
toria's seventeenth grandchild, il is said
that purely family occurrences of this are
kept written up from day 10 day in a
vast album This is systematically ex-
amined in order that the Interchange of
airectionate Messages, which is a tradi-
ton with the royal family, may not be
overlooked. In her own childhood the
queen was very punctilious in recogniz-
ing the birth anniversary and other such
festival days in the life of her uncle,
George ", and she still possesses, under
lock and key at Windsor, the last birth
day present she made to him. In recent
years she has come to prize very highly
any such intimations Of affection that
reach her from the second and third
generation of her own defendants.
SOME excitement was created during
an elk hunt, organized in Sweden by
King Oscar in honor of the Emperor of
United States Minister, William w.
! Thomas, who had been invited to partici-
pate in the sport. Late in the evening
when the party was about to break up,
the American Minister reappeared, worn
out, tattered and muddy. In response
to the inquiries Of the Emperor and the
King, he explained that, having wound
cd magnificent elk, he had considered
it his duty to give the animal lis quietus,
and had accordingly pursued it through
the thickets, up hill and down dale be
fore being able to accomplish his pur-
pose. The elk turned out to be the finest
specimen of the forty which constituted
the days bag.
THE seals are decreasing 1t is the be-
lief of Col Joseph Murray, who for five
years has been the United States special
agent at the sealing grounds, that the
new arrangements will not be sufficient
to prevent the herd from determination
| The first year he was out the catch was
! 100, 900. The first year following it had
fallen to $1,000, and il has since been
about 1900. The 60-mile limit is not
enough TO protect the seals. They will
smim GO miles in day and often go south
$50 to 200 miles This is especially true
or the female seals bearing young Col.
Murray says there is not one-quarter of
| .h hn .ria hot
we're five years ago, and he predicts that
seal-skin garments must continue to ad-
vance in price.
THE English emigration returns show
that 1872, 81 persons left the ports of
the United Kingdom during the first
nine months OF 1893 for this country and
only 22, 5g4 for Canada. There was n
total emigration to Australia during the
same period OF 8,029, decrease rs com
pared with the first nine months OF 1892
OF 1919 1t is safe to say that Of
the 90, 954 recorded as having departed
! for Canada, ninty five per cent found
their way over our border. Evidently
the attractive powers Of the colonies are
not great, for in spite OF assisted immi
grafton their population increases slowly.
Perhaps If they were TO start up ia busi
ness for themselves Australia and Canada
would fill up more rapidly than they do
at present They ough; to. for they
have an abundance Of fertile land which
ought TO make homes for a great number
OF people.
WHAT natural wool is has been re
vealed by lawsuit in Leicestershire,
brought by the Nottingham Chamber OF
Commerce against n respectable hosiery
manufacturer OF fifty years standing
who, it was charged, had with intent TO
defraud, falsely described certain items
OF feminine underclothing. The goods,
which were marked natural wool"
turned out TO be half cotton. A London
maker called for the defence testified
that high priced articles were known a.
"all wool" and moderate priced goods
were described as natural WOO" and
understood 70 contain cotton. II was
said that the Leicester manufacturer had
simply used the terms as employed by
a. a. H. Co y..ra Tkn (fut,,t H.riIoH