The sun., 1893-03-26

year to deal with the Rule OF the Road at Sea.
| The chief complaints appeared to be that the
| Conference was held in semi privacy. that Its
members were not practically acquainted with
| matters which they mot 20 consider. and that
| British aud European owners Of lshins snacks
| ard trawlsrs were not consulted In any way.
| 1t seems that one Of tho rules formulated by
| the Washington Conference enacts that when
| the lights OF steamer are sighted the trnwler
must Immediately get out OF the way to let it
| pass. which exactly rcverses the rule hereto
| fore in force in northern Europe Copse-
| qucntly something like const ternatlon prevails
among English and German traw!ers. because
1t Is practically impossible for trawlers to get
| out OF the way when they ha~o their gear
down. and 10 tho new rule should become Gen-
eral tho risk to those craft would be very great.
Such were the arguments used at the Fisheries
Conference. and earnshed with much strong
language. and Il was finally resolved to call
| upon the British Government to take no notice
| o'tho Washington regulations until tho whole
question hus been discussed by the mum erous
Fishery Boards and similar bodies In England.
The Paris carried from Southampton to-day
the most precious freight ever sent to Amer
lea. Fifty young women. who are supposed to
represent the hest types OF beauty Of the Old
World wero shipped by tho big liner as o llv-
ing. ethnoloRical exhibition for tho Chicago
Fair an unable to say whether this daz-
zling company tltly realizes tho poets dream
Of fair women. for n o ono was allowed to look
upon tho aggregation OF loveliness en- bloc.
Selections were mado from several thousand
ambitious maidens and no record has been
made OF the heartburnings and jealousies en-.
Ceudered BY the choice. Even the fate of the
Gnal umpire Of rival comeliness is unknown.
Russia will probably make tho finest display
OF any foreign nation ut the Naval Review in
Now York harbor. The Gar has decided to
send o largo and powerful squadron. It
will be commanded by Vice-Admiral Karna-
koff and is to include some Of the principal
armored battle ships in the Russian navy.
Among the officers on the flagship will be the
Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch. who Is
betrothed to the Grand Duchess Xenie. the
elder dau ehter OF the Gear. Tho squadron is
to visit Cherbourc. and while tho vessels are
at the French port the Grand Duke Alexis
Alex androvitch. High Admiral OF the Russian
navy. will be in command. On leaving Cher
bourg the squadron is to proceed to Plymouth
as a compliment to the Duke and Duchess of
Edinburgh. and the Grand Duke Alexis will
then terminate his cruise. as he 10 not going to
America.
Tho ties binding Sweden and Norway are
still strained almost to the breaking point.
The opposition to the disruption forces are re-
duced to the argument that the union cannot
be dissolved by mere stroke Of the pen or
the passage Of bill The present Prime
Minister'S organ yesterday contained this out
spoken utterance:
Events have SO completely alienated the
temper OF the Norwegian people from the
union and the monarchy that unless it's rights
obtain full recognition In the Consular cues
tion the vast majority will clamor to be quit
Of both union and monarchy"
rhz ~ E,,ra hoa Hnn tell
much attention in tho past few days to the ex-
periments just made with so-called bullet
proof uniforms in Vienna. 1t was Mt first sup-
posed that the invention was a revival OF tho
discovery OF several yenrs ago which proved
i'm practicable. Later accounts OF the expert
ments and the fact that an immense sum has
been paid By Berlin syndicate for the secret
Indicate that tho device Is Of n good deal OF i'm
portance. The idea Of the inventor. tailor
named DOVE. is that the soldiers should wear
in action an armor which covers the body and
weighs about six pounds. 1t is a flexible COM
position. faced with cloth. to be buttoned over
tho uniform. sreel-faced bullets from modern
rifles fail to penetrate 1t at any distance over
100 metres. At less than 200 metres the
shock Of bullet might render a man uncon-
scious
The Cunard steamship people are good
deal disgruntled by the action OF the Admiralty
In Withdrawing the subsidy from the Etruria
and Umbria reserve cruisers. Tho Gov
.rnuant vii, nav n st;l, Iar1er ann noorIv
so5 600 annually nm the nav shins Camnoni,
ond Gu.srI,
pooipning next month tbara Will, ha son,a
;ntorasting racas hatwoop Southnr,,ton md
Sandy Hook between the fast American line
hoots and thu Fnrst pisnarct CnIumhia onI
Augnsta victorio Tho Colum hia has iust left
tbaTbsmas af,er heino ov.rbanIad and ahs ia
ernacted to he n record breaker this season
The fastest time. which the Paris and Nav
york will nrobablv soon reduce ia q dnvs II
hnurs a. n,irutos
Altbougb the nnivars,tv r,co VIVA tb;s vo.r
rowod IN the ebortest time on racord t6a
oninio, ~ .xn.rta ia that tho crows wara M,
aroon,ionailv cood Eyorv,hing iayorad .. AZ
tirnsEsmooth water wind astorn and tiJe
running three knots-and with the same con.
ditions the 1853 oxioro crew wouid haVe cov-
1t is feared that the dispersal OF the Splitter