The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-24

therefore. n smoking room Is provided but
ladies who do not smoke object to this room
and are aGitating for its abolition. II they sue
ceed the smokers will probably leave the club.
and the secession will be serious. According
to one account non-smoking lady disliking
the atmosphere Of the place Is deferred from
entering the room. and. being conscious that
1t is the coslest and most gossipy room In
the club. 10 very unwilling to be shut out
from the interesting talk. Her natural
course would be to take to cigarettes
also. and brave the criticisms OF home: but in
stend Of raising the domestic question she
raises tho club question. and wants the smok-
Ing room done away with. The lady smok ers.
however. are strong In numbers and. being in
possession OF q comfortable privilege. do not
see why they should forego It, II the smoke
Is dlsagreeable to tho non smoker. they say
tho non smoker can stay out. The Pioneer
which is ono Of the most prominent OF the
many Ladies' Clubs in London. wishes 1t un :
derstood that tho story does not apply to
1t. Not more than twenty OF its 2S0 members
use the smoking room.
castle in the air is to DO the great attrsc-
ton OF the Antwerp Exhibition next year.
The castle is to be of q substantial character
and suspended above the earth from huge
captive balloon built in six separate compart-
ments somewhat after the fashion Of water
tight compartments in ships Mr.. Tobiansky.
the inventor. is confident OF his ability to make
a structure that will resist the flercest hurri-
cane. Visitors will be hauled UP to the castle
BY two elevators made Of bamboo. aluminium.
and steel tubing. which will glide along verti
cal cables 1t Is proposed to light the building
with 1900 electric lamps. and as the balloon
ropes and cables will not be visible on dark
nights 1t will then appear suspended between
heaven and earth by an invisible agency.
queer case OF superstition Is reported from
Miskolcz. Hungary, to-day. young girl pre-
tended to SEQ the Holy Virgin daily. and to con-
verse with her Her mother encouraged the
pious. who brought presents. and when the
priests interfered the excited crowd threat
ened to ill-treat them. Some days ago the
would-pe saint lay In collin. der mother
told everybody mat the virgin had told her to
die and she would resuscitate her on the third
day. There was terrible excitement in the
place. and thousands prepared to wait tho pre-
scribsd three days In PRAYER and fasting. The
local authorities came with doctor to put
stop to the scandalous affair. In the presence
OF the crowd the doctor said: 1t Is very seri-
Gus that she died SO suddenly. we must have
post m ortem examination"
Immediately the young saint sat up In her
coffin. crying: Oh. don't cut me up. lean be
resuscitated Immediately"
The members OF the Irish party in Parlia-
ment are indignant and Disguised this week
over the reports OF discussions which included
demand Tor the removal of justin Mccarthy
from the Craftsmanship. John Barrys news
paper. the Wexford People. declares that Dris-
coll and Arthur Jones. Members OF Parliament.
arc en- route to America in connection with the
project. It may at least be said that Mccarthy
possesses the confidence Of an overwhelming
majority OF the Irish delegation.
The question OF alien pauper immigration
here is likely to como to the front soon. 1t Is
anticipated that the closing OF the Chicago E1-
position will be followed by an alarming influx
OF destitute foreigners, driven eastward by the
impossibility OF finding work in the United
States AS far as known the British law
Is powerless to prevent such people
from landing. and starving people. aliens
or natives. cannot be refused admission
into the poorhouses. These facts have
been established. Already at SOUTHAMPTON.
where several destitute Germans recently
landed and have since been supported In the
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many than to iced. clothe. anu iodee MIN tor
an indefinite period. Before solving the din-
Guilty In that expensive manner. which would
doubtless attract many moro paupers 70 tneir
ascertain pess what the Government can or will do
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to help them. Liverpool is expected to Join in
the appeal to the Local Government Board.
which has control in such matters, but the
Department will probably reply that 1t has no
power to grapple with the evil without fresh
ia;sI.tIon Gov which ttma Ia not ,ikeIv to ia
leRlsiatioh' lot Whlch .iiao 10 nv i.Aep " De
found during the nrief november session.
although Englishmen generally are beginning
to doubt the wisdom Of slavish adherence to
the old formula OF the sacred right OF
asylum"
MT W. LaiFo |io"es' mno INV "os. '",ns'
worth knowing about war vessels ana ship-
building In general, has been making fun o!
~. pr,,;sh Admiralty whose of1cers recently
the bti.lhh Aaht.ia,t'' ", ',,1.h. 49, ,s
formance OF the, Leda, the new torpedo-boat