Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-27
CURRENT EVENTS.

A japanese journal is now published
In London.
The cost Of the British Labor Com
mission will be- over e46,Ooo.
Last year Great Britain raised over
1000, 900 tons of turnips.
A sixty-pound boy hauled in q fifty
pound catfish at Winfield, Kan, few
DAYS ago.
There are 12,117,OOO acres Of unln-
closed mountain and heather land in
Great Britain.
A new sixpenny illustrated paper, to
be called the Hour, is to be commenced
shortly in London.
A story is circulated that the Central
Liberal ORGANIZATION has accumulated
q fund Of $1,000 600 to be used in cleo
tions.
The oldest oak tree in England has
fallen near Norton. Itdates back prior
10 the CONQUEST, and the trunk had q
circumference Of sc feet.
Three widowers at MARVEL, Ark,
have married again. They have made
love TO and been accepted by three sis
tiers. Their first wives were also sis
tiers.
The colored people of Ypsilsnti,
Mich, have withdrawn their childaen
from school because the white children
were given the front room Of the school
house.
In the domInions Of the British En-
pire alone some S, 900 individuals vanish
every year without leaving any indica-
tlon as to their Whereabouts or ever
appearing again.
A tablet has just been completed on
the front OF 80 Castle street, Edinooro,
bearing the following words: "In this
house Sir Walter Scott lived from 1913
20 1926"
That the London University has been
every year gaining in popularity Is
manifest from the fact that In 1912, 3
few years after its establishment, the
number Of candidates for its matricul2-
tion examination was 50 only. 1t rose
to 8, los in 1892.
Over in England the newest and latest
summer overcoat is being already worn.
1t is a most extraordinary looking gar
ment, hanging in very loose folds from
the neck and made unlined. 1t is more
like q lady's dust cloak than anything
else, and the way in which it spreads
out into much width about the knees Is
remarkable.
Roughly speaking, the British EN-
pire extends over one continent, 100
peninsulas, 500 promontoties, 1000
lakes, 1000 rivers and 10000 Islands.
The Assyrian Empire was not so
wealthy. The Roman Empire was not
so popular. The Persian Empire was
not so extensive. The Spanish Empire
was not so powerful, is the way the
Briton sings.
A melancholy occurrence took place
at Hermiston, in the parish Of Currie,
recently. A young woman named Agnes
Douachie, IS years Of old, was acting as
bridesmaid at her sisters marriage, and
along with the bride and bridegroom
was entering = conveyance to drive to
the ceremony, when she tainted and
shortly afterwards expired.
Recently box was received by the
stationmaSter at PreesWeene, between
Shrewsbury and Chester, which was
found to contain q baby, with the re-
quest that he would adopt it. He, how
ever. declined aud handed the box and
baby TO a signalman, who, on reaching
home and examining the box, found in
il notes for $1,000. The Signalman de-
clares his Intention of keeping the
child.
The Royal Hospital, Greenwich, cele-
brates this year the Oi-centenary Of its
creation. This great naval institution,
founded in 1894 by King William and
Queen Mary, has progressed continuous
/ lv during the two centuries, and is now
the owner Of vast possessions. Pensions
to aged or disabled seanen OF the Royal
| Navy and TO widows, and schools for
their children, absurd the chief part Of
| the revenues.
The Glasgow city engineer has pre-
pared 3 plan tor proposed Peoples
| Palace. From the designs, which have
met with the approval Of the Town
/ Council, the palace will consist OF 3
| front building, containing two large
I reading rooms, a museum aud picture
/ gallery, and at the back there will be
an extensive glass-covered winter gar
| den. The principal front will lace the
/ London street entrance to the Green.
The total cost is estimated at 500, 600.
An analysis Of the 1860 signatures
in the visitors book at Shakespeare's
| birthplace for the year ending March
/ 81 shows that thlrty-eight different ma
tionalities were represented. England
and Wales contributed 1O,779 Of these
J pilgrims, America Lose, Scotland goo,
| Ireland 206. Germany los, Canada 90.
Australia 81, India 81, Africa 6S, France
/ 80, New Zealand 50, tour each came
from Japan, Java aud Portugal, but
/ only two from China and Egypt, and
| one from Denmark.
From Cairo comes the following in
structive story about great English
man. During his last visit the Duke of
| Cambridge fastened naturally to paw
his respects TO the Khedlve, whom he
very favorably impressed by his amia-
! biIity and sffability. On leaving the
palacs the Duke shook hands with the
Chamberlain, 10 the great qualification