The sun., 1894-10-14

illlterate The failure to vote involves penalty.
SO heavy poll Is expected. Ninety-three Of the
ib2 members OF the present House Of Repre-
sentatives Clericals, and nifty mine Liberals
The Liberal party has been seriously split in
several districts lG, the Socialist element. which
leads the Clerical party, that has been in
power twelve years, TO make sweeping claims
The effect of most Of these splits will probably
| be 70 MAKE second ballots necessary. The LIB
erals are prohting by the free trade cry. the
| present Government having made protectionist
| declarations, which foreshedow . high tariff
| policy. The seat OF Prime Minister de Burlet IL
| In danger on this account
| Another prominent issue is minority represen-
tation. which ls one OF the planks Of the Liberal
platform, aud Ia also advocated by NJ Beernaert,
who was the Clerical Premier until . few
| months ago, when he resigned on account Of the
rejection Of his scheme for the representation Of
minorlties. II IL not expected that the result Of
the poll will be known until Monday.
slgnor Crispfs Radical enemies are furious
| over his sudden friendliness toward the Cleri-
Gals, and are seeking some plausible explanation
fit. Up TO the present the favorlte solution Of
| the mystery Is that he desires TO overcome the
personal hostility OF the Queen, who Is very de-
vout which hostility he believes has always
| stood in the gay Of his being snnobled. It is
alleged that Crispi has long pined for title II
| only that of Baron. and that at this moment he
| is trying 10 induce the King TO raise him TO the
peerage upon the occasion OF the marriage OF
Signorins Peppina Crispi to Prince Llngus-
giossa OF Siciy.
Other and more ignoble designs are attributed
TO Crispi By unscrupulous political opponents,
but all are evidently directed to wesken his in
fuence In Italy. His position, however, was
never stronger than now. Several opposition
| factions have formally Joined the Ministerial
party and others show . disposition 70 do 30.
| The indications arc that Crispi will be enabled
| to carry out the triple design he 10 known TO
cherish--the reorganization Of the national
finances. peace with the Vatican, and Q CONNER
| cial understanding with France.
The Royal I,uckbounds have just commenced
| the season of hunting the tame deer in Wind
| aor Park and the adjacent country. although
| over n year ago the Government promised TO
consider the adyisabillty of abolishing this mis-
| named snort. and. although the Queen herself In
| known IN I'd Il with ANYTHING INIT favor The
Humanitarian League" has again taken up the
| subject and to Lord Rosebery will shortly be
| presented n petition I'm favor of the prohibition
| not only of tame stag hunting but Of all kinds
| Of so-called snort other than fair hunting. The
practices aimed at by the petitioners include
| pigeon shooting and coursing hares and rabbits
| within enclosures. Tho petition In sisned by
| O. 600 bumanitarians. headed by Georre Mer-
edith. the novelist. and the list contains the
| names of all the best known poets. artists.
| writer's. and dreamers with a GOOD mixture of
| practical politicians like Timothy Healy and
John Burn..
| A curious action arising ont of n remark able
| accident Mt the MpIhnusen Chemical Works IA
about 10 occupy the German courts. II will be
| remembered that Conrad wucbner entered the
| vorks with n lantern nj $40 A. M. and that an
| explosion occurred almost Immediately fol.
| lowed by the bursting of the acid tanks. Moth
| fns has since been seen Of the man. uot
| even q shred Of his clothing or
| fragment of his body. wuohner's life
| va. insured and the widow claims the amount
of the policy. but the company declines TO nay
| ON the ground that there Ia no proof Of death.
The chemical analysis In the flooded works after
| the exn,o.ion reveaIed traces of animal matter
| auob "A dissolved bone but the insurance COM
| nanv declines to accent sucb n novel proof of
death because among other things. the ANALYST
cannot swear that the nouefied bone was the
hone Of a human being. The unhappy widow
| was NOT comnelled to nav ths EXPENSES Of the
| funeral Int In every other respect the "a a most
| hardly u,sd woman. and there "a much public
svmpatby for her. which IA taking the form OF
| .nb.cription. IN b.lp her aoht the inauranea
| eompany.
| Ths German nevspaper, haye been falling n
| nrsttv storv NJ a Prince and n baby In connec
| tion with the recent army manauyres near
| Garzw.iler. One Afternoon, after hours OF hard
work Prince Ado.ph schaumburg brother of
the German Empress. entered a peasants cot
tage and asked the housewife II she could give
| him something 10 eat. for he was starving.
Tba woman replied that she would willingly
40 so n abe oouId ind somebody 10 mind
| her hahv xhIls shs looked for .oms e9gs The
| princa nromn,lv tool chayoa of m, infant and
| va. skiIfulIv amusing n when several aston.
ished on,cers OF his STAN came up. The Prince,
Tor the moment. n the most popular member of
the royal family among the women of Prussia.
Count James MIranori. half brother of King
Humbert. Is said TO be at the point of death in
| Turin as the result Of a riding accident. His
name recall, one OF the most curious of modern
kIngly romanoes Victor Emanuel in the lat
ter wears OF his stormy life, made the acquaint-
snee of RosIna Miranori. a humble laundress.
and daughter OF a sergeant in the army. Rosina