The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-28
FOREIGN GOSSIP,

Russia has few stranded actors.
When a manager takes a troupe on the
road be must make a deposit with the
the members In case they become
stranded.
The Belgium chamber has devoted
three months to discussing the bill
which is to usher in manhood suffrage,
and has just reached the second read
ing If discussion in the senate is as
prolix it VIII be year before the new
parliament can be elected.
The Buenos Avres Great Southern
railroad has made some successful
trials of petroleum as fuel for its To-
comotives. The intention is TO sub
stitute petroleum for coal on this line
In order to avoid the danger OF setting
fire to the pampas by sparks.
Because of the recent bomb out
RACES extraordinary precautions are
taken before admitting strangers to-
the galleries of legislative chambers Of
Europe. In Rome only forty-eight
men are admitted at one time. and in
England no stranger with bag or
parcel is ever allowed to enter the
houses of parliament
The cat's-eye stone, now priced as
an ornament, is a very different thing
from the ancient cats eye or eye stone
of India. an agate cut so as to show the
so-called eye or eyes 1t is supposed by
some that this latter was used as money
in parts of India four centuries ago,
and specimens found to-day have an
interest to numismatistS
The stanchest adherents of the
house of lords are the lower classes
throughout England. an anomaly the
American finds difficult to comprehend.
One reason for this curious strength
lies in the public house or saloon. All
the faddists-tempcranc local option
and the like-fnd a welcome in the lib
eral ranks, so the sslooE-keeper, for
very safety. is forced into tory afilia-
tons His views find a reflex in his
customers, with the result that White
chapel and Belgravia meet on this one
common ground of admiration for the
house OF lords.
1T Is stated that the duke and
duchess of York contemplate a visit TO
the holy land. When the prince of
Wales went TO Jerusalem he was re-
ceived by the pasba and a large escort
OF wild horsemen. who kept circlinr
round the princes party. brandishing
their spears and firing their guns in
mimic combat His ROYAL highness had
his tent pitched on the north side nf the
city near Damascus gate and visited all
the sacred places, even those from
which Christians are excluded He
assembled Mount Gerizim and he saw
the last vestise of the old Jewish ritual
performed, the sun sinking behind the
western hills as the paschal sheep was
sacrificed; he also encamped at the foot
On the sea of Galilee: and his royal
highness also explored the cedar grove
1t lie banon.
The most remarkab BILE crown Jew |
els and silverware are 20 be found in |
Denmark, a country not generally re- !
yarded as exceptionally wealthy.
They are the result OF three hundred |
years collection and resemble nothing /
that can be seen anywhere else Part |
Of the throne itself consists of three 1
solid silver lions. life size. and in the
ehancel OF the royal chapel there are
solid silver statues OF the twelve apos-
ties There Is also an equestrian statue
in solid silver Of King Christian TX. |
mounted on horseback, with groups
en- the base representing the various
arts and industries which go 20 make
Denmark prosperous The country sss
been reduced in area and importance
By various wars. but the royal dignity
aas remained unimpaired. and - In
many respects greater than that Of
monarchs of very much larger cogs
tries