The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
FOREIGN GOSSIP,

The discovery OF petroleum at Ash
wick, Somersetslire, England, some
weeks ago, has led to a general pros
pccting of the regioa. and oil has been
struck in fifteen places within five or
Six miles of the original strike. They
are all in the same geological forma-
ton.
The bite of strange cat, which he
had casually stro(<ed, and which turned
on him. caused the death of n young
man in London two weeks ago. The
bite healed, and he had almost forgot
ten the occurrence, when n month later
symptoms of hyCrophobia developed,
and he died in commissions six days
later.
The pcgging out of mining claims
is going on vigorously in Malta belle
land. in the region from which the ma
tive owners were driven at the lnuzzles
of the Maxim guns but a few months
ago, and the process from transforma-
tion from savage barbarism to frontier
civilization is proceeding at ren1ark-
able pace.
-l:ellanzin, the ex-lxing of Dahomey,
recently dcposed by the French, is to
be exiled to the West Indian island of
Martinique. He will be sent there
very shortly. The climate of that is
land will be about the same as that of
his native land, and he will enjoy
great amount of liberty, as it would he
Il hard matter, in the event of an at
tempt at escape, for him to reach his
former kingdom.
The ex-president of the Royal col
1ege of veterinary surgeons of En-
gland says public drinking troughs
for horses are :. curse to horsehcsh, as
they spread farcv and CHAMBERS.
considerab BILE ventilation of the matter
is in progress, and it seems to be con-
coded by experts that the danger is in
the contact of the horses mouths and
not so much in their using the same
troughs. Troughs with separate COM
partments are recommended.
After many years Of hard tigh ting,
the Sunday opening Of picture galleries
in London has been conceded by the
common council. but only through the
casting vote Of the lord mayor. The
council stood lightweight in favor and
eighty eight against the motion. and
it was amid much excitement that the
lord mayor gave his casting vote.
motion to recind the resolution will
come up at the next meeting, and the
Sa bbatarians yet hope to triumph.
The Liverpool electric elevated
railway, which has been in existence
a bout Il year, has proved completely
in opera ton. 1t is five miles
long, and its total cost, including
and all other charges, has
been FIVE hundred and fifty thousand
pounds. A fve-lrinute service of trains
is main tanned with perfect regularity,
and SO far without mishap Of any kind.
On IL recent holiday forty thousand
were carried in eight hours
French imports in 1898 amounted
in value to 3, 936, 900. 900 francs. 1t was
the first time in ten years that they
had fallen below 1000, 900, 900 francs
In 1870. they amounted to exactly the
La tier sum, but in 1891 they were 4, 1G7,-
OOO, 600 francs. The exports last year
to 3, 900, 900, 900 francs which
is lower than any year since 1855. The
decline, both i'll exports and imports.
applies to all countries with which
France has trade except Italy, from
which country there was Il slight in
crease in IMPORTS.
When Prof. Garner planned his
expedition to Africa in search of the
language of the great apes, he hoped
to take with him Il curious letter of in
PRODUCTION to a savage negro chieftain.
The letter was in the form of Il phono-
graph message in the chiefs own lam
guage from E.. J. Glave, Stanley's
Young lieutenant. tilave commends
Garner to the good offices of the savage
warrior, and as Glave's voice is well
known to the chieftain, the message
would doubtless have been effective;
but Garner by ill-lucl> failed to receive
the photograph before leaving En-
gland.