The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-05
IN OTHER LANDS.

Welsh astronomical society is being
formed.
Father Damien, the leper's friend, has
not been forgotten by his birthplace. Lou
vain. A fine statue of the deceased priest
has just been unveiled in the Belgian
| town.
The Suez canal will soon be rechristened
Canal de Lesseps, If the efforts of the Suez
Canal company succeed. The matter
rests with the Egyptian government, and
the chairman of the company has gone TO
| Egypt TO persuade tho khedive TO effect
the change.
The end Of the world is to come on April
%, 1903, according to a German theoIogian
| who has just alarmed Berlin by his pro-
phecy. Among his cheerful forecasts are
a great war in 1897, the advent of a new
Napoleon in 1899, as king of Greece and
Syria, and terrific earthquake in 1901.
In some of the towns of Istria, in
Austria, the authorities have struck from
the jury lists for this year the names of
all persons who know only Italian and not
Slavonic. This affects large pr oportion
OF tho town population, which is largely
Italian, the Slavonians living chiefly in
the country districts.
King Humbert does not spare himself
IN tue economies forced upon Italy: l6i
posts at the court were abolished last
year, including those of minister of the
royal household, project of the royal pail
aces and master of the ceremonies. The
first act of the kings reign was to give
2O,OO,OOO francs of his private fortune
toward paying his fathers debts.
Mrs. Besant had very successful tour
through New Zealand, her lectures being
attended by large audiences. Bishop
Cowle of Auckland, however, seems to
have come in for a good deal of abuse be-
cause he thought proper to drive Mrs.
Besant.to Bshopscourt, and entertain her
at breakfast with himself and the men,
bers of his family, prior to her departure.
The chief commissioner of the Metro
politan police, of London, reports that
licenses were issued to 7,193 two-wheeled
hackney carriages and 3,613 to those with |
four wheels last year. Ths number of |
licensed cabmen was a. S5, a total ap-
parontly in advance of requirements, ex-
cept on wet evenings. Only six cabmen
we're convicted during the year OF over
charging.
Diego Cano's pillar, marking the Earth.
est south of the Portuguese discoveries in
lis5, has been removed by the Germans /
from Cape Cross in Damaraland, South
Africa, and placed in the collection OF the
Marine Academic at KEEL. The pillar
consists of n shaft six feet six inches hish
aud foot in diameter, with a capital
seventeen inches deep, hewa out of sin.
;le piece of marble.
The German emperor's description OF
himself in his message TO the Carlvle
committee, as n descendant" of Fred
rick the Great, recalls the Prince OF
Wales celebrated allusion 10 my an
estor, Queen Elizabeth Frederick the
treat. dying without issue in 1856. was
uccceded by his nephew. Frederick Will
lam ll,who was followed in 1877 by Ia.
on, Frederick William III. father 10 the
ATE, and grcat-grandlather TO the present !
Emperor William.
The Now German Protestant church IN
Paris, which opened few davs aro. hiss
ece'Ncd the gait OF magnificent Bible
rom the German empress, for use in The
hurch services. On the fly leaf of tho r.
lie tic empress has written with her own
aud the text from the Gospel OF St. Mark
Niv. 81" Pray, lest ye enter into tenpt-
ton. Tho imperial lady's chosen motto
presumably addressed TO the Germ,,
congregation in the Ere nch capita. a.in
5me sense peculiarly suitable to them.
Three OF LpbeuCula's sons, AGED r.
pcctlypiv L.. II aul q. arc now in Cam,
own as the permanent guests of Mr..
holcs. They are enjoying life at the
ape immensely. They cared omen.
iouthcl A. n parade Of tho local Volun.
,crs, AMI the heir" has since been !