The Washington times., 1895-01-06
FRESH SELECTED GOSSIP
FROM OVER THE OCEAN.

Prof. Joshua Schinn, the American histor-
ian. has arrived ar ST. Petersburg to present
to the Emperor the diploma awarded to the
late Emperor Alexander Ill, for the partieipa-
ton of Russia in the Chicago Exhibition He
will deposit on his maiesty's tomb splendid
wreath bearing the inscription, To the late
Alexander Ill, tribute OF respect. Prof.
Schinn was received al the railway station
by large deputation Of the Russian exhib-
itors at Chicago.
The Pen and Pencil Club of Edinburgh, an
organization whose character Is denoted sufl-
eiently by its title, has undertaken the duty
of afiIxing tablets to the houses once inhabi-
ted by famous Seotehmen. An inscription
has been carved in bold letters on the front of
the house on Castle street-"Dear 39''-which
was for many years seott's town residence,
and was $50 the birthplace Of some Of his
with Edinburgh is commemo-ated by the in
sertIon of bronze tablet IN n stone panel ac-
cidentally placed, pro. ably for architectural
reasons, in a new building IN tie Lawn
market, adjoining Bakers Close, where
Burns lived when the first Edinburgh edition
OF his poems vas passing through the press
Another bronze tablet viii be placed at the
head of Panmure Close, in the Canongate, in
which still stands the house, Panmure house,
occupied by Adam Smith Will. ne was a
citizen of Edinburgh. 4 red gran
ite slab. with an appropriate inscription, has
been affixed to the house az the corner Of st.
David street and ST. Andrew Square. which
David Hume built for himself and in which
he died. A tablet Is ready for the house at
the northwest corner o. ST. Andrew Square,
which was occupied BY Lord Brougham
while he lived IN Edinburgh Sir Henry
Raepuru's studio in York Plase Is marked by
an artistic design. Further, red granite
SLAB has been inserted in front OF the house
in Comedy Bank which was occupied by
Thomas Carlyle. The committee Of the club
is at present in treaty for leave 70 place tab
let's on the houses occupied by Hugh Miller,
Christopher North and George COmbe, and
when these have been completed they viii
proceed to deal with the cases OF Lord JET
frey. Lord Cockburn, Thomas Chalmers,
Thomas Campbell, Sir William Hamilton, DR..
Gregory, Dugald Stewart, and other Scottish
wor hies.
Numerous candidates are already in the
field for the seats in the French Academy
rendered vacant by the death OF NJ Duruy
and NJ de Lesseps. For the seat occupied by
NJ. Duruy. N. Jules Lemaitre will most prob
ably be elected, II. Victor Duruy having him.
self expressed wish TO have his praises
sounded by that gentleman. Another eandi-
date spoken Of Is the Marquis Costa de Beau
regard, who is regarded with favor at the To-
stitute by a group which includes the Duo
d'Aumale and the Due de Brogile ~ Fran
els Charmes is almost certain to enter the
field, but N. Jacques Rigaud, Of the Figaro,
asserts that he has little il any chance OF be-
ing elected.
The Cologne Gazette's correspondent at So
Petersburg SAYS that the book describing the.
Asia,ic travels of Gar Nicholas II was edited
by man of letters, but is based mainly On
the substance of his carefully written dairy.
The correspondent also reports the rumor
that on his return Nicholas gave his father
very unfavorable account Of the condition OF
Siberia rs noted by him, circumstance
which gives hopes that the present ruler viii
soon Iraugurate reforms.
NJ. Zola has declared to a representative OF
the Paris Press that, although he was not
granted an audience in the vatican, he sue
eeeded in getting his pope all the same.
with patience, address, and appropriate
pourboires," remarked NJ. Zola, a ''eonscien-
tious inquirer can inform himself everywhere
and always" We are now in position to
give exact details as to how the thing is done.
The Journal des Debats, which is generally
a verac:ous and honorable journal, processes
to have obtained glimpse of the notebook
in which the eminent tourist inscribed the
items OF his miscellaneous expenditures dur
ing his Italian travels. This journal eandidly
confesses that it is guilty OF an indiseretion,
but it assures US that in this instance, no
pourboire has been paid for the Invaluable
privilege which it has enjoyed.
Here are few of the entries:
A. Y, shoemaker to his Holiness; for giving
me exact size and shape of the Pope's slipper,
2 lire.
A. T., librarian to the Vatican; for curious
details regarding Pontifieate and getting me
to read Interesting work. little known in
France, By Leo TaxiI, on secrets of Vatican, 8
lire and copy of 'Ieurdes" I"
A. Y, potter of Duchess OF u. F., for post
ing me in customs OF great Roman families,
SOC
Custodian of Pantheon OF Agrippa. for
giving me exact dimensions of that monU-
ment Csc.
Three human documents OF various values:
His Holiness, cook; for revealing fact that
the Pope 6epriyes himself of meat on FRI
days: 10 lire.
A v, Secret Chamberlain OF Hood and
Sword; for informing me that His Holiness
frequently dresses in white: 20 lire.
A halheriier; for communicating singular
q
lire.
A friar; for taking me through catacombs
and posting me On matters of primitive
church: 1 lire and copy of La Faute de
PAbbe Mouret."
Bought valuable work on ancient Rome, by
Signor Carlo Dezeby: - lire.
DIR. NJ, one OF the Pope's private physi-
clans; for telling me precise age Of Leo KILL:
lire and q COPY of "Docteur Pascal
A servant; for telling me Leo NILS opin-
ion of Nine. Severine: soc.
A preIate; for confding to me fact that,
when receiving VI. Brunetiere, His Holiness
was good enough to express interest in my
eandldature for the academy: 20 lire and
copy of lie Reve."
An auditor OF the Rota; for letting me see
the first mustard pot of His Holiness: so lire.
Honest people who, in return for such mod
est recompense as we have indicated. haYa
made themselves III. ZoIa's devoted collabo-
rators must, of course, on no account be CON-
promised.