The sun., 1895-03-22
Foreign Notes or Real Interest.

Jose dc Echegarny's drama, "El Hijo de Don Juan
The Son OF Don Junn: Of the chief modern dramas
OF Spain. has just been translated into English.
Mile. Marthe Belot daughter OF the late Adolphs
Belot the author OF Article A. and OF Mile. Graud
Ma Femme" has Joined the Renaissance Theatre
England according to the navy estimates intends to
build next year ten new nrstciass battle ships SIX
hrstcass thirteen second and thirdcass cruisers
from forty.hye to nifty torpedo boat destroyers.
Paris cab fares are to be changed For short drive
OF a quarter OF an hour only. one franc will bs
charged while for longer drive the former tariff OF
franc and half will be retained.
contract has heen made for the construction of
the railroad from keneh TO Assouan in Egypt. bs
completed by the end OF 1897. There will then be Q
continuous line from Alexandria the First Cataract
Paderewski after his Leipsic concert was made q
knight of the rst class OF the Order OF Albert by
King OF SaSony. He is now playing at the Lamoreux
concerts ip Paris and is also working the orches
trntion OF his Polish opera
81. hnatoe Leroy Beaueu. the French political
economist who is not radical proposes that a tn
be put the French rentes as q concession to tho
Socialists. Tho "rentes" the equiva in France
of registered Government bonds.
Dean Fremanle OF R!pon. who died recently at ST,
was famous oar in his college davs Ho rowed on
the Oxford crow OF 1881 with Wordsworth. Bishop Of
st. Andrews and GARNER. Dean Lincoln In the op-
posing Cambridge crew were Bishop Selwyn and Dean
Mervale.
Members of the House OF Commons have heretofore
reserved their seats In the House by leaving hats
In them during prayer time. The Speaker has intro
duced an innovation by allowing be reserved
by leaving on 1t q visiting card provided that tho
member has attended prayers"
play running at the Comfd Franchise deals with
cheating at cards The French term for card sharp
or "un gree" NJ Cartte. the director ~ tae thea
tire. has now 10 deal with n remonstrance from the
Greek students in Paris against the OF the word.
as being offensive to their nationality
At the Russian town OF 'ni. at tie junction OF tho
Pruth and the Danube rich find was made lately Of
gold coins Of the time Of Philip OF Macedon. tho
father OF Alexander the Great They are In excellent
preservation, and 5l2 OF them have already been
seized by the police ana sent 10 IT. Petersburg.
Mont Blanc Is threatened. like the Yung Frau. with
an interior ragoah ASwiss engineer proposes TO
tunnel 1900 metres long into the monarch OF noun
tans starting at ST. Gcrvas and then 10 build a verti-
cal shaft $500 metres high TO the top His estimate II
that can he done In ten years for 1000 900 francs
An extraordinary story OF crime comes from Naum.
burg. In PruS'ian saHony Four boys, from Is 10 II
years OF age Imprisoned In the Ze'tz reformatory.
have been convicted OF stranglng their fellow
prisoners Their sole object was to be transferred
from the reformGtory to jail. where they thought
they would DO more comfortable.
Al the Bordeaux exhibition the special feature will
he the largest bottle made II will he li5 feet
high and divided Into stories In the lowest OF which
there will be restaurant: winding staircase will
lead up the neck 10 kiosque. taking the place Of tho
cork. where theie win be room for thirty nve per.
sons at a time Ia sit and look over the exhibition
grounds and the city.
Signor FerruccIo Busoni the pianist who is well
knoSn in Boston, played recently with success In Mr..
Siksch's concerts at budapest. NiSfsch is reported
to have tired OF his place conductor OF the Buia
pest orchestra, and Siegfred Wagner is spoken OF
his probable successor George Hcusrhe has resigned
the direction OF the Scottish orchestra and 10 tn bs
replaced by william Kes. who Tor years has conduct
ed the symphony concerts at Amsterdam.
Cards TO mass for the repose of Mollares soul o.
the Church OF 81. EUstache w,rs sent recently to
the principal actors and actresses OF Paris They
were signed Jules de France, and sent by per
son who claims to he the OF the Due dc Berr
OF Charles X. and father OF the Comte do Chambord.
who also asserts that Molere the natural brother
OF Louis XIV. The mass was celebrated. and many
members OF the Coincide FRANCHISE were present.
strangely enough. no objection made by the
Church TO thio for hoiera's soul, though lis
body was buried In consecrsed earth only by stealth.
because he was actor.
"rihe's Peak or Bust" PuzEie.
Can you climb Pixies Peak Sold every where eBS