The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-06
OUR FOREIGN COUSINS.

Upwards Of $4,000 has already been SUD
scrihei In Athens for the new Olympic
games next year.
Large deposits Of guano have been found
at Cape Cross, near Walfsch Bay, within
the German South African territory.
Preparations have been made for taking
the census Of the whole Russian empire
on single day next fall. The last census
was taken In 1886
owing to certain information received
from abroad, the French government mas
increased the precautions taken Tor the
safety of the young king Of servia, who IL
now staying at Biarritz
The mayor of Sydney recently refused
the use of the town hall for "a. meeting or
the unemployed, on the ground that the res
olutions submitted to him We're likely to
evoke debate of a political nature.
Tobacco manufacturers In the Rhine
provinces of Germany have threatened to
close their factories and throw 5000 peo-
pie out of work II the proposed increase
In tobacco duties Is carried into effect
Under a recent law foreign dogs are no
longer admitted into Iceland. The meas
ure Is due to the fact that In 1893 for
eign dog was proved to have introduced a
malady previously unknown which killed
the greater part Of the shepherds dogs on
the Island.
Cat worship Is the latest aristocratic
fad in England. The Princess OF Wales
takes great delight In some fine blue Per-
SLAMS The Duchess of Bedford never
travels without her favorites in well-lined
baskets, and Mrs. Winans has her cats
driven out at Brighton In a. luxurious
bath chair.
Various Jewish deputations from the
south Russian centers. which have recent
ly gone to st. Petersburg to congratulate
the czar on his marriage. have been gra-
ciously received. They are all more or less
imbued with the most sanguine hopes OF q
coming amelioration Of the oppressive
disabilities under which their people suf-
fer.
President Kruger Of the Transvaal Re-
public, has no music In his soul. At u
social gathering given in his honor few
weeks ago one Of Bloemfontein's sweetest
singers gave an artistic rendering OF pop
ular song. II he lady Of the house asked the
president how he liked the air, and his
blunt reply was: II 20 into the weld when
/ want to hear the she wolf scream"
Next month a succession of religious
festivals will take place In Venice to cele-
brate the SOOth anniversary Of the conse-
Grafton of st. Marks. According to ira
dition, the church was first built in S2S,
when the body of st. Mark was sent from
Alexandria to Venice. A large part Of
this church was destroyed by fire in y76,
when the present edifice was begun. 1t
was not completed until 100 years later
The German chancellor does not accept
conscience money" as complacently as
the British government. Somebody IN
Frankfort recently sent $3.50 marked in
that way and the treasury has issued a
public notice calling upon the offender to
disclose himself falling which he Is
warned that he will have to pay over
again If he is discovered, besides render
ing himself liable to prosecution for de-
frauding the revenue.
There is a strike against the hospitals
In Vienna. In Austria the private doctor
Is almost unknown, as nearly everybody
belongs to a medical club, by which, on
payment of trifie. medical attendance Is
furnished whenever required. These clubs
have long had an agreement with the
public hospitals to give admission to Sick
members for.36 cents a week. The hos
pitals are now trying to raise therate to
so cents per week ana the CLUBS nave
struck against them.
At the little Breton town of Paimpol the
quaint ceremony of blessing the Iceland
fishing fleet took place fortnight ago.
1t was announced by the clamor Of the
belfries, and after vespers the procession,
with sailors at the head, traversed the
principal streets, which were decked for
the occasion. On the breakwater the
cure of ST. Savlor's preached to the l,3lG
hardy mariners in front Of the fifty-six
stout boats that were to carry them to
the far north. Then, preceded by the
cross, the canon blessed each vessel sep
arately the flag of each dipping in res
ponse.