The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17

The Duke of Fife is selling on many OF his es.
tates to the tenants.
Princess Helene. the Duchess OF Sparta's baby, is
Queen Victoria's twenty, second great. Grandchlld.
Hegus Menelik's queen has turned an italian pri.
vatc who can sing Neapolltan songs into a court
favorite.
Prince Christian OF Denmark, eldest son OF the
Crown Prince and ultimate heir TO the throne. is en-.
gagged to the Princess Pauline, only child OF the
King OF wIrtembcrg.
Interesting catacombs with well preserved
mural paintings have been discovered at Kertch In
the Crimca, the ancient panticappum. Although
the vaultIng shows that they must have been built
after the Christian era, the subjects OF the paintings
are pagan, representing Pluto. Demeter. and Her.
mes.
Prince Rupert Of the Rhine. cavalier and mari.
ner. was also the inventor of mezzotint engraving,
A copy OF his 'Great Execute ncr." with his mono
gram and the date 1905, has Just been sold in Lon.
lon for the extraordinary price OF 81. 500; the nigh
est price paid for the engraving previously was
$500. In 1858.
"World's shows" OF some kind are being or will
be held In thirteen places this ycar-at Odessa,
Geneva, Berlin, HleI. Cannes. Mons, Rouen, Johan.
nesburg. Brisbane, Para, Sanlur, Paris, and the
city of Mexico, There will be exhibitions at Brus.
sells and Rio Janclro next year. at Amsterdam and
Sac Paolo in 1898, and az Adelaide In 1899.
New X.rAy possibilities were suggested by the
President OF the LONDON Camera Club, who In his
address anticipated that announcements of en-.
gagements In the morning papers would one OF
these days conclude with an intlmation that the
photographs OF tho skeletons had been mutually
exchanged. surely Il was desirable that everybody
should be tested as TO whether they were sound In
hmO before entering the married state"
Baron do Hirsch died In a NJ NJ anger at having
been swindled. according to the hungarian Deputy
dc fazmandy, writing 10 lie figaro. He had sold
his beautiful property at Sanct Johann on the March
on account OF Its dampness, and bought tho ogyaka
place near Komom with the idea OF turning It into
a children's hospital, Af,cr spending sIUu 600 on
the palace without having seen it. he discovered
that 1t was in a hog at the confluence OF four rivers.
a trade union which blsckll,tcd the men en-.
years strike has been permanently rnJoincd by
the Court or Appeal nom continuing the practice
and ordered to pay 5000 damages to the employers.
one cause OF the Armenian atrocities was that
Moody and sankcy hymns translated into Turkish
were taken In a literal Sense hy both Turk, ana
Armenians. ~"Onwarl, Christian ~SolIcr' in Turk.
ish sounds like an Indictment 40 rebellion.
A letter Of Robert Burns was sold for so In Lon.
don recently, while one 10y LucFcyia Burgia brought
S77, one by Cesarc Rorgi, 800, one by Michael Angc-
10 s55, and one by Machlavclll slS, \ presentation
copy OF Wycherlcy's poems TO Ny Lord Hi4h
Treasurer OF England, 4" the first Duke OF Lrets, wa,
sold with the late puke's library for $3.50. some
Apostle spoons brought h.gh Prices at the Fraser
sale; a Tudor 81. Matthew SlTj, st. Andrew ana st.
Peter Sl3J each, an EllEabethan st. Philip, SIS; a
81. James !. ST Phiiip and a Charles l.. 81. Matthias
$3.50 each. and = Commonwealth spoon with our
Lord, Sl75.