The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
FOREIGN Note. or Rea, Interest.

Munkacsy's large '.Ecce Homo painted for the
Budapcst exhibition. has been started on . tour Of
the principal cities OF Europe, as was done with his
"Christ Before Pilate.' The picture is described
as being even more realistic than his earlier paint
ings, and as being hard in color.
A quick piece of engineering work was carried
out ono Saturday night recently on the Great East
ern Railway near Ely. An old bridge of 100 feet span
over the River Ouse was taken down in six hours
and a new single-span bridge that had been erect
ed alongside was lifted up on q set OF trolleys ana
put in It's place in two hours MORE only one regu-
lar Sunday train having been delay ed.
Spanish Incidence extends even TO the Lighthouse
service. On the dangerous Bay OF BiscAy. the liRh1
on Cape Finisterre, one OF the most important on
any coast, is lighted often as late as an hour after
sunset, and then the machinery that should make
1t flash is not always set in motion, so that It ap-
pears as q fixed light instead OF one flashing at half.
minute intervals. Dangerous irregularities arc re-
ported OF the light at Cape viiano. further north.
Kirkman & Son. tho Oldest Arm of plano manu-
faeturcrs in England, and, next to ]. B. streioheR
und s6hne OF Vienna. the oldest In the world. has
Just given up business, sold its plant. and become
merged In Collard & Collard, who date from
1907. The first Kirkman appeared In England In
1720, and In 1889 married tho widow of label,
who had established his harpischord works twenty
three years before. Tine Broad woods go back 70
1882 and the Erards. tho Oldest French manufao-
turers, to l772.
Many important political documents in the pos
session OF the late Cardinal Hohenlohe have dlsap-
peared since his death. According to the London
Standards correspondent Mt Rome, they are In
the hands of an Italian Official in high station.
Some OF the papers relate TO the night of Plus TX.
TO Gacta, the Establishment OF the Roman republic.
ana the relations of the Pope with the Liberals.
Hohenlohe accompanied Plus N. In his flight.
other papers deal with tho Kulturkampf In Ger
many. The publication of tho papers, it Is ASSERT
ed, will do harm to the Papacy.
Princess de Caraman Chimay's elopement with Q
Hungarian gypsy band leader has turned the at
trntion Of Paris away from the similar case OF
Falikaris Ferko. who died there the other cay.
lie appeared ~ conductor OF G.Iiungarlan band 40
the 1850 exhibition. and though he was small and
ugly, fascinated a rich young unmarried girl OF 70.
Spectacle parcntage. She took the violinist TO live
with her, bought on his wife for 81 600, and spent
5000 900 a year on him, till her relatives stopped
her by obtaining n conseH ~JudicfnfTe for her. She
stu had money enough, however. TO enable him 10
drink himself 10 death.
An extraordinary addition 10 the powers of the
Speaker is reported by Ia Figaro, which guarau-
tees the accuracy OF the facts. but discruetly 70.
fuses 10 state whether II ~ the President OF the Sem
ate or Of the Chamber OF Deputies thaE has been
called upon to exercise IL. A member Of one OF the
two houses. having assured himself that a fellow
member was paying too mach attention TO his
wife, went 10 the President and called upon him 70
preserve the dignity OF tho assembly by putting q
stop TO the AFFAIR. Tho President summoned the
erring member and asked him 10 change his con.
duct, saying 'It not for the husbands sake. do 10
for mino.' Tho culpIi Il promised to behave better,
but ho could not keep the story TO himself.
Sarah Bernhardt is to have o glorincation In Paris
soon. II vii. begin with a complimentary break.
fast. after which she -il perform at the RenAiL
sance Theatre In an act OF 'Phtire" AMI other %.
lecfionS from her repertory. FRANCIS" C"ppSs.