The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
Foreign Notes of Real rnte-es.

Football attracted 300. 900 persons to the league
and cup games In England during the past season.
English oonvicts are to have 'the monotouy Of
their lives relieved and their moral tone raised''
by lectures on scientific and interesting sub1ects."
Father wehinger. who for Ave years has been
nursing lepers In the Mandalsy Hospital, has ap.
pealed to England for money to help him in his
work.
An important engineering work of freeing the
Venetian lagoon near Chioggia from inundation and
the consequent malaria has been completed. A
canal ten miles long and costing 81, 800, 900 has
been built. carrying the waters Of the Rrenta and
the Bacchiglione across the lagoon direct to tho
Adriatic.
italy proposes to take the sale OF quinine out OF
the hands OF the druggists and to make Il q Govern
ment monopoly. Druggists sell It at tho rate OF
from 800 to 800 a pound, while the Government
gets 1t for tho army at 81 a pound. II Will be sold
In sealed tubes TO prevent adulteratIon, In doses Of
one gramme, at a cost OF Q and 4 cents.
Jews are being removed wholesale from the vot
ing lists In Algeria, the French Court OF Cessation
having decided that only those who had liked domi.
Giles In the country when II was conquered he.
came French citizens by the Cremieux law. All
Others must become naturaliIed n they wish 10 yote.
The Algerian Jews had been In the habit OF wan.
derihg about In tribes from one town TO another AZ
election time and voting wherever the trIba could
obtain the highest price.
Overproduction OF currants has uDset nr..o.,.
finances. The worlds consumption is about iYo
ASSs
600 tons. When only this uaount Is raised the
crop sells for about $40. 900, 900, while a crop OF
10000 tons sells for only 81, 900, 900. Frances
demandror the grapes SOM years ago led 20 plant.
Ing new vineyards, the acreage having doubled I'm
htteen years but tho impro yement In the French
vintage ana heavy import dulles have closed tina.
market Hair the crop goes To England.
IL IL u curious coincidence that n. Barodet xho..
election as Senator In Paris, he being the mos,
moderate candidate on the list, seems 10 hay. On,
couraged the Senate 10 overthrow the Bourueo,.
Government, was the immediate cause of the ta,
or NJ THEIRS In 1879. lie stood then IA "A Radical
against lhi"rs's close frlcnd and Foreign Minister.
the Comte do Remusat, aud was elected I'm anita NJ
all the shorts OF the Government. The Conssrxs.
tive enemies OF THEIRS, looking on Banodst,. .lsc.
uoh as meaning that France was drifting into rad.
cailsm and anarchy, determined TO overthroz
lh'erA anu put hacMahon In his place.
An embarrassing question Of precedence In, .r,..n
WIN regard 20 tho Cars coronation. Mon.,gnor
AsliaTdi. Nuncio at Vienna, who win soop no 80.
u Sarulhai' VIII represent the Pope. and IN Cath.
Ole countries the Pope's envoy has pr.cad.ro. a,
every oiher member OF the diplomatic corps IT,.
ueAn OF tue body In Russia Is the French Aph.ssa.
DOR the Count OF MontebclIo. and France Az q go
""e country hat Russia may not allow him 70 Weld
70 inc representative OF the Vatican. Az AIsxan.
DER MS coronation, where tho senior aIploms.
was .he German Ambassador, who Woula NO. g,v.
way the Pope's envoy stayed away from ,hs -
nation ceremony on the ground thai 4, "a.
hodox religious funeusA