The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-09

| STOCK IN f4nElAhu.
Two hundred and slxty-three architects
have sent in designs FOR the two palaces
which are to be built I'm the Champs
| Elysees in connection with the Exhibition
Of 800.
The engineers Of the Prefecture OF Con-
stantinople have drawn up plans for the
rebuilding of eighteen mosques, me-
dressehs and schools in the city, which
were destroyed by the earthquakes Of
1884,.
The number Of vessels which entered
the ports Of Great Britain last year was
| 5si32o. and their total tonnage was over
nnety-fOur million tons. OF these ships
25lZo We're sailing under the British flag.
and no less than 2i7.029 were steamers.
\ few years ago Greece was only visited
| by archaeologists and students. Gen
cral travel In this direction has bnt re-
Gently set i'm. Last year about 1900 Amer
leans visited Athens and forty-two citi-
Gems OF the United States resided there
for the winter.
The famous and somewhat eccentric
South African prelate. Bishop Bcusheid,
has written 90 the newspapers asking
some one to tell him how % rid ST.
Nnians Church Heidelberg, and Pre-
toria Cathedral. Of plaques Of bats with
which both edifces oksimultanecusiy
afflicted. 4
The new Paris Project has done Lon
don the honor or taking % hint from fits
police system lie has been much struck
by the dark lantern which they carry
and which can Doe turned on 10 burglars
with such Illuminating effect. and has
decided that the Paris police shall carry
similar light.
ON the anniversary OF President Car
nors death. President Fauro. who was
accompanied by NJ. Meline. paid a visit
t. his tomb i'm the Pantheon. Pupils
from the Ec0le p0ytcchniqIe lcft a big
wreath OF roses and pansies and I'm the
course Of the day 40 fewer that 1890
persons passed before the tomb.
After the termination Of Nile. Yvotte
Gu.ibcrts present engagement she VIII
go to Russia, then Rcumania and italy.
And Germany" asked the interviewer,
az which Yvette waNed very wroth.
Germany" She exclaimed. Never. Do
You hear me- ] would never set foot in
that country If they covered me with
/ gold'
Firemcn I'm CCn7tantinoDle are not above
street rows. Recently two parties Of
irregular nremon WHO'D were proceeding
! 90 a. fire met at ShchZade-Bashi. STAN
| boul, and as one tried % pass before the
| other, q dispute arose, and the men
| LAYING down their engines. attacked each
| other The fight lasted f0r some time
and several of the men were seriously
wounded
Harold Frederic IS much annoyed by
| the betrayal Of his identity with George
Forth" under which name DE published
his very clever book. "March Hares.
/ The book has already established itself
as a flvorite I'm London. Air. Frederic Pee
sorted 90 anonymity in this case because
/ he did not want 10 intefcre with the sIle
OF his more ambitious book, the novel
illumination
Paris has another ciairv0yant or seer.
| a little boy Of @. named Paul Deinont.
whose cCmmunicants are ST. Joseph and
ST. Paul. The young secrs first feat
was 10 announce uat De had been told
| by ST.. Paul and 81. Jos il that 81 a
| certain plot OF ground were searched two
| skeletons and the long-l0st hells or am
old church would Doe found. Tine neigh
b0rs dug. found the skeletons and bells
ana marleled
Tho p0po has been celebrating another
Jubilee. the seventy-lffh anniversary of
Dis First Communion. The bishops Of
the dioceses OF the province of Rome
and the directors of the various rilei0us
congregations in the city made this d.t-
mond jubilee the occasion Tor presenting
the aged POnun with some token 0f
! their regard The Roman Catholic
school children throughout Italy are also
subscribing toward monument which
| if is proposed to erect in the Church of
| SAN IsnazIo at Niterbo where leo Kill.
first communicated in l,-i.
So serious has the city OF London
/ taken the custom OF the buttcn-hol' hon-
qucts worn ly stockholders that it has
actually given the ladies' who D lCw-
ors recognition. The flower grls as
they are an calamity clilel. aIe per-
mittcd hy the regulations ,o e.t down
| their baskets and sell their flowers around
/ tho from ratings opposite tao Loyai TX
change. They are among the most re-
| snected stall holders i'm the city. they
are uniformly polite. ass they i'ay Wei
De. since they may Dee said to be On speak
ing terms with all the youth ana gil-
lautrv of Throadueedle street and
Throgm0rt0n avenue. and they arc very
| skilled I'm the making of buttonhoir7'
Some interesting figures have been put
before the Statistical Society with refer
ence 20 railway passengers in fntlild.
I'm the period between iYo and 1852 the
| NUMBER OF lINA-Nlhrn
| doubled, and in the year 1915 more than
| 100000 persons Travelled by tlis class.
Now only per cent travel frst-ciass.
while not more than per cent travel
second-ciass. although in $3.50 ass many as
| 81 per cent. Travelled second. fh.rd-clas5
passengers arc 80 per cent OF tho whole
and their fares contribute n0 less tnan
So per cent. of the revenue o. the rali""!
companies.
The Armenian relief fund has beaten
the record amongst the vaf.Dls Efforts
70 relieve extraordinary distress. Ihe
amount forwarded 90 Constan.nopie ale
ready reaches $4,000. OF this. f-9't.V
represents the relief fund proper coi-
lected by the Duket 81 Westmins tci 3
Committee from England and ireland.
America has sent direct % ConslAhliN9
Die $4,000 Scotland. where interest ]"
afflicted Armenia is very keen. has Sent
$4,000. and France has sent as mIcn as
otland. Germany, Switzerland 'Eu .No
British colonies have sent con .. 'ji'oNs,
too. though Germany with It's So ovv Is
some distance behind France, vine inc
Armenians themselves scattered through
out Europe have collected sN,v"'
Confidence Men Beaten.
NEW BRUNSWICK. July Peter Per