The Dickinson press., 1896-12-26

dentally.
a Berlin dispatch to the London Dai-
~ News says it is rumored that the
government will xubmit n bill to the
lcicllstag for new artillery, which will
involve a great expenditure. Prrssia's
share footing up SAB, ,75O.OOO.
The German mail steamer Eduarl
}ohl which was reported to have been
lost at sea while on her way to the
| West African colonies, arrived safely
at Las Palmas. Canary islands, on
Monday last.
Maj. Won Wissanl. late governor Of
German East Africa. has just been
elected president of the Berlin Geo
graphical s2c.ety. vice Baron Won ltlcht-
kofen. who has taken DR.. Kayser's
place at the head of the German col y
/ nial department.
Honduras. after having tried five
men for the murder of Charles Renton.
an American citizen. in Brewers Ia
COON three years ago, now asserts that
| Rent0n Is still alive. All the men were
found guilty and given sentences vary
Ing from five to ten years. The pres
cnt claim is set up to avoid paying In
demnity to Mrs. Renton.
The great play hall of iron and glass
| now being erected in the Thiergartcn
in connection with the Mont Bijou
castle in Germany, which has been
uninhabitel for many years, is now
destined for the residence of the young
! crown prince when he commences to
maintain n household Of his own.
The London Daily News has dis
patch from Berlin with reference to
rlmors Of rcprisals against American
petroleum. 1t says that German con-
sumcrs are likely to suffer more by.
this move than American exporters.
supply Germany.
GOdart and Sureau, the French aero
nauts. are about to organize a balloon
expedition to the north pole. They
state that the idea was first suggested
to them some three years ago by
Walter Wellman, an American journal
list, but the idea was given up, owing
to the attempt Of Prof. Andree.
The revelations of the Luetzow trial
and the arrest Of Baron Won Tauscb.
the commissioner of detectives, are
having unimagined consequences, one
of which is that the whole police sys-
tenn, organized under Won Puttkamer
and perfected under zu Eulenburg and
Won Koeller, will he either modified or
abolished.
An explosion occurred at Berlin In
the house of the scientist, George
Isaac. who was experimenting with
the manufacture Of acetlyne gas.
Isaac and three assistants were blown
to atoms. 1t Is said that Emperor
William had intended to visit Mr..
Isaac's laboratory, as his experiments
had attracted much attention.
John Stuart Blish, sixth carl Of
Darnley. is dead. Ile was born in 1928.
Nine. Heine. who was decorated by
the late President CarnOt for her char
ity, was buried on Sunday in Paris.
She leaves 5.5O0,OOO francs t. her
adopted daughter the Duchess Rivoli.
and the remainder Of her fortune Is to
I've divided between Princess Joachim
Murat's six children.
A number of pictures by old masters
We're recently transferred from the
archbisllop's palace, in Milan, to the
Brera gallery, where the public will be
able to see them. Among them are
beautiful Last Supper" by Titan; an
"Atl0ration Of the Magi," by Correggio:
a "Virgin and Child" hy Paris Bor-
done. and three small pictures by Lu-
cas- Won Lcytlen. Cardinal Ferrari.
through whose generosity the change
was made. received other pictures Of
less value to fill the vacant spaces.