The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-06

rect contradiction.
The Prince of Wales has agreed ia
open the new 'Davy Faraday Labora-
| tory of Royal institution shortly he
Iore Christmas, but the date has not
| yet been definitely announced The
prince has always taken a great inter.
est in scientific experiments. and OF
Iate has frequently been present al
Prof. DeWar's lectures and low temper.
ature experiments with liquid air.
some definite shape is being given
| TO the frequent newspaper demands for
a memorial to the late Robert Louis
stevenson. A meeting was recently
held in the rooms Of the Scottish Art.
club, Edinburgh, with this object In
view, and Lord Rosebery, the presi.
dent, was empowered to take steps fol
the furtherance of the movement by
public meetings or otherwise.
Ibsen's new play will be published
next week, appearing simultaneously
In Norwegian, English, German, French
and Russian. The title of the drams
is John Gabriel Borkman''
A celebration of the Tooth anniyersa.
ry of Schubert's birth will take place at
Vienna on Jan. 81 next, at which all
the musical societies of that place will
be represented. The programme will
include the best known works of the
master. On the same date, a Schubert
exhibition Will be started which will
comprise, with the assistance of the
city of Vienna and various private col
lectors, most of the existing autograph
and manuscript compositions of the
great musician, as well as a number of
curles, which once belonged to him.
Edward Rose continues to be inun-
dated with commissions for plays and
has nearly completed a sentimental
drama for Mr. Wyndham. Mr. Rose
has declined to dramatiZe ''rThe Heart
at work upon the libretto of the Savoy
opera
The success Of Arthur Jones' "Tbe
ROuges Comedy in America attracts
much comment in London. The play
when first produced at the Garrick the
ater here by Mr.. Willard attracted but
scant attention, and the popular i'm
preston that Mr.. Jones. power as a
dramatist are on the wane was largely
increased by this, his latest play
Sir Henry Irving announces that he
will be prepared to unveil the statue
of Mrs. Siddons at the end of May
next
Early In January a splendid collec-
ton OF diamonds and other precious
stones which formerly belonged to
the French crown will be sold at Am
sterdam. The collection also includes
two mantel knots which belonged to
the Empress Eugene. with Al stones
WC4SHI1AS IIIOI0 lHdH ZUU CaraJS, na1T-
pins, necklets and broochs, one of 581
brilliants and 765 rose diamonds rubies.
sapphires and turquoises
Lord Rosebery will preside at a lee
ture given by Sir Walter Besant next
Monday, Dec. Z, on London, It's History
and It's Greatness
Sir Tatton Sykes, the well-known
Yorkshire baronet, advertises in the
London Times that he will not be
responsible for his wife's debts. Lady
Sykes is prominent in racing circles.
She was at the bottom Of the recent
row between SIR Tatton Sykes and
Lord Marcus Bereford, the former,
for time, refusing to take over the
famous mare La Fleche, at the sale of
the late Baron Hirschs stud in July
last. after Lord Beresford at the in
stance OF Lady Sykes. who had given
him carte blanche, bid up to 13,230
guineas (about 500, ,455) for the mare
and had her knocked down to him at
that price. Sir Tatton, however, re-
Tented later, and agreed to pay for
La Fleche.
James r. Roosevelt secretary OF the
United States embassy, who has been
i'll for some time, called at the United
States embassy today, looking very ill
and thin. He said he was still very
sick man and wanted to start for home
today; but the doctor forbade him to
travel until he is stronger