The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-02

A snuff-box made for Lrnaeus, the
botanist, in Japan, OF gold acquered in
severa colors, has just been presented TO
the Natural History Museum of Paris.
1t was made at the order OF Linne's pupil.
Thunberg, but did not reach Sweden till
a year after Linne's death. when 1t went
to his son.
The duke Of Wellington is shortly to pay
a visit to Windsor castle for the purpose
of presenting to the queen the flag by
which he holds his lands. This Is a
Quaint survival known as petit sergeant
ry" 1t is several years since the prae-
tioe OF presenting the flag on the date
OF the battle of Waterloo was d-seoa-
tinued-
A correspondent living in Pekin. China,
writes: The emperor's real mother died
last Friday, after an illness Of several
weeks If his adopted mother, the En-
press Dowager, wife of the Emperor Tung
Chin, had died, the whole nation would
be in mourning. and the unpleasant sight
Of unshaven heads would be universal As
Il is. the woman who has given birth to
an emperor will be inferred with only the
ceremonies due TO the wife of prince.
and Will be unmourned by the nation"
DIR. James r. Cooke, a well-known phys
ician of Boston. is entirely blind In
speaking of him the Boston Journal says:
$50 far as can be ascertained. there is
only one man who. blind from infancy.
has taken w the study of medicine and
succeeded. That man is James r. Cooke.
whose book, Bind Leaders Of the Blind
has just been issued. DR.. Cooke has
met with deserved success in his profess
SON He is member of the Boston
Athletic association. where his chief en-
joyment is the game Of tenpins, which he
plays, as he does everything else. with
zest and enthusiasm"
The recent coronation festivities at Mos
cow are likely to result in the resigna-
ton of one or two of the ambassadors to
the Russian court. The German ambas-
sador, Prince Radolin, is mentioned as one
of them. 1t is presumably his Polish
descent which makes Prince Radolin's
appointment unwelcome at st. Peters
burg. The other ambassador whose days
in St. Petersburg are sad 70 be number
ed, is Count Monticello, whose recall. II
it comes about, Will be ascribable to
singular breach of court etiquette on his
part II appears he neglected 10 kiss the
czarina's hand. like the other ambassa-
doris, and. when questioned on the sub
ject. he replied that the representative Of
a republic could not do so.
Jean Baptiste Nicolas Coomans. who
was a celebrated Belgian phblicist, died
few days ago at Brsssels. He was born
in that city Dec. s, 1913. He was one the
chiefs of the Uultramontane party. and
edited successfully the Journal dss Flan-
dres, the Courier d Anvers. and the Jour-
nal d'Bruxeiles, the latter being the most
important organ of Catholic opinion in
Belgium. He was first sent to the cham
Der of representatives in 1s4s. and had sat
In that body almost ever since During
his lifetime he had written and spoken
much in favor of religious corporations es
agents in giving instruction and assist
ance to the people. and he had also de-
Tended the protective system against the
attacks of the fret-traders. Besides his
political works, he was the author OF sew
eral historical romanceS
Search IN the Almanach de Gotha does
not now reveal what basis there is for the
rumor that favor has been shown by the
prince OF Wales and other members of
the English royal family TO the bill legal |
ling marriage with a deceased wife's
sister, 1t IS said. however. that when
the prince and his brothers first espoused
the case ii was desired that Princess
Beatrice might marry Prince Ludwig of
Hesse, whose deceased wife, Princess
Alice died Dec. H. 1879. was the sister |
Of Beatrice. There was a strong attach |
ment between Prince Ludwig and Prin- |
cess Beatrice. But the bill was yearly |
refused, and after a time the princess |
married Prince Henry of Battenberg. |
Now the widowed Beatrice has no widow |
"a brother-in-law, Prince Ludwig having |
lied in 1892