The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-27
FOREIGN VOTES OF REAL 1NrEREsr.

NOTES OF REAL
Earl Dundonald has invented q new gun carriage
for Maxim guns which can be used on the toughest
ground.
Another attempt to have tho Tuileries Palace rebuilt
Is being made In France. This time the movement is
led by the Society for the Preservation Of Public
Monuments.
Electrically welded steel barrels arc being made in
England. They are used TO hold lul rlcAting and
lighting oils and a~cetone. which Is an element in the
manufacture of cordite.
Princess Adelaide OF Braeanza, widow of Dom Mig
uel, the Pretender, has taken the back veil In the
Benedictine Convent OF solcsmes, near Anglers. She
was a Princess of L0wenstein.w erthoim.
N. Picard, Chief Commissioner for the 1900 Exhibit.
tion. has settled the Salon question. The pictures
will DO exhibited in 1898 ana 1888 In the machinery
hall OF the 1859 Exhibition In the Cham 9 de MARI.
BY a curious coincidence Capt. Marryat's Z" snarley.
VOW. " the only novel reviewed in the reprint OF thu
London Court Journal for June "a, 1887, was also no.
viewed In the literary papers for June. 1897. as a new
edition has just appeared.
sienkiewicz, the Polish novelist. has gone to Paris
TO consult a specialist about his throat. Hell at work
on q historical novel turning on the great defeat OF
the Teutonic Knights on the Tannenberg. In l4lo. by
the Poles and Lithuanians under wladislaw Jagello.
Charles Dickens's 'Guild Of Literature and Art
7 tutluSihstNChliy IN loUl W 1tlht ANU pTONIuO
for authors and artists in dimculties, has just been
put an end to by a private act Of Parliament. What.
ever property is left is transferred to the Royal Litera-
ry Fund.
Cyprus, once the abode of the goddess of love, ID
turning to a baser worship. 1t has been found that
tn island produces black trunies, not to DO distin.
guished in taste or perfume from those OF perigord.
The best are found near Morfu. in tho western part OF
the island.
At Chita. the chief town OF the trans. B al district
Of Siberia, a museum has been establish, d already. IL
contains rich collections relating to Buryate Buddhism,
as well as objects belonging to natural science. arch.
zoology. and mining. The museum has q little botan-
zeal garden annexed.
Paris young woman OF 10 having been reproved
by her mother for some slight fault rushed to tho
window and jumped out, falling two stories. Her
nineteen.year-old sister became excited. and at once
Jumped after her. Both were picked up. badly. and
perhaps fatally injured.
sark. tho smallest Of tho Channel islands. will bo
the nrst British possession in which the Post once
will use the Marooni system of telegraphy without
wires. The island has now no telegraphic communi.
cation with the outside world. and Is often cut on en-.
ttrely by the foss and storms.
DR.. Charcots statue. by the sculptor Falguiere, IL
nearly finished. and will soon be erected in the Bal.
petriere Hospital. wher. Charcot made his expert.
ments on hysteria and hypnotism. Falguiero has I'm.
ished the sketch for a statue OF the late Cardinal
Lavigerie for the city of Bayonne.
Jewish ~oratorio for orthodox Jews Tho Death
of Moses" has been written. words and music. by the
Rev. Marcus Hast. nrst p%reoentor Of the Great synA-
gosue OF London. The music is old fashioned. and
the text might almost be used as part Of the service.
1t was we'll received by . Jewish audience At its nrst
performance.
scholar of Trinity College. Dublin. stands accused
Of stealing $4,000 from q bank messenger at Lin
erick Junct on. The money. In q canvas bag. was left
for a moment unmatched on q bench while the mer
senger was changing from one train to another. q
was later found In the possession of the accused, 7
said he had taken It by accident with his own lug"
St. Quentin has Just inaugurated a monuw'. 70
commemorate the defence OF the town age N'
Spanish and English in 1857. Prsident E
present. On the upper part OF the moPA-eSnDNs ~
two female figures. one representing o..
other France. Around the pedestal o u
Admiral Col.gny and other persons W ''A "s
the defence.
Dalou's colossal group, The TriuyAl - epoua"o
lie" which was set up IN plastE,Nn'
exhibition in the Place de la ReIt -
TO be cast in bronze at the exI..seSN ~. ;"
group will lie very costly. as eN''enps -
1t ny the ctre nerdue process 49, w. eAa
some parts had to be made er asoin'
now by the usual sand prs
Dr.. Kandt. q German Ap.olef' nns
at 49,, ,.t. ...~N u y II MIG having u
promise OF assistang from 'ne congo au'noi''e'
when he reaches the territory no mas SET u IRON
German East AIRY intending TO make MS way TO
rrrrdr rhh. nv Ruanda. There he will ascertain
tno s,v. n, 7 .ts xenJaru and measure the volume OF
at, -, ~. r,rs Kagera, Ruvuru. Nyakirongo. and
.han,ar,,n d dry and wet seasons. He will trace
tho, h.r,rafe greatest volume TO its source.
pr.si,.s imperial appanages. constituting the do
,,a,n a we'd for the support Of the younger branches
.,,,. ,1erial family. which was begun by Emperor
D., !, now comprise 2l 900. 900 acres with a
rav.le OF 10000. 900 . year. The Department of
An.nages is the largest land owner. farmer. and
,.e producer In the empire. and is developing tim.
u, sugar. and cotton industries on a very large scale.
{ is distinct from the priv ate possessions Of the Ro-
and Il ON the State or crown deInesnes.
Some French lawyers are trying the experiment OF
giving legal advice free at the Palais de Justice. on
the same principle as medicine is dealt out at d.spenr
sar!es. The idea Is n revival OF the Bureau OF Charita.
BILE Jurisprudence. planned by the Constituent Assem-.
bly, in 1890. and It has been in operation for
nearly two years. There arc several departments.
each managed by a lawyer of ten years standing,
with two younger men rs his assistants. The ONCE Is
open one morning and one afternoon . week. Last
year. from January to December, l.ve+ persons ap'
piled for advice; 1900 Of them merely wanted an.
swers to some legal question. II were lunatics. aud
81 well.to-do people were seeking assistance under
false pretences. The lawyers took up. however. 100
delicate and complicated cases. and succeeded in set
ting 81 Of them to the satisfaction OF their clients;
the other 100 were lost after q trial.
Afro-Americau Notes.