The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-23


senator IlOar is one of tba bost-.,.,i
mon lm inc Senate. His Predictions mem
W ""o"a MN tO quote AT am insfanf's
n9uce the verse or the passage of nrose
III I1iii, ne ISsaius as hitting the occasion.
JoHu NlchOlas Brown. son of the late
Johh carter Brown, the millionaire manu-
Idclufer. Of Rhode Island. has given the
trustees Of the public library of proyi-
ing.
Governor Lowndes. of Maryland admits
lhat as farmer me- has been a complete
failure. Unlike most unsuccessful farm
tls, ne says DO was not the fault of the
farm, but because he doesn't understand
the business.
Miss Mckinley. q favorite neice Of the
next President. and Miss Bryan "a second
cousin Of the defeated Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency. Eavc entered
Mount lolyOke for the class Of 1900 They
are now boarding together in the SCUM
Hadley Hotel.
NJ. Osires Of Paris who recently bought
the castle of Maimaison. Is having every
room Iu 10 carefully restored Among the
bcst-kuoWn rooms are NapoieOn's study.
Dilllard-roOm and drawing-rOOm. and the
room where the Empress Josephine died.
la Petite Malmal7on. where Josephine
had her greenhouse, has already been
restored
Tie English governoss of Alfonso NH
KING or Spain. Is responsible for this story
about her royal charge. his majesty
eyincedi one. day IT luncheon
decided preference for fingers IN
place % forks. After he had
offended several times in this way his
eoVerness demonstrated gently: Sire.
kings DO not eat with their fingers"
This King does came the gleeful reply.
ST. Paul Judge has awarded citizen
s. damages because "a motOrman refused
20 stop car for him.
ON Che marble steps OF n peasants
house on The island of Salamis have been
found two lines Of the epitaph composed
hN the poet Sim0nidcs for the COrinthian
soldiers who fell boz the sea fight. carved
ln Corinthan characters. 10 is hoped
that the burial place u the Corinthians
may soon be discovered.
Japans new battleship Yashima. soon
lo nave her trial. DIS described as being
t,v rect on tho water line with 40 over
aii' Nlie her displao oment with the 200
o eIs ,oa .,, ana al armament and stores
N"otI9' VIII Doe about T. 800 tons This is
n niue more than that OF our heaviest
lIohfials. bur about - 500 tons less than
mat or the English Majestic class Her
speed WIN forced drarght is 10 be Isl,
knots
Ihe state Department has received "a
I,SpoIt from Consular Agent Robinson al
NoIIvlk island. South Pacific. announcing
, ,,.ii tNe famous Pitcairn community there
'''A lhlAN wears NNfi governed
,neihseiNt hy their own laws. has finally
neeh abolished by sending the British
N4ishlp hoyalist 10 Norfolk Island with
q commission from the governor OF New
Souln wales ON board who proceeded 10
.NHtdit magistrate and incorporate the
Island as part Of New South Wales.
WIN laws similar 90 that colony. The
population OF the island on December 3lst
was $50.
IL is said that the gold mine which has
lfNu lIef0Ngra.I al 1 %.
properly near Gainesville. Ga. yields from
- TO 81 per ton Of the precious metal.
me VEN is said TO vary from eight inches
10 Two and "a half feet.
me German Empress II is said, has
YEA tray That was beaten out OF an old
russian halfpenny. "a teapot made Of
lehman iarthing, and tiny cups made
tonI, toIhs or the several German prin-
According 10 the annual report Of the
London fire department. lust issued there
- an average Of ten fires a DAY I'm the
~ ~, iieisu helropolis.During 1890 there were
,nn uN.S lost bv fire. and no less than
~ instances or false alarms malicOusly
slNtn are recorded.
Car Nicholas IS determined that the
Nv abolshng the kuOut In his domin-
i"nS Siall he obcerved. \ magistrate who
fcyr.t"t,N sentenced citizen 10 receive
my strokes has been dismissed from his
post ana sentenced fo six months impris-
onment with hard labor
lMo noteworthy concessions have Just
nttn granted hv the Anglo-E Egyptian gov
eminent 10 the English company con-
uollhS cairo tramways. One IS for the
ilhhS mp or the khalig canal. which runs
lhroush the Egyptian capital, and IS.
say me Nsw York Tribune. source of
much disease. and for the construction
~ surface line along the route which
II now traverses while tho other conces-
SION IS Tor laying trolley line from caro-
70 the great pyramids AZ Gizeh.