Arizona republican., 1897-10-05
AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE.

Alice Ranlett.
 AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
 The son of the popular president of CT day and departed immediately for Mexico. Porfrio Diaz is a soldier and a captain of engineers in the Mexican army. He has just finished a years work with an English con- pany, which proposes to build a tun- nel under the English channel. When asked whether he thought there are any chances of the republic of Mexico adopting the gold standard, he said there was not. He was in Paris when the news of the assault on his father was received by cablegram.
 According to the London Jewish Chronicle the Israelite finds himself so happy in the new world that his face is not set Zionwards, and the movement for creating a Jewish col ony in Palestine is not popular among educated Hebrews. It is said that the Basic congress was not con sidered a great success, the attend ance being smaller than was expect ed.
 It is said that the princess of Wales tried the Kneipp cure with such re- suits that it is no longer fashionable win the aristocracy. But the news is telegraphed from Woerishofen, Bavaria, that although the good old pries--Lwho prescribed theneure is dead, three experts reigl stead -Dr. Boumgarten, PrussiaIf Aysi- clan; Dr. Mahar, clever Bavarlan doctor, and Father Reile, the prior of the Broters of St. John, who may be regal1 as Father Kneipp's spir- itual successor. The telegram also states that 2,500 guests are now in lWoerishofen, and, as if to guard gainst any misapprehension, it is eadded, with a large gathering of the highest nobility of Europe"
 The king of Slams visit to Prince Bismarck is a subject of considerable interese, not that it had any political import It is said that the old Ger man chancellor was much interested in the Buddhist king. When the goodbye came and the distinguish ed host and his royal guest stood at the entrance they were brought face to face with four photographers and more than sixty views were taken within a few minutes. King Chul- alongkcrn laughed and gently held the arm of the chancellor, who, all though he is the best photographed man in the world, shrank from the operation and retired to a seat. But the knights of the camera were not defeated, and number of photo graphs have been obtained which will soon be scattered over both the civi- lized and the uncivilized world. The king of Siam was much impressed with his visit.
 There are reports from Montreal that the Iaurier government is spar l ing neither effort nor money to make Montreal successful rival of New York as shipping point for grain and other products of the west. But the question of a new fast Atlantic service to compete with lines sailing to and from New York is still unde- cided.
 Poor pussy has been retired from the German army. Hitherto the de- mestic cat has always been carried on the roster of a German regiment, the custom probably originating with
 
 mouse But now that these destruc- tive creatures can be destroyed by a scientific process pussy is no longer needed. The pay of the cat was ex- actly $4 @ year, besides a few addi- tionel expenses in connection with the purchase of medicine and military badges.
 The London papers officially an hot hn To1i fay ic ed The monsoon rains have been both sufficient and widespread enough for the universal sowing of the au- tumn crop. It has been the worst famine that India has experienced since the year 1770, although the fam ine Of 1878 very nearly reached it in the extent of it's devastation The government of India has fed several millions of people for a continuous period of more than six months, but is now lending the farmers money on the security of their future crops without interest, in order to assist them in agriculture.
 It is stated in Albany that the com mission appointed by President Me Kinley has reported in favor of the construction of a canal starting from North Tonawanda to the Mohawk river Thecanal will extend to Lake Ontario, near Wilson, and then will begin again at Oswego, thence to Lake Onedia, and from there to the Mohawk river, which is a direct con- nection by the Hudson river with the Atlantic coast. It is a similar plan to that which was selected by com