The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-28
STORIES OF THE DAY.
Interesting Notes on Matters That Are
Talked of IN Europe.

Talked os IN Europe.
Edhem Pasha, the general who is in
supreme command of the Turkish
forces on the Greek frontier and who
talks of putting the dominions of King
George to the fire and to the sword,
laying waste the entire country from
the border line to Athens, is the same
pasha who won for himself such uni
versal execration by his conduct while
at the head of the Turkish soldiery in
Asia Minor il 1895. Indeed he owes
his rank as field marshal to the part
which he played i'll the shocking lei
tun massacre, and he is regarded at
Constantinople as primarily responsible
for most of the Armenian Outrages.
The Duke of Connaught, third son of
the queen, has been officially appointed
by the British government to take COM
mand of all the troops assembled i'll
London on the occasion of the celebra-
ton of the queens record reign. 1t is
understood that every branch of the Brit
ish army-home, Indian and colonial
is to be represented in the great pageant,
the royal general will be no easy one.
Lord Salisbury has made an announce
ment which is of considerable impor-
tance not only to British industry and
commerce, but also to those of America.
After no end of negotiation and delay
the numerous official distractions to the
opening up to foreign trade Of the great
West river, which drains southern China
from the frontier of Yunnan, have been
removed, and customs stations are now
being organized by Sir Robert Hart at
various points along the mighty stream.
The opening of this river to steam navi-
cation entails the final execution of
those treaty rights which permit foreign
merchants to convey goods into the in
terror on the payment of ~ cents
transit duty-rights which the Canton
authorities have succeeded i'll defying
for nearly 40 years.
The inventor Of the jinrikisha, Izumi
Yosuka, has fallen on evil days and is
in such state of restitution that
movement is in progress to secure a
pension for him from the mikado. jim
rikishas are now the ordinary means of
conveyance throughout the orient When
the patent laws were enacted in Japan,
Izumi applied for patent for his popu-
lar gocart. But he was informed that
the laws in question were not retro
active; consequently he has derived no
benefit whatsoever from his invention.
To the Right Rev Alphonse Joosten,
vicar apostolic and bishop of the Dutch
West Indies belongs the distinction Of
having been the first clergyman of Epis-
copal rank to succumb to leprosy, with
which he became infected while admin
| istering religious instruction and conso-
lation to leprous adults and children at
Curacao His name deserves to figure
beside that of Father Damien ON the
table of honor of those who have sacri-
feed their lives in behalf of leper out
casts.
The Belgian legislature has just pass
ed law which places a bilingual stamp
upon the political, judicial and execu-
tive administration of the country
Henceforth no French speaking Belgian
will be admitted to any public office I'M
less he is able to read, write and con-
verse in Flemish. 1t is needless to point
out the extent to which legal and par
liamentary procedure will be needlessly
complicated and incumbered by this
new statute.
The king has not yet signed the bill,
and there is faint hope that he may
veto a measure which, while it gives
great satisfaction to two-fifths of his
subjects, is vehemently opposed and dis
approved of by the remaining three
fifths, who neither speak Flemish nor
care in any way to become acquainted
with the language.
Although they are arrayed in bitter
conflict with one another, yet there is a
good deal of analogy between Emperor
William and the Socialist party in Ger
many, for they each consider that they
are at liberty to discipline and tyrannize
the individual citizen as they like. They
only differ on the point as to where the
control Of the regulatory apparatus is
to be situated.
The eighth international congress of
pharmaceutical chemists takes place
this year at Brussels on Aug. IA. The
programme comprises not merely phar-
! macy and applied chemistry. but also
the questions Of hygiene, public health,
drinking waters and sanitary legisla-
ton.
In view Of the preparations now be-
ing made at Lisbon to celebrate with
fitting ceremony the discovery Of the
Cape of Good Hope route from Europe
to India, it is of interest to recall the
| fact that it was through king Of that
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