The sun., 1897-02-07

rapidity OF It's movements for scouting and
reconnoitring duties. IL IL said to have been
very serviceablo. When the ground Ia i'm
practicable. then the men fold their machines.
strap them TO their backs. chamber over steep
wooded hills and then. on regaining level
ground. rig up their machines, and are once
more on tho wing. According to q Russian
military writer. Gen. Plioutsinski the bicycle 10
the ideal mount for mounted Infantry, as the
rapidity and continuity OF its movements are
not interfered with by the necessity Of provid-
ing forage and water. According to this Rus
sian authority the military cyclists ought to be
able to travel at the rate Of thirty to thirty6ve
versts an hour-the verst is about two-thirds OF
. mile.
The French are already at work upon tho idea
Of providing light naphtha or electric motor
carriages for the TRANSPORTATION OF Maxim and
Hotchkiss machine guns.
The work which Is being done under the aus
plces Of what 10 known as the Palestine Explor-
alton Fund has recently led to several interest.
Ing discoveries. Excavations have been made
on the south side OF Jerusalem. the principal
object being to discover the exact line OF the
old wall that side of the ancient city. The
search has led to the discovery Of something
quito different. The prophet Nehemiah. de-
scribing In the Old Testament the rebuilding OF
tuo Whis VI thSs' but tno Ehte VI
the fountain repaired shallun, tho son OF Col
hozeh. tho ruler Of part Of Mizpah: he built It.
and covered IT, and SGT up tho doors thereof. the
locks thereof. and the bars thereof. and the wall
OF the Pool Of Sloam by the Kings garden, and
unto the stairs that 20 down from the City of
David"
DR.. Bliss, who Is In charge OF the explorations.
In report Just received announces that he has
found the old stairs mentioned by the prophet
Nehemiah. In q former report DIR. Bliss de-
scribed an ancient gate he had come upon near
the Pool Of Sloan. and which was supposed to
date from the time OF the Empress Eudocla, but
IL no doubt WAS n later construction At or near
to the same gate which had been repaired by
SAallun. The stairs which have been come upon
consist OF no less than thirty four rgehbroad
steps. and they descend down exactly to the pool;
they indicate q line of communication with the
Ophel ridge. which 10 q continuation of the
Temple hill. and Is accepted by most authorities
as the site on which the Royal Palace Of tho
Kings stood. and OF course the Kings garden +"
would be on the same ridge. There may be
moro steps still to find rs the explorations go on
As these steps also lead up to the Temple they
may have formed tho ascent" u Kings. L. 81.
that so astonished the Queen OF Sheba W hon she
came to seo Solomon about o02 Il. c.
II one may turn complacsntly from period
1900 years distant in ono direction to time so
years OF In the future. II may be amusing 70 not
| instructive. to read OF the prophetic forecast
which the Hon. w. p. Reeves. Agent-General
for Now Zealand, has given Of the British em-
pire In ths middle Of tho twenty first century.
About the year o06o. he told q London audience
this week, the British empire would not bo eI-
tinct but nourishing enormously. Sections
would be found all over the world united In
frta fada -
would be settled In local parliaments, but
important questions would be discussed In
tho British Imperial Federation Council
| which would have take the place of our House
| OF Commons. Unlike the latter. however. and
notwithstanding the increased responsibility. II
| would consist Of not more than 100 me bers.
| II would not always meet In England. but some
times in difreren, parts OF the colonies and now
and again. as an honored privilege. in New Zea-
land. The present great question OF the imperial
oeience wouio DC eetteo' ano ancient oaroa'ous'
ana o'oouy warfare wou'a not oe 'housnt o' oy
any sensible nation 'Ihegreat military and na'al
powers Oh 'no CONTINENT "ou'a DC ie"efA,eu
win US ior the PURPOSES Oh Aro''ra''o". bS
that ume row NATIONS "ou'u remain uhteuer-
ated' 40 that those III the union "ou'd only re-
quire eaeh 70 keep pupssmAH m'i'arS anu ha'A'
power 20 tnst taipHye" "ouid not DO our
WAS u'fncui' matter 10 carry OUT OUT JUST aS
eieVer men no" oo'o'eu themselves 10 'he
sc'ehee Oh warfare 'ne' "ou'a .ne" u0'o.e
tue" tune 10 'he se'enos oi peA'0' ihere "ouiu
ALSO DO courts OF s'otrA,'oh 'or 'n.e'"s' mat
'er'' 30 .nAt .here "ou'a 20 no s''Hes Ut iock'
outs. inc iuen OF ono h'n oo'ns Ao'o 10 Turn
l'ooo o'he's INTO tno sfee's 10 OF o'
| l.ooo ies''he "ork because VI Gua're' WIN
the one "ou'd never 10 ureamt OF. ihero "ou'u
| DO 'Ar greater hu"oer Oh pupiic servants
vate exploitation. but a considerable number OF
| the industries would be under State control
| The empire would work upon socIalistic prIne!-
| pies but not such as were now held by n certain
! extreme party. There would only be a few indi.
viduallsts, and . few would be kept in q
museum.
Tho Hon. Mr.. Reeves. on the whole, Is less
progressive and more patriotic than Mr.. Bel.
lamy.