The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-21
Foreign Votes or Real Interest.

Paris is admiring a 5oo.pound Canadian nerr,-
who is on exhibition there.
Grace Darling's only surviving brother is a paupu
In q North Sunderland parish.
As Havana tobacco is scarce in London, dsaleu sS
trying to introduce Jamaica cigars.
~seagoing barEes Of large capacity are coming int.
use at Hamburg aimee the opening OF the Baltic NORTH
Sea Canal.
stockhoim's new opera house will be opened a. ii.
beginning OF October with . gala performance. vh,n
Halen's opera "waldemar' Treasure 4" will be given
A German Army Lieutenant. Baron Max Won
sohrsder. poisoned himself at ostende after losing
two million francs At the gambling tables there this
summer.
New South wales 10 to be put TO the eIp.n,e Of
another long Tichborne trial. q luna,ic named Cree
well, now in an insane hospital near sydney. having
been identified as the missing Sir Roger by person,
who have influence enough to set the laws machinery
In motion.
An English steamship engineer has recently 10
quired tie distinction of being probably the only man
ever bitten by q West African double. horned wiper
who has lived to tell OF 1t. Tho doctor kept him fun
OF brandy and injected iodine into the wound Biz
temperature rose to 1918.
Prussia's chief executioner, Herr Re!ndl OF Magte
burg. recently celebrated his golden wedding. his ,oa
cele Grating his silver wedding at the same time. Ell.
~" ali 81 VI I'M Z lIteFuN
and Kaiser wilhelm not only telegrsphcd his CON
gratulations but sent q Marriage Jubilee Medal" 70
the elder couple.
After many efforts the thickly inhabited quarter
Of Atheus known rs Anaphiotika, lying Immediately
under the Acropolis, has been condemned by the
Government and turned over to the Greek Arch-o
logical Society for the purpose Of excavation, Ths
Inhabitants will receive compensation and will 10
settled in the suburba.
Since the French transportation law OF 1855 WA
passed 1908 persons have been subjected to the
penalty. the number sent out In 1895 being SIS The
age OF criminals sentenced TO transportation 10
steadily decreasing. The increase Of cr!minality in
France comedies with the enforcement OF the law for
compulsory education.
Sir Everett Milais, son OF the late President OF the
Royal Academy. held the baronetcy only a year, har.
ing just died, at the age OF Al years, OF pneumonia
brought on by neglecting to change his wet clothth-
He was an authority on dogs. and introduced the B+
set hound into England. He IS succeeded by MS nine
yearold son. John Everett Millais.
Bohemian sportamen during the year 1898 SHOT and
killed so men, women. and children ami wounded
2.lo% persons. chiefly gGmekeepers. They also killed.
among other game, over 10000 dogs. s.162 cats, .
horses. is cows, l32 calves, 276 goats, and l"a sheep
For this they had to pay collectively over 100000
for doctors, fines. and indemnities. and 10 spent ~
9sS days in Jail. The Austrian Government collects
the statistics,
AstranEe procedure for the Church OF England Wa
gone through In receiving back at Wittram a person
who, after leaving the communion to become a Roman
Catholic. wished to return. The vicar Insisted that
he should be solemnly shriven MS a pen tent. Nf'er
the lesson for the day had been read. the pc'tieni
walked up to the communion rail and Enc't down
A novel form Of service then commenced. the vicar
putting questions and the penitent, In shject tones
answering them. to the effect that he rcnOunrri the
Church OF Rome and meant to endeavor 20 lead q
better life and TO embrace the Church of En-i'nj Al
the true and only church. The minister then ah>u!yed
him. pronouncing the formula lin the name nf Tho
Father. and OF the Son. and OF the Holy Chest viii
appraised hands at the close. The ceremony : ems Il
have been incomplete. as nothing IS said Of 10" zen
itept standing in his shirt with a lighted taper IL In
hand.