The sun., 1898-01-13
Eore,ru Notes or Real 1ntersst.

France Is Fastening make OF Jiboutil. the Red
Sea- the best port for Abyssinian trade oountera
the effect Of the Italian transfer of Kassaia to
the English in Egypt.
Berlin University owing to the large number of for.
eign students frequentng II. has established In.
structorship in elementary German to enable them
TO learn the language in which the lectures do
ivered.
Africas monkeys arc giving out. In the neghbor
hood Of the Gold Coast they have been extermnated
and last year the colony could collect only $1,000
monkey skins. Whereas in 1894. 16s. 405 skins. val
ued at s2O5. 900. were exported.
Railroad trafIic in Germany has increased to such
extent that tho Government finds II necessary to
four-track the main lines in Westphalia and the
Rhine province. with the prospect OF extending tho
improvement soon as far az Berlin.
Florence will have a strange celebration next May
for the four hundredth anniversary OF the burning Of
savonaroa u hereto. The Catholic clergy headed
by the Archbishop. Cardinal Bausa. will hold sol
emn religious service in his honor.
No sooner La Fronde started in Paris with wo
men for compositors ana printers than the Govern
ment interfered with II for violating the law proh6
iting night work for girls. recently passed at the in
stance OF the advocates OF womans rights
Empress Elizabeth OF Austria has collected the pho
tographs OF all the pretty she has during
the last nine years. To each picture Is attached
statement OF the nAme age ana condition OF h' SUI
1ect. with the date and place OF the taking OF the
photograph
RsJane having captivated Berlin with "Madame
SansGene." the Germans have discovered that Mar
shal Lefebre's wife q German. daughter Of tho
wartemberg Sergeant DANIEL. and born at HohenAI.
perg Lefebre married her when he was mcrcrnaU
at Stuttgart.
"Mr. Stuart Erskine" is the name under which the
bankrupt Earl OF Rosslyn. the first british peer 10
become professional actor will appear I'm the ca.s
of Pineros play. Through his mother, FitIroy
he is d descendant OF King Charles II. and Barbara
villiers Duchess OF Cleveland.
In all Italy there were but 92O duels fought last
year according TO the record kept by Commendators
CALI OF Milan. and OF these 1903 had serious c"n's
quences. only duellist was killed on the sIot'
six Others died OF their wounds. or the serious iu
els seyenty.nve were between civilians, nft""n le'
tween ofiicers. and In thirteen officers fought ci'
villains.
one branch OF the Bourbons has learned to forget
and is trying live up to modern ideas borl -'ns
OF the late Count OF Aquila. King Bombas brother
who married the late Emperor OF BraEil'S -i'tef'
married wives OF noE'royai rank one OF then ah
American girl, and settled aown 81 loyal ltal"- ~"
grandson OF the CoCat mas Just bce'--'r '"'
gagged. with his parentsI consent, TO young ""m""
OF Naples. who Is not even noble.
In the fret years OF Wilhelm lis reign 800
sentences for leSe majestic were inflicted by German
courts. the average term OF imprisonment h"ins 80
days Tho yearly average OF sentences is inrr"''"s
either through greater senSitVeness on the rarl "'
the authorities, or through the Kaisers givinE more
occasion for unfayoTablo comment. Among the oi'
Tenders punished were seven children under 10 JsA'
OF ASe and sSl other persons under 81.