Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-05
THE TALK OF EUROPE.
Brief Recollections Upon Events OF Cur
rent Interest Across the Ocean.

Brief Recollections Upon Events of Cur
rent Interest Across the Ocean.
It is to be hoped that Sir Arthur
CHANNEL, who has recently been pro-
NOTED to be one OF the justices OF the
high court in London, will be a little
more certain about his aspirates than
was his father, who was one OF the most
distinguished judges that ever occupied
the bench, as far as legal ability was
concerned. For many years be presided
over the admiralty court. One day a
case was being tried before him IN con
nection with the collision OF two vessels
between Dover and Calais. The name
of one of the vessels concerned was the
Helen, which the presiding judge insist
ed on %pronouncing as ii it were Ellen.
At length the counsel for the defense,
who was a bit of a humorist, arose ana
g~ravely asked his learned brother VINO
was conducting the case for the plalntlH
to give the real name of the vessel thai
had been run down, saying that a
the time it was being called the Helen
and the rest of the time the Ellen. The
learned brother was not slow to respond
and replied with equal seriousness that
the real name of the vessel was the
Helen, but that the H had been lost Ill
the ''chops of the Channel"
The Russian government has decided
TO withdraw the restrictions to which
foreign Hebrews who desire to trade III
Russia are subjected. Until now every
kind of obstacle has been placed Ill the
way of foreign commercial travellers II
they happened to belong to the jewish
race. and in nine cases out OF every ten
thew were not allowed to remain III any
place, but were expelled by the police
as soon as ever they presented their
passports. This has had a most lnJurl-
II effect on industry and commerce.,
and the grain trade in particular has
suffered severely. By the cars orders
foreign Jewish commercial travellers are
henceforth to be permitted to travel
anywhere in Russia and to RENAL III
the various cities and towns as long as
their business requires without any re-
straint Oh the part of the police.
The sparrow has found an uneSpect-
ed champion in the prime minister OF
: France, The farmers have recently been
a~gitating in favor of the extermiaatlol
, If the little bird and succeeded so fal
1 that a decree was submitted to Premier
t Meline for signature, giving orders TO-
! the destruction Of the bird throughout
the country by all available meals. be
fore giving his sanction to the measure
the prime minister determined to MAKE
an Investigation, in the course OF which
g he has received so much information IL
I favor of the birds, especially from tn
e forestry department, that he has not on
ly refused to sign the decree, 5ut ha
announced that he is about to take step
Al to promote the increase OF the specie
in consequence of its usefulness.
- seems that the harm that it does to tn
~ crops is more than counterDalanced b
the benefits which it confers i'll destroy
to ing the caterpillars, worms and othe
III insects that are SO detrimental to trees
"a The situation at Lisbon continues S
.,o critical that the royal yacht is lyins
-. ~nroyisioned and with banked fires, ]
the Tagus, q short distance from I'll
" shore, ready for any emergency that me
'ss arise, That shows how serious are Il
MT apprehensions of the king and queen
mt some revolutionary outrage which ms
ia compel them to seek refuge with the
nv children on board the yacht. 1t is Xix
:, wise asserted in court circles that Il
majority of the royal valuables, such
:" plate and Jewels, are kept Oh board I'll
ie yacht, which is manned by officers al
he sailors on whom the king can rely abs
nss lutely. The precaution is wise, sin
the first thing that a revolutionary m
is in the habit of doing is to sack t
royal palaces.
In Vienna the management OF t
Imperial Opera House, which is a GRO
of and not a joint stock enterprise, has
troduced some new rules Of a rather
tn ceptional and drastic character. Hen
OF forth no person is to be allowed to en-
lch the house after the overture is finish
Inc until the close of the first act. Whel
,tb piece of Wagner's is played, this
md striction is to take effect at the beg
he ming of the overture. The claque, t
fer has been entirely suppressed. N
ad- York Tribune.
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the Sight and Smell Shot Away.