The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-11
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\ mud bank in Kiel harbor has beer
| gulty OF lese majeste. The Kaiser nm
| dertook TO steer his yacht. the Meteor
hlmself, when the mud bank got in IN,
way. The Meteor stuck fast and hac
TO be hauled off by torpedo boat.
Last year the North German Lloyd
LOOM "a. $500 pos ~ compared with 81
4s4,25O in 1896. The amount distributes
i'm dividends was 1.050. 900. while in ls9;
II was 5000 900 and In 1896. 100000 The
greater part OF the increase came from
the Atlantic trade.
There is trouble in the Irish courts.
The Lord Chief Justice OF Ireland has
just reproved The McDermott. O. G..
who Is Attorney General, for appear
ing in court in ''unprofessional cos
tune, because he wore white waist
coat under his gown on not day.
Humorous swindlers have been gull
ing the British public by advertising
that on receiving a certain sum they
would send the Patent Phoenix Alarm
Safety Cash TIL" the greatest of all in
ventions. affording perfect security TO
employers" They took the money but
sent nothing in return.
Richard Brownlow. known as the
Lancashire Hermit has just died near
Bolton. He began life as a lawyer. but
was afflicted with a disease that dis
Inquired his face compelling him TO
wear mask. He built himself a fine
country house eA- top of "a lfiH- at Hor--
wich, and lived in 1t for 80 years. never
leaving his grounds except at night.
The British marquis working before
the mast has turned up in 81. Helena
ON a sailing vessel plying between Eng
land and Australia, according 10 ma
st. Helena Guardian. 1t rs the MARQUIS
OF Graham. eldest SON and heir of the
Duke OF MOntrose. q years OF age. He
wants to find out al about the mh
chan,marine and 90 earn a masters
certificate.
Paris's most fashionable society no
longer uses envelopes but has reverted
90 the old fashion OF folding up the
sheet Of paper and closing Il with seal
ing wax or waters. All sorts of deli
cate colors are employed for the
waters. the favOrites being faint hello
trope, sky blue. dull gray. fawn cream
ana robins egg blue: dark green or
red rs In bad taste.
of Emile Zola's works 10000 copies
die sofd yearly on the average. OF Al
pnonse Daudet's 10000 of Octave FeuD- |
~ ~ soOOO, Of Pierre Lofts and Georges |
o1net ,o me- = $1,000 each. OF LudoVic Halevy's /
tu'VOo' of Guy de Maupassanrs 35. 600. /
-'vVv copies Is che annual average FOR !
Wo,hs vi the De Goncourts and 5000 |
IN Tor those of Gyp. Catulle Mendes. !
ts. n.l,cel frevost Andre Theuriet and /
Francois Coppee.
representation of the power OF tha |
| -" hahilichcr rifle Wlg- given an "A |
- - al 0ccihem vrar praruc te.cnilv
w sthuailnes entered "A rcon in an
80, Ia "iil v'n'ei the door. putting their
lh's ln a corner. Ouc tins T,l ~
vas iwed OF. The bullet ,,c,t ts,,,,s,h
une d0ur into the next ro,,, ,,'h,,l,a
l@riy was dancing. and nas.r1 tbrnngb
the body of musician. Nh, -, l,,,J.-I
ana then through those ~ a. 49,,
tnen, an OF whom were a,n.s.o,,.i,, o,''i
wOun led. "ahseEou'y
Serhardt Hauptmann. u.h, a. .....,
ing MS summer mar the I.ntc
.erhe' mas n great deal of y,,.t,
hand lie e. finishing ~n,. III
helnrich' aftcr Hartmann -. eill
epic Biblical drama ,,fi'H ,..
Shepherd's song" and gl.,i. inc
l1ge p3y. II is not yet deciaea ,at NJ
~ "kunigunic Won Kvnas, "e.nei
produced in the fam. shall b. act,1 - "
IN Berlin Or n Vienna. "JnraLs, nv, :.
comedy in Siiesian dialect w'ii =.
ready next winter. wiz DC