The evening times., 1899-05-01
NOTES OF THE DAY.

New York's police department employs 400
persons.
General Gomez has purchased near Havana the
slmmer villa where General Weyler lived.
Sportsnen bagging wild ducks on the Po-
ternsc. There numerous hocks Of maiarcs
and whistle wings on the river again.
Horace =. Barnes. formerly of fremont Temple.
Boston. has accepted the place OF financial di-
rector Of the Cuban industrial relief fund.
wiilesden Parish, in London. is the first to have
a LADY beadie. Sine is Mrs. Kendall. who has
been the sexton of the church for many years.
After July ! the Lake Front Park in Chicago
will be called L. 5. Grant Park. The change Is
made by Slate law, enacted at the request Of
the G. A. X.
The coaling station to be established at the
Charlestown naval station. to supply Uncle Sans
warships,, will have btnkers capable Of holding
l5,090 tons Of coal.
Graham Coghlan. son Of the commander os
the Raleigh. is in the employ OF the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, cruising between San Fran
cisco ard Panama.
Secretary Wilson has obtained for American
distribution lot OF nusamelon seeds from Al
ghanistan. where the melons said to be the
finest in the world.
x-Presdent Harrison is a believer in the wis
dom of early rising. When at home he is up
every morning by O'Clock, and takes long
constitutional before breakfast.
There Is one portion OF the human DOuE WHICH
continues TO increase in size throughout life.
and does with the attainment Of ma
turify. This is the crystalline lens Of the eye
The pneumatic tube delivery system which is
in operation in a large New York hotel. handles
f9.0o9 articles and packages daily. including vis-
itors' cards. lstters, newspapers, and small par
GELS.
To assist in illustrating the eclipse and phases
OF the a Maine woman has patented 4
tellurian, with lamp attached. TO represent the
sum- the earth and moon revolving around it
horizontal arms.
| Rear Admiral Howison. who has been ordered
to the command of tie South Atlantic squadron.
| had for his last sea duty the trying out Of
| the since famous battleship Oregon. He then
predicted wonders for her.
Ade!ina Patti is not the only person in artistic
/ life with the title of Baroness Cedarstrom. Mrs.
Hartmann. famous Swedish actress. Is in pri-
life baroness of the name. Her h'Is-
band and PATHS are cousins.
Max Norlau has become most ardeEt adyo-
cate of Zionisrn. He is spending the spring in
Holland iecfuring on the subject. and to show
that he i not doing it for money the admission
fee 10 his lectures Is I cents
Queen Victoria once incurred a fine Of IS. Cd.
This after the birth of her second son. the
Duke Of Edinburgh. The registration OF his ap-
peaTaBoe upon the scene forgotten until after
the expiration of the legal limit OF six weeks.
W W jacobs, the author of MANY Cargocs'
ard other amusing booAs. has baen compelled 10
give up all work account OF ill-hsslth. When
he is not writing books he i clerk in the
bank department Of the London general postoficr.
The statistics of the Evangelical Free Church
Federation in England show that in comparison
with the established church they provide ..s)J.-
600 sittiugs against 6.soJ.Oe0. The number of
communicates reported by each i 4 little less
than 800 Coz. the free churches being slightly
in advance.
Statistics gathered regarding the bubonic
plague in India show that since the beginning
Of the las; outbreak =; BOMBAY 259.O15 deaths
have been recorded. This number. however. Is
believed to be much below the actual total. be-
cause the natives are knoan to have concealed
deaths froAi the disease.
American cotton has a very keen competitor
in the Russian market in Asiatic cotton, grown
from imported American seeds. This latter cot
ton Is equal in quality 10 mddiing New Orleans
cotton. II is reported that this Asistic cotton
deteriorates after lapse OF yea-s. and that fre>h
seeds have TO be planted
The Lsse International Exposition will he
held in that city. beginning about Nay /. 1893.
and continue six months under the patronage Of
the government of Be1gium and the province and
city of Liecc. 4 beautitul and convenient site
has been selected. covering about 2tf acres part
ly in the valley and partly on the lfi-is
Dr. KERN Izod o'Doherty the sole survivor
OF the Irish state prisoners who were transported
TO Tasmania in ISIS. i visiting in London lie
Is one of the leading physicians OF Brisbane,
where he holds 4 government appointment lie
eNiied for ten wears for editing revoiu-
tiOnary paper while 4 medical student IL Dublin
Herbert p Beers Of Green Farm, Conn, is
siing II. Fred DrInham, editor Of the Southport
CCoun) Chronicle for $4,000 damages for call
ing him --sorreltopped nincompoop," the ad-
jcctive apparently being more offensive than tho
nom. The offensive appcllstion complained of
was used in the --Chrouicle's account OF the
wedding Of the plaintiff
Mayor Moir. n Scranton. wears ago
iourneyman tailor in Philadelphia. john Ross.
OF the former city. needed workman. and Mr..
Moir being recommended, was offered induce
ments to go to Scranton In februlry last NT;
Aoir elected clief executive ct the Coal
City. which is Pennsylvania fourth largest
municipality in point OF population
The Rev. c. II. Currens. Preshyt terian minis
ter Of Chicago. thus explains his attitude to
the state: Il never vote: such matters do not
interest rs Our citizenship i in heaven; we arc
aliens and tSeigneTs here. l have more bust
ness to takVa voice i'll affairs here than would
have TO 90 10 England and attempt to I1rtici-
pate in their government. Heaven is my home
\ hotel p-eoaution against fires has been si=-
gested at Philadelphia. II i that skilled fire.
rran he Stationed in every large hotel, and en-
trusted with the same power of inspection which
frernen in theatres exercise. such service. the
Philadelphia fre chief says. should he paid for
by the hotel iuoprietors. and the latter, it Is
presumed. would hc reimbursed by a reduction
in insurance rates
Perhaps it would not he an error 10 trace the
custom of calling ship she" back TO the
Greeks who called all ships feminine i-aneS.
probably cut of difference to Atlenc. goddess OF
the sea Bui the sailor assigns sICh reasons.
The ship to him Is veritahie sweetheart She
possesses waist collars. stays laces. bonneiS,
ties. ribbons. chains. watches, and dozens Of
other feminine valuablcs
There is someone in France, whose Eame has
not been divulccd, who has placed handsome
sum of money at the disposal of the University
of Paris. for the purpose Of encouraging travel
among Frenchmen The University Is now ready
to send out FIVE associates OF the faculty Of sci
encr and letters trip around the world
The recipients OF the money are not required ~
furnish any report. They are to store away their
knowledge for future The amount given 10
each ef the tourists is lberal-S3.0J9 for travelling
expenses. 500 for books. and 500 for the pur
chasing OF souvenirs dc voyage.
E,nerads have been found in Russia. and
of the most important mines located in the
district of Ekaterinburg, along the banks Of the
Tokova River. The first emerald was found in
1879. and two years later mining commenced
with fairly good results. !, is than likely
that emerads were found in Russia much earlier
Cotlunoy presented the Venetian ergTaver, Fran
Sean tf,., Hptfi af, anil