Mesa free press., 1899-01-06
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

Theodore Heine, the artist who car
featured Emperor Williams trip to the
Holy Land, has been. sentenced to six
months Imprisonment for so doing.
French social economists are dis
mayed by the increasing number of
divorces in France since divorce was
legalized in 1884. In 1892 there was
1000 divorces, with over 10000 in 1896.
Last Thursday at one session of the
tribunal of the Seine 294 divorces
were granted in four hours.
A dispatch from the City of Mexico
says that Ambassador Clayton and
the Mexican Minister of Foreign At
fairs, Senior Marisal, have agreed up
on the form and substance of a new
extradition treaty between the United
States and Mexico, which is thought
to be acceptable to both governments.
Baron Coubertin, president of the
International committee of the
Olympian Games, to be held in Paris
in 1900, cables from Cannes denying
the statement that the French govern
ment had refused recognition to the
Olympian Games international Com
mittee, and would not allow the games
to be held IN Paris.
1t is authcritatively stated that the
income of the Prince of Wales does
not exceed $550,000 per year, and that
his expenses are such that he can just
make balance at the end 70 the year.
Marlborough House and Sandringham
are his most expensive luxuries; the
numerous presents, especially we'd
ding gifts, come next, and the many
uniforms required are no small item.
1t is said that while the prince is not
strong winner on races, he has man
aged to play about even.
The Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Chronicle says that in re-
sponse to another appeal from the
Queen Regent of Spain the Pope has
|confidentially written Don Carlos
asking, him to stop the Carlist agita-
ton. Prince George has issued proc
lamation to Cretans, promising to
govern with justice and impartiality,
securing liberty to all without distinc-
tion He drove through the brilliantly
illuminated streets, and was enthusi-
astically cheered by the inhabitants,
many of whom carried torches.
A dispatch from London says the
Daily Nails Rome dispatch says that
while examining state documents of
the sixteenth century in the Vatican
Library recently, Able Cozza Luzzi,
assistant librarian, found the original
manuscript of treatise by Galileo on
the tides. The manuscript is all in
Galileos handwriting, and ends with
words written at Rome at the Medico
Garden on January 8, 1916. The Pope
has taken the greatest interest in the
discovery, and ordered that the man
uscript be published in an elegant
edition at the expense Of the Vati-
can.
A successful trip with a steerable
balloon has been made from England
to France, under the direction of Per-
cival Spencer, the famous aeronaut
and one companion. The balloon had
capacity $4,000 feet, and weighed
1850 pounds The balloon was three
and a quarter hours in crossing. The
steering-gea was employed twice. AL
though the general purpose of the trial
was to add to the knowledge concern
ing dirigible balloon, special interest
attaches to it, owing to the light it
may throw upon the fate. Of Andree,
whose balloon, in which he attempted
to reach the North Pole, was rugged
with precisely similar steering appar-
atus.
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