The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-14
Foreign Notes of Real Interest.

Mascagnis father. who was journeyman baker
till his son wrote "Cavallerta Rusticana" has Iuss
died o. Leghorn.
Two Baden Baden twin brothers. Michael and
Francis Xavier Stephan. have Just celebrated their
ninetieth birthday.
Extensive deposits Of bauIte, ono Of the main
sources Of commercial alum mum. have been dis.
covered in New South Wales by the Department Of
Mines.
Bishop Ryle OF Liverpool. who, though in his
eightyfourth year. is one Of the most combatve Of
British preates. Is about to resign owing TO i'll.
health.
Telegraphio communication 10 to be established
between the Scottish islands Rum. Egg Gamma and
Muck. and they all to be connected with the
mainland through the Isle OF Skye.
DIR. ". g. Grace has disagreed with tho managers
Of the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. for
which he has played over twenty-five years. and has
resigned his eaptaincy OF the eleven.
Fridtof Nansen's sharp ego for tho money side
OF mis- ventures has won him the nickname Of
Finanzon hansen" in Norway. He has bought n
number Of farms in the Numedal, near the Telo-
marken in the Chrstania district which he ia maxi
Ing into large estate. and has pure based summer
hotel for his manor house.
Princes Louis and Philip Of Bourbon. sons Of tho
late Count OF Aquila. King Bomba's brother have
Just won suit against the Italian Government for
the restitution OF the value of their fathers pryats
property $500. 900 which was nfscated vhsn CART
baidi took Naples thirty-nine years ago. Prince
LOUIS Is married to an American girl. Miss Hamel
berin's police reserves were all called out early
one morning not long ago by q telegram received
the night before. stating that there would be gen.
sfal strike OF street car employees next day and
signedby an Inspector The telegram turn cd ont to
De aforgery' but no ono seems to have thought OF
trying to verify the information during the niyh.
-Four gold Baskets presented with the freedom NJ
their towns. to Admiral Lord Rodney after his vo-
loty over the spanish fleet by the cities OF London
E"ihourgh and Cork and the borough Of Hunting
don, were sold at auction in London recently. Tho
London caskot brought $1,000, the Edinburgh
caskot 81 .26o, the Cork cAsket $500 and tho Hunt
inRdon one Son5 Each contained the diploma CON.
ferring tho freedom.
Rosa Bonheur, just before her death nut her foot
down on a scheme of the woman agitators 70 make
use OF her fame for their own ends Tho picture shs
sent 70 this years Salon the first she had cxhi-
tied in many years. The "Ftmininistes" thereupon
abSailed the jury with demands that tho Medal Of
HONOR should be awarded to her, because she was
. woman. Tho artist wrote note IN tho ,,r, Tow
bidding the use of her name, las it would I've rIdcu.
io"s that the Insignificant picture exhibit this yeAR
should receive so high an honor"
Early Roman history, like that OF Troy will Lay.
to be rewritten IL srchTologists agree on tho ,epu
ihehess OF tho recent discoveries in the Forum. A
he hA
Laps niger that marked tho burial place" Of
homulus' was found. They have now dug under
tho stone and un"arthcd. amid many yotiye oner.
i"ss ac'ppus or tufa rock. marked with an alpha
oeuc inscription. This ia declared to be in AcbnAn
characters the earliest known which may vive q
creek origin to Rome, like that Of Cumm and MIR
ae'eS' dating some centuries before the Traditional
year of tho city," 763 before Christ
NJ. Marcel 8 hwob has discovered in the Paris Rhr
othe1ne Rationale calendar OF tho cases I'm tha
criminal court tho Chamhre de la 1ournrlIe goin.
oa'A 10 the hfteonth century. Among the pApcrs
ARE the oiria notes OF Joan Of Arcs arrest and ot
heF checnt!on. and decree OF the Paris Parchment
AHh"lhH the Judgment by which the Provost Of
rams Nilhers de lIsle Adam. condemned Francois
N'Ion' inc poet to be hanged. The sentence is re-.
v"ked but tho poet. In consequence OF his lAl
me Is h'nshed from Paris and tS ncighlorhood
trten years Il" was charged with being concerned
IN ora"l In which man was killed but the court
mel" the evidence against him to be iL&ufncient
inc date OF the decree is Jan 10. 1893 whisA clears
u'Agooa many disputed points about villeA.