The evening times., 1900-03-30
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The Government buildings at Cardcas, yenezue-
la. planned after the structure at Washing
ton. They are OF wood, with rough stone steps
The junior class Of Wesleyan University decided
to omit mention Of women students in the college
annual as part Of campaign against c0-educa-
tion.
The increasing death rate Of Dublin is causing
considerable anxiety. Recently it has been as high
as 80 in 1000 In fact, the mortality rivals that
in the worst Asiatic cities.
A DanviHe (Ill) man has recently won a wager
by eating thirty-two quail in as many consecutive
days. This is a feat Of gsstronOmy that few per-
sons are able 10 accomplish
/ ". 5. McCrea, who owns the best private col
| lection Of paintings in Chicago. has several by
such as MeissOnier and Alma Tldena, with the
/ artists inscription, For Mr- McCrea."
| The constitution and laws Of venezuela are based
/ upon those Of the United States. The twelve
| provinces represented by Senators. and there
/ Is representative for every 5000 people.
/ The Princes Of Monaco, the smallest Kingdom
l in the world il the first Hebrew woman 70 SIT
I on a European throne. She was a Miss Heine, add
/ was first married TO the Duke Of Rchehcu.
/ Harvard University is to raise $1,000 for Ger
manic museum. containing views and reproduc-
/ tions Of characteristic works OF German art and
/ industry from the earliest time % the sixteenth
I century.
! Arthur sharp, the English traveller. who has re-
| turned to England after a tour Of exploration
| through East and Central Africa, has presented
| TO the London Geological Gardens three handsome
lion cubs.
| Signals have been sent by wireless telegraph
through a suite Of rOoms, the door Of wnich
/ we're closed They transmitted through a
/ telegraph switchboard containing both dead aHd
I live wires.
/ The largest cargo OF tea ever brought 70 Ameri-
Z Nar- Vr.rEF
new steel steamship Ping suey. of the Chinese
| Navigation Company. The cargo contained l,J9,-
| coo pounds Of tea
Germany has added a 2-pienning postage stamp
10 It's new issue Tor 1900. Il Is light gray in color.
! the design being the same a. for the other low
value stamps and viii be used for printed matter
and postal cards in city delivery.
The Re-. Iuds9n Ellsworth pastor Of Plymouth
I Congregational Church. Milwaukee, is reading a
novel of bis ovR production to his evening con
gregatious. Il aims 20 preach the sc-pei IN the
! story Of y0ung mans conversion.
/ In the canton Of Zurich. with a population Of
| $4,000. the average annual number Of deaths is
/ 615i i.043 of which refer 10 people over twenty
I. five vear- 81 age Of this latter number l0.9 pei
. cent. OF ii2 per year. are due % cancer
The ..London Graphic says that Lord Roberts,
rotvithst 1ndin statements 20 the contrary, is not
AZ al likely to be created a Duke. Only two men.
/ ed Dukes fOr achievements purely military.
The postal authorities IN Belgium viii shortly
celebrate the fourth century OF the Institution
Of the postal service in Belgium Belgium was
one Of the first countries in Europe o. adopt a
{ regular system Tor the transmission Of lettar-.
/ over 80 bodies were creratsd in London lat
! year. The sentiment against this method ot DIS
posing of dead bodies IS gradually. though SLOW ~
/ passing away. Fifteen yeJrs ago only three b1ti''
Z were iuciHeftJed in the great Ae'ropoH- oi En--
I land.
/ The worst bu-h fires experienced IN Australia
. ion dlty wears have just devastated the Warren
bool district ia Victoria ) million acres Of sI-s
! wcr. DESTROYED and 2Jf10 sheep, besides hundred,
Of cattle. persisted. The damage is estimated a.
s5oo.6OO.
TIE .Ioud1n Economl-t'~'' Berlin correspond
/ ems remarks that Tire great German banks hfs-
nearly an reported heavily increased elrHiHsS for
/ lssg but have bot increased dividends. rr- -tHr
rate a. in I-g~ being usually maintained on ln ia-
creased capital
4 t4N Of uom - cents 90 = per month il 90 o.
laid On every dwelling iu ~8r luis de Pata-j,
Vryira IN order 90 raise capita. to furnish -utf-
ei-uf capacity for electric light and power pTir-
{ poses II f. believed ria- enough money can tIls
ba raised iH one yeJr
Nsvel Van Wy,k has been iuyc-yi-J,iu= pierleld
property along the water trN in Ner York and
.lr, most ~ il has been stolen from the ciiE.
I '.~ene of tine eminent men vn nn own such PROP
. erfr would steal tae civ Hall il they C9Iid,
SAYS rHa Disguised executive
Tie Q.een. when At Osborne. hl- h.r own pli-
y,-s submarine cable. which i laid from the iSle
Of Wight Co. Hurst Castle on -.c u.5nLtrd where
Charlie va Kept far d tew DAYS before BIS if'al
and execution. Her majesty uses this cable %
communicate vjtb her ministers
A skeleton Of "a great -Juriau a15 been found in
.-f.r. g Tr's-
Chile. It was tser-y--iz feet and lHIIi long. and
| had an enormous head aud tail De- was partly
| buried in 4 cIavev rock good portion J1 "hich
| had been washed away by tIr ud. The ios-t
was taken from it, bed. and Ien ie--e-ed VIII DC
added the National Museum
Fleetricity has superseded steam ~ the motive
n,,yer i'm rope making 10 ,h- CaIrle-J1vn. NI~s-.
?, Navy Yard the change having been made very r@-
/ Gently In +. the first time electricity has hft3
rt.e5 Tor This purpose and the experiment VIII De
/ watched with interest The plant l. the only "n'
/ of the kind owned by the Government. and nslry
! ali the rope used in the service l. mdde there
There i. on foot 4 project favored by the Rais'r
for giving Berlin Wagner Theatre, IN which
ft works Of this master and other serious operas
will be represented, the old Opera House beng
| rss4,ved for lighter pieceS on the model Of the
PIri- Opera Couiqlc. u the project is carried
through Berlin viii be in possession at tour SUD
! ,idizrd tbeItre~- the Wagner Theatre. the "id
Opera HoJ~-. KrolT- new Opera House rgr popl.'f
prices and the classical >thau-pietlal> i'r ~,r.''
/ DRAMA.
4 remarkable. suggestion j. put forward uy a
7 French ,iector tu regard o. alcoholism tie '--
I cI,reS that thu temperance movement has alv-E :
| beeu working from the wrong direction A.eoiel
| = srcb &, .ickening and in-iud drug tbJt no otc
,-c,ld take tu IT. Use Then. ue urges. why n'I-
4 instead Of c0lcTing. perinmins. and HrIkIHg tnls
| poison popular bring mp the new @entr''l'' u
/ ihe use of drugs known q, the medical profession
| vf,irh would be eVllls agreeable and generous
in their effect and not hall So dang f'u--
The oldest tx hunter OF the dly &, Bri-.in
skiles. ROW eigEtv-threa years 81 age. and va
, has been following the hounds ever since "e "'i
ten wears Old lie his probably participated ia
h,,or- fox l.g- shan any living man il An'eEIi.
III. tir, of fox hunters lives at Cap. Lancgs.g g
I count, Pa udr a great distance from iHt berN'
| county line. Bri-bin SLiie~ is known 90 MOST o.,
The fox hunters OF Lancaster. berkS- Oaee'ti. '
other caurtie, Of Fast Pcnu-y .vsnia ana t-el g"
light 10 have hlE recount -a> 'N'I'''''''i''''
I perences ia the chase
IN o15eu d,vs there was q ctricI~ C9-t0r1 N
,rex,re1fl In this Egyptian cit. q; stI-'d AMI
,nnortef times certain persons we're commissioned
to drive through the streets and. hllting at what
ever door thev pleased. % chant aloud the tIAi3
5 ,birb tl. d,velIers in that house were guilty.
That they might uoi Cureles-ir rcprHach any oHe
tbey were required beforehand TO enquire into tla
manner Of life OF each citizen. The object cf thi7
custom was that men might De led IN the paths ID
! virtue by the thought 'f The shame W--c- "i4
publicly provided for cv'l-docrS.
t Tie natives in Natal comprise eighty-hye tribes
occupying thirty seven native locations or pre-
s,r,c, in which white settlers are not allowed
rvery encouragement Is given by the Natal Coy-
eminent to the pcrpetuaton Of their tribal systen
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