The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-16
Foreign Notes OF Real Interest,

No immediate Scotch whiskey drought need b.
feared In spite Of recent Disturbances In the industry.
There are io4, $780, o4 gallons now ripening In bond
IN Scotland. an increase OF more than 10 per cent
over the amount held Ave years age,
BtIlins hig hest building. apart from the churches, Is
the Sis foot high chimney oftho electric elevated road
power. house. Only two church steeples surpass Is.
tina, Of the new cathedral. $50 feet. and that OF the
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. $40 feet
UruguAy's population, according TO the census
taken March ! is about 300. 900. For the whole OF
the republic. except Montevideo. the onncial returns
are: UruguayAns. 0 9,l65; foreigners. 90. 100. and
. per cent added for possible emissions. making
t47.5iS. The present estimate for Montevideo Is
252,7iS
A collection OF the autograph correspondence be-
tween John Ruskiu and MI Rawdon Brown, who for
many years was British Consul at Venice. has been
presented 10 the British Museum by Mr. Cavendish
Bent,nck. The correspondence covers a period Of
over hf,y years, including the time when Russin was
prosecuting his art studies IN Italy.
Hans Richter will conduct four OF the Bayreu,h
performances OF "PsrHtsl" next year. according 70 the
London Daily Chronicle. he has never yet conducted
III. opera. On the other hand thu Berlin newspapers
state that Frau CoSiua Wagner has made arrange
men;s with Herr Muck Of the Berlin opera House TO
conduct all OF the seven 'PSrsfal" performances
London's Lord Mayor has received over 81, 500. 900
In public subscriptions in the nine months OF his ten
ure Of once. Tn. contributions are for the Trans
vsal War fund. IS. 900. 600; for the South African
refugees. $3.50. 900; for the City OF London Imperial
Volunteers. s5s5. ono. Tor the Indian Famine fund.
81. 700, 900 and for the Ottawa Fire fund. s27o, 900.
A Swiss genius has invented a pith cloak weighing
about on. pound which will hold up a fully equipped
soldier on the surface Of the water, Successful ex-
p.nments were made recently on the Lake Of Zurich
Thr cloak is provided with waterproof pockets In
which food md drink may be carried as we'll a. blue
lights, In case the wearer Is shipv recRedi In the night.
AttheIast general election In Great Britain ,. so7.o 900
votes were cast az an average cost Of - rents per vots
for legitimate expenses, in the English counties the
cost was 81. 20 and In the hotoughs % cents Each
welsh vote cost 3iO6 10 cast: IN Scotland the cost
was s.. ~ In the counties and 40 cents In the boroughs
and In Ireland 20 cents In the counties and 81 cents
In the horoughs There were l.is1 candidates for
go seats In the House Of Commons.
Rtjanc. the actress. IS tying to protect her name
against the aggression o. drcSsmaklng establishment,
thst calls Itself Nine, Rt!anc." She has written 10 tho
newspapers and may take the matter into the courts
The question Of propretorShip will be a pulling
one, for though none OF the d~rcSsmaking partners
has a name AZ all Ike Rclsn-. the actress herself.
also assumed the name. as she was legally Gabrielle
Rtju before she became Mime. poTel.
Paris has been running 10 see = new pianoiorte
prodigy, a Spanish hHhJ NJ s., years, named Pep'to
Rodriguez Ari0la, who. though his hand can stretch
over only i've notes, repeats pieces that he hears and
improvlSS besides. As he canno, strike a chord
h, plays the notes instead quicVly one after the other.
He began 70 play a year ago ana has been inspected
recently BY the Psychological Congress at the "a
position, which finds that apart from his music he
is a perfectly normal infant. OF course he cannot
read a note.
Mr.. Arthur James Bsl'our Is looked upon as Lord
Salisbury successor In the orncs Of Lord Warden OF
the Cirque Ports, but his appointment will be deferred
ill the dissolution Of Parliament. as otherwise be
would have 10 resign his seat and seek a reelection on
accepting an ornce from the Crown. The Cnque
Ports people will not regret the Marquis Of Salisbury.
as he has very rarely visited Walmcr CASu.. tho
Lord Whfden's ofnciat residence They expect that
Mr.. Balfout vill stay there mos, Of the ums, e. IN.
sellent golf lnks ere rSN 81 hAAA