New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
A RUBINSTEIN MUSEUM.
NOTES OF INTEREST FROM THE RUSSIAN
CAPITAL.

St Petersburg, Dec. 1o.-Pious hands have gath
cred together number of souvenirs of Anton
Rubinstefn and established the nucleus of a Rubin-
stein museum at the St Petersburg Conservatory
In spite OF stormy weather two or three score of
faithful friends and worshippers accepted the inv
tation to private view yesterday The articles NJ
whch there are now about two hundred and fifty
numbered ready for cataloguing, fill small salon.
1t is believed that if other countries were ran
sacked there would be found equally as nanv and
as interesting reminders of the great nianist Tbo
present collection appears to have been made all
most exclusively in this city. There were multi
tude of silver wreaths palms OF oxvdized si1ver
and of gold, golden wreaths unnumbered presenta-
ton ribbons, batons of ivory silver and gold Tvba
walls are covered with engrossed addresses nor-
traits and pictures of the houses where Rubnstein
lived and labored. Among the more personally in
teres'ihs opJecIs are the hat and the cane of his
last years, cast of his right hand and his fanil
lar ehameled white grand piano The most in
teresting picture is photograph of the vaar 1870
The best bust is life size marble figure made In
his old age. There is also marble bust NJ ua1or
Pavlon One Of the most costly articles is a COM
plete writing table set in the celebrated goId
enamel ware OF this city
Joseph Constantinovitch Notowitch editor NJ +ba
Liberal newspaper 'Novosti" and popular author
celebrated his twenty-hfth anniversary as ut
'eiateur yesterday. He is well known for his pop-
ularization of Buckles History of Civilization i
England and for several philosophical works Tn
recent years he has written a number of dramas
Nj. Notowitch received representatives of various
learned and literary societies journals and news
papers in his home In the evening there was q
rout at one of the clubs where literary and rousi
! cal programme rendered.
AS recently stated Governor-General Rob
rikoh of Finland called upon the Popular Schools
Commission of Finland supply him with comics
% o al S asAIoo9ks -, on history and geography which
answered according to articles now current in the
appropriated for school books in supplying any per-
/ son other than those connected with the schools
him buy them for himself . The S and ihTted
ine same time protested warmly against poss
bic attempt to unity Finnish and Russian instruc
! ton in these branches. ~ w
The ST. Petersburg committee engaged in a war
ing that 22S3 600 persons visited its fetes and en
PG nj Odg IN lSss which was three times as
TRe Committee @ go M Increase
/ fees and sales - Aiice
establish mechanical and technical scboo ieS + 70 o
small town in the Government OF Twer :" ="
The city of Riga will shortly initiate tba oon,.o,
by introducing popular lecture courses for the
The Southwest Russia railroads have bought
sSs to pGoG SSuf Is tdr coal at o S hopecks pood
! 13 kopecks pood An English agent has enen,sed
100000 pood of Russian iron ores for export
! The journal OF Commerce and Industry'' recom
mends capitalists to turn their attention 10 sups
production IN Siberia 1t regards this Industry as
necessary conditions for success TO be found in
! the Government of Yeniseisk. where one factory
was actually operated from 1883 70 1888 0'
! - A naphtha production company with capital of
The East Chinese Railroad. the proioneatior ~
the Siberian Railroad. has ordered six steamers for
Rostosk two at Trieste ana The others at Grabow.
the railroad is completed in the Transportation of
material for It's construction "
Ministry of Public instruction has ordered tbe tne
naf schools 70 teach the metric system concur
measures, eA'' anu