The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-21

USTANuS ~ was dcthroned as King OF
Ey Sweden while displaying signs of insanity
~ To his sorrow and that OF his nation, he
had expressed the belief that Napoleon was
the Great Beast spoken Of in the Apocalypse
This fixed idea his master aud led him into
disaSrecable and very unfortunate cntaglemcnts
Finally his people grew siui, OF his wrong headed
policy, the officers OF the army conspred against
him and be was dethroned while the nineteenth
century was yet very young, The Duke of Sud.
ormaml was placed IN control of the govern.
mcnt. At this time Morocco was under the reign
of Soliman and Christian slavery wa abolished
Some OF the other rulers Of this period were:
fattali, Shah OF Persia; Prince Frederick, Re.
gent of Denmark; Kca.kiug, Emperor OF China;
John, son OF Queen Maria Regent OF Portugal;
Charles ", King Of Spain Sclim Ill, son Of
ABDUL flamid l., Sultan OF Turkey; Philip G..
King, Governor Of Australia.
Trouble with France had resulted in the forml.
ton OF four sQuadrons from the United States
navy operating in the West Indies. These mum.
bered twenty-one vessels ia ALL and besides cap.
turing nearly one hundred prizes they gained cX-
pcrience and prestige by many short and decisive
single actions. Up to this time the navy had
cost the country, including sites ior navy yards,
less chan SlO,OOOOOO. "Thc Constitution" Uni
ted States" and constellation" were among the
new ships built.
Modelling in wax OF medallion portraits aud Of
relief groups, the latter frequently poyclromatc,
was in considerable vogue throughout Europe,
John Flavman, the great English sculptor, exc
cuted in wax many portrait and other relief fig
ures which Josiah Wcdgewood translated into pot.
terry for his jasper ware.
The cooked hat, one OF the pieces OF heldgear
which became fashionable during the reign OF
Charles H., saw It's last days and the silk tile
first made its appearance, though the cNtcnsiye
manufacture of it did not begin until a quarter
Of century later, its real development prlcti.
cally dating from 1895.
Jean Louis Pons. famous as a comet hunter,
made his hrst discovery ind continued his search
ing, locating thiIty-scvcn cf these bodies during
| the next twenty.seycn years one Of which was
the noted comet named after Enckr, who deter.
mined its orbit.
| The grape from which CatawbI wine, whose
| praises have been sung 50 heartily by Longlelow,
| is obtained, was FIRST discovered in 1901 near the
banks OF the Catawba river, in North Carolina
The modelling Of the soft paris Of disscctions
| for teaching illustrations oI anatomy Was first
practiccd at Florence during this year.
The University of Kazan, Russia, which became
a great scat Of oriental scholarship was founded
|
Among tho births during the year OF persons
| who attained fame were the following;
| Henry Kraft, Pm. D., German chemist
| Caroline NJ Kirkland, American author.
| Joshua ngersoll King, American senator
| Pierre Francois Henri Lahrouste, French aIohi.
| tect.
Jean Thcodor Lacordairc, French journalist and
| author
Benjamin Labarec, American clergyman and
educator.
To Cure the Grip in Two Days,
Laxative Bromo 'Quinine removes the cause. 90