Tired Of The Sultan

UmdOfc, Dcc. "zv- As frequently announced from various capitals since the vlsit of tb to the queen at Balmoral in September last, the powers have finally become convinced that the sultan 's promises amount to nothing and they are determined to begin a polIcy of coerción. All information points to the accuracy of the news received from Constantinople. The Marquis of Salisbury Monday last summoued the ambassadors to the foreign office and communicated to them the views of the British government on the definite proposals of Russia for joint intervention, in order that each ambassador might coramunicate them to his government. There is roason to 1elievo that unless tho sultan within the next ten days shows a defprenop of which at present he is little susperted decisive steps Will be undprtakpn in the name of the joint powers. In this connection ilie Novoe Vremya of St. Petersburg says it is probable that within a few days the Russian Black Set fleet will appear in the Bosporous. where it will be jined by the squadrons of the other powers from ihe Dardanelles. An American has inveáted an electric lamp for cycles, the lectricity for which is generated by frietion on th wheel, all the outfit weighiag less thaa three pounds. Women have a better perception oí color than men. An eminent authority on color bllndnsss asserte that under a very severe test the color visión of one man in üve is detective, while in women the average ís one in thirty. The largest standing army is that oí Russia, 800,000 men; the next in aize that of Gennany, 692,000; the third that of France, 555,000; the fourth, Austria, 323,000; af ter which come Italy, with 255,000; Britain, with 210,000; Turkey, with 160,000; and Spain, with 145,000. A Belfast correspondent states that the Penneylvania, a twin-screw steamer, with 30,000 tons displacement, 20,000 tons carrying capacity, 585 feet long, 62 feet beam, and 42 feet deep, was successfully launched by Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Belfast, for the Hamburg-American line. The normal epeed of the vessel, the measurement of which makes her the largest vessel afloat, will be fourteen knots. She is fitted up for 200 first, 150 second and 1.000 steerage passengers.