The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-06-07

Tho Chiiian Government Orders Some
Big Guns--The Baby King OF Spain
Going to the Exposition.

| Red is the fashionable color in Paris.
London proposesa search for natural
gas.
Atennis tournament is in progress in
Dublin.
Members Of the Italian press in Berlin
were banqueted.
/ On the Paris Roulevards Roue has
given place to Roublard.
The baby king Of Spain is going to the
Paris exposition in June.
Mrs. Frank Leslie is going to start a
fashion paper in London.
| King Humbers has gone to visit En-
press Frederick ut Frankfurt.
Sir MorelI Mackenzie has greatly re-
gained his health at Madeira.
The number Of paupers in England has
increased rapidly OF late years.
Minister Lincoln was given special
train from Liverpool TO London;
The issue Of the Panama Canal Lottery
bonds in France has been abandoned.
Queen Marguerite, OF Italy, liz one OF
the best violincello players OF the day.
| Americans are reported as receiving
scant courtesy at the Paris Exposition.
American women are becoming more
and more prominent in London society.
The Sultan sends to the Empress OF
Germany necklace valued at $3.50, 900.
Women in Paris are becoming more
and more addicted to themorphine habit.
The number Of persons drowned in the
recent floods in Austria is estimated at
100.
American delegates have arrived at
Berlin to study the German river sys-
TENS.
Eleven thousand men have been on
strike in Silesia. The situation is threat
ening.
Buenoe Ayres has now port and yes
sells are freed from excessive literage
charges.
The Greek minister Of war has died
suddenly at Marseilles, where he had
just arrived.
The Krupp works have been Obliged to
shut down owing 10 lack OF coal caused
by the strike.
Eight persons were killed by tighten
ing in storm at B0skowitz, Australia,
on Friday, May II.
The official reports Of France show that
they exported last year e4,5l8 horses,
mostly to the United States. ss
The Parisians call him Buffalo Beel,
and the prettiest womenS in .tswn are
turning the heads OF his Indians.
At the horticultural show at,the Troca-
dero during June, there will be 5000 rose
trees, Of 5000 varities, in bloom.
Emperor Dom Pedro, OF Brazil is very
i'll, and his death, which seem to be en-
nent, may be followed by revolution.
Electric light equivalent in illuminat-
ing power to 100000 candles viii be
used in lighting the Paris exhibition.
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In the Sydney courts it has been de-
cided that no Sunday newkgaIRrcan. sue
for Advertisements, the contract being
illegal.
There is great suffering among the Idle
laborers at Panama. Many are without
food and shelter and the tropical wet
season is on.
The steamer slayonia from stettin for
New York; with 700 passengers, broke her
shaft at sea and returned to Clyde ship
yard for repairs.
Germany last year imported into that
empire 1913 horses, most OF which were
for cavalry horses, besides what they
raised at home.
The saloon Of buckingham Palace,
famous for the three superb crystal chan
deliers which it contains, is now lighted
by electricity.
Several members Of parliament will en-
tertain John Sherman upon his return
to London from Paris. Sir Lion Play
fair will preside.
The Chilean government, tits reported,
has determined to order for immediate
delivery ten 46-tOn Krupp guns for de-
fense Of the coast.
The evicted tenants on the Olphert es-
tates in Ireland threw boiling water on
the policemen and number were
severely scalded.
The Prussian government has tempor-
arily reduced freight rates on all lines, in
order to alleviate the distress arising from
the dearth Of coal.
1t is stated that an international con-
ference viii shortly be held in Rome to
settle the question Of the construction Of
q tunnel through the Simplon.
All Russian ships-oi-war are to be
lighted exclusively BY electricity, and by
January next the whole Of the Russian
feet win be lighted by that means.