The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-27
FOREIGN FLASHES.
mar. Gladstone Sympathizss With Sara
bernhardt-The Queens Wealth.
The Kings First Sea Bath.

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about Christmas.
The new Notifications of Paris have
cost $3.50, ,000, 900.
China has just negotiated a loan in
Hamburg of $4,000, 900.
Germany will strengthen it's armv to
keep pace with that of France.
Ten thousand French workmen will
make pilgrimage to Rome at the end of
October.
A young French lady recently found a
l,0O0 note in her deceased mothers
chignon.
The promoters of the tunnel between
France and England hope to build it in a
few years.
There is said to be little doubt in Eng
land that Sir Edwin Arnold will be the
next laureate.
The nightmare is going out. At least
that is the opinion of the Bombay Sur
geon-General.
The stockholders of the Eiffel Tower in
Paris have already received dividends of
429 per cent.
The Queens visit to Wales is such a
distinct diplomatic success that it is likely
to be repeated.
Gladstone has written to express his
sympathy with Sara Bernhardt upon the
death of Damala.
Three sisters, named Oavelier, COM
mitted suicide at Vesinex, owing to
losses in betting.
The French Commander-in-C Chief, in
case of war, would be General de Saussfer,
| Governor of Paris.
It is reported the new German army
bill involves an increased expenditure of
100000 marks.
Chancey Depew says in an interview
in London that England has not been
50 prosperous for ten years past"
The European press is filled with
articles concerning the coming Congress
of the Americans at Washington.
The first edition of Byron's rare
"Waltz" of 1913 was bought not long ago
by London bookseller for $3.50.
In Switzerland 7Oper cent of the young
men are said to be untitled, by the use of
alcohol and tobacco, for military service.
The Marquis Carlo Ginari of Florence
has bought the Island of Monte Cristo
and will construct there splendid resi-
dence.
Upward of twenty-eight large bales of
human hair were brought to France in
the last steamer that arrived from the
Orient.
The bark Firth of Solway, Captain
Caise, from San Francisco for London
derry, is ashore on the fats of Lough
Foyle, Ireland.
1t is perhaps worth while recording
that son of the late Marshal Bazaine is
an officer in a crack regiment in the
Spanish Army.
John Bright's memoirs can't be pub
lisl.ed, says his son, John Albert, be-
cause 'it will be inconvenient to the
Queen and Mr.. Gladstone"
A project is afoot to construct an cleo
trio railway from Lanark to Hamilton,
Scotland. StonebYres Fall will supply
the motive power.
Mr.. Gladstone has aroused the wrath
of section of the Welsh Congregational
lists by his recent abstentiOn from voting
Oh disestablishment.
Free-trade England is seeing the great
est strike in the history of labor disturb
Trust and monopoly.
Wagner's only SOL, Siegfried, now
grown, is studying to be an engineer.
He looks like his father, but shows no
marked musical talent.
The children of Mrs. Maybrick have
been adopted by lady and gentleman OF
London, with the approval OF the rela-
tives of both sides of the family.
The King of Spain took his first sea
bath at San Sebastian three weeks ago.
His eldest sister, the Princess of the
Astnrias, aged nine, carried him in.
The Spanish Government is much dis
tressed at the steady increase OF emigra-
ton. chiefly of able-hodied peasants and
the working classes, to South America.
The richest man in the House of Com
mons is said to be Mr.. McEwan, Home
Rule member for one of the divisions OF
Edinburgh, worth $4,000 per annum.
If it be true that Germany is seeking
an alliance with Portugal, the reason
NAV be looked for in the eagerness OF the
former power to extend it's influence in
Africa.
The sugar-planters of Trinidad have
forwarded to Hugh Watt, nj. r, resoiu-
ton for presentation to Parilament,
ithanking the Government for endeavor-
ing to abolish sugar bounties.
The book for which the Shah has been
making copious notes during his Euro
mean tour will be published soon after he
gets back to Persia. It will be translated
into both English and French.
At Blackpool the other day Miss Annie
johnson essayed the task of staying
under water more than 2 min. 51A sec.,
which ranks as the record achievement.
The lady went down and stayed min.
10 sec.
The English Government is interest
ing itself in the color blindness OF sea,
men, and some rigid examinations and q
experiments are to be made In the 1all
when all the naval reviews and SHOWS
shall have ended.
VIC. Steel has been appointed from
Oregon as delegate co the National Con-
ference of Charities and Corrections to be
held at San Francisco.
Recent dispatches bring news OF one OF
th seyerest storms that has been seen
on the Atlantic coast for many years.
Twenty-seven vessels are reported ashore
at Lewes, Del, and the coast for miles
down is strewn with wreckage.
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ACoroner's jury at New York has rem
dered verdict of justifable homicide In
the case of Harry Harrigan, San Fran,
ciscan, who struck Patrick Reedy fatal
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