The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-23
FOREIGN FLASHES.
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Extensive floods are reported in Silesia.
Belgium expelled 23l foreigners in 1888.
Mary Anderson's health is much inn
proved. -'''
Rev. Horatio Ronar died at Edinburgh
on the 1st.
England's biggest ship has 14,OOO
horsepower.
The Scotch harvest promises to be early
and abundant.
The Gar has approved Count Tolstols
reform projects.
The practice OF cremation is spreading
rapidly in Italy.
l4ondon's policemen number 14,247;
hackmen, Ia, ,267.
The notorious Nine. Restell is said to
be living in Paris.
Schnadhorst, the leader of the English
Socialists, is dying.
A new poem by Lord Tennyson will
bloom in September.
Spain has floating industrial exhibit
ton at South America.
Deserters from Wadel Semi say he in
tends to fight to the last.
Bismarck hopes to bring the three EN-
perors together at Potsdam.
There is a gold dining-h hall in the I'm
perial residence at Moscow.
Froude Indignantly repudiates the re-
ports that he is Home Ruler.
The Shah OF Persia bought black dia-
mond for $4,000 IN Paris, last week.
The muni, ipal council at Rome has de-
clded to form Pasteur institution.
Queen Natalie will be permitted to
meet her son only outside OF Servia.
Hungary has cut railroad fares to IL
and l6 cents for fifteen and twenty miles.
The whole OF Abyssinia has submitted
to King Menelek except the Province of
Tigre.
England has annexed the Union and
Phoenix group OF islands, in the Pacific
Ocean.
William O'Brien has applied for new
trial OF his libel suit against Salisbury tor
slander.
The Italian Parliament has suddenly
been prOrogued. 1t caused a general
surprise.
Not only is the city of Pisa bankrupt,
but ten other Italian towns have become
insolvent.
Canada has in view the project of a
steamship line between Chilean ports
and Quebec.
There has not been single death from
smallpox in London this year. No Chi
namen there.
The international sugar bank agencies
have announced that they have capital
of $15, 10000.
The British House of Commons has
agreed to grant $3,0O0,OOO to build rail-
ways in Ireland.
During the past season Liverpool took
7OO, 900 and London 350, 900 barrels of
American apples.
Thirty persons were killed and eighty
injured by the recent earthquake on the
Island of Kiu-Siu, Japan.
Privy Councillor Kruger has been ar
rested on suspicion of being concerned
in the German naval frauds.
Queen Victoria desires to visit India,
but does not think her health sufficient
to stand the long sea voyage.
M. Stanley is reported in an Austria
liam interview as saying that "the good
old race of singers is dying out"
The deepest artesian well in Russia
opens with a depth of 2090 feet. The
sinking operation took two years.
The Italian cruiser Sardegna has the
largest steam engine. 1t is four triple
expansion and has 25, 900 horsepower.
Fears are expressed that there will be
a massacre at Port-au-Prince, Hayti, If
Hippolite succeeds in his work of cap
tire.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood, now in London,
is expected ''On account OF her extreme
individuality" to be 'much sought
after"
It is though that Crispi, the Italian
Premier, is near the end of his power,
and that with him will fall the terrible
alliance.
The Spanish Government supports
Austria in advising the Pope to take up
his residence in Portugal if obliged to
leave Rome.
Lord Mayor of Dublin Sexton persists
in charging the British Government with
having opened the letter President Har-
rison wrote him.
Boulanger says his mental condition
never was better, and is amused at the
reports circulated in Paris that he had
committed suicide.
The greatest house in London before
long will perhaps be Lord Portman's pro-
posed reproduction of Woolsey's famous
palace at Hampton Court.
The Cretan Mussulmans have burned
over hundred houses H. village near
Canca. The insurgent leaders have ap-
pIied to Greece for assistance.
# is reported that Mrs George Pendle-
ton Bowler, of Cincinnati, has been cap
tured bv bandits in Italy She has been
travelling in Europe for years.
A small committee has been formed oi
members of the House OF Commons who
are interested in the welfare of the Ar
menian subjects Of the Sultan.
Premier Salisbury says the increased
war preparations Of the powe<s are great
security to peace. He does not admit
| that there will be an early conflict.
cable message from the European
IJnion of Astronomers announces the
discovery of an asteroid OF the thirtieth
magnitude by DR.. Palesa of Vienna.
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