The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-15

won $4u,OOO on horse race.
The msckerel fishing on the coast oI
Ireland is improving steadily.
France is arming. She does not like
the German garrisons along the Rhine.
Ninety-nine royal personages will at
tend the coming royal wedding in Ath-
ems.
Heavy rainfall and cold weather all
over Austria and Hungary have uuenched
the last hopes of good vintage.
The Bread Trust in London is made
up OF companies now earning II per cent.
and which expect under the trust to earn
20.
At the Mayoralty of Berthecourt.
France, babies are now Baptized in the
name OF the Republic, and so duly regis
tered.
Miss Braddon, whose LADY Audley's
Secret = came out early in the eos, Las
issued another novel, her ffty-first, in
London.
Vice Admiral Bartsch has written an
article, advocating ship canal to Berlin.
1t is stated Count Won Moltke approves
the project.
Germany proposes to vigorously en-
force the legislation against Socialism
and will increase the lnquisitional DOW
ers of the police.
The rainfall has destroyed the cotton
crops in the Yang-Tse-Kiang valley,
China, and famine is imminent. The
price of rice has trebled.
Chinese imperial officials, headed by
Ii Hung Chang, the viceroy, are making
the best efforts for ratification of the
Cheefoo Telegraph Convention.
Mr.. Goodman, of England, on bet,
smoked eighty-six cigars to an inch in
length in twelve hours. He ate a chop
and took brandy during the ordeal.
African diamonds have become too nu-
merous for the European market, and
the largest trade is now done with Japan,
whose people are growing rich.
Several thousand Jews, who have been
expelled from Russia and have taken
temporary refuge in England, intend to
60 out as colonists to the Argentine Re
public.
Three ladies' ran for election to the
French Chamber of Deputies-Madame
Potonie, Madame Saint Helairr and
Madame Astie de Valseyre. They were
all beaten.
The steamer Vulcan, connected with
Captain Wissman's expedition, has been
wrecked ON the East African coast, and
several of the crew were slain by ne
groes.
The payment of the debts of the late
King of Bavaria will not be completed
until 1905. They are now being paid
off out of the Bavaria civil list at the rate
of e55, 900 pounds year.
Thomas Monahan, an Irish yuilion-
aire, who lived in Melbourne for half a
century, died recently. He was one of
the 800 poor Irish immigrants who sailed
for Australia in 1889.
The Eiffel coifure is the latest social
eccentricity in London. 1t is the revival
of the x.story hair dressing of the
Eighteenth century, and makes most
women look like frights.
Lord Brassey is deeply interested in
the question of assisted migration. and
is one of a number of capitalists who
have purchased huge tract of land in
Canada on which to settle a colony Of
British laborers.
The city of Livorno, Italy, is at pres
ent excited over the disappearance of the
II Ar1~ol hor of 0f h0
most aristocratic houses in the kingdom,
who has left debts to the amount OF $780,
600 behind her.
Owing to the great success OF the exhi-
bition, the Parisians are suggesting that
it should be kept open beyond the origi-
nal limit-October 31-at least for an ad-
ditional fortnight. Foreign exhibitors,
however, do not favor the idea.
There is place in the Paris Exhibi-
ton plan marked Panama, and in the
grounds a little building bearing that
name, but there is no plan and no ex-
hibit. Just as the Exhibition opened
the Panama Company went into the
hands of the liquidators.
The Eiffel tower came high, but the
stock holders are glad they have it, as 1t
has paid it's cost, about 81 ,0o0 900, and
handsome dividends, beside. AS it will
be permanent it is likely to prove very
handsome investment for those who
backed the aspiring architect.
The Prince of Wales chief footmsn. a
flunkey, who enjoys the title of sergeant
footman," has just been fined by Lon
don police magistrate for keeping foot
man on his own account without paying
the usual license required by British law
for the privilege of having male domestic
servants.
The first small-bore rifles for the Ger
man army were issued two weeks ago to
a single battalion of guards, and the re-
suit OF their being practically tested was
regarded as satisfactory. 1t IS said that
Germany has already sufficient smoke
less powder in stock to last for the first
few months of a general war.
ALI the natives of Senegal, AMMAN and
New Caledonia at the Paris Exhibition
have been provided with frame houses
on the exhibition grounds, and an abun-
dant supply of warm garments and bed
clothing has been distributed among
them. They were beginning to complain
bitterly of the cold, and wished to be sent
home.
Count Herbert Bismarck, during his
supposed sojourn in England, secretly
went. it is stated, to Pieve di Cadore,
italy. where he had an interview with
Signor Crispi. Count Herbert remained
there a week in strict privacy. He had
three meetings with the Italian Prime
Minister, who was also very private In
his movements.
The strike of the Scottish schoolboys,
which BEGAN in Hawick, has spread to
Glasgow, Govan, Greenock, Port Glas-
cow and other places in the west OF Scot
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