The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-10
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Sultan of Sokoto Sends Queen
Victoria a Lion.
Experiments Being Made in the English
Channel with a View of Building
Bridge Across 1t.

| OPCuCQ dG 1dTlS.
Genoa is preparing for a Columbus
anniversary in 1892.
The Porte has authorized the foundin.
OF Russian school in Constantinople.
Ve,nois has positively decided to re
sign as Prussian M mister of War.
Parnell's health will not permit hin
to make personal visit to this country
Typhoid, in an epidemic form, has
broken out at several points along the
coast of Normandy.
On the Riviera this season the hea1
has been greater than at any time fol
the past twenty years.
A commercial panic prevails in Lis
bon, where the leading banks are trem
bling. A crisis is imminent.
A stenograpic instrument in use by
the Italian Parliament is capable of re
cording 250 words per minute.
The natives of Vitu, Africa, have mas
acred German merchant named Ruen
eel and seven German employees.
Portugal has ordered the suppression
of all cablegrams referring to politica
disorders in the country.
Mcmillan, the Colonial Treasurer
has withdrawn his resignation at the
request of the Governor of New South
Wales.
Newfoundland fishermen are agair
complaining of the French, who, it il
claimed, are carrying things with 6
high hand.
The actress Marie Hook, who made
her debut in New York, is dead at Ber
lin. Her death is due to mistake in 6
prescription.
Mr.. Gladstone says he is confident
that England will refuse to renew he1
costly support of the Turkish system
OF government.
1t is claimed that the reason the Ger
man authorities in Africa countenance
the traffic in slaves is to attract wealthy
Arabs to the German coast line.
The recent duels in France have
brought out an appeal from Jules Simon
who calls upon his countrymen tc
abandon the absurd custom of dueling
|
Michael Davitt's new paper will make
some startling disclosures and be sensa.
tional. The origin of the dynamite plots
will be given and conspirators shown up
The wire to be used for the telephone
between Paris and London is made ot
bronze. Enthusiasts believe that all the
telegraphic communication will be super
seded.
The Brazilian Episcopacy has pub.
lished an energetic protest against the
measures which the Republican Govern.
ment proposes to aim at the Catholic
Church.
The German wine-growers ask Chan.
cellor Won Caprivi to use diplomat il
m ans to prevent the exporting trade
with America from being injured by
the Mckinley bill.
John Morley has visited Dublin te
make personal survey of the agricul
tural situation, and to confer with Mes
srs. Dillon and O'Brien prior to their de
parture for America.
The Comte de Paris is advising hi
friends to waste no time in recrimination
but to affirm clearly their faith in monar
chial principles and unite for a continu
ance of the struggle in France.
The stream of lava flowing down the
southeastern side of Vesuvius advances
slowly and majestically, and is said te
be beautiful spectacle from the observ
atory at Pompeii.
Arrangements are being made fol
sending out to Australia from London
toward the end of November, protected
party, principally of single girls, under
the care of the Church Emigration So
ciety's matron.
Experiments are being conducted ir
the English channel near Folkestont
with view to the construction of 6
bridge across the channel. A good foun
dation is being sought. The bottom il
found to be very hard.
A. D. Bryce Douglass, managing di
rector of the Naval Construction Com
pany of Barrow-in-Furness, has sailed
for America, where he will select site
on which to establish extensive ship
yards.
The Sultan of Sokoto, who rules ovel
IL 2,OOO, 900 people in West Africa, has
presented his fellow sovereign, Queer
| Victoria, with magnificent lion. The
animal has arrived in Liverpool, and
will probably be taken care of at the
"Zoo."
The dredging OF the bar at the mouth
of the Mersey, that has proven SO seri
Gus an impediment to navigation, and
whereon more than one of the great
transatlantic liners have received serious
| injury, has commenced.
There is great rejoicing among the
revolutionists in Ticini, Switzerland
over the report of the Federal Council
to the National Assembly, whi,h says
the revolution was not made by the ca
naille, but by responsible, rich and intel
ligent citizens, who risked their lives
sanction of the revolution.
The postal savings banks in Japan
which for several years received but little
attention from the people, have become
la great success. They were established
in 1875, but at end of the year had only
$15, ,32O on deposit In 1882, however, i
amounted to 81 ,O5s 900, and in 1889 t
$40, $4,000.
A London dispatch says the McAuliffe
| Slavin fight will come off at the Or
mende Club as arranged, and for tn,
same stakes, but it will be for fiftee1
rounds instead of thirty, and the glove
brought from America will be made tw'
ounces heavier, to comply with the law
The date is not yet fixed.