The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-14
IN FOREIGN LANDS.
Death Of the Bishop Of Tuam,
England.
Davitt Declares Confidence in Parnell
Cholera Raging in Persia
A Grand Duke III.


The bishop of Tuam, England, is dead.
Terrific gales are reported on the At
lantic.
The Chinese army now numbers
,200,0~0 men.
Grand Duke Nicholas is h pelessly i'll
at London of cancer.
The resignation of SenOr Robeiro has
caused commotion in Brazil.
Advices have reached New York of a
$6,OjO,OOO failure in Buenos Ayres.
DIR. Hetinger, theology professor at
Wurzhnrg university, Ber in, is dead.
The Delagoa railroad has been COM
pleted to the frontier of the Transvaal.
MIR. Spurseon is so far i'm proved that
he will be abe to leave Mentone, France.
Sir Viii lam Gull, of London, who has
just d'ed, was physi- ian in ordinary to
the Prince of Waes.
Cholera or an intestinal disease is ra ,
Ing IN Persia, and over three thousand
deaths are reported.
The American squadron of evolution
Will arrive at ToulOn next week, and will
remain twenty days.
French priests from the African inte-
rlor, claim to h I'VE recently seen DIR.
Peters in good health.
Sir William Gull, the noted English
physician, had s, cnnd stroke of par
nd
Sue' geffes, an important firm of cotton
splnners, of ST. Petersb .rg, have failed
for several millions of roubles.
Stanley's exped ton has cost $1nO, 900
thus lar, snd additional expenses will
bring the total up to $4,000.
kilograms from bique announce
that the 10 al authorit es are rapidly az
ceding to Salisbury's demands.
There has been PROLONGED snowstorm
IN Hungary and Styria. Houses were
demolished and many lives lost.
The K NJ of Portugal has the dengue,
an inf1aumatory fever which 80 nearly
re -emb'es influenza that diagnosis is dlf-
ficult.
Fir c. D Lacy Evins, one of the most
eminent physicians of Eng and, pre-
scrlbes orange juice as the best remedy
for la grippe.
A match has been made at London for
$1,000 side between Kemp and Matter
son, to be rowed over the Paramalta
course in April.
There has been great storm of wind
and rain N Sou he n England and Glou-
cestervale is submerged, and there is
great loss of property.
News is received that Neill Matterson,
the O,rsman, has chall, nged Peter Kemp
to row race for the sculling champion
ship the world and $1,000.
The Freeran's Journal says that
Michael Davitt, in lie tuie at Cork, de-
clared unabated confidence in Parnell
and steadiast loyalty to him.
Captain William Kennedy, who COM
manded the first relief expedition for
Sir John Franklin, the arctic explorer,
died at his home in St. Andrews
A young American artist in Paris has
suicided because he found himself hope
lessly in low with the novelist Amelia
Rives, she being the wife of his friend.
Judge Mansel, of the Queen's bench
division of the Englisl high cou of JUS
tie, was stricken with paralysis while
tting on the bench, and del shortly
after.
Henry Gladstone, son of Hon. w. E.
G:adstC ne, has married the d tighter of
Stuart Rendell, home rule member of
the house OF commons for Montg )mery-
shire.
Fricatelli, a prominent man in the
clerical world AM treasurer of the
Academia del Lincn, has ahsconded
from Rome. He is defaulter and
forger.
Hurricanes continue in northwest and
central Germany. Much damage has
been done to forests in those sections.
Heavy snowstorms prevail in Err
Gebirge.
The Rothchilds, Of Paris, have re-
fused to npgo' iate the new Russian loan.
European pap-rs allude to this as sig
nifcant circumstance pointing to prooa-
ble War.
Five hundred striking glass workers
at Galelon, Bohemia, destroyed in riot
all the fac cries in the town. Many were
fatally injured before quiet was restored
by the police.
The commercial house of Vahson &
Paul, at Bagomayo, acting in behalf of
the German East African Company, is
founding a commercial factory on the
west coast sys EN-.
The Portuguese government has au-
thorized the opening of the entire Del
agoa Bay railroad to the frontier of the
rransvaal The road will be under con-
troll of state officials.
There were Bonlangist and socialist
meetings at Paris one night last week,
which ended in a free fight. Several
persons were badly injured. Some were
stoned and some stabbed.
Telegrams from Crete state that there
have beeu lately in various parts of the
island many murders. Both Turks and
Christians, fearing the effects of Turkish
revenge, are takin refuge in the hills.
Watts, the artist and husband of Ellen
Terry, has decided to give his paintings,
about fifty in number, an inelud ng
fortra ats OF some of the most celebrated
men OF the time, to the British gallery.
Five war-ships for the Turkish navy
have just been launched at CONSTANT
nople, one corvette, thr guu boats and
one torpedo boat. The minister of
marine, and many military and civil
officials were present.
Parnelrs circular to hia followers says
that constant aud un emitting ttention
to parliamentary duties is especially nec-
eesary the coming session, because OPP
portunities are certain to arise for render
ing effective service in the Irish case.