The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
Russia Making New Laws Against
the Hebrews.
The Pope Reported to be Adverse to Crema
ton, and Prohibits Catholics to
Attend Them.

English opinion indorses the Burchell
verdict.
Napoleon Ills library Is soon to be
sold atauction.
Michael Davitt says Parnell's position
is stronger than ever.
The recruits for the November entries
to the Germany army number 215, 900.
The last performance of the passion
Play" at Oberammergau occurred Sep
tember 2S.
The Socialists of Germany are greatly
rejoicing over the expiration of the anti
Socialist law.
Emin Pasha has not vet received the
1000 arrears due to him from the Egyp-
tian government.
The Pope does not believe in crema-
to the fiery furnace.
Cyprus is suffering from scarcity of
silver coin. The government prohibits
the importation of silver.
1t is reported at Buenos Ayres that
DR.. Celman, the late President, has $lO,-
-000,O0O invested in London.
Russia has ordered six torpedo vessels
and 100000 rifles of the latest pattern
from French manufacturers.
The new Austrian torpedo ram, which
has just been launched at Polai, is con-
sidered match for any ironclad!
Every night $4,000 houseless and
homeless people sleep by the Thames in
what they call the Port of London.
England has formally notified King
George of the Tongo islands that his
country is under British protection.
. 1t is reported from Ceylon than an at
tempt is to be made to Introduce Cey-
lonese cigars to the American market.
1t has been arranged to convert the
Cuban debt at the end of the year
through the French and Spanish banks.
1t is reported that the French forces
have subdued the natives of the Society
islands and established protectorates
over them.
Prominent French Socialists declare
that Beulanger promised to cast his lot
with the revolutionaries in the first civic
commotion.
A London dispatch from Algiers says
that cyclone has swept over a large
portion of Algeria, doing an immense
amount of damage.
Scarlet fever is epidemic in many
hoe oH
visable to close schools. Numerous
deaths have occurred.
1t is matter of public congratulation,
but no more than was to be expected,
that the popular elections in Brazil have
fully sustained the Republic.
The English Admiralty is engaged In
constructing an armofed battle ship, the
Balfour, intended to be more powerful
than any of its class yet constructed.
Emigrants are returning to Euroge in
large numbers from the Argentine Re-
public, finding the country at present in
too chaotic condition to settle in it.
According to the recent census of
Switzerland the Republic contains I ,700,-
600 Protestants, 200 900 Catholics, $500
Jews and 10000 non-religious persons.
The Emperor of Austria has decided
that the electric light shall be intro
duced into his palace at Vienna. Eight
thousand incandescent lights will be re-
quired.
President Reichs of the Icheralbach
Orphan Asylum at Nuremburg, Bavaria,
has been arrested on a charge of selling
orphan girls to life of shame. The
government will close the institution.
New Zealand has agreed to be repre-
sented in the Australian Federation
Convention, although the feeling is
strongly against union with the Aus
tralian colonies.
A convention of 600 midwives is now
in session in Berlin. They represent all
sections of Germany and Austria, and
are engaged in listening to lectures by
eminent specialists.
Prince Bismarck and his Secretary,
Herr Burcher, are engaged at Varzln In
compiling the memoirs of the events in
which the Prince figured while in the af-
fairs of State.
The proposal to raise funds for the
construction of steamer for Lake Vic
toria Nyanza, which took shape at the
banquet to Major Won Wissman at Ham
burg, is practically accomplished. "a sum
of e75, 900 having been subscribed.
1t is said that the Russian Czarowitz,
who is about to start on tour to India,
China and Japan, terminating at San
Francisco, will return to Europe through
the United States. 1t is expected that
the Russian squadron will meet him at
New York.
ARussian law is being prepared to au-
thorize deportation to Siberia, without
trial. of ali foreigners who have been ex-
pelled from their own countries and
whose governments refuse to recognize
them. This law is directed against ROu-
manian Jews who come to Russia.
| The Executive Board of the Spanish
party in Cuba at a recent meeting de-
cided to send telegram to Spain, point
| ing out the heavy damages which man
ufacturers will suffer from the new tariff
bill adopted by the United States, and
asking as an immediate remedy reform
of the Spanish tariff and negotiations OF
q treaty with the United States.
A dispatch from Erzeroum says the
situation in Armenia is serious. The
Russian government has massed 7,20(
troops on the frontier. The Turks are
expecting attack, and are rapidly sup
plving Kurds with arms and ammuni-
ton and making other preparations te
resist the Russian forces. Russia is also
/ increasing her frontier guards on thf
| boundary OF Austria, Turkey and Persia
to provide for more efsctive suppression
of smuggling,