The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-09-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
Lord SaekvilIe Vents His Spleen in
a Pusillanimous Manner.
The President Of Colombia Speaks Well
Of Present Effects Of the Pan
American Conference.

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Poland.
.Osman Digna has arrived at Tokar
with 5000 followers.
The Prince of Wales is leading an in
nocent and enjoyable existence at Ham
burg.
The grain trade between Suakim and
the interior has been stopped TO prevent
the spread Of cholera.
Non-union men are being put TO work
on the docks at Melbourne, and the ship
ping trade has slightly improved.
Despite Catholic clerical condemnation
the system of boycott is still employed
largely as q political weapon in Ireland.
1t is reported that armed Armenians
have crossed the frontier from Persia TO
assist their prosecuted brethren in Tur-
key.
A private bill has been introduced into
the Argentine Congress TO authorize the
leasing of 50,000,00J acres OF the ma
tional lands.
1t is stated that there are 1900 cases
of smallpox in the Province OF Pernam-
buco. Brazil, and an average of twenty
deaths daily.
The British naval maneuyers just con-
cluded have cost about E210, 900, and the
taxpayers are complaining that the show
was very dear at the price.
The saloonkeepers Of st. Petersburg
have been warned not to sell liquor TO
factory operatives on credit or entice
them 10 drink in any other way.
Advices from Lamus state that the
German agitator, Toppen, has been con-
yerted to Mohammedanism and is about
starting on a pilgrimage 70 Mecca
The largest sailing vessel afioat has
Just been launched at Glasgow She Is
q five-masted ship OF 5 $50 tons burden,
and il intended for the nitrate trade.
Armouts and Montenegrins continue
their sanguinary warfare on the Turco-
Montenegro frontier, the Turkish Conn
missioner being unable to preserve order.
Alexandra Chatrian, the well-known
French novelist, who wrote In collabora-
tion with Emile Erckmann over the nom
de plum of Erckmann Chatrian, is dead.
Signor Dorsina, member of the italian
Chamber of Deputies. has secured com
cession from his government for the es-
tablishment of a steamship line between
Italy and Mexico.
Liverpool seamen and fireinen have
decided to combat the organized ship
owners federation, and a trialo strength
with the gigantic union of capitalists
may soon be looked for.
A dispatch from San Salvador saws
General Ezeta is engaged in forming a
legal government for the Salvador Re
public, preparatory to demanding recog-
milton from foreign powers.
The Empress Frederick's chronicle OF
the ninety-nine days reign of her hus-
band will be most curious book. 1t is
said that il will explain many circum-
stances hitherto thought obscure.
A Berlin dispatch states that Emperor
William is annoyed by the non-arriyal
of the phonograph promised by Mr.. Ed
ison, and has been trying to purchase
machines elsewhere, but without sue
cess.
The prospects OF the Panama canal ART
definitely Frightening, and i'm the best
informed circles at Panama the matter
is regarded as practically concluded. The
draft of bill is being prepared at Bo-
gotta to authorize the President of Co
lombia to secure terms with NJ. Wyse.
No French feet will be present al
Spezzia at the launching of the new
Italian war ship at that port. The order
for sending a squadron to Spezzia to dc
honor to King Humbert has been cuun-
termanded in consequence of dispute
regarding formalities to be observed on
the occasion.
Reports to the effect that the Goa
miners strike in Belgium was ovel
proves to have been premature. The
strike is still on, and though in one OF
two districts men have returned to work
the movement has extended to many
other districts which heretofore had not
been affected.
Laguerre, the well-known Boulangist
member of the Chamber of Deputies, in
an address to his constituents admitted
that Boulanger held relations with the
Count of Paris and Prince Jerome Napo
leon. In an interview Boulanger pro
tested against the alleged revelation.
against him as idle talk.
Lord Sackville, as Lord of the Manor
has through his agent made claim upoI
the Standardization Town Council fol
encroachment of rent in respect to tht
American fountain and clock tower whicl
was presented to the town by George w
Childs three years ago. and which wal
publicly opened by Henry Irving.
The exhibition of prison labor in st
Petersburg on the occasion of the Inter
national Prison Conference, which wa,
recently held there, was SO successful
that measures are being taken now +,
establish a permanent Museum o
Prison Work" Greece, the Republic o
the Archipelago, France and Italy hay,
already declared their willingness Il
contribute to that enterprise.
The rioting at Valparaiso, Chill, dur
ing the late strike was of very serious
nature. There was cC iderable pillage
and the police charged the crowd will
sabers in hand. Some twenty persons
were killed. At one time the crowd wa
fully 10000 strong. The arrival of tn,
cavalry and artillery quieted the tumult
but pillaging outside of guarded point
was carried on and many outrages wer,
reported.
A new sscureo has been invented il
Germany, which may be adopted as
greater novelty than the mind cure o
the faith cure. Its basis is the harden
ing of the human organism, which ha
been disastrously enfeebled by civiliza
tion. The patients initiate the nobl
savage and the gypsy, and the system
includes going barefoot as one part o
the cure. One German parish contain
400 patients.
The President of Colombia in hi
message to Congress says: The result
of this historical conference (the Par.
American) are already being felt, and il
no distant epoch we shall see our Amer
lea giving to the world an example o
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