The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-08-29
FOREIGN LANDS.
Destroys the
Tokay Vineyards.
A GOVERNOR TO BE BOILED
Lord Salisbury on the Continent
Emperor William TO Visit
the Worlds Fair

The projects to draw Switzerland into
the dreibund have failed.
Dillon and OBrien are meeting with
good receptions by the Irish people.
The German budget for the fiscal year
shows $3,02J, ,04O over the estimate.
The famous Tokay vineyards in Hun
gary have been almost destroyed by
phylloXera.
France will paint all her gunboats a
dull sulphurous gray to render them in
distinguishabIe.
Prince Bismarck thinks the reduction
.of the corn duty in Germany disaster
for that country.
Italy has concluded a loan of $1,000
600 with Berlin syndicate. Triple ALI
ances come high.
Chill threatens to declare war against
Bolivia, because the latter has recognized
the COngressiOnalists.
The government has prohibited gam
bling IN the casinos at the watering
places in the north Of Spain.
Sir William Gordon-Cumming's rela-
tiyes and friends are being socially ostra-
cized for their loyalty to him.
The Dominican government has made
no offer 10 the United States in regard 70
the leasing or cession Of Samaua Bay.
The Governor Of the Bank OF England
says there is no basis for the report that
financial disaster is impending in Eng
land.
Lord Salisbury has departed for the
continent, where he will spend part ot
his vacation in interviews with cont.
mental statesmen.
If Europe is at peace at the time o.
the Columbian exhibit, it is believed al
Berlin that Emperor William will come
over and see America.
The aduteration in coffee in France
has reached such alarming proportion.
that it has become a subject for investi
CATION in the Chamber.
Cuba's total production of sugar and
molasses for 1890 was 7fS, $50 tons. Oh
the exports from the island over 90 per
cent. came to the United States.
1t is reported that General Prophete
has sailed from Kingston with body OF
men to inaugurate a revolution against
President Hyppolite OF Hayti.
Several British vessels which harbored
refugees during the Congressional attack
on Pisagua have demanded compensa-
ton from the Chilian authorities.
1t is suggested that the whole of Eng
lands 100 irst-class torpedo boats. which
have been replaced by larger boats, be
turned over to local volunteer crews.
NJ de Freycinet, French Minister OF
War, has decided to cashier all officers
OF the French army who act as agents
for firms manufacturing war materials.
The British government is said to be
taking active steps toward learning from
the inhabitants of Wales where they
would like to have their national capital
The Indian government has notified
its intention erecting a memorial at the
public expense to mark the spot where
the victims of the Manipur massacre are
buried.
A Acharge of drunkenness and disorder
ly conduct against Lady de la Xouche, a
society lady in London, was dismissed
by the Court amid great applause by the
visitors.
Moltke's diary will appear serially in
a London illustrated weekly. The priv
ilege of making extracts from the diary
was first offered to the London Times
for 81 900.
A letter from Teheran says that the
Shah, having become enraged against
Abdullah Khan, Governor of Mazander-
Ian, has condemned that ruler to be
boiled alive
Queen Victoria has caused some sur
prise by the emphatic demand that the
greatest honors shall be shown to the
French naval visitors when they arrive
at Portsmouth.
This year the population of London
has increased in a somewhat lower ratio
than that Of England and Wales as a
whole, the first time that such circum-
stance has occurred.
The European residents in the dis
tricts in China that are threatened by
mobs have organized for defense, and
propose to make it warm for the rioters
if they make an attack on them.
The German Emperor's palace has
hitherto depended on candles for its IL
Elimination, no gas having been admit
ted. Now, however, the whole of it has
been fitted with an electric-light plant.
Prince Borghese and family have dis
appeared from Italy since his failure be-
came known. His liabilities amount to
27,000,000 lire. The crash is causing
failures among other aristocratic families.
report from Paris says much concern
is felt in Berlin at the bad health of the
Kaiser. 1t is stated the abscess in the
Emperor's case is continually growing
worse and is gradually developing in the
brain.
The London NewS says it is not many
years since Europe was practically indie
pendent OF American supplies. This
season it is clear that without Americas
help Europe would be on the verge of
starvation before next harvest.