The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-10-24
FOREIGN LANDS.
The Viceroy Of India is
Alarmed.
FRENCH PILGRIMS AT ROME.
An Examination of Podlach S Affairs
Proves Him 10 Have Been a
Lifelong Scoundrel.

in raising camels.
The sugar beet roots throughout Eu-
rope are progressing fairly.
The Sydney lAustralia) lighthouse has
an electric light equal to l2,00O,0OO can
dies.
In thirty-three years $4,000 900 has
been expended on London's drainage
system.
Damascus is TO be lighted by electric
ity, while Smyrna is to have an electric
railway.
The funeral Of the Grand Duchess Paul
Of Russia involved an outlay OF over
$20O, 600.
New Zealand is surprising the Argen-
tine Republic in the expectation OF
dressed beef.
In Bali, an island in the Indian Archi-
pelago east Of Java, the burning OF wild
ows still goes on.
1t is announced that Afghanistan has
been opened to free commercial inter-
course with Russia.
The Viceroy Of India is alarmed at
the sullenness of the native population
over the child-wife law.
Bismarck has written five chapters of
his book. They treat of events which
happened in 1866 and of his retirement.
Taking the officers holding honorary
rank into account, there are 1850 Cen
erals in the British army, or nearly one
for every 100 soldiers.
A rise in the Bank OF England rate
can be reckoned upon TO per cent. be-
fore the end OF October and to per cent.
some time in November.
1t is understood that the Ameer OF Ca
bul is taking steps to obtain from Eng
land geologist, chemist, two miners
and number of mechanics.
The Queen OF Spain is reported to
have purchased the Marquis Alcalise's
vast estate, including two palaces in
Southern Italy, for 100000 francs.
Rajah Brooke of Sarawak, Borneo, has
proclaimed his son, Vyner Brooke, as his
successor, and has decreed that he shall
attain his majority at the age of II.
The Central Strike Committee has in
formed the trades throughout Germany
that the present time is not opportune
for struggle between employees and
employers.
The abolition OF capital punishment is
being written about in the London press
with the effect of producing very clear
cut argument in favor OF letting it re-
main.
The Belgian government will form a
- n~t,1Inv,, ~ ~ Nfoy
try and one of cavalry to garrison the
Meuse forts, and will enroll 5000 re-
cruits yearly.
The Welsh National Council, meeting
with the Liberal Federation of Wales at
Pont-y-Pridd, decided to raise 10000 to
carry on the campaign work for church
disestablishment.
The latest dispatches from Siberia re-
port that the railway strikes are assum-
ing serious aspect. The government
advocated vigorous measures in dealing
with the strikers.
An interesting work that is now in
progress in Glasgow, Scotland, is the
construction of three tunnels under the
harbor from shore to shore for the ac-
commodation of foot passengers.
After January a convicted seller OF
adulterated food in London will have to
display a notice of the fact in his shop
for twenty-one days. This is an anapplica-
tion of the principle of the pillory.
Caron, the engineer responsible for the
recent railroad collision at st. Mande,
France, has been sentenced to two years.
imprisonment, and De Gurrois, the sta
ton master, to four months for negli-
gence.
The British postoffice authorities are
reported to be again considering the prof,
ect of having an alternative transconti-
mental route to India by Salonica i'll adj
dition to or in substitution of that Of
Brindisi.
Efforts are being made and with some
success in London to induce parents tc
continue giving school pence to theil
children that they may put the money
no longer needed for fees, into the schoo
savings bank.
To prevent accidents from the Lauffen
deadly current of 25,000 volts, all the
pOleS IOT Gn0 liz InlIeS are duOFH0u VIII
skulls and cross bones surmounted will
a warning notice.
The President of the Suez Canal Com
pany has informed the Secretary o
Lloyds that as soon as tank steamer
now in course of construction, is place,
ON the canal vessels carrying petroleum
will be allowed to pass through.
| A number of French pilgrims at Rom
visited the Pantheon, and showed disre
spect to the tomb of Victor Emanuel
This created row, and fight ensued
When the facts became known in th
city young men paraded the streets
hissed the pilgrims and demanded th
Italian flag should be raised on all tn
/ hotels. 1t was several hours before tn
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