The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-12-12
FOREIGN LANDS.
Spain Will Disband Part
Of Her Army.
G0ITER INCREASES IN FRANCE
Question Of Ameliorating the Condi-
tion Of the Farmer Ripens
in Great Britain.

Russia proposes a tobacco and spirits
monopoly.
Austria's favorable action on the Amer
lean hog is expected soon.
Enormous numbers Of horses are be-
ing imported into India from Australia.
II is reported that Russia contemplates
the removal Of the land tax in the fam
inc districts.
IL is estimated that the damage in
Somerset county, England, by food will
aggregate 100000.
The Salvation Army has made an at
tempt TO enter Russia, and has been
promptly expelled.
Mexican officials are beginning TO be-
stir themselves to catch the many cattle
thieves on the border.
A crusade against tea has taken place
among the undergraduates OF Cambridge
University in England.
American quail are being introduced
into China for the benefit OF American
and English sportsmen.
1t appears that goiter is increasing in
France, no fewer than 900 persons
being affected in thirty Of the depart
ments.
The scarcity of "stiffs" has caused
the London hospitals to form an anatom-
ical league for the apportionment of
corpses.
A manifesto has been issued TO the
farm laborers Of the lower Welsh coun-
ties advocating combined effort for wage
advance.
The government of Japan gets large
proportion of its revenue from the rail-
road and telegraph companies that it
owns and operates.
Princess Stephanie, widow Of Crown
Prince Rudolph, awaits the consent of
Emperor Francis Joseph to wed Prince
Ferdinand OF Bulgaria.
George Butler, who was secretary TO
Anson Burlingame while the latter was
American Minister at Peking, has died
in Hongkong hospital.
Jules Simon in the debate in the
French Senate opposed tariff measures.
He did not think the home market OF
France was broad enough.
The English Liberal leaders have de-
cided to incorporate in the platform APP
proved at the Newcastle conference an
English tenants rights bill.
The question of ameliorating the con-
dition OF the British farmer is now being
recognized as ripening toward liberal
legislation in Gfeat Britain.
A man who found meteorite a few
weeks ago in the rotten roots of willow
tree at Lysabild, Denmark, claims to
have seen it fall into the tree in 1S43.
The Anarchists OF France boast OF a
force of about 10000. Their leading or
gan, lie Pere Peinard, has a circulation
of nearly 10000. The Socialists number
about 100000.
Queen Victoria will go to Flore ce in
March. From there she will visit ex-
Empress Frederick at Kronburg. After |
ward she will be the guest of Emperor
at Coblentz.
The toy-doll manufac urers of Thur
ingia and Sonnenberg ave resolved to !
exhibit largely and collectively at the
Worlds Fair. A great display of small |
fancy ironware viii also be shown.
With view of economizing the Span
Ish government Is about to take steps
for the disbanding of portion of the
stanC ing army, suspending the plan of
increasing the navy and withdrawing
subsidies to railways.
The British government still believes
in potency of arms, and has decided to
erect powerful Notifications on Thursday
oil nd nd r,,olya ~ fhn (Nih.a1An, - A..
Iralia. 1t is situated on the most north
srly point of the coast.
Seventeen mummies in the Imperial
Museum of Berlin were found by COM
nittee of arch8ologists to be recent fab
'ications of Alexandrian dealers in an
equities. The museum had paid 800,-
100 marks for these forgeries.
The Chilian government has granted
to Sir John Pender, tele-
graph man, to construct line from Val
1araiso and Santiago to the Chilian FROM
ier, there to connect with the projected
lew transandean wires from Buenos
Ayres.
Reports from East Africa say that
Gmin Pasha has reached Usarango, at
AlC llCShO Va lLdhO 4AADSlb IHuNdIu IN Ill
"a, and has been joined by the troops
le formerly commanded at Wadelai, and
lad fought several successful engage
nents.
A visitor to Monte Carlo reports that
here are no less than than fifteen new
raves, unmarked, in the cemetery, of
persons made desperate by their losses
Who committed suicide. OF most of
hese cases no record has been given or
8 kept.
The Dublin Irish Catholic asserts that
scheme is in operation in many parts
t Ireland to draw the young men into
he membership ofsecret societies. This
cheme, adds the paper, aims at prevent
ng the attainment of home rule for Ire
and in a constitutional manner, and
must inevitably result in murder and
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