The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-07-31
The Slave Trade Revived
in Morocco.
FANATlCISM AMONG TURKS.
Count Won Munster Denies the report
That the Late Emperor Intended
to Fire Prince Bismarck.

cooperative bakery.
The French Chamber OF Deputies will
be asked for $60O,00) to provide for
frances exhibit at Chicago.
Germany is considering the abandon
ment OF her possessions in New Guinea
and the Bismarck Archipelago.
An exciting discussion in tire French
Chambers is anticipated over the pro-
posed statue TO Danton Mt Paris.
An ingenious American proposes to
build IN elevator at Mount Blanc, which
will be able to carry 2l6 persons AZ once,
The law passed in the House Of Com.
mons prohibiting the employment OF
children under ! years affects 2Ja,OOO
little workers.
Much anxiety las been caused in In
dia by the discovery that Russian mer-
chants have succeeded in getting loot
hold in Aighanistan.
The British Parliament has been pro-
rogued to July 81 in order TO give the
Commons holiday and let everybody
Join in the welcome to the German Em-
per0r.
On account Of the disorganizatim Of
labor In Brazil II is said the coffee crop
has been 20 seriously affected as TO cause
reduction Of several million bags IN
the yield.
Count Won Munster has caused de-
nial to be published Of the report that
the late Emperor William had ever IN
tended to dispense with the presence Of
Bismarck.
Germany's new income tax law, lust
published, compels foreigners engaged
in business in tiermany Tor year or
more to pay the same tax az il imposed
on Germans.
The Berlin Social Democrats are so
well pleased with their schools for work.
ing people that Efforts are being made
to extend the system both in Berlin and
other large cities in Germany.
The Pope has decided to create in
Mexico three archbishoprics to be called
Linares, 0axaca and Durango and five
bishoprics--Cuernayaca Haltillo, Ie-
pico, Tehuantepec and Chihuahua.
The right Of telling trees over no fewer
than 665, 900 square miles OF the keras-
sond forests and 4D7 ,000 square miller Of
the Firehol forests near Trebizond has
been granted by the Turkish government
TO private spectators.
A clever Frenchman has lust been
taking the statistics OF the charities Of
Paris, which are immense In volume,
and he finds that three-fourths Of colos-
sal sum which theyrepresent Is absorbed
by professional beggars.
A steamer which arrived in London
from Auckland recently brought cargo
consisting OF 10000 sheep and 1000
beeves, all dressed and frozen. This is
the largest single cargo Of dressed meat
that has ever been brought to England,
The societies for the protection oi ami
male in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
have petitioned the Queen Of Italy to
exert her influence in protecting the
northern birds which migrate TO Italy in
winter and are killed there in vast mum
bers.
Advices from Morocco report the re-
vival OF the slave trade in the interiorof
that empire, where caravans from the
Sahara are frequently bringing slaves Of
both sexes and young lads TO slave deal
ers in cities like Fez, Mequinez and Mo
rocco.
Writing by telegraph, now 80 much
talked about, was triedin France twenty
years ago. Signatures were sent from
Pau TO Paris, and the experiment was
considered entirely successful. After
that the whole matter was suffered to
fall into abeyance.
There is said to be a good deal Of un-
eaeiness among Christians in the Levant
at the signs Of increasing ianaticism
among the Turks. -Four Christian bows
and Christian officer in the Turkish
army have lately been found dead under
circumstances leading to the belief that
they were sacrificed to religious bigotry.
Five thousand four hundred Italians.
who left the ports of Naples and Genoa
for Brazil week before last, were induced
to go to Brazil by a company tina! was
organized in Rio de Janeiro last wear.
Thisineorporated company, which hasa
nominal capital Of 10000, 600, proposes
TO establish large colonies on the Brazil
ian public domain.
The Italian government has already
sounded the leading Berlin bankers on
the subject Of loan to redeem that
country from its present almost hopeless
financial condition. The response, 1t is
said, has been favorable. The imperial
governments earnestly desirous to see
Italy put on sound basis financially in
order that Italy may remain free from
French temptation.
II is stated that the Pope has written
to Cardinal Gibbons that he will never
concede the demands made BY Herr Ca
hensley on behalf Of st. Raphael Socie-
ties for the protection Of Catholic emf
grants IN 50 far as the appointment Of
national Bishops is concerned, and that
the Pope has also refused the petition Of
the Poles In the United States FOR the