The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-09-05
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Hyppolite Cabinet
in Hayti Resigns.
LABOR MARKET IN ENGLAND.
Munich to Be Lighted by Electricity
Alexis Angry at the Fuss
Made Over Him.
LABOR MARKET IN ENGLAND.

Russia meditates an increase Of duties
on impOrtations Of iruit.
1t is believed in Berlin that the Rus
sian rye ukase will be rescinded in Octo-
Der.
The forest fires at Toulon, France. have
been extinguished The damage will be
great.
The tower TO be built near London will
be only sixteen feet higher than the Elf
fel tower Of Paris.
The present plans Of the japanese
government will double the navy of that
country within six years.
The Eastbourne tEngland) authorities
will not permit the Salvation Army on
the streets Sunday with its brass bands.
By means Of pneumatic tubes letters
dropped in letter box in Paris reach
Berlin often within thirty-fye minutes.
The European powers have demanded
that China take immediate steps for the
protection Of the lives and property of
foreigners.
China has just coined silver dollar,
which will be accepted in trade in place
OF the Mexican and japanese coins here
toiOre used.
The Jafia.Jerusalem railroad is about
half finished, and tourists will be able
to travel TO Jerusalem from the coast by
next summer.
1t is denied that Countess Caithness
has been elected successor to Nine.
Blavatsky' as the head Of the Theo-
sophical Society.
Mrs John w. Mackay has inaugurated
a series OF river parties on the Thames
during the summer months. They have
been very successful.
The city OF Munich is to be lighted by
electricity, the power to be furnished by
the river lser. Nearly six miles OF streets
are to be illuminated.
Tea-growing is becoming one of the
leading industries of Fiji, and ii is antic-
ipated that large traffic in the article
will soon be developed.
The metric system for England is ia
vored by the Geographical Congress;
also the compilation of geographical
pronouncing dictionary.
In survey of the business situation
in European journals they find no pros
pect OF immediate betterment anywhere
except in the United States.
The labor market in England is in
disturbed condition. The demand has
fallen off in the ship building, engineer
ing and iron and steel trades.
Rome now sits upon her seven hills
with what is positively broad grin.
King Humbert says with emphasis that
she is to be Italy's capital forever.
The French wheat crop is estimated at
10000, 900 hectoliters, a deficit of s., ,000,- !
600. The customs tax on wheat will |
therefore be suspended for one year.
Another scientific observer publishes
a pamphlet TO show that the European
jaw is narrowing through the lesser Sc
verify of its labors that accompanies
civilized food.
An epidemic of malignant malaria is
the inhabitants of Glogau. |
Neisse, Loewen, Kasel and parts of Bres-
lau, and is supposed to have been caused |
by the recent flooding.
The members of the Cabinet of Hyp-
polite in Hayti have resigned. They felt |
themselves insulfed by the National
Chamber refusing to grant telegraph
that they had indorsed.
The German method of dealing with
Turkish brigandage is complete. The
brigand is paid all ne demands, and
then Berlin draws on Constantinople at
sight for the bill.
Lord Donoughmore recognizes the
malady of which st. Kilda children die
as one well known on the west coast of |
South America, where medical skill has |
been totally unable to grapple with it.
The India press is greatly worked up
over the execution of the two principals |
in the Manipur massacre by the English |
government, and are endeavoring to es-
tablish sentiment unfavorable to the
latter.
The Manchester ship canal, which is
to make that city seaport, was expected
70 have been completed in August of
next year, but the contractors have asked
or an extension until the close of 1898.
In the Salisbury-O y 'Brien case an agree
nent has been signed by which O'Brien
promises to pay his debt, with the costs,
nto court on Salisbury undertaking to
facilitate an appeal to the British House
If Lords.
There will be 10000 troops engaged in
he Austrian maneuvers, which begin
shortly. Smokeless powder will be used
exclusively, this being the most extern
'ive test yet made of the efficiency of
hat invention.
The articles of George Kennan on
Russia have been translated into the
French, Danish, Dutch and Greek lam
yuages, and have stirred public opinion
n Europe more than any other writings
which have appeared.
The London NewS says: 1t is not
many years since Europe was practically
Independent of American supplies. This
season it is clear that without Americas
lelp Europe would be on the verge of
starvation before the next harvest.