The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-09-04
FOREIGN NEWS. 4
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.

i on lmpOTtatlOnb OF IfHlJ,
| 1t is believed in Berlin that the Rus
sian rye ukase will be rescinded in Octo-
ber.
The forest fires ut Toulon, France, have
been extinguished. The damage will he
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.
4 In Paris a panorama representing the
fall OF Yorktown is being painted ior ex-
hibition ut the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
The Eastbourne England authorities
will not permit the Salvation Army on
the streets Sunday with its brass bands.
BY means OF pneumatic tubes letters
dropped in a letter box in Paris reach
Berlin often within thirty-fge 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 he accepted in trade in place
OF the Mexican and Japanese coins here
tofore used.
The Jatfa. Jerusalem railroad is about
hall finished, and tourists will be able
to travel to Jerusalem from the coast by
next summer.
I 1t is denied that Countess Oaithness
has been elected "successor to Nine,
Bayatsky" 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 he 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 il il antie-
ipated that a 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 a 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 gin.
King Humbert says with emphasis that
she is 70 be Italy's capital forever.
The,French wheat crop is estimated at
10000, 900 hectoGters. deficit Of 80 ,00O,-
OO0. 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 se-
verify OF its labors that accompanies
civilized food.
An epidemic Of malignant malaria is
aiillcting the inhabitants OF Glogau,
Neisse, Loewen, Kasel aud parts Of Bres-
lau, and is supposed to have been caused
by the recent flooding.
The members Of the Cabinet OF Hvp-
polite in Hayti have resigned. They felt
themselves insulted by the National
Chamber refusing to grant telegraph
concession that they had indorsed
The Manchester ship canal, which is
to make that city seaport, was expected
TO have been completed in August OF
next year, bntthe contractors have asked
for an extension until the close Of 1893.
In the Salisbury-0 'Brien case an agree
ment has been signed by which 0'Brien
promises to pay Ills debt, with the costs,
into court on Salisbury's undertaking to
facilitate an appeal to the British House
Of Lords.
There will be 10000 troops engaged in
the Austrian maneuvers, which begin
shortly. smnkeless powder will be used
exclusively, this being the most exten-
siye test yet made OF the efficiency Of
that invention.
The articles OF George Kennan on
Russia have been translated into the
French, Danish, Dutch and ,ireek Ian
guages, and have stirred pubic opinion
in Europe more than any other writings
which have appeared.
The London Mems saws: II is not
many years since Europe was practically
independent Of American supplies This
season IL ia clear that tuithnnt Araapicaia