Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-06-08
FOREIGN CABLES.
An Eng1ishman Pays SIS,
for a Single Kiss.
A VESSEL OF WAR WRECKED.
The New Italian Cabinet - Louis
Kossuth Advises His Parti.
sans in Hungary.

The striking dockers at Hull, England,
continue to ill-treat non-unionists.
The Australian failures are not likely
to have widespread effect in England.
Influenza in virulent form has ap-
peared in the Grand Duchy of Baden.
Surveys are being made for three new
railroads in the Transvaal, South Africa.
Among the causes of the Italian Cab
met crisis was the misuse OF the Casa
deposit by the Ministers.
The Gar proposes to colonize Siberia
by the peasants who were impoverished
by the famine and cholera.
In Persia when railway train kills
man the natives pull up the track for
miles and boycott the trains.
The volcano Bandaisan in Japan has
become active, and widespread disaster
has been caused by its eruptions.
Louis Kossuth has advised his parti-
sans in Hungary to support the Week
erie Cabinet and its liberal policy.
There are now but four provinces in
China-Shansi, Shensi, Kansu and HUI
nan-that are without the electric wire.
At the beginning of this year there
were S340, 1000, 900 in gold and s251, ,40O,-
900 in silver in the vaults Of the Bank Of
| France.
There are five bills before the French
Chamber whose object is to check or
prevent the immigration of foreigners
into the country.
The Brazilian vessel of war Almirante
Barrosa has been totally wrecked near
Ras Charer, port OF the coast OF Mid
die Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez.
Seventeen Berlin bankers have signed
an appeal for an election fund with which
to promote the choice OF Liberal candi-
dates supporting the government.
Cardiff is going to spend 100000 to
improve her docks and harbor, build new
railway connections and generally bid
for the American passenger traffic.
In 1889 the imperial postoffice OF Rus
sia handled 1S9 ,Sl6,000 letters, %, ,032, 900
post cards, II, $50, 900 registered packages
and 3l,742,000 samples Of merchandise.
Tail feathers plucked from the feriwah,
a rare and beautiful Indian bird, form
the plume worn on State occasions by
the Prince Of Wales. 1t is said to be
worth $4,000.
NJ. de Giers, Russia's G. o. NJ, though
mentally vigorous, cannot support the
weight Of his body, and has to be wheeled
about in a chair. His weakness is all in
his lower limbs.
Kaiser Wilhelm has been issuing or
ders with regard to the clothing to be
worn by officers, in which he says: 81
hereby forbid every extravaganza in the
matter of dress"
Ben Jeans has been passenger con-
ductor on the Great Western railway OF
England for fifty years, has travelled in
that time 3, ,494 ,452 miles, and has never
met with an accident.
The English Home Secretary has or
dered series of inquiries with the view
of protecting the interests of people en-
gagged in unhealthy occupations, such as
are carried on in chemical works, pot
teries and quarries.
A new scheme is being tried in Aus
tralia with good results for the extermi-
nation OF rabbits. Cartridges generating
poisonous gas are put in the burrows,
the holes closed, and the rabbits are
killed by the poison in the smoke.
The route from England to India is
: strewn with treasure, owing to the many
shipping disasters. An industrious stat
istician reckons that fully eS00, ,000, ,00C
: worth OF gold and jewels lie at the bot
tom OF the sea on that frequented way
Some 1000 members of the British
volunteer forces have served continuous
y and efficiently for periods of from
: twenty to thirty-three years, and it il
proposed to bestow a medal or badge or
them for long service and good conduct
Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, who
has Just made gift of his fine chateau
and grounds, valued at over $4,000, 900,
at Reichenau in the Syrian Alps for q
consumptives' hospital, is the senior
member of the Vienna branch of the
Rothschild family.
The White Star line has given an order
to London ship builders for the construc-
ton OF steamer 800 feet long, which
will beat anything afloat. The Gothic,
5000 tons, another new vessel for the
same line, will be launched at London
about the end of June.
The Globe, brig of 329 tons register.
was recently in the Liverpool docks un-
loading a cargo. She was built in 1885,
and has been in constant service for
} tifty-seyen years, but survey showed
, her to be seaworthy and apparently good
for many more voyages.
The Pope's will has been made for
many years. The document is in Latin,
and begins with an humble confession of
human weakness and appeals to the
merits OF our Lord and all the saints.
In it Leo XIII distinctly disclaims all
personal inclination in the matter of the
choice of his successor.
Giolitti has agreed to reconstruct the
Italian Cabinet, with Gigliardo as Min
istcr OF Finance; Canonico as Justice
Grimaldi, Treasury; Brin, Foreign AZ
fairs; Pelloux, War; Recchia, Marine
Lava, Commerce; Martini, Public In
struction; Genala, Public Works: Fin.
errehisro Aprile, Posts and Telegraphs
An English gentleman paid $1,000 for
\ single kiss in Vienna last week. The
Marchioness Pallaviccini was one OF the
most beautiful boothtenders at a charity
fair, and the Englishman offered to give
the sum named for one kiss. 1t was sc.
cepted and the kiss delivered on the spot.
1t is q serious matter in Armenia
should = maiden attain her seventeenth
year with no prospect OF marriage. for
when the festival of st. Sergius comes
round she is obliged to fast three days
and eat salt fish without quenchinc her
thirst. unless some kind swain promises
to take her.
Baron Stumm Halberg has {. 900 or 10.
900 men employed in his iron works ON