The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-12-16
FOREIGN FLASHES.
New System of Management for
the Bank Of England.
PRIMROSE LEAGUE OF ENGLAND
The Spanish Municipal Elections
Revolving Treatment Of Pa.
tients in Asylums.

European navies employ 300, 900 men
don.
London uses 2O3,OOOOOO gallons Of
water day.
Bavaria has violent influenza cpl
demic. f
The Portuguese Cabinet is to be reor-
ganized.
All the dangerous Anarchists in France
are in Jail.
The assessed valuation of Cape Town,
Africa, is $l8, ,285 685.
The Primrose League OF England now
has /, ,l6O,56 members.
Monarchists made large gains in the
Spanish municipal elections.
Italy may be allowed by her allies to
reduce her army by two corps.
Dervishes are advancing along the
east and west banks of the Nile.
The British South Africa COMPANY
Will increase its capital 81 ,0O0,OOO
The Pope's health is very feeble. and
1t Is not believed he can live until March.
The Marquis of Huntly has been
elected rector Of the University of Aber-
deem.
The Prince of Wales opened the Bride
Lane Polytechnic Institute with an adj
dress.
Americans are leaving Paris because
the influenza has appeared in some of
the hotels.
The London press unites in advising a
new system OF management for the Bank |
of England.
Herr Nagel, spirit refner of Ham
burg, has failed with liabilities amount
ing to $3.50, 900.
Revolving treatment OF patients in
asyiums near Berlin is charged bv the
Berlin Vorwaerts.
Prospects are bright for early apree-
ment between Russia and Germany on
commercial treaty.
The spread OF influenza in Russia is
1t is also prevalent in a
mild form in England.
LIoyd's recorder on November 20 re-
ported !44 wrecks, the highest ever re-
ported for single day.
The great new bridge across the
thames. opposite the Tower of London.
S now very nearly finished.
Kaiser William worries because the :
regulations for a commercial treaty !
With Russia move so slowly.
Danseuse Sylvia Grey of the Gaietv
heater, London, has welded R. L. Fen
7ick, an alleged rich American.
A great railway system in the course +
construction will girdle the HOLY :
and from one end to the other. :.
There are in London 120, 900 barmaids. i,
hey are on duty from fifteen and a half y
eighteen and half hours day. :
At a recent conference of Swiss hotel ~
roprletors it was decided to do away l.
ith the system of fees to servants.
Cholera quarantine has cost four
rmenlan districts $15,0000 900 loss in st
ade, and the famine is increasing. n
1t is stated that 1900 people per-
he'd in the earthquake at Kuchan. Per.
a, together with $1,000 head of cattle. CT
A protest against an increase in the
erln Bourse tax and a petition for its
lection will be presented to the Reich
ag. T
The underground electric system m
'rks taultlessly at Buda Pesth, where
100000 passengers were carried last dc
ar.
In order to meet the competition of
lnlbuses and tramcars penny fares
We been started as an experiment in m
elbourne. st,
Mr.. Stead has launched his ideal iour-
|, the Daily Paper. 1t is forty page co
arto, very much like a small edition
the Review of Reviews.
United States Minister Terrill has OBJ -,
ned from Turkey recognition for fe- ~
lie physicians. something that has al CO,
VS. heretofore been denied. St, St,
n spite of the bombardment horse-
ing still goes on at Rio de Janeiro.
us excitement is kept up inland, as A
Il as along the water front. Jos
new method of coloring iron has the
N discovered in England which
lrely prevents rust, even though the
tai be brought to a red heat. n
he government has resolved to make O
'rge increase in the Austrian artillery srs
'es from the first of the year. Forty gas
new regiments will be added.
lrs. Rea, widow of DR.. John Rea.
Arctic explorer, has presented her
husbands collection of Arctic and
81, curiosities to the University of
nburgh.
gratitude for the treatment the
sian navy received at Paris the -
pie OF st. Petersburg are going to i
bell cast larger than anv now in
rance and send it to the cathedral :
'otre Dame de Paris.
'ance is inflicted with new form Of
lterfeit coin. Many 20 franc pieces MI
circulation are made of platinum. dress
plated. The weight and ring are unde
same as the real article. and thew Mi