Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-07-20
FOREIGN FLASHES.
Anarchist Newspapers, Leaflets
and Books Seized.
THE BREWERS IN BELGIUM
Baron Hirsch Preparing to Make a
Visit to the Argentine Re-
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ton in Paris.
An elevated electric railway is to be
built in Berlin.
Nightingales have been especially nu-
merous in England this year.
The only European sovereign older
than Victoria is the King OF Denmark.
A lady in Copenhagen has been otfici-
ally registered as carpenter and joiner.
An epidemic of typhus fever prevails
among the soldiers Of the Munich gar
risOn, Bavaria.
1t is matter OF common occurrence
in England nowadays for an auctioneer
to sell castle or an abbey.
Scandals in French politics are becom-
ing so numerous that Paris reporters
have ceased investigating them.
The Prince OF Wales has resumed his
office of Captain-General and ColOnekof
the Honorable Artillery Company.
A society has been formed in England
to discourage vandal advertising because
of its defacement OF natural scenery,
The principal orange growers in KAT
fraria complain that the fruit is poor
both in'srantity and quality this season.
Brewers in Belgium, where there are
eighty-nine breweries, are reported to be
having an exceptionally prosperous pc
riod.
A drastic measure for the regulation
and restriction of foreign immigration is
before the Legislature OF New South
Wales.
A novel insurance company has been
started in France, with the object of
supplying girls with dowries when they
marry.
The Queens appointment OF the Duke
OF Edinburgh as Admiral of the fleets is
not received with acclamation by the
British public.
The Turks are now watering the land
in Thessaly with holy water from Mecca
in order, as they suppose, to keep down
the plague of mice.
India has shipped to Europe since
April l 100000 bushels OF wheat
against l6, 100000 bushels in the CORE
spending time last year.
Some members OF London's smart Sc
are attempting by force OF example t.
revive the wearing OF knee breeches as
: fashion OF evening dress.
Many Anarchist newspapers, leaflet
and books have been seized in the bar
= racks in Milan, Naples, Florence anC
Turin within the last few days.
A bill granting monetary assistance t,
, poor settlers in order to facilitate tn
: settling OF the colony has passed tn
New South Wales Parliament.
1t is stated that the Panama cana
works will be resumed at the end o
: 1898, and that already $4,000, 900 franc
t have been raised for the purpose.
{ Patti is now at Craig-y-Nos Castl
= studying the new opera by Sig. Pizzi
: which she will produce during her tou
b. OF the United States next winter
D 1t has not yet been definitely settleC
4 that the German government will hav,
majority in the Reichstag, many o
those elected reserving their views.
Chardonnet, an ingenious Frenchman
has invented process for manufactur
= ing artificial silk that is said to compare
1 very favorably with the real article.
The latest man to beat Zola in a con
I test for chair in the French Academ'
A is Ferdinand Brunetiere. He is a pro
= fessor of French literature and literar,
critic.
: 1t is said that the city of Liverpool
England, possesses the largest fire en-
gine in the world. 1t has a capacity O
from 1900 to 2, 100 gallons of water pc
minute.
: \ notable instance of the decline il
5 value of farm lands in England is in tn
q sale three weeks ago OF farm in Esse!
: for e4,5OO which sixteen years ag
E brought GA, 200.
e Historic homes are cheap in London
: The house OF the banker and poet, Sam
: uel Rogers, was withdrawn from an auc
, tion sale week before last because of tn
o smallness OF the bids.
a No credence is attached in well-in
formed quarters at Constantinople t,
u the report that the Turkish governmen
. had decided to enforce military service
!. upon its Jewish subjects.
! In Paris there are several women VIII,
/ are empowered by police permits to wea
masculine clothing. These include
famous artist and several whose profes
sional duties are arduous.
The officers of the German army ar
TO have a new cloak, the novelty o
: which lies in the fact that by an ingeni
! ouS device the cloak may be made thicl
Il or thin. 1t is adapted for winter or sum
, mer wear.
/ 1t is believed by the engineers and of
ticials OF the enterprise that the Man
. chester ship canal will be opened fo
| traihc along It's entire length from Liv
erpsool to Manchester by next Februar,
I or March.
Baron Hirsch is preparing to make ,
: visit to the Argentine Republic, wher,
Tor two years past he has been striyin,
TO establish Hebrew colonies, and wher,
he has purchased good deal OF land TO
colonizIng purposes.
\ Debating in the House of Common
has become, 80 far rs the government
I and Its supporters are concerned, mon
. ologue on the part OF Mr.. Gladstone
v Tie meets all comerS, and in doing so h,
; shows wonderful address and resource
Salt water for Street-sprinklinvi is use,
d at Yarmouth, Birkenhead and othe
, English ports and found to he particu
! larly advantageous. At Birkenheai /
Is said that one spread OF salt water i
equal to three OF fresh water ior LAWN,
7 the dust.
Home Park, bit OF pleasure crount
, which has just been opened to the peo
, pie oI London, contains an oak with ,
girth OF thlrty-Sevcn feet and q noted
r elm OF great size growing in two stems
. known as the Two Sisters OF Kin.
, I Charles Swing ''s