Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-05-25
FOREIGN FLASHES.
Emigrants Leave England for
Mozambique, Africa.
THE FOREIGN TRADE OF JAPAN
Emperor William Finds Fault With
the Bishop of Metz - Herr
ROzwadOvski-Etc.

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Europe.
Sir Charles Dixie wants the British
to get out OF Egypt.
Emperor William forbids all German
clericals to meddle in political affairs.
Steps are taking to effect a combina-
ton OF all trades unions in Great Brit
ain.
The long drought in Austria has been
broken and the wheat crop placed be-
yond all danger.
Russia has communicated to the Pope !
her intention to send permanent Min
ister to the Vatican.
Scotland's population in the middle OF
last year was 4,063, 452-1, ,96l ,40l males |
and 2,1O2,05l females.
Heavy frosts have greatly injured the
vines in the wine districts OF Austria,
Switzerland and France.
The question Of ocean penny postage
has recently engaged the attention OF the
British House OF Commons.
Adelna Patti has commissioned the
Italian composer, Emile Pizzi, to write
a short opera for her American tour.
The late William B. Astor's personal
estate in Great Britain has been returned
with an official valuation OF 81 ,320, 600.
The British Consul at Bordeaux re-
ports that last years vintage, though
large in quantity, Is OF very poor quanty.
Russian cotton spinners boast that
they will soon be in a position to dis
pense with American cotton altogether.
Japan's foreign trade for 1892 exceeded
that OF 1891 by 20,000,0OO yen. The
principal increase was in the values OF
silk and tea.
1t has now been decided to light the
whole OF the Southampton docks with
electricity, while the cranes will be
worked by hydraulic power.
Bismarck according to an interviewer
thinks that the anti-Semitic troubles
will be gradually settled by the inter-
marriage of Jews and Gentiles.
Thirty miles of underground electric
railway similar to the City and South
London line has been proposed for Ber-
lin at an estimated expense OF $10,000,-
600.
Something strange lately affected the
fish in Hongkong waters. For many days
they were in state OF stupor, and al
lowed themselves to be caught by hand,
making no effort to escape.
The Jerusalem and Jaffa Railroad
Company is said to have inaugurated a
real-estate movement in Jerusalem; to
have laid out additions and run up lands
from 81 an acre to $4,000.
The Italian Chamber OF Deputies has
commenced the debate on the naval es-
Inmates, which the commission on the
subject proposes to increase from so, 700,-
600 lire to l05, 100000 lire.
4 Spanish engineer proposes to build
a bridge OF aluminium across the Straits
OF Gibraltar. The project is being sci
entitically discussed in the current num-
bers OF La Naturaleza Of Madrid.
The Russian government proposes to
convene a commission of Jewish rabbis
IN September next to take the whole
Jewish question into consideration and
assist in bringing it to settlement.
The five Australian banks thus far re-
ported to have closed their doors have a
total OF some Sl70,000000 of liabilities.
This is an enormous sum for the small
population OF that part OF the world.
There have been discovered among the
treasures of the British Museum some
curious votive tablets set up in ancient
Greek medical temples by grateful pa
tients who had been cured OF disease.
The admirers OF Prince Bismarck, who
contributed three years ago more than
| S2oJ,OOO Tor monument to the great
statesman, are dissatisfied with the CON-
mittee having the arrangements in
charge.
The telephone has well nigh super
seded the telegraph between London and
Paris. The average time for sending and
delivery of Il telegram is half an hour.
while the telephone gives instant COM
| munication.
Herr Rozwadovski, a member of the
Austrian Reichsrath, who owns land in
Russian Poland, where he occasionally
spends some time, has been expelled
from Poland with his family by the Rus
sian authorities.
Another expedition of white people
lett England few weeks ago for Mozam-
bique, Africa, rs an advance party of set
tiers who are to colonize about 800 square
miles OF territory between the rivers
Iambesi and Sabi.
After being quite large for three
months Australian shipments have de-
creased very much. The April ship
ments were only 44S, 600 bushels. against
l,NA,OOO bushels in March and 752, 600
bushels in April, 1892.
Emperor William has sent a letter 10
the Bishop OF Metz in which he finds
fault with the attitude of that prelate in
introducing to the Pope a BODY of pil.
grims from Lorraine. The Bishops Ian.
guage in doing so was an insult to King
Humbcrt.
\ rather curious report is now abroad
IN Berlin that the Emperor is displeased
with Chancellor Won Capriyi on the
ground that the army bill was misman.
aged IN the lobby, and that false hopes
OF passing the measure were cultivated
persistently.
The memorial to be erected in honor
OF Marshal Davout is to take the form
OF lighthouse on the coast of Britannv
his daughter having left 500. 600 for t6s
purpose; to this the French government
has added $4,000. The lighthouse will
be l95 feet high.
Miss Florrie Bryan, young English
woman, has torsaken Christianity and
married the Maharajah OF Patiala in In.
dia. She was received a. member oi
| the sikh religious community lust beiore
the marriage, which was celebrated no.
corting to Sikh rites.