Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-03-30
FORJIGN LANDS.
Unpublihed Letters of Vol
Ge Discovered.
SARAH 3ERNHARDT IN ROME.
Ex-Ouen Isabella Petitions the
Pop to Make Columbus
a Saint-Etc.
SARAH 3ERNHARDT IN ROME

German troops in East Africa have
won "a important victory over hostile
natiyei at Uniangrvira.
A Gtneva telegram states that an i'm,
portart discovery OF 800 unpublisneu
letters Of Voltaire has been made there
According to the latest arrangements
Dr. Nusen will leave Christiania on his
Arctic Expedition at the beginning oil
June.
Adelha Patti gets $4,000 for every
Londor concert, while she sings in the
provinces for 81 800 and in Milan for 81
900 nyht.
The lope is soon to issue a letter to
the Frech Episcopacy urging the torma-
ton ola party OF Republican Catholics
in the chamber of Deputies.
The steamer New York has been
throw, open to the public at q shilling
a headin the port of Southampton, the
receips going to local charities.
I. Nwton Moffin is urging in London
the ppject of roofing over the principal
street OF that city with glass. The UNI
brellmakers will cry all hail to the
scheme.
Tn, swarms of field mice which caused
such devastation last year in Thessaly
are BEGINNING to reappear in that prov.
ince nd in the neighboring district OF
| Phthotis.
Tb Turkish government has proposed
| to th Sultan that he invite the States OF
the ottoman Empire to "a commercial
and industrial competition" in Con-
aninople.
Aiother exploring expedition into the
inteior of the Australian Continent is
sooI to be equipped by Sir Thomas El-
der and to start under the leadership OF
David Lindsay.
Al English shipbuilder says that the
cos of an ocean steamer in Great Bri-
tail is now much greater than it was ten
years ago. A first.class ship now costs
abcut $4,000, 900.
Hrs. Besant has arrived in London,
wtere she is reporting that the results
Of her tour in this country convince her
tat "theosophy has great future be-
foe it in America"
An equestrian statue of the late EN-
peor Frederick of Germany is to be
erected on the hill at Worth, whence he
directed the battle of Worth in the
1sSanco-German war.
IA from a return which has just been
laid before the House of Commons it
appears that out OF 995, 900 electors who
voted in Ireland at the general election
349l9 were illiterates.
Preece, the celebrated English cleo
trician, believes the success of the Lon
don and Paris telephone line foreshad-
ows telephone communication between
England and America.
The King of Saxony will celebrate the
iftieth anniversary OF his entrance into
the army next October. The people oi
Saxony are already making preparations
to honor the anniversary.
There is on exhibition in Berlin an Ell.
ephant which is reputed to be the small
est in the world. The animal, it is said,
is three years old, stands three feet in
height and weighs but 156 pounds.
The music hall seems to be about the
best paying OF public entertainment
ventures in London, and the conversion
of theaters into music halls and the
opening of new halls goes on apace.
Sarah Bernhardt, so London papers
report, has ceased to be star attraction
at Rome and Vienna. According to c
reports she has been doing bad business
in both capitals, and prices have had tc
be lowered.
A Mosem mob has possession OF Csc
ssrea, Palestine. The rioters have robbed
hundreds and killed many, sacked
churches and burst into private houses
and shops. All places oil business ar,
close and trade is utterly stagnant.
The largest turret ship in the world
the Hood OF the English navy, success
fully passed the official trial OF her ma
chinery few days ago. She has dis
placement OF 14,150 tons. The total cos
Of the Hood when fully equipped will
amount to $4,750,000.
The authorities OF the Great Eastern
railway in England and the traffic man
ager OF the Holland railways have b. Ell
in conference with the Prussian Ministe
OF Public Works wi h the view OF ar
ranging for q new and rapid route be
tween London and Berlin.
The City Commissioners OF Sewers ar
making application to the Thames Con
servancy Board, in view of the possibl
outbreak Of cholera, for permission +
place cholera hospital ship on tn
Thames, within the city boundary, fo
the reception Of cases occurring on land
Ex.Queen Isabella OF Spain has writer
to the Pope, petitioning him to canoniL
Christopher Columbus as saint OF tn,
holy Catholic Church, her reasons be
ing that he was the first man to rails
the cross OF Christ in America. st. Co
lumbus would indeed be a new role fo
the famous old navigator.
An interesting discovery was lately
made at Glastonbury, Somersetshire
England, of the remains of an ancien
lake village. From sixty to seventy low
mounds, rising from one to two fee
above the surrounding soil and from
twenty to thirty feet across, were tounc
on the level moor. which stretches Il
the British Channel. Many curious OBJ
iects were found.
y A novel measure OF protection agains
thievss and other crooked customers ha,
been instituted by the Bank OF France
An instantaneous Photographic operate,
Is placed in such position that he can
on receiving q signal from the cashier
take q Photograph OF the person then A,
the window. A valuable record NAV be
thus preserved OF the person TO whom
the check is paid or whose identity 4