The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-07-22
FOREIGN FLASHES.
Anarchist Newspapers, Leaflets
and Books Seized.
THE BREWERS IN BELGIUM.
Baron Hirsch Preparing to Make a
Visit to the Argentine Re-
public-ChardOnnet.
THE BREWERS IN BELGIUM.

Horsehesh is dearer than beef or NUT.
ton in Paris.
An elevated electric railway is to be
built in Berlin.
NightingaIes 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 ofici-
ally registered a. a 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 a castle or an abbey.
Scandals in French politics are becom-
ing 50 numerous that Paris reporters
have ceased investigating them.
The Prince Of Wales has resumed his
office OF aptain-General and Colonel Of
the Honorable Artillery Company.
A society has been formed in England
to discourage vandal advertising because
OF its DETACHMENT Of natural scenery.
The principal orange growers in Kaf-
fraria complain that the fruit is poor
both in quantity 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 IL, 100000 bushels in the CORE
spending time last year.
Some members of London's smart set
are attempting by force of example to
revive the wearing, of knee breeches as
fashion of evening dress.
Many Anarchist newspapers, leaflets
and books have been seized in the bar
racks in Milan, Naples, Florence and
Turin within the last few days.
A bill granting monetary assistance to
poor settlers in order to facilitate the
settling of the colony has passed the
New South Wales Parliament.
1t is stated that the Panama canal
works will be resumed at the end of
1898, and that already 50OOO,OOO francs
have been raised for the purpose.
Patti is now at Craig-y-Nos Castle
studying the new opera by Sig. Pizzi,
which she will produce during her tour
OF the United States next winter.
1t has not yet been definitely settled
that the German government will have
majority in the Reichstag, many of
those elected reserving their views.
Chardonnet, an ingenious Frenchman.
has invented a process for manufactur-
ing artificial silk that is said to compare
very favorably with the real article.
The latest man to beat Zola in a con-
test for chair in the French Academy
is Ferdinand Brunetiere. He is pro-
lessor OF French literature and literary
critic.
1t is said that the city of LIVERPOOL,
England, possesses the largest fire en-
gine in the world. 1t has a capacity of
from 1900 to 2,100 gallons of water per
A notable instance of the decline in
value of farm lands in England is in the
sale three weeks ago of farm in Essex
for f4,500 which sixteen years ago
brought G14,700.
Historic homes are cheap in London.
The house of the banker and poet, Sam
uel Rogers, was withdrawn from an auc-
ton sale week before last because of the
of the bids.
No credence is attached in well-in-
formed quarters at Constantinople to
the report that the Turkish government
had decided to enforce military service
upon its Jewish subjects.
In Paris there are several women who
are empowered by police permits to wear
masculine clothing. These include a
famous artist and several whose profess
sional duties are arduous.
The officers of the German army are
to have a new cloak, the novelty of
which lies in the fact that by an ingeni-
JUS device the cloak may be made thick
or thin. 1t is adapted for winter or sum-
ner wear.
1t is believed by the engineers and Of
icials of the enterprise that the Man
hester ship canal will be opened for
;raftic along its entire length from Liv-
9rpool to Manchester by next February
)r March.
Baron Hirsch is preparing to make a
yisit to the Argentine Republic, where
or two years past he has been striving
o establish Hebrew colonies, and where |
lie has purchased good deal of land for
purposes.