The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-02-25
FOREIGN CABLEGRAMS
Several Of the Most Conspicuous
Italian Statesmen
IMPLICATED IN THE BANK SCANDAL
The Strike Of the JOurneymen Bakers in
Paris Ended-Ylenna About to
Have a Scandal.

The Khedive has been we'll received
at Assioot.
Among the British nobility 10 PEI
cent are childless.
More Americans than ever before et
this season are in Italy.
Germany proposes to build FIVE battle
chips, each to cost 81 100000.
Nearly $4,000 Hindus lost their lives
last year from being bitten by snakes.
OF the 1876 members OF the London
County Council not one is a saloonkeeper.
Emperor William toasts the Gar in
public, but in private they say he roasts
him.
Stanley contradicts the report that be
intends to make another expedition into
Africa.
During 1892 1921 horses, 275 dom
keys and 81 mules were eaten by the
Parisians.
A directory Of resident Americans In
London, an edition de luxe, is to appear
IN the spring.
Witte, the new Minister of Finance
in Russia, has begun by imposing new
tax on the people.
London society papers are becoming
chagrined at the number OF Anglo
American weddings.
Two years ago there was only one CO.
operative dairy society in Ireland, while
now there are thirty.
There is much concern In court circles
as to the health OF the Princess OF Wales,
which does not improve.
1t is expected that the betrothsl OF
Princess Louise of Denmark TO the Gar
owitch will be announced soon.
An atmosphere OF scandal hangs over
the court at Vienna, which does not long
have immunity from this sort of thing.
London is keeping mp with the times.
The city now has 60, ,00J telephones. This
has greatly reduced the number Of car.
rier boys.
Most OF the Berlin newspapers indulge
in lamentations because OF the approach
ing resignation of Mr.. Phelps, the Amer
ican Minister.
England received about 10, ,057, 900 let
ters from the United States last year,
Germany received from us 5,558, ,O40 and
France 1854, ,040.
The high prices charged at the better
class OF restaurants in London is a sub
lect OF many letters Of protest to the
Times OF that city.
Canada is negotiating with France for
a minimum tariff on certain Canadian
products in return for reduction of the
duties on French wines.
1t is proposed in France to impose a
tax OF 10 centimes per 600 francs upon
time bargains on the Bourse. This tax
is expected to yield $4,000, 900 francs.
Wolves in Russia destroy annually up
ward of 100000 head of domestic ami
mails valued at 5000, 600 roubles. Their
number does not appreciably decrease.
The Guajira Indians in Venezuela
roasted alive three traders, who were
caught stealing young Indian girls fer
the purpose of selling them into servi-
tude.
Michael Lazzaroni, nephew of the
cashier of the Bank of Rome.
was arrested and charged with bribery
and forgery in his relations with the
bank.
The Indian Medical Record shows a
terrible record of deaths from cholera.
In fourteen years, from 1877 to 1890, it
declares that 1000, 1928 persons have died
in Bengal from cholera alone.
At Avenches in French-speaking Switz-
erland Swiss society of archaeology is
laying bare the site of a Roman theater
under the supervision of Th. van Muy-
den of Lausanne, an architect.
British soldiers will wear seamless
socks in future, because they insure
greater marching efficiency. The old
style of scanned socks chafed the skin.
and made the soldiers footsore.
A London confectioner says that he is
sometimes called on to furnish wedding
cakes weighing 1000 pounds each, and
puddings of a size sufficient for 500
hearty appetites.
The Sultan of Turkey has sent q con-
letter to the Pope of Rome.
This is about the nearest approach which
the cross and the crescent have ever
made toward conjunction.
The heir to the Austrian throne, when
be becomes Emperor, will govern nine
bear eighteen titles of duke,
one as archduke, two as grand duke and
also thirty-three other titles.
The annual visits for long periods of
the Duchess of Edinburgh to Russia are
explained by the knowledge that under
The Czar's administration she would lose
! large part of her dowry were she to
'orego them.
1t is reported in Rome that Signor
ramlongo, the imprisoned Governor of
he Bank of Rome, has given evidence
% the examining magistrates against
several of the most conspicuous states
nen in Italy.
Nearly 5000 men were at work last
Vear on the ship canal which is to con-
1ect the Baltic and North Seas. The
90 far has amounted to
about 20,0O0,0OO. 1t is expected to be
opened for traffic in 1896.