Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-01
FOREIGN FLASHES.

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William Astor Chanler, the American
explorer, is at Mombasa in good health
1t has been definitely settled that Eng
land is to buy the trunk-line telephones
Paris has borrowed $40, ,O0O, 900 for th,
preliminary expenditures of the World
Fair Of 1900.
Kossuth is reported to have become
totally blind as a result Of his recent at
tack Of influenza.
Beloochistan is now British. England
holds most OF the mountain country or
the Indian frontier.
The report that the British Parliament
would be dissolved in thirty days is pos
itively denied at London.
An international mining and metal
lurgical exhibition will be held at San
tiago, Chill, this September.
There have been immense imports of
wheat into France recently in view OF
the increase in import duties.
The weather in Australia during the
present antipodean summer has been
unusually hot and oppressive.
The imports Of hay into Great Britain
from the United States were l0l, 1872 tons
in 1893 against II ,588 tons in 1899.
Empress Frederick OF Germany has
arrived at the Isle OF Wight for q long
visit to her mother, Queen Victoria.
1t is stated that NJ. Clemenceau be.
cause OF his attacks on the administers
tion OF the French navy il to be pro Sc
cuted.
The statement that the Princess OF
Wales has retired from society in conse-
quence OF mental troubles il vigorously
denied.
Russian journals comment very bit
terly, on the French policy Of increasing
the duty on wheat, which is. prejudicial
to the Russian grain trade.
Milan, Italy, will hold national ex-
hlbltion OF wines and olive oils this year.
The exposition will be opened in Nav
ana remain open until October.
The Russian railroads, owned by the
government, in 1889 and 1890 paid the
interest on their cost and the State debt.
and paid up surplus Of $35, 100000.
The Russian orthodox missionaries
have 30 failed IN their proselytizing ef-
iorts among the Khirgese that the mis-
sions will probably be shortly withdrawn.
White horses are to be barred from
military service in Germany. The En-.
peror has ordered that no more be pur-
chased for the army, and those now in
use arc to be sold.
Poor health may compel Mr.. McDon-
aid, United States Minister to Persia, to
resign, and the American missionaries
VIII ask the reappOintmcnt Of ex-Min-
ister TruXton BcaIe.
Australian refrigerated meat has been
put on the Vienna market, where it can
compete in price with the domestic prod.
uct, although Austria Hungary is large
meat-prodncing country.
Paris has gone daft over things Rus
sian; the latest manifestation OF the
craze Is the gift by a French woman to
the womcn's hospitals of st. Petersburg
OF 5000 smelling bottles.
1t is said to be of common occurrence
In London for proprietors of public
houses to hold liie-nsurance policies on
nebrlates, so ms to protect themselves
against the loss OF patrons.
the London Daily News declares that
the discharge in bankruptcy granted
Michael Davitt by the Appeal Court in
Dublin will not remove his disuualiiica-
ton for II Parliamentary seat.
The commanders OF the Brazilian war
vessels Tiradentes, Santos and Bahia.
suspected OF disloyalty, have been de
prived of their commands, and others
have been appointed in their places.
Russia pays no salary to the Car, but
as he has about | 200 900 square miles of
farms, mines and other property, with
an income OF 81 900 900 MOI, IN, he wor-
ries along uncomplainingly.
Elijah llaliord, who now wears epau-
lets in the regular army, is also taking a
hand in newspaper work. He il engaged
as editorial correspondent of the Omaha
Christian Advocate, Methodist publi-
cation.
Alexander Ill has just affixed his sig
nature to u project of law now being
elaborated by the Council of the Russian
Empire, which is destined TO render in.
the landed alotments of the
peasants.
A syndicate proposes u Pan American
telegraph line TO extend along the Pa
tilic Coast from Victoria, b. c., to San
Diego, Chill, passing through the United
States, Mexico, Central American States
and Pacific Coast countries of South
America,
The death is announced of General
the richest, though not the |
largest, landed proprietor in Russia. |
Among his possessions were twenty-nine |
mines, OF which fifteen were OF first inn |
portance and gave employment to some |
5000 worl,men.
DIR, Mary Pierson Eddy, II young grad
late IN medicine OF Massachusetts, col |
ege, has been authorized TO practice her
profession among the women of Syria.
The Grand Nizier accorded her per.
onal interview, and spoke encouragngIy
Is to her professional career.
Returns OF the Manchester shin canal
or n recent week show that "twentv-
line vessels were berthed ut Manchester
md Saltord docks. They carried about
1000 tons OF merchandise. There were
'lso many passenger trips. The locks,
luices and other machinery worked
yell."
Egypt is about TO submit to the Euro.
'ean powers the project OF forming n
eservoir Tor storing the water OF the
Nilc and during the season when the
liver is at its lowest utilizing the water
or irrigation, thus adding enormously
o the wealth OF the land by extending
Is cultivahle area.
The other day at SaratoiI, Russia.
'easant woman walking near the village
vas surrounded and devourcd hv pack
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