Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-11
FOREIGN NEWS.

Captain OShea, the former husband
OF Mrs. Parnell, is in financial straits.
Germany and France are steadily stiff
fening and expanding their protectional
policy.
Forty thousand francs have been sub
scribed for the Gounod memorial fund
in Paris.
Liverpool will reduce dock rates TO
meet the competition Of the Manchester
ship canal.
France is disturbed by heavy importa-
tions Of American corn, and will legis-
late against it.
The Hungarian Prime Minister has
succeeded in re-establishing loyal court
in Buda-Pesth.
Mrs. Parncll is busily engaged in writ
ing the life OF Charles Stewart Parnell,
her deceased husband.
Esther Palliser, young American
cantatrice, will shortly start on concert
tour through Germany.
Captain I,ongbridge Of Birmingham
England, has designed deck keel as u
substitute for the center-board.
During the last twenty-five years the
Berlin Asylum for the Destitute has
taken care Of 2,464 $50 persons.
A scheme has been prepared for the
electric railway between Milan, Constan-
tine and Oued Armenia, Algeria.
Permission has been granted for the
establishment OF telephone system be-
tween frontier towns Of France and Ger
many.
valiant, who dropped the bomb in
the French Chamber OF Deputies, says
il he is acquitted he will "begin again
within ten days"
The London Westminster Gazette esti-
mates the recent loss Of the Bank Of En-
gland at not over Gl50,000 The Daily
News places it ut not over G3OO,0OO.
The Presbyterian Church in Paris has
emerged victorious from protracted le-
gal conflict with the city authorities over
the question Of government grant.
OF 200 veteran soldiers poisoned by
eating putrid meat recently at an annual
banquet at st. Petersburg 100 are still in
a serious condition, and thirty-six have
died.
There are now ffty-fve towns and
cities in England which destroy their
garbage and solid refuse by burning, and
$40 furnaces are employed for this pur-
pose.
About 10000 tramps, it is estimated,
are travelling over Germany all the year
round. This army consists mostly OF
mechanics, temporarily unemployed
who are looking for work.
Millions OF trees have been ieled tc
the ground in Scotland by the recent
great storm which swept over the United
Kingdom. The Duke OF Sutherland lost
about 500, 900 trees Of various kinds.
The Burgomaster OF Brussels has or.
dered the formation Of cyclst corps in
connection with the local fire brigade fol
the purpose OF carrying the first aid to
the persons in danger through an out
break.
Probably the longest liquidation in
history is that of Overend, Gurney 4
Co. Of London, who failed May 10, 1866,
and which was only settled ut the com.
mencement OF this month. The concern
owed s55 100000.
The Prussan Minister OF the Interior
Count "a Eulenburg, has sent secret
circular TO the Presidents OF districts
warning them OF the spread of Social
ism and asking them to take all possible
means TO check IL.
Venice, where oysters were years age
cheap and plentiful, has been compelled
to offer reward for the conviction OF
persons found dredging out OF season
The oyster merchant OF Venice has al
most disappeared.
The best report of the Pope's health
says that he has aged considerably and
trembles but there is no more cause fol
alarm than when his physicians declared
five or six years ago that the end might
come suddenly ut any moment,
II is stated that Prince Bismarck has
sold his memoirs TO u South German
publisher for 100000. The work will
probably appear shortly after the Princes
death, and will be published outside the
Fntherland
A woman's journal is now published
IN Alexandria, Egypt, with articles in il
written exclusively by women. II is
called FL Fatat {" the young woman ~,
and is edited by Syrian lady, Miss
Hind Nouial.
Experiments Just made ut Munich
have demonstrated the fact that bullets
discharged from II rifle in the usual way
can be rendered vehicles OF infection,
carrying microbes and injecting what.
ever they strike.
The opening OF the Manchester (En.
gland) ship canal marks the completion
OF one OF the greatest OF engineering en-
terprises. A city fifty miles inland is
thereby made seaport with u harbor OF
ia acres and b miles of quay.
Arrangements are being made by the
British war office in connection with the
colonial office Tor u military expedition,
to be formed ut Sierra Leone, to proceed
against the stronghold OF the Sofas, who
have lately given some trouble to West
African traders.
The revival OF the "cat as u mode OF
Furnishing criminals in England has led
to protests from some OF the Liberal
| journals. Four persons sentenced in
London recently to penal servitudo were
each ordered TO receive twenty strokes
with the cat.o'-nlne. tails.
NJ. lockroy in LEclair says the Frcuch
coast is all hut undeiended from nunkirk
10 Cherbourg, and that l6,OO0,OO franc,
will be required to place Chcrbourg in q
state for defense. lie adds that the same
statement holds good in the case OF Cor,
sica, and that the British could easily
ge, " footing at either place.
The famous strike OF the Lawyers
Corporation OF the city OF Riom in Au
yeryne, France, is ended, One of thcS,
LAWYERS or advocates having been i'm,
properly treated 10y u Judge, his col
| leagues sided with him, and for tiv,
| .......,l. a 80. ..f,,a,l O., ,,lnal l,EN., a..