Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-04-26
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

fOh6l0N 1OSoiFs
The discovery of petroleum at Ash
wick, Somersetshire, England, some
weeks ago. has led to ii general pros
pecting of the region, and oil has been
struck in fifteen places within five or
six miles of the original strike. They
are all in the same geological forma-
ton.
The bite of a strange cat, which he
had casually stroked, and which turned
on him. caused the death of young
man in London two weeks ago The
bite healed, and he had almost forgot
ten the occurrence when a month later
symptoms Of hydrophobia developed.
and he died in commissions six days
later.
The pegging out of mining claims
is going on vigorously in Matabele-
land. in the region from which the ma
tive owners were driven at the muzzles
of the Maxim guns but few months
ago, and the process from transforma-
ton from savage barbarism to frontier
civilization is proceeding at a remark
able pace.
Owing to the presence of malaria
in Bengal, India, the government has
lately made it's post offices depots for
the sale of quinine. Any inhabitant
can go to the nearest office and pur-
chase little package containing five
grains for half cent or one farthing.
British money. Last September one
hundred and twenty thousand such
packages were sold.
-Behanzin, the ex-king of Dahomey,
recently deposed by the French, is to
be exiled to the West Indian island of
Martinique. He will be sent there
very shortly. The climate of that is
land will be about the same as that of
his native land, and he will enjoy
great amount of liberty, as it would be
hard matter, in the event of an at
tempt at escape, for him to reach his
former kingdom.
The ex-president of the Royal col
lege of veterinary surgeons of En-
gland says public drinking troughs
for horses are curse to horsedesh, as
they spread farey and CHAMBERS. A
considerable ventilation of the matter
is in progress, and it seems to be con-
coded by experts that the danger is in
the contact of the horses mouths and
not so much in their using the same
troughs. Troughs with separate COM
partments are recommended.
After many years of hard fighting,
the Sunday opening of picture galleries
in London has been conceded by the
common council. but only through the
casting vote of the lord mayor. The
council stood lightweight in favor and
lightweight against the motion, and
it was amid much excitement that the
lord mayor gave his casting vote. A
motion to recind the resolution will
come up at the next meeting, and. the
Sabbatarians yet hope to triumph.
The Liverpool electric elevated
railway, which has been in existence
about a year, has proved completely
successful in operation. 1t is five miles
long, and it's total cost, including
equipment and all other charges, has
been five hundred and fifty thousand
pounds. A five-minute service of trains
is maintained with perfect regularity,
and so far without mishap of any kind.
On recent holiday forty thousand
passengers were carried in eight hours
French imports in 1898 amounted
in value to 1886, OO0, 900 francs. 1t was
the first time in ten years that they
had fallen below 1000. 0O0. 900 francs.
In 1892 they amounted to exactly the
latter sum, but in 1891 they were 4, 1877,
900, 600 francs. The exports last year
amounted to 5000, 200. 900 francs. which
is lower than any year since 1888. The
decline, both in exports and imports.
applies to all countries with which
France has trade except Italy, from
which country there was q slight in
crease III imports
When Prof. Garner planned his
expedition to Africa in search of the
language of the great apes, he hoped
to take with him a curious letter of in
PRODUCTION to 4 savage negro chicftain.
The letter was in the form of a phono-
graph message in the chiefs own Ian
guage from f, J. Glave, Stanley's
young lieutenant. Glave commends
Garner to the good offices of the savage
warrior, and as Glave's voice is well
known to the chieftain, the message
would doubtless have been effective;
but Garner by il1-luck failed t. receive
the monograph before leaving En-
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