Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-25
FOREIGN CABLEGRAMS.

undermined by seven tunnels, running
at safe distance under its bed.
The decision OF the Court of Appeals
in Holland that kissing is not an offense
has attracted some attention in Europe.
Russia's revenue fell off about $l0,-
OOO,O in the last nine months OF 1893,
compared with the similar period in 1892.
Lobengula is on the banks of the Fam
besi with 1000 young warriors. He pro-
poses to keep up the fight with the Brit
ish.
Labor agitators in England are enlist
ing public sympathy in behalf OF the
overworked barmaids, of whom there are
10000.
Emperor William of Germany was
much pleased with one of his Christmas
presents. 1t was bust Of himself made
of plaster Of paris.
Under law recently put in force in
France only physicians graduated in
France are allowed to use the title " Doc
tor" in that country.
The tax imposed on women for wearing
trousers by the French government
ranges from $40 to $12, but all women
uiV iOJ gwen Jlll5 privilege.
The name most whispered now as the
strongest candidate for Pope to succeed
Pope Leo XIII. is Monsignor Dominica
Jacobini, the Papal Nuncio in Lisbon.
When the Paris Salon of 1894 closes
next June the Palais de lIndustrie will
be devoted to an exhibition of books and
OF all industries connected with paper.
The bicycle has brought about the re-
opening OF many of the old-time country
hotels in France, which had closed long
ago because Of the introduction of rail-
roads.
1t is said that in making racing and
pleasure boats French constructors are
creeping rapidly up to their English ri
vaIs and are seriously striving to over
haul them.
A new insurance company is being
organized at Berlin by body of respon-
sible men, mainly jewellers, to insure
the members against losses at tina hands
OF burglars.
A remarkable archaeological discovery
is announced from Treves. In excavat-
ing the old Roman walls close to the Mo-
selle complete Roman pottery estab-
ment was discovered.
In Italy oil is now made from grape
seed. When perfectly clean and well
dried the seeds are ground like wheat.
The finer the flour thus obtained the
greater the yield of oil.
A letter received from Samarcand de-
scribes the ravages OF the famine through
out Turkestan. The cause OF the famine
is the excessive cultivation of cotton to
the exclusion OF cereals.
English scientists are very much wor-
ried over the results of an investigation
which has shown beyond doubt that the
seas around the British coast are being
rapidly exhausted of fish.
The rate of mortality OF London is
shown by recent report to have stead
lily decreased with the introduction and
perfection OF adequate means of dispos.
ing OF the sewage of the city.
According to a decision just rendered
by the Supreme Court of the German
Empire boycotting is not forbidden by
the law OF the land, although it is to be
condemned on moral grounds.
Camels have been introduced upon a
farm not far from Kieff, Russia. All
present eighteen camels are at work
blowing, and their keep is found to cost
much less than that of horses.
Madrid is to emulate Chicago. A royal
edict has been promulgated, and on April
|, 1894, there will be opened in the Span
ish capital an international exhibition
that will last until October 81.
Another Communist colony is to be
started in East Africa. Everything will
be managed by voluntary groups OF self
governing men, who will own all they
can raise, but have no exclusive right to
the land.
The cold weather causes the greatest
misery in many quarters of Berlin, and
additional shelters have been opened for
the accommodation of the 1000 or more
people who receive coffee and bread free
OF charge.
Prof. Tyndall's death by accidental
poisoning has served to draw attention
to the fact that in 1892 no less than 500
out OF the S76 deaths certified as having
been caused by poison were due to mis-
adventure.
At an inquest held in England recent
ly the evidence brought to light the
queer fact that the life of the dead man
had been insured by Il liquor dealer
whose bar he chiefly patronized. This
practice is said to obtain to u consider
able extent in England.
The Bank OF France has put in circu-
lation notes printed on ramie paper.
The notes are OF the same form rs the
old. fashioned ones, but the new paper is
lighter and at the same time tirmer than
the old, and permits clearer impress
sion, rendering counterfeiting more dif-
ticult.
The English rival to the Eiffel tower
at Wembley Park will probably be COM
pleted by the end of this year. The
tower has general resemblance to that
OF Eiilel but is more pointed and slen-
der. The four legs which support it are
founded in concrete to depth of sew
enty-iive feet, and stand 800 feet apart.
The entire work is of steel.
Last September Sarah Bernhardt was
robbed OF $50, 900 worth OF jewelry in Rio
Janeiro, and the suspected thief was
tried for it. The Paris Evenment pub.
lished pretended interview with Sarah,
in which she confessed the whole thing
was an advertisement. This article had
the effect after il reached Rio OF causing
the prisoner 10 be discharged. Now that
Sarah has returned to Paris she sues for
$1,000 damages in that first the legal
proceedings at Rio were abandoned and
that the article reflected personally upon
her.