Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

Inc OpmtO6 bdIOhdte Oh Lima, IeFu Oi d
recent date, says that while repairs were be-
ing made on the San Andres Hospital, re-
Gently, wall. on being thrown down, was
found to have been hollow, and filled with
human remains. Between 1000 and 5000
skeletons had been taken out. They APP
peared TO be from $50 to 200 years old, and all
had fragments of clothing upon them They
were believed to have been the victims of the
Inqui.ition.
A Hendaye dispatch of the 18th says rev.
cra Carlist soldiers had lately frozen to
death. The Carlist forces in the field num-
bered 81, 900 men, with los pieces of artillery
A Paris telegram Of the 18th says that all
France was intensely excited over the pend
ing Senatorial election. The Republicans had
so far secured majority, and their success
was thought 10 mean disturbance Of the
present conservative condition. The Bourse
was also Greatly excited, and the funds fell
largely.
Sir Houston Stewart, Vice Admiral OF the
British navy, Is dead.
The Vienna Neste FIRE. Presse Of the 18th
says information hat reached it that the
Porte had ordered an extraordinary levy of
100000 men TO put down the troubles In
Herzegovina. Egypt had also promised a
contingent OF $4,000 men and Tuuis 5000.
Announcement WAS made in the German
Reichstag on the 18th that an investigation
would be made by the Government into the
circumstances attending the recent disasters
TO the Deutschland and Mosel.
According to Bremen dispatch of the l4th
man named Thomassen had been ar
rested III that city upon the charge of placing
dynamite in his baggage with the intention
of causing an explosion In mid ocean and de-
stroyng the steamer Mosel The rosgh
handling Of the packages on the docks had
caused the late premature explosion and
thus saved the vessel. 1t was understood
that Thomasseu had confessed the plot.
Constantinoplc dispatch OF the l4th says
the Austrian Ambassador had again asked
the Grand Vizier of Turkey TO suspend hos
tlities and open negotiations with the in
surgents.
Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief o. the Engi-
neer Corps Of the United States Army, has
been elected corresponding member of the
French Geographical Society.
dispatch has been received ut the Lon
don War Otllee, announcing the defeat OF the
Malays In n recent encounter near Penang
Sixty Of the enemy were killed and large
number wounded
A Berlin dispatel. To the London Times of
the l6h says rhomassen, the man arrested
for completely IN the late dynamite explosion
at Bremen ii wen, had made several pefIect-
ual attempts at suicide. The total number
Of killed aud wounded was estimated to
reach $50
special from st Paul dc Loanda states
that Capt Cameron's exploring expedition
had reached there on the 10Th of November,
having trayersed the African continent from
ujijt The expedition had been Il pronounced
success.
According to a Bre men dispatch of the 10th
Thomlsscn, the originator OF the Bremen
Haven explosion, bad died from the effect OF
his sell-intilcted injuries Before his death
he made fun confession aud indicated his
accomplices. He stated that his true name
was William King Thompson, aud that he
was native OF Brooklyn, n Y. He had pur-
chased the material IN the United States and
had the machine constructed by German
mechanic, with clock work so arranged as 10
cause the explosion when the vessel was
about eight days out The rough handling
If the package mad precipitated the catas
uophe.
A Brussels dispatch OF the 10th announces
afrightfui explosion on that day in the Goa
mine at Framieres, near Mons Ii WAS re
ported that the bodies of no miners had al
ready been recovered. The explosion was
caused by tre.damp,