Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION ~ KlNo
AUPHONS0.

life last Friday has not w any means
died out The criminal fired from the
sidewalk III front Of the house No. IS
Gale Mayor, not far from the arched
entrance 10 the Plaza Mayor. He
aimed toe low, however, and the ball
passed through the hand 81 sol
der standing guard on the opposite
side of the street The king saw
the Hash, and With IN involuntary
movement of his hand. checked his
horse momentarily. lie then rode
Tranquility onward toward the palace.
Several women who were standing near
the criminal pointed him out with loud
cries and he was NJ once secured. He
did not make the slightest attempt to
escape, lie said lac came from Tara
gona purpoSely to kill the king.
General Graatwas standing, when the
shot was fired, Mt window III the Hotel
de Paris, situated At the junction of the
/ Carrera San Geronimo and the Gale
Alcala, and overlooking the rucrta dc
SOL. This hotel is Il long distance from
the scene Of the attack, hut looks
4 across the great central plaza Of Madrid,
directly down the Gale Manor.
General Grant, who was following
With his eyes the progress Of his roval
cavalcadC, which had Just passed across
the Puerta Del Sol before HIM, said to
the Hcrdid correspondent that lie clear
~ saw the flash Of the assaSsin's pistol.
The General had already booked for
! Lisbon hy the night train, leaving 1T \
/ o'clock, and therefore could not present
his congratulations to King Alphonso,
but 10 Senior Slvcra, the Minister Of
ate who called soon after and accom-
panied him 70 the railway station, Gen
eral Grant expressed lis sympathics and
regretted that he was unable To post
pone his journey IN ordertha he might
4 personally call upon his Majesty. He
requested Senior SilvCl'sl to convey the
kind and sincere congratulations upon
his escape from the assasin'S bullet.
ALARMING NEWS FROM BULGARIA.
Vienna advces Of the 10th say the
news from Bulgaria is alarming. Nota-
bles are organizing movement Tor
\ the determination Of Mahomadans, and
! Russians encourage the secret commits
sion III procuring arms. A great strug-
gle is likely to take place during tic
winter.
TURKISH SLAVE TRADE.
A Constantmople dispatch of Oeto-
Der 2Gth says the British minister
cnergetically insists on the exccu-
ton Of the treaty between the Porte
and England abolishing the sale and
importation Of slaves. Layard demands
the freedom of the slaves who recently
took refuge ut the British consulate
RUSSIA BENr On Conquest.
A London cablegram dated . A. Nj.
Oct. 10Th contains the following: The
Standard publishes il sensational dis
patch from Vienna to the effect that
Russia's military preparations are SO
vast that nobody can doubt she is bent
upon further conquest. The only qucs-
ton appears to be whether She will wait
till spring or recommence the war be-
fore that time. The excuse will prob
ably be the outbreaks ofthe Bulgarlans,
which were gottenup by Russian agents.
a camp Of 60,000 men is forming mt
kischenell to replace the troops who
crossed the Balkans southwark
Russia refuses to Cvaeuatc the Do
brudscha or ltoumania until Roumania
has concluded an offensive and defensive
, alliance. Russian agentsopenly claim
that Moldavia Us far us Tie Scrcth must
become Russian.
The Iimcs says Russia ventures to
stand in the way OF the execution Of the
Berlin treaty because she truss To the
forbearance Of others. word spoken
in earnest by England or Austria would
bring Der to her senses IN II moment.
II il preposterous To assert that our
hands can be tied by the Afghan diff
Guilty. We must force ourselves upon
Afghanistan to the exclusion Of others
who have no right there our course
is clear. When we shall enter upon it
is another question. II Is certain, how
ever, that decisive campaign will not
commence before spring Our attention
will meanwhile be given 10 carrying out
the Berlin treaty.
DEATH or CARDISAE Cl LIEN.
A Dublin cablegram Of Oct 2jth saws.
Cardinal Paul Cullen, Roman Catholic
archbishop Of Dublin, was taken sud-
denly i'll ut . O'Clock this afternoon,
and died ut 3.50p. NJ. He had been
/ suffering from delicate health ever since
his return from Rome, where he at
tended the conclave last February.
Last week he presided over meeting
Of the Irish bishops, and directed the
expressions Of opinion on the interme-
date education act lately passed by
parliament. On Tuesday last he went
to dine at the Vice Regal lodge in
Phoenix Park with his exccllency Tie
Lord Lieutenant, and on Wednesday he
met the Wears Of the archdiocese Of
Dublin at his house, transacting the do
cesan business as usual. Some Of the