Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-24
FOREIGN.

GnlII accepts the mediation of the Uni
ted States between itself and Peru.
OLDHAM cotton spnncrs have resolved
10 run their mills only four days week
SYMPTOMS Of the Siberian plague have
appeared amongst the people Of . village
near Odessa.
IN connection with the dynamite affair
suspicion points to three or four dis
charged railway servants. Nobody has
been arrested
Ayoon KHAN, the new amcer of Afghan
istan, has business at llerat, where an in
surrection has broken out. The governor
Of the city has boon murdered.
A l.oNpoN magistrate has sentenced
Henry Perry, convicted of assautng and
robbing bank messenger on the under
ground railway, to thirty ashcs and
twenty years imprisonment
TUE Premier Of the Cape Town govern
ment, without escort, interviewed the
Basuto chiefs. There IL u fair hope of a
peaceful settlement, except in the case of
Chief Masupha. Several rebellious chiefs
expressed penitence.
NJ. WApplNdToN, late prime minister
Of France who was charged by Herr Won
BUTLER Of Germany, with making public
certain state secrets, asks the Berlin gov.
crnment "a officially contradict the asser-
ton. II il reported in Paris that Wad-
dington has sent challenge 10 NDu
| liuhlcr.
Tur Diriho saws: "Vhe latest note
drawn M by the British cabinet, and now
communicated to the powers, demands the
ccssion of Ducigno without further delay.
| Admiral Seymour has been invested with
| full power To take up whatever position
he considers most advantageous for the
purpose Of tho demonstration.
rnE conditions Of the River Milo causes
anxiety. II il rising unsatisfactor ily, and
IL several weeks late The inundation il
lower than at the corresponding period IN
1870. Irrigation. however, proceeds we'll.
There are some complaints from the in
terror that tho cotton crop has suffered,
but to what extent is not known.
A CoNsl ASrtNorLE dispatch SAYS fanatic
cism is rapidly increasing, Last week,
lmuum, OF the mosque, in the presence of
| the sultan denounced ~ unworthy the auc-
ccssor Of X half, and uphraiding him tor
| listening to those who wish % make christ.
ians and mitsscmans equal and lead him.
| thrstians must be protected and cherished
IA children are by parents but they must
he kept in subsection and not treated as
equals. European pressure is wanted
nearer at hand to compel them to adopt the
policy of progress.
4 CNnl.RaRAM from Madrid, Spain, SAYS.
An event long anticipated and much talk
cd about, aud zcalously quarrccd over,
COX place here, Saturday. The queen
Of Spain presented her royal spouse with
a daughter aud the Spanish people, may
hap, with their future queen. The king,
and Spaniards generally, would have been
much better pleased il the royal infant
was Il boy, hut they will probably not he
NJ dissatisfied with their queen ~ the
Dutch are with theirs The Span.
ish queen and her baby are doing
we'll The iafuntd will he christen.
cd Mercedes and about dozen other
names, The baptism of the princess has
been fixed for September lIth EX-QuWn
lsahclls will he one Of the sponsors, The
princess was born about aorlock nj night
According 10 ancient etiquette the minis
tiers, marshals, grandccs and diplomats
awaited the event III the antc-chamher
The duke Of Scxto, grand master of the
palace, announced the birth. Shortly
after the king brought ont the indatd and
showed il to the asscmhlage The minis
ter of Justice drew up deed attesting tn,
birth.