Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-16
MlinsraI aeoint Trisnne.
MINERAL POINT, WIS.
W. H. & B. ]. BENNETT, Publishers
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The Government Of the Argentine Re.
public offers to make Immigrant for an
Irish colony. 1t wants $4,000 of the peo-
pie whom the Irish landlords want to get
rid of. There is quite large number of
Irish settlers IL the Province of Buenos
Ayres now, and they are exceedingly
prosperous, too. While expressing great
confidence in the pesceable intentions of
the Argentine Confederation, which has
been increasing lis armamen's, Brazil
thinks il better to be prepared, and the
Brazilian Senate has UNANIMOUSLY voted
100000 milrees to put the army and
navy in good fighting trim.
County Leiirim, Ireland, has been de-
clared in a state of disturbanc requiring
additional police. The BoYCoTT farm in
| County Mayo is described in the cable
dispatches as being complete wreck p"
1t is said that there is almost universal
suspension of the payment OF rent
throughout Ireland.
Col. GORDON, of Egyptian fame, who
lately visited Ireland, says the condition
of the people is worse than that OF any
other people in the world. He says that
their condition is attributable to landlord
ism. He recommends the government to
buy out the landlords OF the distressed
districts, and resell to the tenants on easy
payments. Lord Chief Justice JAMES
would outlaw any landlord who charges
grTH's valuation, while Lord Cranbrook
(Mr. Cross wants to return to the Tory
panacea for every i'll IN lreland-coer-
cion. Mr.. PARNELL says that the Irish
members will oppose the passage OF any
land bill containing coercive clause.
Yellow fever prevails IN Guayaquil, in
Ecuador. From Is TO 30 deaths occur
daily. The revolution in Ecuador is en-
tirely quelled.
Letters from Valparaiso assert that
orders have been issued to the commander
of the Chilisn expedilionary force TO move
on Lima at an early day, In the mean
time portion of the force had started on
an expedition against Ariquips, and ru
mors were current In Chimbote, on the
departure of the steamer for Panama, that
that city had fallen into Gillian hands.
This report, however is generally doubt
ed as LYEcH's contingent, when last
heard from, WAS at Quilcs, some distance
from the. old Guinea capital.
ANDENwENT, Minister of Justice and
Police, has been elected President OF the
Swiss Confederation, and DRosE, Minis
ter of Commerce and Agriculture, has
been elected Vice President
The American committee having in
charge the sale of De LEssEP's Panama
canal shares, are vigorously urging the
matter and promising American stock.
holders the chief control of the works.
The annual report of the Attorney Gen
eral, made to Congress, Monday, says
that while there were gross frauds IN
many districts, yet there has been a
steady progress of sentiment in favor OF
the election laws of the United States,
and of their honest execution.
Americans largely interested in hour
mills ia the Western United States have
been inspecting Hungarian mills with d
view to adopting the machinery and sys-
tenn of workings in America. The Hun
gsrisns have sent Commission to Amer
ica to study operations here, in order to
be able to resist American competition In
Austrian markets.
The Royal Geographical Society, OF
Lopdon, is making arrangements to col
lect and arrange all Arctic information
up to date, with view to possibly fitting
out an expedition to assist the United
States Signal Service in establishing q
number OF permanent stations sround the
I North Pole.
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