Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15
FOREIGN

THREE French regiments in Algeria are
on the way TO the frontier.
ST. PETERSBURG is surrounded by mil
itary Gordon, and no one Is allowed to enter
or leave the city.
USDEh the socialist law, the Berlin po-
lice have issued orders for the expulsion
Of eighteen persons.
ANTICIPATISG descent by the authori-
ties. the land league has removed its
books and papers from its Office in Lon
don.
The peasants OF Russian Poland refuse
TO take the oath Of allegiance in the Greek
churches, but demand TO be sworn before
Catholic priests.
TnE officers of the custom-house in Lon
don have been warned that an attempt
will shortly be made to blow up that
building.
A LARGE quantity of nitro-gly lycerine, in
tended for Use in the Mount st. Gothard
railway tunnel, has been stolen, probably
by nihi.ists.
In the Italian chamber of deputies,
Premier Carroll announced that Great
Britain denied having consented TO the
French occupation Of Tunis.
IN the ir note to Greece the powers will
virtually insist upon her accepting the
compromise matured. 1t is believed that
the Greek ministry will resign and that
DelgannIs will form a new one.
TIE Italian minister of finance ex-
presses the hope that the monetary con
ference will result in giving silver the
widest possible market on the same terms
as gold.
THE island Of Scio, in the Greek archi-
pelago, has for two days been visited by
earthquakes The number of persons
killed or injured is said to be three thou
sand.
IT is expected that Count Herbert Bis
marck will soon be married to the lady
with whom he fled from Berlin, Prince
Carolath having obtained decree of di-
vorce.
Ten THOUSAND Turkish troops have sur
rounded the Pauran district of Syria,
where Il conflict has arisen between the
Druses and the neighboring Mohamme-
dams.
A WAR Of races has broken out in the
valley of the Canete, in Peru, where two
thousand Cinnamon were murdered by
negroes and Cholos, and property valued
at millions destroyed.
TIE Guadalquiver river in Spain is now
nine metres above its ordinary level. If
it continues To rise the whole city of Sc
vile will be inundated. Many of the
houses are already undermined.
THE Greek Patriarch at Constantinople
telegraphs that the catastrophe at Scio
surpasses all belief, and urges the forma-
tion of committees to receive subscrip-
tions Nearly $4,000 has already been
r;.ised in London.
SIR CHARLES dixie stated in the house
of commons that he never heard of the
Ffeiheit until the article about the late
czar appeared, and he pronounced Lord
Spencer Churchill's charge that he contri-
buted TO its columns, untrue.
ENGLAND is not disposed to consider the
principle of bimetallism. and will there
fore send no representative 10 the inter
national monetary conference. India will
be represented, but its delegate will not
take part in the discussion. Any proposal
which may be brought forward will be
considered by the secretary for India.
O'DoNNRLL, one Of the men who tried
TO blow up the Mansion House in London
is said to have arrived in New York The
Irish organizations are arranging for an
excursion down the bay to meet Coleman,
another Of the plotters, said TO be on board
the Australian. The third party is said
to be in Paris
OCCASIONAL shocks cf earthquakes are
still felt nj Scio. All open spaces in town
are filed with wounded, many Of whom
are in hopeless condition. Many dead
and wounded are still under the ruins
The survivors are emigr atirg in all di-
rections There are far more victims of
damages in the villages than in the towns.
Supplies arrive daily, bur are insufficient
TO cope with the desolation.