Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-01-27
FOREIGN

IHE Irish land courts has before il no
less than seventy thousand applications
for fair rents
TnE municipality of Nice has agreed to
loan 94OO,000 TO rehuild the opera-house
and make other improvements.
NJ. BRrvAERT. an empIoye in the for
eigh ministry office at Paris, has been ap-
pointed consul of France at Chicago.
dynamite 10 the amount of $40 pounds
has been stolen from the Cleeve companv's
magazine at Dublin.
The Swiss national counsel has decided
10 transform its consulate at Washington
into legation.
The Spanish minister OF colonies in
structed the Cuban authorities to abolish
the corporal punishment Of negroes.
TIE bishops and nltramontane deputies
II Madrid are organizing great pilgrim
age 70 Rome, with the approval of the
pope.
Ak cficcr at Constantinople drew his
sword on Osman Pasha, minister of war.
hut was prevented from carving out his
purpose.
Is consequence of cartoon in Pinch
rejecting on the recent German rescript.
the police ~ Berlin contiscaied all copies
Of The journal within their reach.
Tux Prussian government has presented
in the laudtag bill for the purchase of
six private railways, at n cost of IL ,00o,-
NlO marks
Tux first appeal from a reduction of
rent by the land commissioners of Bel
fast was thrown ont hy the court of ap-
peal, and the tenant get material allow
anee.
H,NuF.SN,tru stat;on ON ,ba Mt-a
politah underground railway. of London,
at the junction Of three suburban lines.
has been DESTROYED by fire.
On account of the condition of the
ezarina, the coronation Of Alexander III.
has been postponed 10 July. The wister
palace is undergoing such reconstruction
n 10 leave it isolated from other struet-
ures
Tux governor of kilmainham Jail has
served notice ON Paruell. O'Kelly. and
O,Brisn that they have been remanded for
ninety DAYS. Mrs Mccormack, of the
Ladies Land League, Of Dublin, has been
sent Il prison for one month
ALL but one If the thirtv-three men,
hers OF the committee on revision Of the
French constitution are hostile To the
measure put forth by the government.
The cabinet is said to De firmly resolved
70 resign unless the whole Dill IL au0nted.
IL response to the request of the leaders
ot the English church, the lord mayor OF
London has called public meeting for
February |, 70 voice the sentiment or the
people on the persecution of Jews in Rus
sla. The agitation causes angry COM
ments by the official organ st ST. Peters
burg, which asserts that the Russian gav-
ernment has amelaiory measure, under
consideration.
TRE rising in the Balkan peninsula
commenced in Herzegovina snd i extend
ing 10 the border districts The insurgents
overpowered the military posts near New
esinje and released the prisoners. Small
encounters are reported near RagusA, with
several killed on each side The Austro-
Hungarian delegations will be asked TO
vote four million forms for precauti onary
measures.
4 DkT1CHMENr of the lIth Austrian in
fantry had fight with eighty insurgents
in Herzegovina, and drove them to the
mountains, six regulars being wounded
and six rebels killed. Austria is contem-
plating the temporary occupation of Mon
tenegro, and is negotiating with Servia TO
guard her frontiers and with Turkey to
/ lake care OF Bosnia The insurgents are
destroying telegraph lines and shooting
oncials who attempt 10 repair them.