Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-07-14
FOREIGN

hoBLoT n. BROWNE, OF London, the IL
illustrator of Dickens works, is dead.
Thirty persons were injured in rail
way collision at Cork, twelve Of W hom are
not expected 70 survive.
SLoRELoFF, the afmous Russian gener-
al, died in Moscow July 10, of heart dis
ease, in his 10th year.
RUSSIAN frontier authorities have been
instructed 10 facilitate return of the
Jews driven there by persecution.
A DUBLIN journal is authority for the
statement that the British government in
tends to employ bloodhounds 10 track H.
aassins
received from March to June Gl9.740
Most of the subscriptions were from
A merica
THE Irish bishops and archbishops have
determined TO discuuntenance the Ladies'
Land League. a note TO the priests has
been prepared on the subjects
The London Times believes that the
warlike preparations AT English dock
yards are fraught with meaning touching
the crisis in Egypt.
EJkGTNENT DEGREES 10 the number of
23o have been obtained against small
tenants in the Connemara district, Ire
land. II enforced, 1000 persons will b.
rendered hameles'.
At the papal consistory, Pope Leo, in
his allocution, said the Italian government
Was guilty of bad faith with the vatican,
and the position of the church was grow
ing daily worse.
THE rainy weather in England las seri-
onsly hurt the wheat crop. As result,
values Of grains are mounting rapidly.
Flour and wheat are 6dG1ls dearer, and
corn advanced g. 4 Ia 4 Cd
GLADSTONE stated in the commons that
his defeat las; week WAS unprecedented
The government would be discreet in it's
use of the powers of the repression bill
and he hoped il would be unnecessary to
employ them all.
THE London DuIy NetcS, commenting
on the Egyptian situation, says il would
be penny wise for England to estimate the
cost Of armed intervention, which it
places between four and five million
pounds
nR BRAzZA, the French explorer Of
Africa. backed by liberal appropriation
from the treasury at Paris. has succeeded
in taking fleet oi vessels 10 the pool in
the Congo river, BY cutting canal
eighty kilometers III length, giving his
nation control of what IS destined to be.
come rich trade. Meantime, Sanley.
with Sl500,0 coo of Belgian money, made
a roadway from the coast 240 kilometers
long, and placed his steamers above the
cataracts, only TO find himself beaten.
Tux London Times editorially says il
Arab Pasha r, fuses to abandon the OBJ
noIious works, Admiral Seymour will
immediately open FIRE, and lombard Al
exsndria. Twenty thousand arms have
been distributed to various military cen
tiers in readiness for arming the reserves
The distribution of 2o,6o0 more is or
dered
IT IS believed Briti-h armed inielven-
tion in Egypt is now unavoidable no
tlce preliminary TO calling out the re-
serves has been prepared and dispatched
to the military authorities in Great Brit
ain, and y. Geo arms have beer distributed
in the military centers Bombay papers
announce orders have been received there
for the dispatch OF troops t. Egypt. Ii
the building of earthworks at Alexandria
is continued, lighting may be looked for
nj any moment.
INview Of the fact that the Egyptians
were discovered mounting heavy guns
near the entrance 10 AleIandrIa tarbOr
the British Admiral Seymour has charged
the authorities with breach of faith, and
demanded the surrender OF the defenses on
penalty of bonn mbardment OF the CITY. The
Ministry declare they will resist, and have
taken measures 10 secure the safety OF the
khediye in case troops are landed. Arab
Pasha has refused 70 obey the Sultan's
mandate to proceed 10 Constantinople.
Soldiers are seen At work on the trenches,
and the members of the cousulates have
heen taken on board ships in the harbor
Shots may he exchanged at any moment.
RkroRTs come from Alexandria that the
Egyptians ceased work on the foIti6ca-
tions 1t the demaad 81 Admiral Seymour
The sultan had telegrsphed tha, the Brit
isa feet was likely 10 lombard the city,
and that he should hold the shedive and
the ministry responsible for the conse-
queases. Arahi Pssha supplied arms TO
the natives while British residents were
hurfving on board the transports Sro-
vided for them. The French cabinet de-
ciGSd to instrdct Admrsl Conrad to re-
main passive spectator o[ The lombard
meni unless forced by some hostile set to
take part Sir Huber; Macpherson will
have command of the troops sent from In
dia 10 Egypt.