Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-21
FOREIGN.

ADvICEs from China report the bonn
bardment and capture by French fleet
of the town of Kelung, on the Island of
FOrmcsa.
THE British Government has decided
to establish military pigeon stations at
home and abroad,and 30, 600 pigeon swlll
be required for the purpose.
THE 'EAglish cholera" is assuming
the proportions of serious epidemic in
the lancashire district, in England.
The malady is attributed TO the hot
weather
The Prussian naval maneuver5 to take
place the 18th inst. will determine the
future use Of iron ciad5 to be used in
she navy.
DRURY LANE THEATER, Londen, in
which Haveriy's ministries have been
performing, summarily closed on ac-
count of lack Of business
ARTHUR RICHARD WELLESLEY, the
second Duke of Wellington, dropped
dead at Brighton Wednesday, Marshal
Serrano of Spain, is dying at Biarritz
France.
THE Swedenborgian conference open
cd at Birmingham. Rev, James Reed
and Rev. J. III Hnkley, delegates from
the Swedenbo gian church in Amir
lea, were heartily welcomed. DR.. John
Eds, Of n Y addressed the meeting
Wednesday evening.
TIE Russian government has deci lei
to purchase OF its English owaer the
celebrated Alteration of the Magi." by
Paul Veronese. The price Is el20o0
Che picture will adorn the cathedral
now building ON the site of the assassin
alton Of the late car
THE under secretary of state for for
| eign affairs announced that di lomatic
relations had been resumed with Mex
leo, and that an agreement had heen
signed with that country, placing Eng
! land upon the most favored national
footing
THE congress revising the French
constitution tn sday, rejected amend
ments aboIishiug the presidency. that
the president be elecIed by universal
suffrage, abolishjng the senate, and
the amendment forbiddiug princes of
former dyDastes from residing on
Frensh soil
TWENTY EIGHT deaths from cholera at
Marseilles Mouda and none reported
at Tuuion The fact that the swallows
and sparrows have not as yet returned
to Narcotics is sdduced az evidence
! Il at the atmosphere is still initiated.
THE Versailles congress adopted the
entire bill for the revision of the CON
sttuton by vote of 800 10 ~. The
extreme left arataiuei from voting, de-
/ ClarIug the prir ciples of democracy viu-
| lated, Count MUIR, the well known
clerical, declared the deb tie on the bill
showed the importance of the repubN-
cans France. he SAID would Judge the
1T sui. The pr, sident then declared the
congress cl,sed,
NEWS, apparently authentic, repre-
SCENTS Gen, Gordon as actively aged
/ in an aggressive aefeu G OF khartuum.
The ministers finally ieldlng To popul ar
pressure have asked and obtained from
the commons money To prepare relief
expedition. They have escaped, partly
by clever tactics and partly by sheer
luck, the condemnation which two
months ago seemed almost iht vitable.
There is general consent to their demand
for time To frame e new policy.
INFORNER Casey has repeated his
confession ia the presence Of the parlhs
pri st Father Corbet, and reporter of
the Dublin Frpeman's Journal He de
clares that Myies joyce nor the four
men now serving out sentences were
present at the Mansrasna murder He
reasserts that lac was compelled TO
swear falsely by Crown Solicitor Boil
ton. Bolton told him if he did not
swear as he did he would be tfied hln~
self and surely be hanged. 4 brother
in-law Of C4sey's, Philbin by 'ame,
corrobrated Casey statements, ana de
Glare q that Bolton induced him 70 per
June himself. Crows solicitor Bolton
repudiates he charges against him by
Iuformor Casey in his confession.