Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
FOREIGN.

The English-Afghan frontier COM
mission is moving to the upper Par
| Opamisus mountains to avoid the heat.
AN explosion of five hundred cases Of
giant powder in u silver mine near
Zacecatas, Mexico, completely ruined
the mine killed ten persons and injured
many others.
ADvICEs from Merv are to the effect
that the Russians are taking the great
est care to prevent foreigners communal
eating with Turcomans, and have ex-
PEELED Persians who are supposed to be
corresponding with Afghans.
THE German Government has notifi'
ed the State department that trade
marks in Germany expire every ten
years and all 80 expired May 1. Ameri
can manufacturers are urged TO take
prompt action to retain their rights.
On condition that the Pope shall in
duce Catholic Bishops of Poland to
relinsuish the idea of establishing
the autonomy of that province Russia
has agreed to res ume diplomatic rela-
tions with the Vatican.
THE supporters of Victor Napoleon,
son of Prince Napoleon, have Issued an
election manifesto in Paris. 1t declares
against Republican anarchy" pro-
claims No Community with Revolu-
tionists," and appeals for the support
of all who are opposed to the Republic. p"
PORTSMOUTH, Eng, June 9.--A ter
rible explosion occurred this morning
on her ma ajesty's ironclad Monitor, the
lnflexibie, lying at the harbor here.
Gas geGerated in one OF the bunkers,
becoming ignited exploded with terrific
force, badly damaging the vessel and
injuring twelve persons, some, it is
feared, fatally.
/ SHOCKS of earthquake continue in the
l gvaieSof Cashmere, and DeSnr al intervals
of about three hours. DeafeAing sphs
/ terranean noises precede and accompany
| the shockp. Entire villages have been
swallowed up, end the survivors of the
earthquake are threatened with famine,
three stores of grain having been en-
tirely destroyed.
RANGooN, June S-The newspapers
here are discussing the separation OF
Burmah from India and making it a
crown colony. They complain of the
neglect of the Indian government. The
Rangoon chamber of commerce sup
ports the proposal
ENGLAND ID having crisis. The min
iStry was defeated by n vote in the
house on the beer tax, and at once re-
signed. A new ministry may reopen
the Afghan question, and for time
now the news from London will be of
interest to the rest of tho world.
A TERRIBLE accident has recently oc-
CURED on the railway from Kosloff to
ReStoff, in Russia, ON the river Don.
A bar of iron was placed across the
track by robbers, and a train which
came along was thrown from the rails
and demolished. The number of kill
ed and wounded was seventy. The
robbers, who were waiting for the
smashu up, plundsred the train.
A sensation has been caused in Lon
don by the publication Of Lord Wolse
ley's dispatch denouncing the evacua-
ton of the Soudan. He warns the
government that on the withdrawal
from Dongolia the whole province will
be given up to anarchy. Withdrawal
he says. will not avert the struggle,
The Mahdl, in few years, will attack
Egypt. Tbs best policy, in military
and financial point of view, would be
to attack the Mahdi at Khartuum.
TIE nihilists in St. Petersburg are
said to be seriously divided. A major
ity favor the abandonment of terrorisns
and making of an effort to effect s
revolution by pacific means. The an
archist lesdsrs Morieoitch and Lsval-
enka, have been arrested at Kieff, and 6
Jew named Seloman OvIteh, has beer
arrested for seditious practices at khar
tom.