Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-04-26
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BIARRITZ France.-The British club
| house here has been destroyed by fire.
TIE people Of Iceland are very much
| disturbed by the large emigration from
that country TO the United States.
LoNDoN.-KeIl d. Co, of Bradford, have
| suspended payment. The liabilities
amount to 100000.
PARIs.-The subscriptions to the exhi-
bitior lottery bonds amounts to l75,0O0,-
900 francs.
A PARIS newspaper says that warrants
have been issued for the arrest of sixty
more members of the Boulsngist party.
FIVE persons were killed by an explo-
sion in the RothschIld colliery, at Tief-
bIau, Austria. Six other workmen are
missing.
PARIs.-The police have searched the
resi:enoes of Gen. BOulanger, Count Dill
lon and NJ. Roohefort and have seized a
lumber of papers.
TURIN The condition OF Louis Kos
suth Is much improved. His physicians
state that favorable symptoms of his NAL
ady are increasing.
BRUssELs.- General Boulanger has
decided to leave Belgium He will go to
London. His decision Is due to the
warning given by the government that
If he did not leave the country he would
be expelled.
ONE THHTIETH of the shCle population
of Iceland emmigrated last year, moved,
il is said, by the unpOpularity of the
Danish Govern ment and the bandish-
ments of Canadian emmigration agents.
VrENNA-The Fremdenblatt warns the
new Roumaniau Ministry (the Catargi
Government) that the only safety for
Roumauia is in the adherence to neutral
ity and avoidance of Russian tutelage.
SAN FRANCIsCo.-Word reaches here by
steamer that cholera is epidemic in the
Philippine Islands, and that out of fifteen
hundred cases thousand have proved
fatal.
DISCUSSION as to the heighth of trees
in the forests of Victoria has elected
from Baron Won MuelIor, the government
botauIst, the statement that ne saw one
of the heighth of 525 feet. The late chief
Inspector of forests measured one fallen
and found that 1t was 4S5 feet long.
PARIs.-Th6 municipal council will give
a banquet on May IL, at which will be
present President Csruot, the cabinet,
the foreign diplomatic representatives,
mayor and other guests attending the
opening of the exhibition.
ST. PETERSBURG 1t is stated that BuI-
garian exiles who have taken refuge IN
RoumRnig and RUSSIA are plotting with
a view to the organization of a formidable
invasion of Bulgaria. 1t is probable that
NJ, de Giers will interfere to put a stop to
the scheme.
PARIs-The GaulOis says that the r, iu-
oess of SagRu, noted leader of fashion,
was bitten a snort time ago by a pet
monkey, which has since died from hydro
phobiR. The princess, the paper says, is
about to visit Paris tor the purpose of
putting herself under the care of Nj. Pas
teur.
LoNDsN.-While Lord Harrington was
speaking at the opening of the new in
Urinary at Sunderland the platform upon
which VT re number of guests, collapsed
under the weight of the crowd. The
mayoress of Sunderland had her leg
broker IN the fall aud was removed to her
homs in hysterIcal condition. Two
other ladies' and two gentlemen also were
injured.
PLAIN headstone of white marble has
been placed ON the square plot OF ground
in Nalsham churchyard, near Stalues,
where lie the remains of the late Matthew
Arnold with those of his four children.
Beneath a simple raised cross Is the in
sctiptiOn: Matthew Arnold, eldest son
of the late Thomas Arnold, ID. D., Head
Master of Rugby School. Born Decem-
Der %, 1882. Died April 10, 1888. There
is sprung up light for the righteous,
and joyful gladuess for such as are true
hearted"