Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-11-21
VICE-ADMIRAL OBRY, commander of the
French Leyant SQUADRON. Is dead.


A POLITICAL revolution has broken out
in Honduras and many have been killed
CoUNT MAURICE EsTERHAZY, formerly
Austrian minister to the vatican, Is dead.
FRANCE is about to lay another COVER
ment cable from the Isle of Farce to
Calais.
THIRTY laborors were drowned by the
capsizing of a ship off the Dalmatan coast.
A PAIR of bantam chickens were sold
at the London Crystal Palace for $500,
which was almost twice their weight III
gold.
THE condition of the mad Duke NichO-
las Of Russia is worse and he cannot long
survive.
LORD RANDOLPH CHRcHILL is about
to 90 to the south of France, where he
will pass some time for his health.
THE British government entered into a
scheme to supply the planters of Jamaica
with contract laborers from HindOstan.
A SLIGHT earthquake shock was felt in
Monmouthshire, England Manday, 1t last
ed nine SECONDS.
a FERRY-BoAT capsized in the river
Waag, near Berstitz, Austria, and fifty
five men were drowned
SIXTEEN families, comprising 100
persons. were evicted from their homes in
IA raging storm on the Olphert estate, near
Ardsberg, Ireland.
The German Geographical society has
bestowed the Humboldt medal upon the
Norwegian explorer Hansen.
The shoe manufacturers at Erfurt have
declared a lockout In consequence of work
man. Three thousand men are thrown out
of employment.
SEVERAL fights occurred between the
police and soldiers at Galway, Ireland,
Wednesday. The soldiers chased the
police into their barracks.
The Paris Sele says Sig. Antouelli will
visit Abyssinia in order to prevent King
Menelek from again protesting against
Italian domination in that country.
ANOTHER collision occurred at VSTaun-
ton, near the scene Of the fatal accident on
the Great Western railroad. A number of
carriages were derailed, but no one was in
Jured.
The Hull steamer Derwentwater struck
Il reef off Cape Finisterre and foundered.
Two of the crew were drowned and sixteen
were saved.
A SOLICITOR named Nahew, doing bust
ness at Westminster. has abscOnded, leav-
ing liabilities of S655, 900. His assets
amount to only 5000.
PORTUGAL has decided to impose high
duty on -four and has under considera-
ton the granting of monopoly for the i'm
portatiOn of wheat.
THE canal between Baku, on tie Cas-
pima sea, and the MurgE y river has burst
its banks and several of the workmen have
been drowned. The damage amounts to
5000, 900 rubles.
TEE English high court of justice has
released CastiOni, the Swiss radical who
murdered Councillor Rossi during the
Ticino revolt. The court held that his
case was political and not Subject to ex-
traition.
MIDWIFE SKIBTNsKr. her daughter,
Nine. Manowska, another woman, and
two men, convicted at Warsaw, Poland,
of having killed 200 infants, were sentenc-
ed to short terms of Imprisonment, the
longest being three years.
ACoNNIrTEE headed by NJ. Schoelcher
member of the French senate, has been
formed for the purpose of erectinga monu-
mGnt to Garibaldi at Dljon commemora-
tive Of the services be rendered to France
during the Franco-prussion war in 1870.
The suicide of Il schoObOy, a member of
a family of good social position, has caus-
ed sensation in Vienna. The hoy found
great difficulty in mastering the third de-
cension in the Latin grammar and the
fact SO worked on his mind that he took
his own life.
The Greek chamber of deputies was
opened Monday by the king In person. In
his speech opening the session his majesty
said the members of the cabinet were CON
vinced of the expendiency of returning
to the electoral system based on the old
laws. The ministry, he said, would spare
no efforts to meet all the engagements of
the state.
IMPORTATION has been received here
that ii ship which was conveying laborers
to the olive harvests in the island of Braz-
"a, in the Adriatic Sea. capsized in a sud
den gail of wind off the coast of DaImatia.
Phirty-eight persons were drowned, and
hundreds of head of cattle which the
vessel was carrymg perished.
ADvICEs from Zanzibar say that the
sultan of Nitu made a sudden raid upon
the German outposts but was rapulsed with
loss. Native deserters report that since
he learned of the price, 10000 rupees put
upon his head, he has become suspicious
os every one around him, and wantonly
murdered several of his followers.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.