Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-05-01
AELE FLASHES,

In London tenement house fire FIVE
people were burned to death.
BARON FAvA, late Italian Minister to
Ills country, reached Rome Wednesday.
In is said in European diplomatic c.r-
cles that Germany and England will form
AN alliance.
The historic town of Romhild, in the
duchy of Meiningen, was almost entirely
destroyed 10y fire.
The English have killed $50 more Man
ipuris. One BIiton was killed and
four wounded, so news from Slmia says.
+. & A. HoMARJEE, Parsee bankers and
merchants of Bombay, have failed with
liabilities of nearly s., ,50O,0 600.
FARMER DAMN of Albrechtshain, Aus
tria, Tuesday killed his wife and four chill
dren with a hatchet and then hanged him
self Money trouble had crazed him.
The local government of Prince Ed
wards Island has resigned. The lieuten-
ant governor has decided not to dissolve
parliament.
IT is feared in European diplomatic
circles that the present strained relations
between Russia and Germany may cul
inmate in war.
A QUARREL between two boys from
different villages in Kuang Tung, China,
led to battle between the rival villages
in which swords, spears and firearms
were the weapons. Many were killed and
wounded.
A MADRID dispatch says it is reatfirm-
ed that the insurgent Chilian ironclad
Bauco Encalada, has been sunk as a re-
suit of an attack maze upon her 10y the
turp.dJes. and that the loss Of the war
vessel has been attended by Il great loss
of life.
THE pubisher of lie National, Paris
newspaper, has Teen sentenced by the
Seine tribunal to four months imorison-
meut and to pay $50, 900 damages and
fine of S400 for printing libel affecting
the Credit ludustr1el.
The natives of Portuguese Guinea, west
coast of Africa, have revolted and have
hoisIed the French flag. The garrison on
the Island of Bissao las been overpowered
and all the Portuguese officers and 400 ma
tive lcvies massacred.
THE Paris Dix Neuvieme Steele in
Tuesdays issue asserts that it has reason
to know that Germany is about to cede to
England all the West African district
south of the Congo.
A LONDON dispatch says J. G. Blaine,
Jr.. who was presented at the levee of the
Prince of Wales highnesS, conversed
with him in a most pleasant manner and
at unusual length for an occasion of this
kind.
ANOTHER battalion of the famous En-
glish "Grenadier Guards stationed near
London. on Tuesday morning refused to
obey an order of their officers to turn out
for parade, the discomfort is said to have
been growing for a long time.
THE Official messenger Of st. Petersburg
publishes a decree prohibiting any Jewish
artisans or traders from entering the city
of Moscow. and expelling those already
there The ear wrote with his own hand
on the bottom OF the document notice to
officials tnat the decree was to be carried
out IN every particular,
A LARGE bo1y Of troops was ordered
Monday TO BoChum, in Westphalia. the
scene Of the miners strike. The latest
news from Bochum represents the miners
rs very excited and much enraged against
the mine owners. The police are made
quate in numbers TO preserve the peace
and military may meet with warm re-
ception, as the miners are mostly armed
and act under the direction of chosen
leaders