Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22

ment at Brussels for the murder of
Anna Hoffman.
Great Britain and Argentine have
entered into 4 treaty and Swindler
Jabez Spencer Balfour will be sent
to England.
A rumor of Mr. GIadstone's serious
sickness was started by call of the
family physician upon the premier's
wife.
LIE Juene. banker of Vienna, has
absconded, leaving a large shortage.
He specialized and lost heavily
Spanish police have secured evi
dences of anarchist conspiracy by a
raid upon suspected houses at Mesina
du Rio Seco.
The Manchester, England, ship canal
is now ready for vessels. 1t will be
opened new years day.
Secretary Roosevelt was formally
introduced by Minister Bayard to the
head of the English foreign office,
Lord Rosebery.
Herr Singer and Herr Liebermann
lost their temDers over boerse taxation
and created scene in the German
reichstag.
Zanardelli may give up his task of
forming an Italian cabinet. The po-
litical situation is still uncertain.
Mr.. Gladstone in response to ques-
tons in the English house, said James
Bryce would act in Mr. Morley's alb
Sence.
In opening the agricultural congress
at London the earl of WincheIsea
drew Il dark picture of the situation
in England.
NJ. Dupuy made Il favorable impress
sion in his opening speech as president
of the French chamber of deputies.
King William of Wurtemberg is suf-
fering with Influenza He is confined
to his bed.
Baron Clonbrock died at his seat,
CloEbrOck, AhascraGh, County Galway,
Ireland
The Argentine government is con-
sidering q scheme to issue a loan of
$30,OO0,000 to consolidate the floating
debt.
The Paris Figaro says that the gov
eminent has decided not to close the
parliamentary session until December
p.
Cne man was killed and six others
seriously wounded by an explosion of
dynamite in the tunnel which is under
construction at Armonk.
The German government is moving
cautiously forward in its fiscal pro
posals with a fair show for success.
Berlin papers recommend the adop-
ton of more stringent precautions
against anarchists in the capitals of
Europe.
firm the report of the destruction of
the Nictheroy. Mello is making gains.
The Petit Republique says that a
scheme is on foot to establish torpedo
companies in the French army similar
to those in the Russian army.
A London dispatch from Rio Janeiro
states that the commercial situation
there is improving asd that confidence
is gradually returning.
1t having been decided to dissolve
the Portuguese corteS, the elections for
new members have been fixed for
January II. The new house will meet
on March 5.
1t is said that Doctors Libbertz and
/ q n of
Koch, are preparing an antidote to
and are confident of it's
success.
A rich American amateur in Paris
has purchased a statue of Miss Sybil
as Phryne, by Champagne,
the sculptor. The statue will be ex-
hibited at the next saloon.
According to oriental newspapers
received at Victoria, B. c., 4 heavy
gale il Shimane Prefecture, Japan, did
great damage to life and property. On
one steam vessel Twenty-Five persons
were lost.
The remains of the dowager duchess
OF st. Adams, who died recently, were
cremated at Working, England
The Dublin Irish Times says that
the police evidently apprehend a raid
upon the prison at marlborough,
Queens county. where Mullctt, Han
Ion and other Invincibles are con-
fined.
The Norwegian bark Don Juan,
Captain Overgaard, from New York,
November 4, for Gothenburg, has been
WI eci>ed near Lemvig, Denmark All
of her crew were lost with the ex-
ception of three men.
The trials of the new British cruiser
Theseus were unsatisfactory. She will
go to the Chatham dockyard to have
her boilers repaired. Her gun trials
have been postponed.
In a recent address to q gathering
Of pilgrims the pope, who declared he
was Italy's friend, told his hearers
how to vote and declared he would
continue to yindicate the rights and
liberties of the church.
The Vossiche Zeitung says that
Philipsruhe, near Hanau. for the re-
ception of Emperor William. who is
to arrive there shortly.
John Morley, chief secretary for
ireland. who is suffering from influ-
anZa, left London yesterday morning
for Monte Carlo, where by the advice
Of his physicians, he will sojourn