Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-06-25

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of the growth OF the monarchist party
which is seeking to place Countess
d'Eu, daughter of the late emperor on
the throne Of Brazil.
Emperor William attended a meet
ing of the visiting members of the
British Institute of Naval Architects, of
which he is member, at Berlin, and
took the chair.
The Congregational pilgrims from
New England reached Plymouth, Eng
land, where they viii visit the scenes
connected with the departure Of the
Pilgrim Fathers
Upon the advice of the Spanish
surgeon general, the council of generals
at Havana has decided to limit military
operations ia Cuba for the present to
the defensive.
Two explosions Of dynamite startled
Havana. 1t is thought that insu.gent
sympathizers caused them The aque-
duct which supplies the city with
water was damaged.
Returns to the Canadian fisheries de-
partment of the spring catch Of eeals
by Canadian vessels taken off The
British Colombian and Washington
coasts show decrease Of nearly a
thousand skins.
Fifty sailors from a Japanese war
ship, at Antwerp, mutinied Sunday
evening, landed and attacked the police.
The mutineers were overcome, and the
ship is now guarded by a detachment
of police.
The subject OF the inaugural address
OF Lord Russell of Killowen, at the
meeting of the American Bar associa-
ton at Saratoga in August will largely
be discussion OF the international ar
filtration question.
In an accident near Brest Litewiski.
town in Russian Poland, on the Bug
river, a railway passenger train was
wrecked and many persons were killed
Senior Ribeiro, ex-ninister of the col
onies for Portugal, is dead.
Financially, President Kruger has
done great stroke of business in tho
Transvaal. The fines of the Johannes
burg reformers total up S1,O0O,000
equal to one-fifth of a years income OF
the South African republic.
According to the official returns the
imports into France for the past five
months show an Increase Of 1919, 900, 900
francs over the same period of 1885,
while the exports from France have in
creased $4,000, 900 francs.
The emperor and empress gave a
luncheon at the new palace. Berlin, in
honor of Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese
envoy. Several of the imperial princes,
the chancellor and several cabinet min
listers were among those present.
A dispatch received in Rome from
Massowah confirms the report of the
acquittal of General Baratieri by the
court martial which heard charges
against him connected with the defeat
of the Italians by the Abyssipians
Another rebellion Is feared In Colea
owing to the protracted stay Of the
king at the Russian legation The in
surgents declared the kings absence is
a disgrace to the country Twenty
two thousand men have already risen
in revolt.
With the view OF preventing a duel
between Marshal Martinez de Campos
and General Borrero, the Spanish gov
eminent has decided tc employ the
former on active service. The marshal
however, declares that he will not ac-
cept command except in Cuba.
The town of Topac, state Of Jalisco,
Mexico, was recently visited by a
waterspout that detached from the
sides OF the mountain enormous masses
of rock and earth. which was piled w
in the streets of the town to depth of
eight feet Thirty persons are sup
posed to have lost their lives.
Prince Victor Napoleon writes re-
garding imaginary negotiations carried
on with the object of inducing MIN to
abandon his rights: THE Napoleons
have no rights except those they hold
from the people, and the people alone
can invaldate those rights. AS the
representative of a great cause, shall
never abdicate the filty which my lame
imposes"