Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-09-24
FOREIGN FLASHES.

DR.. hansen now proposes to make
in expedition to the south pole.
Trade in Turkey Is at a standstilI
owing TO lack of money IN the govern
ment treasury
The Turkish government has decided
to send to their native countries all un.
/ employed strangers in COnStantinople
1 1t is estimated that $50 persons were
| injured by the cyclone III Paris, OF
whom 40 are in serious condition.
/ ii is reported in Madrid that Sp&tn
viii oganiZc an add tiOnaI .orce of 2J,-
The leaders Of the conspiracy against
/ the Spanish government n the prov
incc of Cavitc, Philippine islands, have
been shot
Fears of renewal Of disorders in Tul'-
key caused a panic among the general
puL lie and shops at Galata and STAN
EcuI were closed.
The belief is prevalent in Zanzibar
that Germany does not int md to acqlu-
csce in the action taken by the British
government in forCibly dcpoSing Sad
KhaId.
A private dispatch received in Lon
don from ConSlantnoplc confirms the
rumor that the powers are seriously
debating the question Of dcposing the
Sultan of Turkey.
Oskar Schustcr, u dire .'or Of the
North German trade association, has
been arrested on a charge of cmbeZz!c-
mont, the amount being placed ut from
1000 0OC to 1900, 600 marks.
Charles Gavin, u New Yorker aad
correspondent IN Cuba of the Jackson
Vile Equator Democrat, was murdered
by Spanish troops, his American pass
port being disregarded.
A monster petition praying the fed
eral government to restrlyt Japanese
immigration and raise the Chinese tax
to $500 has been in circulation for
three days ut Vancouver, and signed by
many British subjects
The Cunard line steamer Lucianln
has sailed, having on board Albert G.
Whitehead, the recently ceased dyna-
inter. Whitehead was in cXcellen
spirits and said that he was rcjoced to
find himself on has way to the United
States.
Leopold, king of the Belgians, has
sent in autograph letter to Emperor
defending the adEinistrat on
of the Congo State against the attacks
hf ihn Gprm1p prpuu X mo | nI.n, Ia
expresses the determination to pursue
II civiliZinE mission in Africa in spite
of all obstacles.
The British tradcs-unlon congress,
in session AT Edinburgh. Il, pied Il res
OluIiOn instructing the parliamentary
to have the government I
pass bill making it compulsory for
all municipal bodies to adopt some
scheme of oId-age pensions for their
The Egyptian troops with the Nile .
expedition ar" concentrated at FCrrilG. j
which Is only twenty-thrcc miles from
HE dorNish outpost at kerma. whcrr .
he dprNSheS have boon rlnCentrHUng T
of cavalry MS though .
" it'll the intention of max ng a stand .
against the British advance.
Tho archbishop and bishops Of VI \ T
leo have issued a circular to the fai,h- T
full declaring that, although the belief +
IN the apparition of the Virgin of Gun
lalupc is not an article ct faith il IS
he duty of Catholics to give crCdoncC
to he legend which has been undisput- .
I'd through three centuries, and when
has been supported by n long success
sion uf bishops,
John Daily, who was recently re-
leased from Portland prison after srry-
Ing several years on conviction Of
in Il dynamite not together
with his brother arrive! ut Queens
Town on Saturday evening, lie VAS
met by John Redmond, Patrick
)l|ricn, Timothy Harrington and
others