Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-24
FOREIGN NEWS.

The plague is spreading in India.
Again do the Zulus in Africa uprise
Englnd's coal mines will soon be
exhausted.
A banquet was given at the Grand
hotel, Paris, in honor OF Sara Bern
hardt, the actress.
The treasury of Bolivia is said to be
| In a lamentable state.
Roman Catholics of Winnipeg de-
nounce the school settlement.
Alfred Nobel the inventor Of nitro
glycerine, died at San Reno, Italy.
| Venezuela, IT. seems, offers no serious
objection to the arbitration treaty.
IT Is again said that England, Russia
and France will settle the Eastern
question.
A Cuban home rule plan is said to
! ave been formulated by the Spanish
government
NJ. Louis Augrlste Rogeard, a we'll
known French publicist, Is dead, at the
age of seventy-siX years.
Spaniards urged their government
10 strain every HtINt W IOHuu'l SiiDd
before America can interfere
Gen. Antonio Maceo and Francisco
Gomez. son OF Gen. Maxine Gomez,
were killed in Havana province.
Tho Legislative council ut Adelaide.
South Australia, rejected the govern
ment bin to restrict the immigration of
colorod races.
Sixteen helpless patients in cuban
hospital and two surgeons were muir
dered with mnGhetes by Spanish troops
in II midnight raid.
Advices from the Philippine islands
indicate that the insurgents are in
crcasing in the provinces and that the
state OF affairs is getting worse.
London Frederick Kast one OF the
defendants in the libel suit by Ear
Russell against his mother-in-law
Lady Scott died in Jail.
Madrid-A dispatch from Jcres ar
nounces THAT a large building collapsed
bnrrying over 100 persons. Eleven
bodies already recovered.
Miss Lucy Uhl daughter of the
United States ambassador to Germany,
was married in Berlin to Prof. Guy
Thompson Of Yale university.
Paris A dispatch received from Ha-
Moi. capital of Tonquin, announces
that NJ, A. Roseau, the governor gen
cral of Indo China, died suddenly there.
The Italian steamship Sailed was
lost with all on board, during heavy
gale on the Spanish coast. Tho vessel
carried 20 passengers and crow of
G5 men
An official dispatch received at Mad
rid from Manila announces that sixty
insurgent prisoners who escaped from
u fort in Lllzon, were killed by Spanish
soldiers.
officials at the Vatican in Rome deny
that any disciplinary measures have
been taken against ecclesiastics of the
United States or connected with the
Catholic university at Washington.
A conference of protectioniss was
held in London. 1t was thinly attend |
cd, James Ilowther. who presided said
there is a rapidly increasing sentiment
in Great Britain in favor of proteC-
ton.
II is reported that Baron Dhanis, who |
led the Anglo Belgian movement |
against the Mahdists at the time of the /
Dongola expedition, has been killed in
the Congo after having been defeated /.
by the dervishes.
London A Berlin dispatch to the |
lnily Nows says 1t is rumorcd that |
tho government will submit a bill to
the rcichstag for new artillery which |
will involve great expenditure. !
Hrussa's share footing up $40, $50 900. |
J. S. Larkc, the Canadian trade COM
missioner in Australia, sends word to
the Vancouver board of trade that /
Australia will have to import over .
: 600 900 bushels Of wheat this year,
owing to the failure of the Australian .
harvest
Montreal The Independence club of I
Canada. which has been In existence in /
Montreal FOR some five months and .
whose object is the attainment of Can |
adian Independence. Is gaining in
strength and n convention will prNbab- .
y be hold next March with view to .
decorating all the groups and clubs.