Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-06

CURED yesterday, Wnlcn Lcfainh lHe
close Of the session. The house of
lords burned midnight oil Friday even
Ing before the Irish land bill passed to
It's second reading by that body The
Marquis Of Londonderry, the Earl Of
Wnchel5ea and the Duke OF AbcrCOrn,
were the leading spokesntn for land
l0rdism and their structures promise
amendments In the committee which
are likely 70 cause trouble when the
measure is returned to the house Of
commons. During Saturdays debate In
the house Of lords, Salisbury displayed
his personal interest in the Irish meas
ure by sumbering heavily.
The government decided that the par
liamcntary committee which will in
quire into the administration Of the
British South Africa company and the
circumstances attending the raid in,o
the Trans vaal, be composed of eight
un0nistB, four liberals aud an Irish ma
tlonalist. 1t IL expected, In optic Of
denials. that, Joseph Chamberlain sec
rotary of state for colonies, will event
ually consent to preside over the de
alterations OF the committee Henry
LabOuChcre Will sit on the committee.
His presence insurcs the fullest light
being shed upon the origin of the raid.
Sir VIM. Vernon Ilarcourt, The liberal
leader in the house, will also be Il mem
Der No decision has yet been an
nounced regarding the action TO be
taken against Cecil Rhodes. If he Is
tried he Will be the first privy council
Tor who has been climindlIy prosecuted
since 1906, when Lord Melville was
tried on the charge Of malvcrsation of
public funds,
Nows from lhOdesin III far from rosy.
Sir FREDERICK Cari'ingtOn's forces seem
capable of little more than holding their
own. An official despatch from Rho
dcsia stated that Captain White with
$50 men, n seVon-p0,indcr and two max
Inns had gone to the relief of Hartley.
Darlington admits that he needs more
troops, but he ls Unable to feed or
transport them, OWING to the prevail
once OF the rinder pest. The nuthori-
tics have abandoned the idea of driving
deciding to build chain Of forts
around them and starvc the enemy.
Twenty forts have already been begun.
The color question has suddenly come
into prominence In France by the recall
of enernl Dodds, the hero of the Da-
honey campaign, from his post Of brig
adler general into lndO-Chlna 1t liz
Ia ~, la, 1,
due to the fact that he IL a mulatto,
having been born In Senegal of II Sem
cgalcse mother. NJ GrCvllc Roach,
the mulatto deputy from Guadaloupe,
intends TO bring the matter into the
arena of politics by questioning the
colonial ministry on the subject
Berlin. Aug q The police have
found II new way to look after the
dreaded socialists. Policemen in cit
liens clothes arc sent to al places of
public resort frequentod by the NAL
contents and tho lower classes gcncr-
ally. They are allowed II certain sum
for drinks and food and all they have
to do Is to keep their ears and eyes
open and make arrests for socialistic
utterances.
Since Prince Won llohru
lobe left the vice regal palace of
Strassburg, disQueting rumors have
been circulating concerning the admin
istration of Justice. II is alleged that
the government In ordnr to win over
the aristWracy. favors the scions of
T,,t In, 10,
Thus 1t Is reported that young Baron
Florant Charpcntier, after failing to
pass the examination nj the University
of Strasshurg. was declared n graduate
by special decree of the secretary of
state Of Richsand.
Long and costly inquiry upon the
part of the chancellory has proved
that America does not send salt horse
flesh here to any extent, and consc-
quently the empires horsctosh indus
try Is not mcnaccd In spite Of the
official denial however, Agrarian
papers continue to attack the United
States for an alleged ondcayor to foist
salt horse upon Germany, claiming
that salt horse drummcrs frequently
visit cities on the Rhine besides Ham
burg and Stettin.
Some months ago the Militar Woch
enhlatt always considered the official
organ. aStonishcd the Roichstag by
following its discussion against dHlA
ling with an article upholding ducis,
Later the minister for war, Baron
Bronsart Won Soclleudorf, disclaimcd
responsibility for the uttcrances Of the
periodical referred to. hut the latest
number of the Militar Wochenhlatt
again contains two articles in favor ~
dreling in the army, declaring tina
without II the army would degenerate
This article caused Il great stir. as Y
is said in army circles that the en-
peror himself is in favor OF duclline
and that the paper therefore, can dis
regard the wishes of the war ONCE
1t is expected the matter will be aEail
ventilated In the RcichstaG.