Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-17

A Dublin correspondent says there
Is talk of Queen Victoria visiting Ire
land in 1897.
The British empire league meets ir
London and considers the question Of
imperial federation.
Germany protests against the action
of our government imposing tonnage
duties upon German vessels.
London Henry Fell Pease, liberia
'"omber of parliament for the c. :
land division of the north riding o.
York, Is dead.
Az attempt was made 10 bride all the
European cables and influence the
markets by falsifying the American
election news.
The red hat was bestowed by the
rope on Cardinal Satoili and several
other cardinals at public conslstory
in Rome.
Rev. Edward O'Dea, of Portland, Ore
gon, was made Bishop Of the diocese OF
Nesaualy, which embraces the state OF
Washington.
France and Italy have agreed upon
q convention respecting Tunis which
is said to aim at the ultimate exclusion
Of England from Egypt
The Italian chamber Of deputies
adopted a vote of confidence in the
government in connection with the
governments colonial policy.
London Chronicle says 1t hears
that Independent reports anticipate
THAT, despite reports, the famine Will
be the worst ever known in India.
Iondon-The Times, in an article re-
viewing the official returns, finds that
the estimated wheat crop of Great Bri-
tain is 100000 bushels above that
of 1895.
A slight fire occurred in Blenheim
castle, England, the home of the duke
and duchess OF Marlborough. The
duchess was formerly Miss Consuelo
Vanderbilt.
Sara Bernhardt appeared in male
part with great success in Paris, The
effort Is looked upon by some as a
stepping-sto to the assumption of
Hamlet
I.ondon-A hundred constables raid
ed the ,Battenburg club, on Goswell
road, at an early hour Sunday morn
ing and arrested $50 persons, including
many women.
The trial in Berlin of the journalists
charged with libeling Count Gutenberg,
Baron Bieberstein and Prince Honen-
lohe continues to be attended with in
teresting developments.
London: Advices from Liberia an
that republic, Joseph James CheeSman,
Nov. II. Vice President Coleman was
Nov. IS.
Scventy-hve persons have been
drowned in floods in the island OF
Montserlat one of the l4eeward group,
Fire in Ottawa, Ont. destroyed bust
ness property valued at $350,000
The central strike committee at Ham
burg issued pamphlet calling for a
general strike, with view to bringing
tho business of the port to standstill,
Dock laborers Mt Antwerp refused to
unload vessels from Hamburg
DR. Leander s. Jameson was re-
leased from Holloway Jail in London,
teEce of fifteen months for his part
in the Transvaal rald His release
was ordered on medical grounds.
A cablegram to the New York Even
ing Post quotes Mr. Bayard as express
ing the belief that some permanent ar
of arbitration between Eng
land and America will be reached be-
fore his departure from England
a suit brought in 1892 by James Nc
Gafl'gan n merchant of st. Johns, n.
B.. against the Pullman company for
injury to his health by taking cold in
Il Pullman car was decided in favor Of
the defendant by jury at ST. Johns.
The court Of appeal at Alexandria
has decided that the Egyptian govern
ment must repay s., 500 900 advanced
by the commission of the Egyptian
debt to meet the expenses of the Brit
ish- Egyptian expedition to Dongola.
George lIaig of London says there is
no truth in the report that he is en-
gagged to marry Mrs. Augusta Drayton.
eldest daughter Of Mrs. William Astor.
who obtained divorce from J. Cole
man Drayton.
In the relchstag Herr Liebknecht
socialist, made a speech in opposition
to the increase of the navy and charged
that the cruiser Hits was unseaworthy
when she went down on the African
coast with the sailors cheering the
emperor
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.