Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-03

aHtfteu@eDy tHes IdH1fht say thdt tuV
condition Is worse than ever.
Lady SCOTS trial on a charge OF Ii
bel, brought by her son-in-law, Earl
Russell, was begun in London.
St. Johns, N. B.A cable from
Genoa, Italy, announces the death OF
Governor Frazer of New Brunswick
The Royal College OF Surgeons in
l. ndon has finally decided to admit
women to diplomas in that college.
The Competitor men were quietly
tried by court-matial in Havana in
spite OF official protests from the United
States
The Liberian navy, consisting of one
small gunboat recently fired on a
British mailboat. and trouble is ex-
pected.
Russia is to adopt the gold stand
ard. the car having approved the plan
of Finance Minister De White for its
introduction.
A dispatch from Calais, France,gsays
plans are under way to establish a line
Of steamships between New Orleans
and Calais.
Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson, M.
D., F.. r. s., died in London. aged "a
years. He took an active interest in
the development of bicycling.
Seoul, Corea: A number of officers
have been plotting to seize the king
and force him TO return to the palace.
The Russian officers and thirty seamen
with field guns have entered the city
Mrs. Maybrick, serving life SEN
tence in an English prison for the al
legged poisoning of her husband, is re-
ported to be broken in mind and
health.
Cork-The most Rev. William Fitz-
gerald, d. D., Roman Catholic bishop
OF Ross died suddenly at Slibbereen
last evening. He was consecrated
Nov IL, 1877.
The prince and princess Of Wales
visited Blenheim castle as the guests of
the duke and duchess of Marlborough.
The duchess was formerly Miss Con-
suela Vanderbilt.
General Weyler captured General
found the portraits of a number of Ha-
vana bellies. The report of the death
of General Sanchez, the Cuban leader,
is confirmed.
Action for divorce has been COM
menced by Prince Joseph of Caraman-
Ohimay, a Belgian nobleman, against
his wife, the Princess of Caraman-
Chimay, who was formerly Miss Clara
Ward Of Detroit
In the chapter house of Canterbury,
Rt. Rev. Frederick Temple. archbishop
of anterbury, was formally elected
primate of England. The quaint GER
emonies of the seventeenth century
were observed.
Paris-The first serious frontier in
cident in long time occurred at Nuns
ter, when a German forest guard shot
an alleged French poacher, inficting
a flesh wound The government is in
curing into the case.
Montreal Father Murphy, proprietor
of whisky cure institutes in the United
States and Canada, who was arrested
the charge of obtaining $4,000 under
false pretense, was released on $4,000
bail.
Sydney, n. S. w Reports have
been received from New Hebrides is
lands, lying west of Fiji, that the ma
tives are being sold like sheep for from
six to ten pounds per head and that
many are being subjected to great
cruelties The New Hebrides are UNI
der joint Anglo-F'rench control.
Port Louis. Island of Mauritius-
The sugar planters of this island have
decided to join with those of the Brit
ish West Indies in representations to
the government OF Great Britain re-
garding the sugar bounties paid by
foreign countries, with the view to
bringing about some counteraciion TO
enable the planters here to compete
more fairly with their foreign rivals.
General Weyler returned to Havana,
During the day he visited Artemisa
in the province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba,
and was received with music, sal, ties
and ringing of bells. The Cuban jun
ia in New York received a letter from
General Maceo, commander-in-chief of
the insurgent army, saying that he has
$4,000 well-equipned troops and that he
proposes 10 proceed To the province Of
Havana.