The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-04-15
STORIES OF THE DAY.

STORIES OF THE DAY.
Interesting Notes Of Matters That Are
Talked Of In Europe.
Alfred Belt, the millionaire partner
Of Cecil Rhodes, has purchased the Lon
don Saturday Review from Frank Har-
ris. This paper has been conspicuous for
it's animosity toward Mr.. Rhodes and
his enterprises, and inasmuch as it has
inherited from times gone by consid-
cradle amount Of prestige and influence
the friends Of Mr.. Rhodes have found
it prudent to purchase it, with the OBJ
ject Of silencing its attacks. The Lon
don Sun now belongs to another new
dedged millionaire, having been sold
by T. P. O'Connor, M. p, and his as
sociates to Mr.. Hooley.
There is not word of truth in the
statement cabled across the Atlantic
week ago to the effect that portion of
the famous Alpine monastery of st.
Bernard had been destroyed by an ava
lanche. A big avalanche certainly has
taken place in the pass, but the monas-
terry is quite safe and has sustained no
injury whatsoever.
The German government is sending
out invitations to an international con-
gress on leprosy, atwhich DR.. Koch, the
eminent bacteriologist, will preside.
Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Russia
have already intimated their intention
Of being officially represented. The
whole subject of leprosy and its attend
ant evils will come under consideration
Of the meeting, the aim Of which will
be to induce the powers Of the world to
act collectively, if not in the hope Of
stamping out the disease, at any rate of
keeping it within prescribed limits.
The Spanish government has official
" called the attention Of the French au-
thorities to the Carlist agitation along
the northern frontier Of the kingdom.
Arms and ammunition Of all kinds are
being ordered in France and Belgium
by Carlist agents and dispatched to the
Pyrenees. Don Carlos, who is at Venice,
does not contradict the news and speaks
Of it as prelude to his own abdication
in favor of his son, Don jaime
According to an official announce
ment just made by the minister of the
interior at Berlin, the quartermaster
who was in charge Of the helm of the
English steamship Crathie at the time
when she ran down the Atlantic liner
Elbe off the east coast of England is
now in the United States, and, with a
view Of relieving his conscience, has
recently made full confession Of GER
tain Important facts that he withheld
at the time of the inquiry into the sink
irg of the Elbe, that entailed the loss
Of several hundred lives. From his con-
fession it appears that both the helms
man himself and the man on the look
out on board the Crathie had left their
posts and gone into the cabin to drink
their coffee, SO that their vessel was en-
tirely without control and without any
one on deck at the time of the collision.
All fears which had been entertained
by the German authorities with regard
to the possibility Of the freezing Of the
Baltic canal during the winter are now
shown to have been without foundation,
and there is no longer any ground for
apprehension lest the cold weather
should interfere with navigation be-
tween the Baltic and the North seas.
Despite the severe frost, which during
the last winter has at times entirely
blocked with ice the Belt and the sound
as we'll as the bay Of Kiel, the canal has
not been closed single day.
A fresh conflict is impending between
the German government and the corn
dealers. The latter, since the close Of
the Corn Exchange have been holding
private meetings IN their own offices
every day for the purpose of transacting
business. The imperial commissioner Of
the Stock Exchange has now decided
that these meetings, although taking
place in private Offices, really constitute
regular "bourses' and as such are lille
gal and prohibited. On the other hand,
the corn dealers declare that they do
not propose to permit the government
to ruin them by forcing them out Of
business.
A considerable quantity of forged
Bank Of England notes being now in
circulation, the lawyers Of that institu-
ton have issued a warning, which ap-
plies to forged bank notes of every kind.