Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11
ABROAD.


A new instruction is brewing in
! Crete.
Prince Bismarck is reported to be
unusually well.
Martini, inventor of the rifle bearing
his name, died in Switzerland
The representatives of fifteen sugar
factories in Germany have formed a
trust.
The success Of Villedeu Chassagne,
of Paris, in Photographic in coIors is
announced.
The selection of Lyman j. Gage OF
Chicago as Secretary Of the treasury is
well received in London.
Sir Thomas Spencer Wells. Bart,
M. d., the famous English surgeon,
died in Cannes, France. aged 70 years.
Several London papers say the SEN
ate amendments to the Angio-Amer-
lean arbitration treaty leave the treaty
valueless.
The dominion cabinet at Ottawa has
appointed a delegation to go 10 Wash
ington to discuss the question Of recip-
rocity and the alien labor law.
The earl OF Kinnoull died in London,
aged 70 years. He will be succeeded
by his eldest son, Lord Hay, a we'll
known Anglo Egyptian officer.
The North German Lloyds announce
that the Spanish government has es-
tablshed a war tax for all passengers
landing or departing from Spanish
ports
The Right Hon Sir George O. Ire
yelyan, who was secretary for Scotland
In Lord Roseberry's cabinet, has re-
signed from parliament on account OF
ill-health.
The French chamber of deputies
adopted the article OF the sugar bill
/ fixing a sugartax of nine francs on inn
ports of raw sugar and ten francs on
refined sugar,
President Kruger of the South Airi-
can Republic says he would like DEM
tie statement >from Mr., Chamberlain
as to what promises the president has
failed to keep,
The British house OF commons has
authorized a loan of s27 ,500,0 900 for a
scheme of military defense, one feature
Of which is the building OF forts on
the hills around London
The London Mark Lane Express says
It is surprised at the decline of prices
in the United States, and remarks taat
the definite crop returns Of 1896 do not
warrant any depression
Captain Sinclair, liberal, was
elected 70 parliament from Fogfarshire,
England, to succeed j. NJ White, liberal
of the firm of ]. T.. White, Of New York,
who recently resigned.
According to a letter sent to the
senate. Captaln-Geneml Weyler told
Consul Williams he would shoot every
American conspira or found with arms,
regardless of consequences.
Mrs. Carew has been sen eneed TO
death in Yokohama, Japan, for the
murder OF her husband by poison,
Walter Raymon Halowell Carew, sec
rotary of the Yokohama United club,
1t Is iUmored in Rome that Cardinal
SatolN Will be appointed project Of the
propaganda replacing Cardinal Led
ochowsky. who succeeds the late Car
dinal Blanchi as pro datary of the pope.
Joseph Chamberlain. British secretary
of state for the colonies, in speech
at Birmingham, England, said that
even though the United States Senate
rejected the arbitration trNcty with
England the negotiations themselves
could not fail 10 have a beneficial eff
feet.
Bishop John ]. Teane formerly rec
tor Of the Catholic university at Wash.
ugton, and who was recently appointed
bishop assistant AZ the pontifcal throne
| It, Rome, and who was later made con
sultor 70 the Congregations of the
Propaganda and Studies. has been ap-
pointed canon OF st. John Lateran.