Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-11-04

AT Mlma2un, Japan, lduuSllue &C.
Cured by which 1000 houses were
buried and five men were crushed to
death.
The car of Russia visited Emperor
William at Wesbaden. The emperors
kissed each othe" and lunched to-
gCther.
Emperor william inspected the mon
rment in honor of his grandfather
William l., erected on the Kaiser
Platz.
Emperor William he's confirmed the
appointment of Baron Won Buelow as
minister for foreign affairs and min
lister of state.
The anniversary of the battle OF
Trafalgar. fought October Il, 1905, was
celebrated in England more generally
than usual.
The lower house Of the Hungarian
diet passed q bill prolonging for a
year the compact between Austria and
Hungary.
The statement is made in a dis
patch from Berlin that the German
government will ask for large in
crease in the army estimates.
The Chamber of Commerce Of Bar
men, Germany, has forwarded the for
cign Office document tcstiiying to
Consul Max Bouchsein's efficiency.
The japanese steamer SessuI Maru
has been missing since September 3,
the date of the big storm, She had
twelve passengers and crew of forty
five.
The defense of the colonies is re-
ported to be receiving unusual atten-
ton from the British government in
connection with the increase in the
British army.
Spain ini -rEcd the United States
that II we do not stop filibustering
expeditions she will re-establish the
right to search vessels anchoring in
Cuban waters.
Lord Rosebery, former premier and
leader of the liberal party of Great
Britain, in company with Count Her.
bert Bismarck, Is visiting Prince Bis
marck at Friedrichsrhe.
The wife of julius Jagot, a saddler
of Berlin, has eloped with Edward
james, colored of Jacksonville, Fla.
The couple took with them 5000 marks
belonging to the woman'S husband.
British gunboats advanced up the
Nile, shelled Metemneh, the Dervish
position between Berber and Khar-
toum, and retired after inspecting II
with view of ascertaining its strength
and defensive works.
A most serious railway accident oc-
cured in Japan Oct, on the Tokai-
Do Railroad. The road had been dam
aged by floods and a train was pre-
cipitatod into the river valley. OF
forty passengers only five escaped
without injury and seven were killed.
1t was officially announced at Berlin
that Baron Mnrschall Won Bjcberstcin
is going to ConstantihopIe, there to re
place Baron Saurma Won Jcltsch, who
Is going to represent Germany AT
Rome, in succession to Baron Won
Buelow. Baron Marschall, however,
retains the title and rank of minister
Of state
Dispatches received In Madrid report
that Carigara and Burugo on the cas-
tern coast Of Leyte, one of the Philip
pine islands, were destroyed by a cy-
clone October IL, and that an inn
mense wave swept inland, engultng
villages Several thousand natives
persisted, and immense damage was
done to property.
The British government has dis
patched former under secretary Of
war, Sir Ralph Wood Thompson, to
Australia, with instructions to report
upon the condition of the defenscs
there. to urge an increase of the
Colonial forces and to submit propO-
sails for arming the local troops and
exchanging battalons with those of
the mOthcrland.