Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29

A report In Birmingham, England
that there is corner in bicycle tubint
caused much excitement.
| A steamer from Spitzbergep reports
that Herr Andree started In his bal
Icon for the North Pole.
The Bavarian royal oculist Is goint
to Kiel to examine the injury TO the
eve of Emperor William.
Lady Selma Scott, convicted Of
libeling Earl Russell, her son-in-law
was released from prison In London.
Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia
representing Emperor William, opened
the Kaiser Wilhelm bridge at Solingen
Rhenish, Prussia.
Emma Symonds, wife OF an engine
filter in London, cut the threats Of
her four young children and herself
It is believed all will die.
The United States cruiser San Fran
cisco sunk the yacht Dysilio in col
lision Oft Gedner Point and landed the
crew at Portland, England.
A dispatch from Hammerfest, Nor
way. says the departure OF Mr.. Andree
In his balloon voyage to the Arctic re-
gIons has been delayed by storms.
A number of Russian STUDENTS have
been arrested at the request OF the
Russian governn mt on the charge OF
completely In nihlistic movemt nts.
The body Of woman supposed to be
that Of Mrs. G. Daykns, said to be 4
relative OF ex-President Cleveland, was
found IN the sea off Ostend, Belgium,
Sarah Bernhard, the French actress
in whose honor an elaborate reception
had been arranged by the municipal
authorities at Portsmouth, England,
declined to attend, saying she did not
feel strong enough to climb the steps
The difficulty over the refusal OF the
authorities of Morocco to permit Amer
leans to employ native help, priv
ilege allowed Europeans, has been
settled, and the United States war
ships San Francisco and Raleigh VIII
sail for home.
In the house OF commons Mr.. Bal
four, government leader, said In re-
ply to n question on the subject that
the government did not intend to In
stiute any prosecutions as result or
the report of the select South AFRICA
commission.
A dispatch from Paris to London
news agency says that inquiry at the
United States embassy confirms ru'
NOR that Spain and Japan have ar
ranged an offensive alliance against
the United States for the mutual pro-
lection OF Cuba and Hawaii.
A joint proposal Of bmetallism was
presented on behalf of the United
States and France at conference held
in the British foreign office In London
yesterday. 1t was reported In London
that an international conference VIII
be summoned, probably to meet In the
United States, with Great Britoin par
ticlpating.
It was announced in London that
conference will be held In Washington
in tho autumn to consider the Behring
Sea seal question, and that G'eat BY
tain, Russia, Japan and the United
StHleb VIII VS. iSpioH'h'o"' "S '
don newspapers are in rage over
Secretary shermans letter in reply to
Lord Sal'ohrry, but the most friendly
spirit prevails at the British foreign
Office.
Official denial Is given to the state
rent made In Paris on the 10Th OF
June by M. Hanotaux, the French min
lister of foreign affairs that an agree
ment had been signed conceding
to France certain commercial and po-
teal advantages in the districts adj
jacent to Tonquin, chief among them
being concession for France to pen
citrate into Yunnan and work the
mines in the Chinese provinces with
French engineers.