Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-10-14
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
Barney Barnato left a fortune Of
nearly IS, 900, 000.
Max Horwitz, q we'll known Jews
paper writer, died in Berlin.
1t is reported the king of Corea has
proclaimed himself emperor of Corea.
Germany declines to accept Mr..
Neumann of Illinois as consul at
Cologne.
The new Greek cabinet, headed by
NJ. Zaimis, was sworn in before King
George.
England withdrew from the Boring
sea conference at the request of
canada.
A typhoon in Japan has submerged
thousands OF houses and killed a num-
Der of people.
Senior Sagasta and the other mem
bers Of the new Spanish cabinet took
the oath of office.
An English syndicate intends to bid
on the Union Pacific at the fore
closure sale on Nov. J..
The pope is said to be in excellent
health and the reports TO the con-
trary are denied in Rome,
The Greek parliament convened and
all parties signifeG willingness to
adopt the peace treaty.
The betrothal is announced Of
Princess Fedora of Saxe-Meiningen
,r,l Drinca IlDtprr &c pattrg
The Cayendish sporting expedition
In British East Africa, whose mem
bers We're reported TO have been killed
by natives, is safe.
Edward Langtry, late husband Of
the actress, Lily Langtry who was
sent to an insane asylum in England,
Is no better.
Prof. Francis William Newman,
author and philosopher, is dead, aged
81. He was a younger brother Of the
late Cardinal Newman.
The Spanish cabinet decided to
grant autonomy to Cuba under the
su~zerainty of Spain and to continue
the war as long as may be necessary
Captain General Weyler announced
that the mail steamship Reina Girls
tina, which arrived from Spain,
brought So, 600, 600 for him, to be APP
piled to military expenses.
Spanish prisons in Cuba are to be
emptied and amnesty granted for
Americans and Cubans from the new
ministry. This is a natural part of
the rev Spanish policy.
Henry Savage Lander a we'll
known artist, traveller and writer, has
returned to India from Thibet, where
he was arrested by natives, sentenced
to death and tortured with hot irons
and on the rack.
Arna Stibler, aged "A years, who was
formerly lady-in-waiting to the for
mer Empress Charlotte of Mexico,
attempted TO commit suicide in Vienna
by repeatedly stabbing herself in the
neck and cutting off her tongue.
The friends of Capt-Gen. Weyler
made a grand rally in his behalf, in
Havana. and did all they could pos
silly do to prevent his recall to Spain
They held a meeting at the Spanish
casino, many Of the Weather class of
Spaniards being present.
Excavations at Ternevsky. near
Odessa. the scene of the voluntary
living burial of persons belonging to
a religious sect known as Raskolniki.
at the head of which is Feodore
Kayaleff, resulted in the discovery of
six more bodies of men, yemen and
children. The search continues. II
Is expected about thirty corpses will
be e~xtricated, .
The concentrates are arriving at
Havana in large numbers, as they
have nothing to eat and Ia the small
towns are dying in the streets, Havana
herself is in great want of food. A
woman from Artemisa saw three of
her children die of hunger in a train
on the way to Havana. The concen-
tated people Of Matanzas have been
put to work, and 1910 women and 141
men are wol king on the Bellamar
high road for 20 cents each a day