Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

The lOrd mayor OF LOndon gave q
banquet to the colonial premiers.
A thousand colonial troops, under
command of Lord Roberts Of Kanda-
har, visited Windsor Castle.
Professor Tanakadate OF the Imperi-
al Japanese university is said to have
invented an earthquake alarm.
The government of Honolulu is not
inundated by the presence OF jap
anese warship in Hawaiian waters.
It is stated that 1870 presons have
been killed by the eruption of the
Mayou volcano, In the PHILIPPINE is-
lands.
The London newspapers express
anxiety concerning the riots In India
as indicating that a rebellion may be
threatening.
The upper house Of the Prussian diet
passed the association bill In the mutt
lated form In which it was adopted by
the lower house.
The German vessel Rembeck was
sunk in the Dardanelles In collision
Will UHt oSI IIldll NtSbcl ICl LhlidOs
Sixteen men were drowned.
A volume OF letters Of Napoleon l.,
published In Paris, contains some in
teresting matter, including a caustic
criticism of his brother Jerome.
The king of Siam, who Is making
tour Of Europe, Is anxious to visit the
United States, but may be called home
by business before he Is able to do 30.
Captain General Weyler is quoted as
saying that Gen. Maxine Gomezs star
Is eclipsed and that he Is seeking to
escape capture. 1t Is still claimed that
Gomez Is wounded.
Count Okuma, prime minister OF
Japan, Is quoted as saying that Japan
will impose export duties on tea. car
pets and other articles In retaliation
for the Dingley tariff.
The Pan-Angllcan church conference
began with private devotional service
in the chapel OF Lambeth palace, Eng
land, the oficial residence of the Arch
bishop of Canterbury.
Emperor William has sent an auto
graph letter of thanks to DR.. Won Boet-
ticher, the retiring vice president Of
the Prussian ministry and imperial
secretary of state for the interior.
Charles e. Shackford, well known
American railway man and an old en-
ploye of the Central at Guadalajara,
has died OF fever a Coatzacoal, Mexico.
He was returning from trip to Guat-
emala.
The rebels recently took possession
OF and searched the house Of the Span
lsh colonial secretary of the Philippine
islands, in the center of the town of
Manila The secretary was absent at a
dinner party, or he would have been
killed
1t Is reported In Constantinople that
a battle has taken place between 400
Greek raiders and detachment of OF
toman troops near Metsova, Albania,
which Is Turkish territory. The
Greeks sufferd loss of 100 killed and
so captured.
The Unied States monetary commits
sion headed by Senator Wolcott or Col
orado, will start for London at the end
OF the week. The commissioners eX-
press themselves as being we'll satisfied
with the rusults OF their negotiations
here and the general outlook.
Miss Annie Hogeman, niece and
ward of Chauncey M. Depew, will be
married In Paris on the Sth Of July to
Baron de Brlsson. The baron Is an Of
ficer OF the French army and son OF
Count de Brsson, who was secretary
OF the French legation at Washington
during Mr. LIncoln's first administra-
ton.
There was strange phenomenon at
Barcelona. The sea rose and fell a
yard every ten minutes for several
hours. The moorings OF the British
warship Surprise were carried away
and she had to be put to sea. The
same phenomenon occurred at the time
Of the earthquake which destroyed
Krakatra, volcanic island In the
Straits of Sundy In 1888.