Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-17

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The question in dispute between
Peru and Chill will be satisfactorily
arranged before the end of February.
The French minister of marine out
lined In the chamber OF deputies an ex-
tensive scheme for the increase OF the
navy.
The Bulgarian agent at CONSTANT
nople has complained TO the Turkish
government of cruelties inflicted in
the Vilayet OF Uskub.
Donna Elvira, daughter Of Don Car
los, has been granted a judicial separ-
alton from Count Folchi, an artist,
with whom she eloped.
1t Is stated in London that Great
Britain never demanded the opening
of the Chinese port Of Ia Lien Wan
and, therefore, has not backed down.
Several Austrian universities and
schools have been compelled to dis
continue lectures, owing to the disor-
derby conduct of students.
Great Britain is assembling fleet
in Chinese waters capable Of coping
with that of "any combination oppos-
Ing the British policy"
Cir Samuel Scott, conservative, was
elected to parliament without oppo-
siton from the West Marlebone
district OF London.
The republic of Guatemala has over
10000 saloons and tayerns. In the
country districts there Is one to every
SO inhabitants, In the towns one to
every 81.
The cost OF the Cuban war from
February, 1896, to the end of 1897 is
officially estimated at $4,000, 900, be-
sides the arrears due from the Cuban
treasury, amounting to $4O,O00,000
John L. Gibbons, unionist, was
elected to the British parliament from
South Wolverhampton to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Charles
Pelham Villiers.
An almost perfect fresco by Dome
nco del Chirlandajo, the illustrious
Florentine painter, has been discovered
in church in Florence. 1t contains
portrait of Amerigo Vespucci.
The bundesrath German federal
council) has affirmed decree prohibit
ting the Importation from America
of live plants and shrubs. The decree
will also affect American fruits.
dispatch from London says the
betrothal will soon be announced of
Miss Mary Moore, leading lady of
Charles Wyndham's Theatre company,
to Alfred Belt, the South African mil
llCnalre.
The German minister of agriculture
declared In the Prussian diet that
after importation, and that If the
importations increase quarantine
would be necessary.
Constantinople correspondent tele-
graphs that Russia, France and Great
Britain hive agreed to insist upon the
candidate of Prince George of Greece
for the governorship of Crete, and are
ready to enforce 1t should the sultan
prove obdurate.
According to statement prepared
by Colonel Merriam, the new pension
agent, 1867 persons are receiving PEN
sions in Chicago because of the civil
war, while III are widows of soldiers
Of the war of 1872, 1,272 took part In
the Mexican war and BAG are survivors
of the Indian wars.
Tho bundesrath, the federal council !
of Germany, has overridden the de-
cree excluding the importation of
American fruit, issued by Dr. Miquel,
the Prussian minister of finance. It |
has been decided that importation will
be forbidden only where fruit is affect
cd by tho aspdiotus perniciosus. or
San Jose plant bug, which is said to
have done enormous damage in the
United States. +
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