Willmar tribune., 1898-01-11
THE OLD YEAR ABROAD.
A Resume of Important Events in
FOreiEn Lands.

The old year ABROAD mas been charac-
terized by spirit OF unrest and turbulence,
by internal d1ssensions in many quarters,
by wars Of greater or lesser magnitude, and
BY schemes set on foot for the partition of
territory among the great powers. The
new year opens with war clouds drifting
about menacingly. which may portend u
colossal struggle before 1899 comes in view.
Great Britain.
Great Britain in June celebrated the
queens diamond jubilee upon scale of
lavish mYniticence and with pageantry
Of "Gh The id werid. Then we were @ aiatHe shoWn tRe
reverse Of the medal. The plague, which
broke out at 8 BoT6ay qa,:I,I IN January: spread
thousands. and famine followed in It's
tracks, sweeping away thousands more.
peope as an agehcy for OF the
These shemseives seus at trat in
Britain at last found itself confronted with
xSs% s59pf froBBsr 9Bsngt Of the M tribes
being. reinforced by accessions from AZ.
ghanistan, which at last called for the
gansf st going en ana
though in the end they will be overcome
aan M ea4Y Sd 70 ~
and money.
France has been unusually quiet, and
se the II s df s nGhSY to
its snare Of Chinese Territory. and the he adt sdt
vance Of it's African expeditions into the
Nubian territory.
Germany has been mainly interested in
watching the spectacular performances of
the d9f last 5sy
nifty for the murder Of missionaries Which Which
European powers in that direction.
Austria has been rent with internal dis
sensions. The reichsrath began it's ses-
s at onsa s1s
slavonian nationalities. A climax Was was
cded that Czech Was IN evefv
way coordinate with the German in RoS.
hemia and Moravia. The government Mt Was Vas
members Of the reichsrath. and the latter
sought TO have the ministers indicted. The
place daily in the lower house. seHS and teEk sits
ting after sitting, was suspended in the at-
tempt to maintain some degree of decorum.
@ by ea2
ment Vas 70 toece 10 aad the Baden
FrasSe % ana efherR RRFSheS RoheShans has
Sst tSsgs tG sf has eosS S
which is unable to transact business.
Spain and Cuba.
u. Spain has been occupied with its hope
less Cuban war. which has resulted in a
battle and the deaths Of hundreds Of thou
sands Of paciflcos by disease and famine,
and yet It Is no nearer the conquest Of
Cuba now than 1t was at the beginning Of
the year. 1t has subdued and pacified the
Philippines, but the Cuban rebels are as
persistent and indomitable as ever, and
menace % Havana itself: Meanwhiie there re-
have been serious dissensions at home. In
June the cabinet resigned. and was re-
however. 70, ,administeE power: having been
The ministry resigned "a septembsr. and
q liberal one took Its place II October .un-
der Sagasta. whose hrst act was the re-
moval Of the butcher, Weyler, from the
governor-generalship Of Cuba nd the ap-
pointment OF Gen. Blanc0 In his place.
with Instructions to- offer the, Cubans a;
scheme of autonomy. That scheme has
Weyler finds himself under arrest for is-.
suing memorial to the queen regent as,
sailing President Mckinley In connection
with his message to congress-. III
Defeat Of4lSreeCe.S85&.st5. .st !. s,ss
The year has been made memora BILE bv
the crushing out of Greece at the hands OF
Turkey. growing out of the administration
of Cretan affairs and the TRADITIONAL hatred
OF Christians and MuSSulme m, The Greeks