Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-12
FOREIGN.

Queensland has voted for Australian
federation.
An arlstocratic club of Berlin is
having a gambling scandal aired in
court
Fifteen hundred persons are reported
killed by the recent earthquake in Asia
Minor.
At Tampico, Mex, yellow fever has
broken out. There have been seven
cases reported by the tug Greyhound.
Poutney bigelow before the geo.
graphical congress at Berlin, said that
America will pay dearly for her
colonies.
At Port Au Prince, Hayti, che hotel
Communal has been destroyed by an
legendary fire. Ten other buildings
were burned.
As the result of Emperor Williams
advice, the University Of Strassburg
viii receive a Catholic faculty, thus
ending a long and bitter controversy.
In Liverpool four OF the wrecked
Scotsman crew were sentenced to
months Imprisonment at hard labor
and five Others were fined e2 and
costs.
VIII Burlee the only survivor of the
recent destruction by earthquake OF
the Ida Villa branch Of the Calcutta
girls school has died from the effect
of injuries received,
The Venezuela tribunal practically
decided in favor of England, though
tho result is regarded as com
promise. 1t develops that there was
much friction in the commission.
1t is estimated that the Indian gov
ernment must spend s1,OOO,0O0 to re-
lieve famine in the central provinces,
and that the local chiefs must expend
at least one-thlrd of this amount in
addition.
The London Gazette announces that
Hiram Maxim and John c. Meiggs Of
the United States have taken out GER
rifcates OF naturalization. Mr.,
Maxlm's certificate is dated Sept. Is
and that of Mr.. Melggs Aug. 30.
Confirmation has been received OF
the report of the arrest in Chill upon
the application OF the United States
legation, of Fred r. Moore, the fugi-
tive assistant teller of the National
Bank OF Commerce Of Boston, Mass.
John Dillon, Nationalist member OF
parliament for East Mayo. declined to
speak at the laying Of the foundation
stone of the memorial to Charles
Stewart Parnell on She ground that the
Parnellites are striving to make party
capital out OF the movement.
James Colquhoun former city treas
urer of Glasgow. and former represen-
tatlye Of the city corporation on the
university court. charged with embez-
zling funds Of the city and of estates
committed to his charge, in amounts
iaggregating nearly e1GO,0oa, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced e five years
penal seryitude.
In speech President Kruger de-
clares that everything points % war
| The beers are more aggressive and
are expected to precipitate a conflict
/ The British chancellor Of the eX-
| cheQner sanctions che expenditure Of
G3,000,000 for MS in the prospective
war In south Africa. The Orange Free
State troops have occupied and closed
Gothas pass, on the Free State border
and Commandant Allriche, chief Of the
Free STATE artillery, is proceeding in
the direction of Kimberly with a con
siderable force of artillery An
other force of artillery, under Com
mandant Boning, has gone 20 Harri-
smith, while Commandant Smith com
mands a force Of artillery en- route
for Kroonstadt. The British steamer
La'qoora, now In the transport service
arrived at Duban, Natal, with field
artillery, a hospital corps and coon
mIssariat stores from India 1t is re-
ported that the beers have captured
Dundee. in the British colony of Natal
but this cannot be confirmed The
Orange Free State has made a fruit
less attempt to secure President Nc
Einloy's mediation In the Transvaal
dispute Hoer troops are rushing TO
the Natal border and 1t is predicted
that q clash will occur there this week
The president Of the International Ar
bitration and Peace League appealed
TO Lord Salisbury to accept arbltra-
ton. The Atrikander leader at the
Cage went 10 Pretoria to make a last
plea for peace The beers are eX-
pected to send an ult.matum to Great
Britain and chen begin operations,
Cardinal Vaughan, preaching in Lon
don ON the Transyag1 crisis said that
an unjust or unnecessary war would
be a crime
SELDOM RESORT TO L.YNCHING.