Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
FOREIGN

Russia depriyes Finland Of its last
remaining rights.
The steamship Umbre is ashore near
Pndeen, England.
A son and heir has been born to the
khaliye Of Egypt.
" Emile Loubet was elected presi-
dent OF France by the national assem-
bly,. Ills election was followed by dis
order in Paris.
a joint protest from the United
States and Great Britain 10 Germany
is under preparation in regard to Ger
many's action in Samoa
London underwriters who insured at
high risks ships overdue from the
storm are making fortunes by the safe
arrival of almost all of them.
Baron Paul Julius de Reuter-. found
- OF Reuters Telegram Company, who
is over 50 years OF age, is lying al TIE
point of death at his villa at Nice.
News is received from Berlin that
Xavier Scharwenka, the famous plan
list, has suffered paralytic stroke and
is not likely to regain his powers.
The British government is investi-
eating the purchase by NJ Menier, a
Frenchman, of Anticosti Island, at the
mouth Of the st. Lawrence river.
The Cunard line steamer Pavonia,
which was disabled at sea, was towed
to St. MichaeIs in the Azores, by the
steamer Wolviston, from Baltimore.
A conflict. said to have started in a
question of taxes, took place between
Russians and Chinese at Ta-lien-Wan,
China, and 800 Chinese were killed.
Lady Curzon, wife Of the yiceroy Of
India and daughter of l.. Y. Letter Of
Chicago. has been decorated with the
Imperial order OF the Crown OF India.
A conflict has occurred between the
escorts of the boundary commissions
sent ont by France and Brazil to eX-
plore the boundary OF French Guiana
A campaign OF terror has been start
ed in Paris by the anti-Dreyfusites TO
brighten the new president into follow
ing bis predecessors course on reVl-
sion
Special correspondence from Rome
states has Archbishop Ireland Is still
being honorei in official circles there
but opposition TO his policy finds vent
in some quarters,
The duke OF Orleans has uneXpect-
eddy arrived at Brussels, ana 1t is said
me considers the moment oppormne
for a monarchist attempt in France
Three millions of the dukes portraits
are being distributed.
Sir George Ferguson Bowen, privy
councillor. a former governor of Hong
Kong. Of New Zealand and of Queens
land respectively, and author OF Thirty
Years OF Colonial Government died at
Brighton, England
According to the scmi-oiHcial Ham
burgscher Correspondence the Ger
man foreign office, complying with
petition of Germans in Samoa, has re-
qucsted the Washington government
to supersede Chief Justice Chambers.
Kolomau de Sell has been intrusted
with he ask of forming a new Hun
gariau cabinet in succession to the
ministry presided over by Baron
Elnfry who announced Saturday the
minister's intention of resigning at the
close of the parliamentary session
Max Regis former mayor II Algiers
and editor OF the AntI-Iult. has been
sentenced to three years imprison-
mcut ana to pay a fine OF 1000 francs
for press offenscs and gIor.fyIng
murder ana pillaga at meetings 10 All
glers and Paris NJ Philippe man
aging director Of the same paper mas
been sentenced to eight years impra-
onmcur ana to pay q fine o' 100 francs
ON the same charge