Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-01-12
CABLE CULLINGS.

| Emperor William and his chancellor
have a tin.
Sagasta is out Of danger. Emilio
Castillo is improving.
Italy finds another excuse for going
at Colombia with, warship.
Turkeys sultan vetoed the pro-
posed Jewish colonization OF Pales~
tine.
Christian Diden, one OF the Oldest
members OF this reichstag is dead, in
his S9th year.
Owing TO landslide part of n
mountain fell on the Swiss village of
Airolo, creating havoc.
Several prominent men we're
wounded in duels in Hungary, growing
out OF political disputes.
Frederick Chalmers, a partner in
the banking firm of Brown, Shipley
& Co.. died at London.
rhe Ecuadorian rebels have cap
tured the city Of rulcan, on the
frontier, near Colombia.
Dreyfus Is said TO have left Isle de
aud Is now believed to be in Paris
Rev. DR.. Bartholomew Price. master
of Pembroke college, Oxford and
canoO of Gloucester is dead, aged 81.
Baron Cur2on of Kedlcston, the new
viceroy OF India, and Lady Curzon,
with their children, have arrived at
Bombay.
King Humbert Of Italy has signed a
decree reducing the punishments Of
rioters who took part in disturbances
last spring
London bankers admit that al
present the United States the master
OF the financial situation in the
world.
President Kruger has arranged for
the abandonment Of the proposed
anti-Jameson celebration at Pretoria
January g
The empress Gowager Of China has
changed her conservative policy and
has issued an edict ordering reforms
that will moderuize the empire.
The Toronto World openly an
nounces Is fear that the next move Of
the United States eXpansiouists will
be In the direction OF Canada.
4 British ana native force from
Uganda was attacked by rebels in that
region and had thirteen men Killed
before the rebels were repulsod
NJ NILSSON, well-known journalist,
| fought duel with swords with NJ.
! Dupont, supporter of Dreyfus revi-
sion. Dupont was severely wounded,
his advorsary's weapon piercing his
lung.
A Moscow correspondent announces
the death in that city of Paul Friet-
| aloif, a famous art collector. who
presented splendid gallery TO the
city.
The late Baron Ferdinand Roths-
child left 100000 pounds to the Eve
lima hospital for children, founded in
memory Of his wife. He also made
other charitable requests OF large
sums.
| Berlin newspapers comment on the
arrival OF an American warship at
Apia. The Nossiehe Zeitung fears
| America, backed by Great Britain,
will paralyze the slowly acquired Ger
man preponderanee in Samoa.
The terms o. the final contract re.
| speeding the concession 10 the Anglo
American syndicate of mining and
railway privileges In the Province OF
Sze-Chuen have been agreed to and
are now being signed. Great Britain
and the United States get the greater
portion, the Chinese and other nation
alities getting the rest.
The official receivers report OF the
bankruptcy OF Ernest Terah Hooley
the company promoter. will show that
Mr.. Hooley's net loss in the tiotation
OF twenty-six companies was $4,000
Various offenses will be charged, in
Guiding !nsuf1iciency of assets to pas
10 shillings on the pound, imperfect
books. rash speculation, extravaganza
in living and possibly more serious al
legations In connection with missing
books and papers