Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22

been adopted as the basis of discussion
on that subject by the peace confer
ence at The Hague.
President Loubet of France attended
the Longchamps races Sunday guarded
by soldiers, but the royalists prevented
trouble by staying away.
The burial OF Bishop Durien, who
for twenty-five years worked among
the natives of British Columbia, was
the occasion of a remarkable scene.
Surrounding the bier were 5000 In
dams chanting death song.
Merchants of Glasgow, Scotland, hell
a mass meeting to consider the fact
that America and Germany are captur-
ing their foreign markets.
1t is reported in London that pro-
posal has been made for the United
States to act as mediator between
Great Britain and the Transvaal.
At Alexandria, Egypt, there have
been twenty-one cases of the plague
and seven deaths from that disease.
Two new cases have just been reported
RearAdmiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford, in speech in the house of COM
mons, severely criticised the British
governments policy of drifting" in
China.
The American line steamer New
York, from Liverpool, which sailed for
New York, has on board Robert P.
Porter, formerly President McKinley's
special commissioner to Cuba and Por-
to Rico, and Mrs. Edna Wallace Hop
per. Mr.. Porter has been making a
study of trade relations in Europe.
Irish members in the British parlia-
ment, to the number of 20, refused to
join in the vote of thanks to Gen.
Kitchener for his conquest of the
Soudan.
The underwriters are still hopeful of
being able to save the American liner
Paris, now lying on the rocks near the
Manacles, and the blasting operations
continue. But the vessel seems
doomed.
Advices from Bluetield indicate that
Nicaragua and Costa Rica are on
the verge of war. Indians on the Mos
quito coast are on the warpath, having
rebelled against the Nicaraguan gov
eminent.
The Russian government has broken
off diplomatic relations with the city
of Bremen, owing to the refusal of the
Bremen authorities to grant satisfac-
ton for the alleged wrongful arrest of
a Russian priest.
An interesting action mas been COM
menced by London tradesman
against the Bank of England for refus-
ing to cash G100 note which formed
part of the money stolen on January
from PARIS Bank.
Bellamy Storer, United States min
lister to Spain, arrived in Madrid from
Sebastian, the summer residence of
the Spanish court, whittier Stanton
Sickles, secretary of the legation, went
to accompany him to Madrid.
The steamer Lake Huron, from Ba-
touni, Russia, with 1900 Doukhoubour
immigrants, is detained at the Crosse
Isle quarantine station, Quebec, with
case of smallpox on board. There
were five deaths on the passage.
kilograms from Cape Town show
that there is general sympathy there
with Sir Alfred Miliners attitude.
President Krueger's proposals are said
to be an elaborate bluff, which should
not be allowed to deceive the British
government.
Prof. De Martens, umpire in the An
glo-VeneZuelan arbitration, will go to
Paris June 16, to conduct the proceed
ings. The American delegates to the
peace congress submitted their plan for
a permanent tribunal of arbitration.
The congress is engaged In welding The
various arbitration proposals into a
single scheme. Germany, it is ex-
pected, will cause the failure of all
the arbitration schemes
The French minister of War; M.
KrantZ, has requested the military
governor of Paris, General Zurlinden,
to summon courtmartial with view
of cashiering the nationalist deputy,
NJ. Lasies, who is also lieutenant of
reserve cavalry, for an article pub
lished by him in the Libre Parole, de-
nouncing the war minister,
The princess Of Wales, in behalf OF
her majesty, held a drawing room at
Buckingham palace. Among those
present were the duke and duchess of
York, the Grand Duke Michael of Rus
STA and other royalties. The function
was especially interesting, from the
fact that 1t marked the first appearance
of the princess of Wales this year at
a state ceremony.