Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-13

inspecting forts or witnessing the drill
or troops.
A debate on the expulsion OF priest
from Belgium led to violent scene
created by the socialists in the parlia-
ment at Brussels.
A London nurse applied in court for
assistance for child which she asserts
was abandoned by sister of the Bar
uness de Buren,.
Rear-Admiral KautZ wires that the
German consul in Samoa issued an in
cendiary proclamation which melted
Nataafa's followers.
Jamaicans fear that the forcing
through of the governments new tariff
bin will be followed by further at
tempts to subvert popular liberty.
Baroness Hirsch, widow of the He
brew phianthropist, Baron Hirsch,
who died on April Il, 1896, at his es-
tate near Komern, Hungary, is dead.
The Madrid official Gazette publishes
decree establishing credit of 49,
656, 500 pesetas for the payment OF the
President Faures widow has sent
letter of thanks to the mayor OF Mos
COW for the beautiful wreath sent by
the municipality TO her husband flu
neral.
The strike OF the velvet weayers Of
Crefeld, Germany, which commenced
in January, has been adjusted by a
light increase In the wages Of the EN-
ployes.
A party OF Germans who landed at
I-Chou were attacked by Chinese sol
diers and as result a German naval
force has been landed for the purpose
Of restoring order.
About 10 lives are believed to have
been lost by the wreck OF the steamer
Stella, of the London and Southwest"
ern Railway company, on the Casquets,
near the coast of Alderney.
The chamber Of indictments at An
coma, Italy, has decided that the an
archists accused of conspiracy at Alex
andria, Egypt, against Kaiser Wilhelm
are not guilty of that charge.
Chinese authorities have notified the
British consul that the whole fore
shore recently opened at Port Chung
Wan Tao is reserved for a Chinese
mining company. The British lega-
tion has entered protest
The greatest clearance on record of
bonded tobacco has just been made in
Liverpool Not far short OF million
dollars was paid for duties, one firm
alone paying in one check $425,000,
thus beating Lipton's $685. 900 check
for tea
Marquis Charles Philippe de Chen
nevieres, member of the Institute d.
rector of the Academic DIES Beaux Arts
and chairman of the board of admins
tration OF the Paris exposition OF 1878,
died at Paris yesterday in his seventy
ninth year
The court OF cessation at Rome de-
livered an opinion in the case of Isaac
and Samuel VS.. Ernesto Cerruti, that
no court of nation can set aside the
decision of an international arbitra-
ton. An agreement by nations Is
higher than that of any internal court
Adyices from Bolivia say that an
encounter Is imminent between the
government troops under President
Alonzo and the federalists, or insur
gents, The lighting will probably
take place between Oruru, where the
government reserves are stationed
and Coracolla, about 60 miles north
west of Oruru.
English tobacco manufacturers are
evidently convinced that the chancel-
lor of the exchequer, Sir Michael
fIieks-Beach, intends to meet the
deficit by increasing the duty ON to-
bacco. At Liverpool, the center Of the
trade, last weeks delivery of unman-
1881 ,S07 pounds, this transaction con-
shutting record.
In the house of commons the pres
ident of the board of trade Mr. r. c,
Richie. said her maiesty's govern
ment din not intend to proceed during
the present session of congress with
the automatic coupling bill which pro-
yides for the compulsory use OF auto
matte couplings on all British railroads
after II period of five years from the
passage of the measure.
At a socialist meeting held at lena
Herr Bebel, the German socialist lead
or, said the socialists would gladly re-
nounce the idea Of a general revolution
II the wealthy classes would treat the
proletariat Justly. He admitted there
was rift in the party, and questioned
how y would terminate, adding that II
a split occurred now much ridleule of
the party would arise.