Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-04

Lady Scott, wife of Sir Samuel Ed
ward Scott, mysteriou5ly disappeared |
in London.
Countess Esternazy, whose husband |
figures in the Dreyfus case, began a.
yorce proceedings.
Great Britain sent more troops 10
South Africa because Of the Beers
warlike preparations.
King Humbert and QUeen Margher-
tia Of italy returned to Rome from
their trip in Sardinia.
The Mohammedan rebellion in Chi
ma Is spreading ana extra troops to
quell IL will be raised
Russia is reported TO have secured
practical control OF Bunder-Abbas. a
town on the Persian gulf.
The steamer Murcia, bound from
Huelya, Spain, for Philadelphia, was
wrecked at Hamilton, Bermuda.
The bitterly anti-foreign attitude of
the Chinese authorities is regarded as
likely to lead to a protest by the pow
ers.
a body Of Catholic prelates en-
barked at Buenos Ayres to attend the
coming South American council in
Rome.
Americas growing trade in iron and
steel sold in Great Britain forms the
subject Of great deal of newspaper
comment there
Lady ON, the fayorite Of the Corean
eTnsr y "fcfa,9 @s~ nave cheg!n s..
complete ascendency over him. She
fayors Russia
The commander of the German war;
ship Fake at Apia denies that there
is friction between Germans, Ameri-
cans and British.
Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker in a sermon
at the City Temple, London, criticised
the prince Of Wales for card playing
and attending races.
Signor Marconi has successfully COM
municated by wireless telegraphy from
South Foreland, Kent, to a French dis
patch vessel sailing in the English
channel
In the Italian senate Admiral Cana
varo, minister Of foreign affairs, said
Great Britain and France had given
assurances that they had no designs on
Tripoli
A sensational trial will begin at
Breslau, where a man named Herr
mann is charged with numbering his
three wives and twelve children OF his
second marriage.
Three hundred houses in the town Of
Guta, Hungary. burned. The charred
remains of Z women and 4 children
have been recovered. 1t Is feared that
there are more victims.
A majority of the Berlin municipal
council has signed a protest to the en-
peror against his majestys failure to
confirm Chief Mayor Kirscher, who
was elected June %, 1898.
The court of cessation has decided
by a large majority not to confront
Col. Picquart with Gen. Roget IL
has also been decided to make a fur
Their examination of Col. Du Patty de
Clam. and to investigate the Panizzar-
al telegram.
Joseph Chamberlain, British secreta-
ry OF state for the colonies, stated in
the House of commons that the pro-
posed increase in the British army in
Cape Colony was due to the "tremen-
dous military preparations Of the
Transvaal government,
The London Times announces that
the British government has deciden TO
contribute an annual subsidy, to the
full amount recommended in the re-
port of the Pacific cable committee of
1896. for the construction of a Pacific
cable from British Columbia to Aus
tralia.
The advocates and opponents Of
Dreyfus revision held rival meetings
I'm Paris and a fight occurred after
wards in the streets Several persons
were injured The Figaro's publica-
ton of the evidence of Capt. Cuignet
before the court of cessation has
thrown the revision party into conster-
nation