Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-16
FOREIGN

Paris has a report that a vessel has
been sent to Devlle island to transport
Dreyfus to France.
William Laird Of the famous ship
building firm Of Laird Bros, at Blrken-
head, England, ~ dead.
The Manitoba hotel at Winnipeg
was burned, 1t was the largest hotel
IN the Canadian west.
Prince Alfred OF Saxc-Coburg- Gotha
is dead He had been suffering from
chronic cerebral trouble.
Count Won Caprivi former chancel-
Tor of the German empire, died at
Skiren, near Frankfort.
Nine. Cosima Wagner, widow OF
the great composer, is dangerously
sick with pneumonia at Vienna.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman was
chosen leader of the liberals TO sue
coed Sir William Vernon Harcourt
The Spanish cortes is to be immedi-
ately convoked. Premier Sagasta eX-
poets a majority Of 30 for the treaty
The Filipinos are in full retreat ana
the Americans in complete control
within a radius Of 10 miles Of Manila
Government forces have subdued The
Colorados, who recently reyolted
against Senior Gustos, provincial presi-
dent of Uruguay.
The January report of the British
board of trade shows increases Of
I oO- Dn0 rarpJs Ia ip,nortu aud / 1-s
500 pounds exports.
Rev. Julian Robinson of London
England died, aged 80 years. During
the prince OF Wales tour of India in
1876 he acted as the princes private
chaplain
The Flipinos are found to be armed
with the latest pattern of Mauser rifles.
Gen. Miller will take Iloilo and Gen.
Otis will move upon Malalos, the in
surgent capital
The appeal in England for 1900 900
pounds CS11 ,50O,OO0) in connection with
the Chinese imperial railway five per
cent. gold loan has been phenomenal
success. 1t was applied for five times
over.
The Madrid government has issued a
red book on the war with the United
States. 1t Is a Bulky volume OF 500
pages, but Is contents are documents
and communications already made
public and now have only historical in
'crest.
At Havana the United States gun
boat Nashville, bearing the body Of
the late Gen. Calixto Garcia arrived.
The remains were received by the city
council and will lie in the session room
of the council on public view with a
guard Of Cuban soldiers.
William Prltchard Morgan, NJ. p,
Just from China, where he represented
English capitalists acting In partner
ship with an American syndicate and
the Chinese authorities, confirms the
report OF his securing from China con-
/ cessions giving hio associates control
OF an mines and oil fields In the PROV
ince Of Szechuan,
1 The British steamer Bothnia, Capt
War; chartered for use as a Spanish
I transport, arrived at the Azores from
/ Clenfuegos Cuba, on her way 70 SPAN
with repatriated troops. Eight sol
! diers died during the voyage and 81
were dangerously IN when the steamer
arrived here. She has been subjected
[ to a rigorous quarantine,
At the opening of the German reich.
stag the president OF that body Count
Won Ballenstoin, paid a tribute to tho
memory of the late Won Capriyi, the
former imperial chancellor He said
that while as a statesman Capriyi did
not attain the greatness of his prede.
cessor Prinee Bismarckl nevertheless
ne promoted the welfare of Germany
and was great In his answering de-
votlou to duty absolute attachment g
the emperor and the fatherIand and
the honorable chvalroUs feeling with
which ne was animated "