Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-15

dustrlal and political alliance with
Germany.
Preparations for the American ex-
hibit at the Paris exposition are in
rapid progress.
In the house of lords Salisbury pub
licly thanked Pauncefote for remain
ing in America.
majority of the German reichstag
apparently fayors the exclusion of
American beef
There is a protest in the Barbados
against British Colonial Offices policy
regarding duties
Admiral Remey viii command the
Asiatic fleet succeeding Watson,
whose health is bad.
There is a revival of the report that
Holland seeks the dreibund's protec-
ton for her colonies
Charles T. Cole, formerly president
Of the defunct Globe National Bank
| of Boston, was indicted.
The house of commons passed a bill
to prevent evasion of death duties by
transfers OF property.
| Bordeaux students, favoring the
beers, stoned the British consulate.
The officials apologized
| Hungarian war office scandal over
fayoritism in the purchase of oats at
a high price caused duel.
Obstructionists in the Italian cham
Der or deputies have planned to talk
ten months on the decree bill
The funeral of Bishop Mahlon n.
Gilbert, of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, was held in St Paul
Russia and Japan are now said to
be working in harmony in Korea, yet
both are arming for the future.
mutiny in the great prison at
Tourah, near Cairo, Egypt, was quelled
by shooting five of the convicts.
The queen has bestowed the late
duke of Westminster's order of the
garter on the duke of Portland.
The bishop of St. Cloud, France,
says bicycle riding without permits
sion from him is mortal sin.
The bishop of st. Cloud, France, for
bids any member of his flock to ride
bicycle without his written permits
sion.
Queen Victoria will visit Ireland in
April, and has ordered all Irish sol
diers to wear the shamrock on March
IN.
queen Victoria was hailed with I'M
paralleled enthusiasm as she drove
through London. She wept, overcome
by the reception.
FIRE destroyed the Theater Francois.
home of the Coincide Franchise Sew
enteen women were injured and one
actress was killed.
A London restaurant is to provide d
three-course dinner for nine cents.
Professor Hughes bequeathed 81 ,00O,-
600 to London hospitals
The republicans of the thirteenth In
diana congressional convention re-
nominated Congressman Abraham
Lincoln Brick of South Bend.
King Oscar of Sweden and Norway,
in an Interview at Stockholm express
ed a feryent wish that the Philippine
and south African wars might cease
The silver Republicans of Kansas
will hold in Topeka, July 2, conven-
ton to nominate delegates to the ma
tional convention of the party, which
will be held at Kansas CITY July T.
Lee Slower, late colonel OF the first
South Dakota regiment of volunteers.
has announced himself as a republic
can candidate for United States sena-
tor
The police found letter from Phil
ippe Offering to sell French naval Sc
crets to England. The scandal is in
creasing and may cause a cabinet
crisis
At Baxley Ga, Daniel Mimms, a
young farmer, was murdered by two
negro robbers His wife tried to es-
cape with her baby, but the negroes
killed the child and beat her TO in
sensibility.
The jury in the case Of W. John,
who was charged with the murder of
Walter Root at West Liberty, Iowa.
last October, returned a verdict of
not guilty today.
The recent discovery of Russian and
Polish nihilist plots have led to re-
newed police precautions On all the
Russian frontiers the police are exer-
cising extreme vigilance and are
guarding the cars movements.