Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-06-21
FOREIGN.

Revolution Is expected in Guatemala.
London stevedores threaten to
strik,.
Three American artists won medals
at the Paris exposition.
The plague is reported to be still
spreading at Rio JaneirO.
The condition Of Mrs. William e.
Gladstone is still precarious.
Stephen Crane, the American move
list, died at Badenweiler, Baden.
DR. John Charles Ryle, former bishop
of Liverpool, Is dead, aged "a.
Troops are sent to suppress anti
Semitic disturbances in West Prussia.
In three weeks London has had 100
suicides and 100 other suspected cases.
Russia it Is reported, has offered
troops to China to suppress the Box
ers.
| Admiral Ahmed said the sultan will
never submit to imposition, having a
good army.
Dr. PoZzi, "A r'renCh senator, was
wounded in the hand in a duel with
Dr. DeviIers.
The date when the German meat bill
will be effective will not be fixed for
several months.
DR.. Buchheim, professor of German
literature in Kings College, is dead in
London, aged TO-
Mrs. Ormiston Chant began an anti
noise crusade against London's 5000
organ-grinders.
1t is thought that Franz Josef will
not reCOnvene the reichsrath, but will
govern by decree as absolute monarch.
Two men were killed ana many
others badly injured by a dynamite
| explosion in the Oporto custom-house.
General de Gallifet was appointed to
command in Madagascar, which the
French believe is in danger of British
attack.
The reiChstag, in session at Berlin,
decided to increase the stamp tax to
meet the expenses of the new German
naval program.
Roumania Is preparing to make en-
crgctiC rcprisals unless Turkey recalls
the measure reimposng "A duty on inn
ports from Roumania.
Archbishop Ireland denied a recent
story in the Journal de Geneva regard
ing an alleged letter written by him re-
garding the temporal power of the
pope.
Reballoting in Italy showed
| ministerial gains The government
now has POI deputies and the opposi-
| ton 200 of whom more than half are
socialists and radicals.
| NJ, NORM GustiauX, builder OF the
United States pavilion at the Paris
exposition, is about to fight a duel with
Henri Dumay, who, he says, circulated
false reports about him.
! Admiral Kempff has 200 marines
ashore in China and 100 more will be
sent him from Manila. Russia is act
ing alone. Other naval forces are UNI
der orders of the British admiral. A
mob burned the Picking club and the
! British legations new summer resi-
dence. The American minister Is to
act independently of the other nations.
but conCurrontly. A part Of the in
tornational troops are within forty
miles of Picking. France will act
Jointly with the powers in suppress
| ing the revolt of the Boxers" The
German foreign Office fears that the
embassy at Pekn will be attacked
Germany will adhere to her idea of
Joint action by the powers. American
missionaries in China are stlll safe.
An American Is reported to be the
leader in a rebellion in southern China.
The foreign naval commanders at
raku, China, decided to act in concert,
but II is said the Russian commander
was not present Admiral Kempff re-
ports that fighting with the Boxers
has begun. The empress OF China sent
5000 men to guard the railway to
! pekn against Boxers" British mar
rines will force n passage from Tieu-
Tsin to the capital, The American
missionary conference at Pekn sent
a telegram to President Mckinley ap-
! pealing for protection and stating that
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! other places were in extreme danger;
that the Tung-Ch mission station
had been abandoned; that chapels
everywhere were being burned. and
hundreds Of native Christians mas
sacred by the Boxers. Sentiment in
favor Of eNerting force upon China
is increasing in every European capt.
/ tai Germany favors American ac-
tion England's hands are tied and
london fears Russia VIII follow the
EgyNtiau precedent Admiral Kempfr's
instructions are to protect American
interest at all hazards, but not to in
terfere with Chinese internal affairs,