Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26
FOREIGN.

| mere is danger Oh FAMINE IN Persia.
Edmond Rostand is dangerously i'll.
The gates of Karnak were found in
Egypt.
More Russian troops are sent to
Port Arthur.
Diamonds have been discovered in
British Guiana.
Italy is dissatisfied with her position
in the dreibund.
The outbreak in Ashanti, British
west Africa, is spreading.
A German colonial society may OK
pertinent with cotton in Africa.
The pope sent the king of Spain his
miniature and an autograph letter.
King Leopold of Belgium has pre-
sented to the nation all of his real es-
tate.
Emperor Menelek of Abyssinia will
be the guest of the Castellanes in
Paris.
France is eXerting pressure on rur-
key to obtain railroad concessions in
Syria.
Russian oil is competing with Amer
lean product in Europe, the Levant,
and Japan.
The French government was sus-
tanned by test vote in the chamber
OF deputies.
Marquis de Gallifet, French minis
ter of war, is believed to be dying OF
pneumonia.
Vlceroy Curzon told Baluchistan it
would be protected thus giving Rus
STA hint
The University of Edinburg con-
ferred the degree of LII. d. upon AM
bassador Choate.
Russian military experts are survey
ing railroads throughout the south
and in the Caucasus.
The marriage of Marie Louise and
Max OF Baden will be attended by
three emperors and two kings.
Rudyard Kiplng and Sir John
Henry de Villiers. chief justice of
Cape Colony have sailed for England.
The kensit anti-ritualistic move
ment is spreading in England. A man
was fined $40 for breaking a crucifix.
Leon, Gaget, bank clerk, has been
arrested IN Paris on a charge of sell
ing military secrets to the German
government.
At the Paris exposition Americas
exhibits are more numerous than
those of any other country. with the
exception OF France.
William Mettkher of lever. in the
grand duch of Oldenburg, vino founded
the famous club known as The Faith
full Ones of lever, is dead.
1t is threatened that if the Austria
Liam commonwealth bill is not sane
toned by the British parliament
without amendment Australia will be.
come a republic.
Sir william Overcnd Pricstly. mem
ber Of parliament for the universities
of Ednburg and St Andrews since
1896 and former president Of the OBJ
stetrical publication is dead.
Nicaragua has disayowed to the
United States that she organized and
dispatched to David the expedition
which has aroused SO much concern
in Colombia and Costa Rica.
1t is stated that the Cramps Ship
building company will buy out the in
terest Of II. c. Frick who will retire
from the Carnegie Steel company, and
that the latter company viii control
the armor-plate business of the
Cramp and its shipbuilding ON the
grelt lakes.
Bids we're opened Al the department
Of justice yesterday for the new depart
ment justice building, for which an APP
preparation of $l,000,000 was made at
the last session of congress. Eight
bids were opened, ranging from $4l9,-
600 to S674, 900 in excess of the appro-
pration
Rugby Inn, situated at Rugby,
Tenn. on the Cumberland plateau,
was burned. Rugby is the English
colony, eStaDllShed at that point IN
the eighties, of which Thomas Hughes,
the English philanthropist and author
ol Tom Brown at Rugby, was the
founder and promoter.
Admiral Dewey, it is said is bound
to make the race for the presidency.
He would prefer the party nomination,
but will enter the race as an indenend-
ent II he fails of nomination at Kansas
City Ex-Secretary Alger predicts "a
melancholy disappointment" for Dew
ey's presidential aspirations. Dewey,
gold democrat, believes the silver
question is dead and favors treating
the Philippines as we are pledged to
treat Cuba.
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