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died.
Mirri, Italian minister of war, re-
signed.
Influenza is spreading through Great
Britain.
President San Clement of Colombia
is dead. The political outlook there
is greatly complicated.
Politics control the German financial
situation.
Price of meat is up three cents in
England.
Russia and French troops are with
drawn from Crete.
In Vienna, Meloecker, the COM
poser, is dead.
Italy indorses Americas proposition
for the open door in China.
Manitoba's cabinet resigned as a re-
suit of the recent election.
NJ. eugene Bertrand director of the
Paris opera, died Of pneumonia
In Paris an American national in
stitute is to be established on a site
that the city will let to it for a long
period for the moderate price of l
franc a year.
Portugal declines the Anglo-German
financial offer and retains her possess
sions.
Six hundred Catholics aged 80 years
or more will visit the pope OF his
birthday.
Mrs. Gladstone's eighty-eighth birth
day was quietly celebrated at Hawar-
den castle.
Villaverde, Spanish minister Of
finance, resigned, because Of criticism
Of his budget.
The new German civil code makes
it difficult for foreigners to marry in
the empire.
The French ministry approved
L9ckroy's proposal to spend 100000
600 on the navy.
Statistics show that over 1000
Americans will display their wares at
the Paris exposition.
Paris military authorities are study
ing seriously the utilization OF auto
mobiles in army operations.
At Toronto, Miss Rachael Fergu-
son was sandbagged to death and rob-
bed by an unknown assailant.
Russia's troops on the Afghan 'front.'
Ter are supposed to be ready to take
advantage of an opportunity.
Countess Won Landsberg, formerly
Miss Hellberger of Fort Wayne, Ind,
has secured divorce at Munich.
Emperor William has conferred the
title of prince on Count Won Eulenburg,
the German ambassador at Vienna.
Georges Weulersses article predict
ing American domination OF the
worlds industries has startled Europe
At Caracas, Venezuela, General Per-
aza, chief of staff to General Mendoza,
shot and killed the latters brother in
a quarrel.
DR.. SChenck, who published a work
on ways to influence sex in offspring,
has been compelled to resign from the
Vienna university.
According to rumors the Swiss ar
bitraton court will award 10000 900
francs to the British claimants in the
Delagoa railroad case
The Hamburg American line steamer
Patria, which was raised and subse-
quently founded had five persons on
board and they were drowned
1t is feared that Foxhall Keane, the
American sportsman, who broke his
collar bone while hunting in England,
has also sustained internal injuries
A minority in Japan has issued a
memorial to the throne which is prac-
tically an impeachment of Premier
lamagata and Home Minister Regiro
Rev. Mr.. Brooks, missionary at
Ping Yin, was murdered Dec. by
members Of seditous society called
Boxers" who have been active lately
destroying many villages and killing
native Christians.
According to accounts from Chinese
sources native troops completely
routed a force of French soldiers in a
battle in Qwang Tung province, south
ern China,
The latest reports from AchaIkalek,
in the government Of lifts, Russia,
show that COO lives we're lost during
the earthquake which visited that
district
The Copenhagen correspondent Of
the Lokal Anzeiger states that Den
mark has decided to accept Americas
offer of sl5,000,000 for the Danish
Antilles.
The French government Is pressing
its claims OF about 100000 against
Santo Domingo, and 1t is rumored
that French warship will be dis
patched at once.
At Caracas, Venezuela. the foreign
banks propose to advance the govern
ment 100000 bolivars II the salt
mines are given as a guarantee Of the
payment of the loan.
London clergymen are continuing
the use Of incense and candles In the
church Of England against the ruling
of archbishops, but the holy war is
making itself felt again.
Prince Won Hatfield Trachenburg
governor Of Silesia. has been created a
duke and hereditary nobility has been
conferred upon Herr Thie,en. the min
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