Connecticut western news., 1900-11-22
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

Glasgow has been declared free from the plague.
 King Oscar of Sweden Is reported to be in a low state of health.
 Work on Sir Thomas Lipton's ohallen- ger Shamrock II has been begun at Glas- row.
 The woman who attempted to kin Elm peror William at Breslau has been sent to an insane asylum.
 The German reichstag has reelected Count von Ballerstrem president of that body by 26s votes out of 2eI cast
 An imperial edict has been issued ap- pointing u Hung Chang gsneralissimo of the grand northern army, vice Yung Lu.
 The government reports that 1.509. 900 acres of land in New South Wales are under wheat cultivation and that the to- tai yield ought to be 100000 bushels.
 Magnetic iron ores have been discov- cred at RlisabAthpol, in the Caucasus. They are estimated to contain 5000. GOO. GOO poods, with 62 to 6S per cent of iron.
 The booming of cannon from the first story of the Eifel tower on Monday an. nounced that the Paris exposition of 1900 had ceased to exist It ended in a hlsss of illumination, the final evening being celebrated by night fets.
 Only 50 cases of yellow fever are now under treatment In Havana. Among these are two Americans. The disease is sbating rapidly in Havana, and h is hoped that by keeping out Immigrants tho city will soon be entirely rid of lt.
 The repeated representations of the United States legation at Constantinopls have resulted in the release from Turk. ish prison of the Armenian ArEouyian. who was arrested while travelling on an American passport. ArHouyiRn was or. dcred to leave the country.
 Thirty-elght Turks. wishing to leave Russia, secretly sailed at night from Tschuruksu to cross the Black sea. 4 storm arose, and the boat filled. First the baggage was thrown overheard. Then the children and finally the women were committed to the sea. but this did not prevent the vessel from founderins, and all perished save one lad.
 The southern express was dersiled on Thursday between St. Geourcs and Saus busse, near Dax, about B3 miles north. east of Bayonne, France. The rertaus rant car was precipltated over an cm- bankment. Thirteen persons were kill. ed and 20 others injured, seven seriously. Five passengers are missing. The list of killed includes Senor ]. Y. Canevaro, Peruvian minister 10 France, and an at. tache of the Peruvian legation In Madrid.
 Emperor William was the object on Friday of an attempted outrage, which. however, failed. As he was driving ip an open carriage to the cuirassier barracks. accompanied by the hereditary prince of sa1e- Meiningen, a woman in the crowd hurled hatchet st the carriage. The ra. pidity with which the vehicle was pass. l ing saved its occupants. The hatchet fell | just behind the carriage. The woman was immediately arrested. The woman ls believed to be insane. Her name is SelmA Schnapke.
 A Chinese imperial edict deprives Princes Yuan and Chwang of all rank snd offices and hands them over to the imperial clan court They are to be close ly confined while awaiting further pun ishment. Duke Ian Is also deprived of his rank. Tn regard to Governor Hu Hsien, the notorious antiforeigner who was recently reported to have committed suicide by swallowing gold leaf, it is or dersd in the edict that he shall be tempo | rarily handed over 10 the clan court for punishment while awaiting banishment | to the farthest borders of the empire. where he Is to work on the roads.