Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-21
NEWS OF FOREIGN LANDS.
Flashes From the Wires Portraying
Occurrences in All Parts of
the World.

Information has been received that
the transport Buford bringing troops
from the Philippines, has reached Glib
raltar. 1t is due TO arrive at New York
IN the 9th inst.
Immense Chamberlain meet
ings have occurred at the University Of
Breslau and the technical institutes at
Hanover and Darmstadt, They were
attended and addressed by many pro
fessors.
The transport Chaco, which arrived
al Buenos Ayres, reports having picked
up at Staten Island, the southern ex-
tremity of South America. the captain.
first and second officers, and Il of the
rev of the French ship Astree.
The illness and extreme debility Of
Premier Segasta at Madrid is causing
anxiety.
The Vossische Zeitung says it learns
Queen Wilhelmina was prematurely
delivered of a child Nov. 10. The
queens condition is satisfactory.
The North China Daily News in its
Pekin correspondence says Conger will
soon be the only foreign minister in
Pekin who passed through the siege
and will then become dean of the iiplo-
matte corps. All the other ministers
have been returned or expect to leave
Pekin soon.
Keen interest is displayed at st.
Johns, n. F.. in the movement for rec
iproCity with the United States.
Information has reached the Colon
bian legation in Washington to the eff
feet that a committee is about to leave
Bogota for Mexico City to endeavor TO
induce Reyes to accompany it back and
take up the reins of the government.
Lord Kitchener, in dispatch from
Pretoria presents his weekly report
and incidentally locates General Dewet
in the northeastern part of the Orange
river colony. He says the Beers bav,
recently been collecting under his lead
ership and that the British are nov
maying to disperse them.
Diaz. the president of Tacloban, isl
and of Leyte. who has been proved tc
b. an agent of the Filipino iunta at
IIonsNmng has been arrested. Many
iucrinnating papers duplicating mum
erous officials, were seized at the time
OF his arrest
From the wreckage seen in Belfast
Tough it is supposed that the 50 tor
collier White Abbey has been lost anC
her crew of nine drowned.
The Danish chocolate manufacturer
aliege that New York customs official
place an generalization Oh III cir prod
net. II protests now on file are Un
needed Denmark may adopt retaliation,
measures.
king Edwards life is not wortl
more than two years at the very most
That is the opinion Of the best phy
sioians in the United Kingdom. and il
may bet set down as truth on authoTi
ty which cannot be doubted despit,
optimistic and inspired official bule
tins to the contrary" So says a Lon
don cable.
London Times correspondent wiz
has just passed over the whole route
the trans Siberian railway states tho
the Russian declarations regarding thf
completion of the line are untrue. He
says there are many gaps in the per
mauent track, the large bridges are II,
completed and three tunnels have al
ready been begun
The municipal council OF Haven
has unanimously voted TO awar
Michael j Dddy the contract 60 paw
and sewer Havana for s10.9l3.S5S
The government of Denmark is cor
Sidering the most effective method q
retaiating against the United States
should, the diplomatic representation
now being made in behalf OF the Dan
ish chocolate exporters TAIL DeEmart
VIII suffer little loss in the event of rt
taliatory duties, since her exports d
the UBted States are only $3.50 0a
against America 5 $50 900 600 exports q
Denmark
There is great activity in British eov
eminent circles in preparation for IN
January session OF parliament. Reform
of tAr rules of the commons probably
viii hc the FIRST work The finaneia
policy Of the government is the r,a'
source of difficulty There are signs
disagreement inside the cabinet nov
lis there We're wear ago
Duchess n'Jxes. whose wealth siJ
"a General Boulauger to maintain his
political prestige has inherited s. COZ
sea hy the death Of her grandunrla
Ono De- Narhaune-tura she Is said III
% nos the richest woman in France