Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-24
FOREIGN NEWS IN GENERAL.
Items of Interest in Other Lands Par
agraphed for the Benefit of
Busy People.

The London Times, commenting edi-
torally upon the conviction of Herr
Most, the anarchist, considers the SEN
tence entirely inadequate for such
gross outrage upon feeling, and com
plains that in both Great Britain and
the United States there is lacking
disposition to grasp the nettle firmly.
Thirty-four prisoners who were al
lowed to reside in the refugee camp at
Brandfordt, South Africa. lately at
tempted to induce others to revolt and
escape They were sentenced to depor-
tation. A troop of constabulary and
burgher police while making night
march from Myburgsfontein to the
Modder river surprised and captured
ten of Besters commando at Wetter-
freden.
Devotees of science from all parts Of
the world gathered at Berlin to honor
Prof Virchow whose work has bene-
flied mankind.
A package of money which should be
delivered to General Uribe-Uribe, the
Colombian insurgent leader, but which
was brought to San Juan, de Porto
Rico. by mistake on a steamer in June
last, was opened by the United States
marshal Its contents were found to be
97.712 Colombian Pesos. The apprais-
er's expert is of the opinion they are
worthless coins.
Daniel Faulke charged with the muir
der of an aged couple near Freeport,
H.. last year, has been apprehended at
Grand Forks, N. ID.
Laurent Tailhade of Paris editor OF
the Liberataire, an anarchist sheet mas
been sentenced to Imprisonment for
one year and to pay a fine OF lOOoV
fancs for publishing an incendiary ar
ticle.
A war between Russia and Japan
over Corea is predicted.
The rapid succession Of failures OF
| important banks in Germany during
the last few months has unfayorably
affected the business of Austria.
The notorious brigand, Musolno, has
been captured after fierce resistance
ar Urbino. Italy. He long terrorized
Calabria and was credited with having
committed 20 murders.
The situation on the Isthmus OF Pan
anna is unchanged. News has been re-
ceived that the government forces oe
! feated the insurgents recently at RAM
Nome, killing a large number.
The Temburg papers report bread
riots at Taraskova. Eastern Russia.
The tobacco trade war has ALREADY
commenced in England, the American
trust having notified its retailers OF
! large reduction in the price OF clgare's'
French women's clubs have issueu
| 100 600 stamps for sale in Paris. neS
bear the legend Rights of Women
English theatrical gossip has it tha'
! William Gillette. of Sherlock Holmes
fame, and Maude Fealey are to wed
Herr Maurer. editor of the Neues-
| I.eben an anarchist sheet at Berlin mas
been sentenced to four months III
prisonment owing to the publication o
an article approving of the assassind'
| tion of President Mckinley.
Frequent meeting of Carlist leaders
ut the residence OF Don Carlos, ,"s
Spanish pretender, at Venice has ie0
the government. il is rumored, 70 90
| termine to expel him from Italy
What pleases strangers most IN %
Petersburg are the droskies ana VI
singing Of the monks The Catheaia.
of Alexander Nevsko without done.
has the finest choir in all the Woilu'
says W. +. Curtis.
Venezuela. say that the Venezoe'ah
troops on the Guajira peninsula are ~
condition of utter confusion
British capitalists in order 70
vent American meat dealers from r.
ing the British army, have organlbeu
company for the purpose OF ereclins
| immense cold storage plant in bris'o''
A man. protesting that he oelohss
Chicago and that his name IS Scnu Iisn
has been convicted at Lublin, Russ-sI
Poland. of having false passport
der the name of Degachoh. ara ns
been sentenced to four years penaI
vitude and thereafter TO deporta'ioD y
the Island of Sakhalien.
AT great durbar in Caoui' oe a.
Habib Ullah formally took the oan
amer, says dispatch to the Lohos
Mail from SimIa