The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-22
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.

Brussels-The king of the Belgians is
suHering from a severe attack of inf1u-
enZa.
Cadiz, Spain-A heavy gale is prevent
ing vessels from leaving the harbor and
shipping disasters are feared
Dundee scotland-The national Antarc-
TIC expeditions steamer Discovery was
launched here. The Discovery was chris
tered by Lady Markham, wife of Sir
S 6He Markham, president Of the
Royal Geographical society.
The Hague-Queen WiIheImIna onena5
the session of the state council which in
stalled the prince consort as a member
Inc prince made brief reply to the
queens Few words of congratulation
Frlnce Henry has only consultive voice
Ill the council.
Seville, Observation-Disclosures river has
oYerhowed and inundated the docks here.
Inc surrounding country is submerged,
houses are Isolated and the police are
reSculng their occupants in boats. Traf-
nc on the railroad to Algeciras has been
interrupted for three days.
Southampton-A steward of the British
troop ship Simla, from Table bay, Feb.
10, va Las Palmas, March 6, has arriv-
ed here, is suffering from the plague
ana has been isolated Twenty persons
who have been in contact with him have
peen placed under observation.
London-In the house of commons Mr..
Bal1our, the government leader, replying
a
cial ambassador had not been sent to the
pope, but that the death of Queen Vic
tor1a and the accession of King Edward
would be communicated to the pope in
a letter.
Verona, Italy-Later details of the
breaking of a dam, which caused the
flooding March 20 of the town of Cologne
by Which number of houses were
wrecked, are to to the effect that fifteen
persons were drowned and number in
Jured and in the hospitals. The police
and hremen are working strenuously at
reScues.
London-At the seni-annua1 meeting Of
the Bank of England the governor an
nounced that the net profits for the six
months ending March Is were s255,25S
making the amount Of reserve at that
date &3, 750, 341. After providing for div
idend of per cent the reserve was
eS,022, G91.
London-A special dispatch from Berne,
switzerland, says vast glacier Slide
from the Rossboden Alps has destroyed
Simplon street in Berne. For a distance
OF mile and a quarter the forests have
been swept down and the valley is filed
with block ice. Two persons are report
ed killed.
London-Speaking at a meeting held in
the Mansion house Lord Rosebery en-
phasized the necessity for commercial ed
ucation if Great Britain was to success
fully meet systematized competition. He
said that much more than half the for
eign policy of all the intelligent nations
of the world was a commercial policy
and that the incident at Tien Tsin prov
ed this.
Antwerp-The steamer Chemnitz, of the
German Steamship company,
and the British steamer Tay collided
Wednesday night In the Flushing road
stead. The Tay sank and only two of
her crew were saved. The Tay had put
into the Flushing roadstead owing to the
prevailing storm. The Chemnitz sailed
Hoy
Jan. IA. Thirteen of the crew of the Tay
persisted.
London-Isaac Henderson, formerly
publisher of the New York Evening Post
and for many years a resident of Rome,
has written a play entitled 1.-THE Mum
my and the Humming Bird which Mr.
Wyndham will produce in London when
he withdraws Mrs. Danes Defense"
The latter play, however, continues to
enjoy extraordinary popularity and some
time will elapse before London will have
a chance of judging the production of
the American dramatist.