Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-02

The Japanese minister to Great
Britain, Baron Hayashi Tadasu, will
shortly be raised TO the rank of am
bassador and a similar rank will be
conferred upon Sir Claude Macdonald
British minister to Japan
William Redmond, the irish nation
alist member of parliament, who
recently made an incendiary speech at
WaXford, has been summoned to give
recognizances for his future good be
havior
Vice Consul General Smith at Cairo
cabled that since the Goth ult. there
have been 1885 cases of cholera and
G,G5l deaths in all Egypt, but that the
general condition now Is improving
rapidly.
High meat prices in Germany may
compel the repeal Of the laws against
importation. The hope of relief lies in
the overthrow of the agrarian party.
The native farmers cannot supply the
demands.
otto Sverdrup, artic explorer
reached StaVanger, Norway from a
voyage begun in 1898 The south and
west districts of Ellesmere Land were
explored No effort was made to reach
the north pole.
The author of Herman and Her
German Garden is disclosed as count
css Won Arnim, formerly Miss May
Beauchamp, an English woman. Her
husband is the son Of former am
bassador to paris.
1t il announced that the French gov
eminent will propose in the forthcOm-
ing budget a reduction in the sugar
taxation to the amount OF $8,000,000 as
compensation for the projected aboli
ton Of the sugar bounties,
The elopement Of Grand Duke Paul
with the wife Of M. Pistellorst a dis
tinguished French engineer is his
fourth similar escapade and the prob
abilities are that the hand of the czar
win fall more heavily this time.
The Russian ambassador to Turkey
called attention to various acts of
Turks which were inimical to Russian
interests, and strongly intimated that
they must be at once remedied.
Generals Botha, Delarey and De
Wet arrived at Antwerp and were re-
ceived with great enthusiasm by
crowds Of people estimated to have
numbered 300, 900 The demonstration
was not married by a single anti-British
cry.
Jane Hayatt, an American woman,
failing to have a gas meter of her
own invention recognized in Chicago
or New York, took it to Paris and has
received 100000 in royalties from the
French government and the Paris
Gas company
The discussion of Andrew Carnegie's
offer of $l50,000 to the borough of
MarylebOne for public libraries in that
part of London has brought out some
opposition to the idea, and the accept
ance Of Mr. Carnegies gift has not
yet been decided upon
Thomas w. Cridler, representing the
St Louis exposition, was officially re-
ceiyed by NJ Francotte, the minister
of labor, at Brussels. The minister
said he was satisfied Belgium would
consider 1t a duty as well as an honor
to participate in the exposition.
Stanley Spencer, London, steered an
airship built by himself from the
Crystal palace, London, over St
Pauls cathedral, around Ealing sub
urb, and against the wind toward Har-
row. trip thirty miles long and
believed to show that the ship can be
stoered at will.
Much interest has been aroused in
India by the announcement that the
| crown prince of Germany, Frederick
William, is likely to accompany the
duke and duchess Of Connaught, who
! are to represent King Edward and
Queen Alexandra at the coronation
durbaT
A new journal, the Rand Daily Mail
appeared in johannesburg for the first
time and announced that a loan of
500, 600 600 irrespective of the war
debt Of $500 00O, 900 will be raised for
public works and become an immedi-
ate charge on the revenues OF Great
Britain's new south African colonies.
Finnish Sailor for Congress.