The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-04-18
FROM FOREIGN LANDS,

The all British Pacific cable has
reached the Fiji islands from Melbourne
and landing place for it on this CONT.
nent has been secured at Kelp bay, Van
couver island.
King Leopold of Belgium. ridino in
an Automobile in Brussels, aecidentsIiv
met mob OF socialists, who surrounded
him ana leered while waving red flags in
his race. Riots followed at night.
Up to April 10 there had been 2O6
cases OF cholera in Manila and l6O
deaths, and in the provinces 224 cases
and 166 deaths.
The body OF Cecil Rhodes was COM
mltted TO its rock tomb in the Matonno
nllis Aprll IO with impressive ceremonies.
Inc funeral procession was five miles
long as 1t wound through the hills and
gorges from Bulawayo.
Because Switzerland refused to givo
satisfaction regarding an article pub
ilsned IN Geneva insulting the memory
OF the murdered King Humbert, diplo-
naIic relations between that country
ana Italy have been broken off. The
article was published in an anarchist pa-
per and the Swiss government would
not prosecute unless the Italian govern
ment lodged formal complaint, which it
declined to do.
Former President Steyn of the Orange
Free State, who is one of the peace
negotlators in south Africa. is threat
ened with total blindness.
A meeting OF the chamber of mines the
hrst since the beginning OF the war, has
oeen held at Johannesburg. 1t il px-
pected that half OF the mining industry
Will be IN operation by next June.
A st. Petersburg dispatch states that
representatives OF American machinery
houses have permission to establish
houses III Russia aud to sell directly TO
the peasants.
Inc Norwegian government commits
sion appointed to report on submarine
boats has decided in favor of the HOl-
land type.
Major Lyttleton w. T. Waller of the
marine corps, tried by cOurtmartiaI
at Manila on the charge of killing ma
tlyes OF the island of Samar without
trial, has been acquitted The court
stood II to 2 for acguittal.
A battle at Juarez, Mexico. between q
Numidian lion and a wild bull continued
fiercely for an hour. The bull was NOT
fatally injured but the lion was oored
fully 25 tunes and will die. When the
lion was incapacitated the Mexican
authorities stopped the fight.
The Bavarian government will not
permit the sisters of st. Clare, lust
driven from France, to enter Bavaria.
Two Mormon missionaries from Amer
lea have been expelled from east Prussia
The MOrmOns have 100 missionaries in
Germany and their Berlin congregation
numbers 1000.
Honolulu will ask federal aid in nav
ing the heavy Chinatown fire claims.
amounting to more than $4,000. 900.
and will send delegate to Washington
to present the matter.
King Edward witnessed the produc-
tlon OF ben Hur" at the Drury Lane
theater from the vantage ground of a
box constructed for his use in the center
OF the pit, the management of the
theater deciding that he would not en-
JOY the best view of the chariot race
from regular box, which he had order
ed. He enjoyed the play and remained
through the whole performance.
A French general, admiral and other
officers will be sent to the United States
in warships to participate in the unyeil-
ing OF the ROcham beau monument at
Washington, May "a, on invitation OF
President Roosevelt.
Santiago Iglesias, president of the
Federation OF Workmen Of Porto Rico.
convicted of conspiracy to raise the
price of labor in the island and sentenced
last December to three years, four
months and eight days imprisonment,
has been released by the supreme court
OF Porto Rico, which reversed the lower
court.
NJ. Sipiaguine, Russian minister of the
interior, was shot Tuesday for revenge
By student who held a pistol close to
the minister's person, and died in one
hour.