Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-07-31
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At Quebec Gaynor and Greene
were given another respite of two
weeks
King Edward attended religious
services which were conducted aboard
the royal yacht.
naval battle between Colombian
rebels and government gunboats in
Panama harbOr dlu no damage.
NJ. Combes announces that he &C
ccpted the French premiership in or
der to enforce the law of associations.
DR.. GarnauIt of Paris developed
tubcrcular tumors on himself from
bovine tuberculosis, to disprove the
Koch theory.
Salisburys resignation is said to
have been surprise to the king, the
premier declaring that he resigned be
cause he was losing his memory.
The international press congress
was opened at Berne, Switzerland.
Among the vice presidents appointed
was Walter Williams of New York
James Mcneil Whistler, the Amer
lean painter, has telegraphed to
friends in London that he has praCti-
cally recovered from his recent i'll
ness.
Hayti Is again threatened with civil
war. Firmen, who supports Cen.
Jumeau's candidacy, is en- route to the
capital, and Gen. Sa'nave is about to
attack Gen. Nord.
United States has inserted in the
Panama treaty a clause providing for
the lease of the islands in the bay Of
Panama, which are to be used for de
Tense of the canal.
benjamin Greene made affidavit at
Quebec that Marion Erwin, Attorney
General KnoX's assistant, offered to
drop the prosecution of him for $500
600, Erwin swore to a denial.
Mrs. Stanley Spencer, wife of the
aeronaut, who navigated her hus-
bands airship about the Crystal
Palace SO successfully, is the first
lady to accomplish such a feat,
The celebrated Academy of Muon-
ster which under Catholic influences
has long ranked nearly equal to a
university, is by Emperor william $
decree to be created a university.
At kingstown, st. Vincent several
shocks of earthquake, throwing fur
niturc and croCkcry about and crack
ing buildings, have been felt during
the past few days, and much alarm is
felt
Holhoin, attempting to swim from
Dover to Ramsgato, was forced to give
up within four miles of the latter
point, He was in the water four
hours and three-Quartcrs and swan
eighteen miles.
An unwrttcn agreement is said to
exist between A. j. Bafour. the new
premier of Great Britain, and Colonial
Secretary chamberlain that no ar-
pontmcnts shall be made without the
consent OF Chamberlain,
The British colonial conference in
London is failing to accomplish inn.
portant results. Canada hopes for a
preferential tariff and the larger colo
mics favor subsidized ships. but can
not reach common ground
Directors of number of spinning
companies in the Ashton and Staly
bridge districts of Lancashire, Eng
land have been approached by agents
of American cotton growers with a
view Of the sale of the formers
property. Meetings of the sharehold.
ers of the concerns affected will be
held soon to consider the matter.
Seyyid Ali has been proclaimed
sultan of Zanzibar. in succession to
Hammond Ben Mahomed Ben Said.
who died from paralysis. Rogers. the
present prime minister, has been ap.
pointed to serve as regent till the
sultan shall have attained his
majority.
Nj Duken and his S.yearold boy
were Navigating an airship in Paris
when the former was deposited on n
roof and the balloon shot into midair.
After getting above the lower clouds
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