Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-01-01

stores and men, the local authorities
attribute this action to his fear of ar
rest, and do not expect any aggression
on his part.
Fair Commissioner Lewald reached
Berlin by way of Paris, where he con
ferred with the French commissioner
to the ST. Louis fair regarding points
of common interest in connection with
the exposition. Mr.. Lewald will spend
the holidays at Leipsic and will then
return to Berlin and organize the eX-
position bureau.
COL w. F. Cody buffalo Bid en-
tertained members Of the British and
American press and others at Olymp-
ian hall in London. There were in all
100 guests. II. Clay Evans, United
States cor "I.-Cr eral, responded to
the toast, President Roosevelt, and
William j. Bull, NJ. p, replied to the
toast King Edward.
The Italian government has decided
to grant a subsidy for the building of
the campanie. over 100000 has al
ready been collected, but 100000 is
necessary. At the same time that the
exact sum to be voted is decided the
bill for the reorganization of the serv-
ice Of superintendent of ancient build.
ings also will be brought before the
house.
The police of Paris have seized the
papers Of Jean De La Mar, manager of
the Klondike Mining company, who is
suspected Of irregular proceedings.
Three arrests have been made. The
company is a Paris concern and all the
parties interested are Frnchmn. M
De La Mar asserts that the mines are
being worked and that they yield $12,-
GOO a month.
Professor Koch has discovered a sue
cesstul method for the destl action of
rats which iniest the holds of ships.
An apparatus is used to fill the hold
mcnts have shown that this kills
every rat in the vessel. The new sys.
tenn in future will be used in the Ger
man navy and also on the big German
steamship lines.
The condition of the winter crops in
nearly all European Russia is regard
d as bad. This condition arises FRI n
the delay in sowing, which was due to
the late harvest and the rainy autumn
and winter and the non termination
Of the seed sufficiently before the ad.
vent Of early and intense frosts. The
crop outlook is serious even in several
of the southern provinces.
At Paris. Sarah Bernhard, playing
at her own theater added a fresh
branch to her many laurels by the Gre
alton of the title role in Theroigne de
Mericourt, new play by Paul Her
yieu, which deals with the moteOric
career Of now forgotten woman, who
beginning as Il cOurtCsan, became a
prominent parsonage during the reign
of terror and ended in a lunatic's cell,
+. G. Wade contributes to the EN-
pire Review a good-tempored article
ON tie Alaskan-YukOn boundary dis
puto presenting to Canadian side Of
the controversy with ability and fair
ness. and laying stress upon assertions
that the American trade with the Yu-
kon region is declining and that the
tdewatcr towns of Skaguay and Dyea
are not benefited but ruined by the
existing arrangements,
The Association of Boot and Shoe
Manufacturers of France, represent
ing extensive industries of Paris,
Lyons, Marseiles, Limoges, Fourgeres,
Nancy Romans, and other places, has
decided to Immediately advance the
scale Of prices for footwear In max
ing the announcement NJ. Gibault
yice-president of the association, say
it was made necessary by the gradual
monoroy of the raw material by Amer
cans
The reception given at the executive
mansion by Governor and Mrs Hunt
of Porto Rico formally to introduce to
society their eldest daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Hunt, was the most brilliant
since the American occupation of the
island, Among those present were
Admiral Dewey. Rear Admirals Sum.
nor, Taylor, Crowninshield and Cogh.
Ian and scores of other naval and mill.
tary officers. besides many prominent
Americans and Porto Rican and Span
.sh civilians At least 500 persons were
rrosoat
Sir William Henry Prccco, a well.
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