Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-01-29


interfere with their dominion and
granted him $4,000 yearly allowance.
Anthony Brady, George O. Knapp
and c. K. G. Billings, who seek the
control of Paris gas companies, start
ed for the United States; forty horse
power prize automobile went with
them.
The crown princess of SaXony and
NJ. Girou, with whom she eloped,
have arrived at Mentone. France, and
intend to stay two months. They
have taken the name of NJ and Nine
Andre Gerard.
1t has been reported at Rome that
the famous has relief, The Descent
From the Cross, by Luca Della Robbia,
has been stolen from the church of
San Severe, Florence. The bas relief
is valued at 100000.
The German cruiser Panther at
tackled Fort San Carlos, Venezuela
and was badly damaged by forts four
guns and forced to withdraw; three
members of the garrison were hurt;
the fort was prac .ically uninjured
Henri de Blowitz famous London
! Times correspondent at Paris, died of
apOplexy at the age of rs; he was the
originator of interviewing noted per-
sonages and had prevnted three
ruptures between Germany and
France.
Charles M. Schwab, who arrived al
Pauermo Saturday on board the
steam yacht Marguerite, refuses to
see visitors. He has not left the
yacht, but is reported to be well. The
party accompanying Mr.. Schwab has
been ashore
The British steamer Manchester
Merchant, from New Orleaas Deem
Der % for Manchester. England,
anchored in Dingle bay, ireland, On
fire. The crew has been landed. The
fire broke out January u. She was
afterward scuttled.
| The North German Lloyd steamship
Lain, crowded with American tourists
returning from Mediterranean ports
and Italia immigrants, went ashore
near Gibraltar during a gale, the pas
sengers still on board and the cargo is
being lighted.
The Chinese memorial arch for
Baron Won Ketteler, German ambas-
sador murdered in 1900 at Pekin was
dedicated there as atOnement by
Prince Chun, Cmperor's brother; the
powers We're notified that the indem-
nifty will be paid in gold.
1t is currently reported that Attor-
ney-general e. p. Dole has resigned
his office at Hawaii. The attorney
general is a cousin of Governor Dole
and has held office ever since the in
auguration of the territorial govern
ment.
The Swedish riksdag opened. The
speech from the throne announced
that the government was considering
| bills for the reorganization of the con-
sular service, an extension of the par
liamentary franchise, and the intro
duction of a duty on malt.
At Mazatlan, Mexico, there have
! been seven new cases of plague and
eight deaths there. The Government
| College has been closed. There is
veritable panic in Culianan Rosales.
/ Several English and German ships are
in the harbor, but the crews are not
allowed to land
The Times correspondent at johann
nesburg says that the people of the
Rand hope that every care will be
taken not to adjust the present diff
Cutes at the expense of the future
and so lay up for the country a debt
more serious than a monetary Contri-
button wherefor posterity may ever
anathematize the present generation.
The announcement that arrange
ments had been made to publish daily
papers on Atlantic steamers supplied
with the wireless telegraph system
seems to be founded on plan, which
goes into effect within a fortnight, to
send news bulletins to certain steam
ers approaching the coast. The mes
sages will be sent from a wireless
station now nearly completed at
Browhead The Marconi company will
only undertake to send messages dis
tances of 40 miles seward, and for
the present at least there will be no
daily newspapers published on board
ships.
The German government has pub
lished a report from Herr Waetzold,
commercial attache of the German
consulate in New York, upon the
American iron situation Herr
Wactzold advises German manufaC-
tuners to make an attempt to obtain a
permanent toothold on the American
markets and to establish a common
selling agency in New York for the
purpose of reaching American, Can
adian, Mexican and West Indian con
sumors He regards Canada and
! Mexico as especially promising fields
for the sale of rails,