Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-01-08

CeTyera, VINO surrendered to the
American fleet at Santiago de Cuba. to
the post of chief of stan Of the Spanish
navy, has been published in the official
( gazette.
Adyicos have been received that the
British steamer Mombassa, Capt. Fair,
bound from Calcutta for New York,
was abandoned on fire, Dec %. The
crew were saved and were landed at
I Colombo
The worst gale of many years visited
Denmark Christmas night and has
done enormous damage to property
and shipping. The Geographic and
railroad services have been interrupted
and delayed.
Officers of the French line steamer
La Touraine, from New York Dec. is,
report that a saloon passenger, Juan
Echevarria, committed suicide by
jumping overheard Dec. q. His body
was not recovered.
The United States transport Sher-
man struck a rock off southern Luzon; :
passengers were assigned to boats and
preparations for Bleaching made; Ma
Mia was finally reached with % inches
Of water in the hold.
The sultan of Morocco is barricad-
ed in his palace at Fee; artillery and
ammunition concentrated there
against attack by the pretenders
troops. Spain is concentrating troops
at Malaga and Cadlz.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
and Mrs Chamberlain, who left Ports
mouth, England, Nov 25, on board the
armorei cruiser Good Hope, landed at
Durham. They received a warm vel
come from large crowds of people,
British trade was prosperous during
1902; the boom expected to follow
peace in south Africa failed to appear;
national expenses are unlikely to de-
crease soon, and the appointment of a
minister Of commerce will be asked.
Dispatches from Hakodate report
that an outbreak of fire occurred on
board the Iwanai steamship company's
stoame' Hokuun Maw off the coast of
Su Thsu on Dee. 3, and the vessel was
sunk, eighteen of the crew losing their
lives.
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were lost The steamer Runsang was
in collision with the steamer Kiong-
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