Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-02
FOREIGN,

FOREIGN.
At Guelph, Ont, child was killed
and many passengers were injured by
q wreck on the Grand Trunk.
che British government, after con
suIting the Irish members of parlia,
ment is preparing bill granting Il
measure of home rule to Ireland.
The imperial decree summoning the
Japanese diet for its eighteenth SEES
sion will be issued and the house will
meet May 5.
Hentsch's bonded warehouse at
Sydney, NJ S, W., containing 10000
tons OF merchandise, was Quilted by
fire. The loss is $2,500,000.
! A sensation was caused in Europe
by book entitled The Curse of
Central Africa, telling of Belgian
cruelty in the Congo Free State.
In London George Chapman, a
Southwark saloonkecper, who was
charged with the murder of three
women, was sentenced to death.
The Dutch bark Amicitia, from New
York with petroleum, which was re-
ported on fire at La Rogue, France,
has sunk. There were no fatalities.
The dowagor empress of China has
ordered an appropriation of a half
million taels to be made for the
Chinese representation at the St
Louis exposition.
Railroad Minister Budde of Ger
many has ordered the state railroads
TO charge half rates in the case of
exhibits intended for the st. Louis
exposition.
The German ship Nereus, Captain
Bakke from Portland, Ore, Oct 81,
which arrived at Falmouth, England,
reported that her captain died during
the voyage.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
was given reception and luncheon
by London lord mayor. Crowds
cheered him en- route to Mansion
house.
At Chattanooga, Tenn, Henry
| Dwelle, a lumberman of Lake City,
Mimi, dropped, dead of apoplexy 1t
was discovered that his pocketbook
| mad been rlfled.
The Illinois Electric Railway COM
pany, with principal offices at Mon
mouth and capital stock of $4,000,
was incorporated to construct a line
] from Galesburg to Monmouth, Aedo,
! Macomb and Rock Island.
The Bulgarian government is unable
to replenish its exhausted ammuni.
tion stores because Austria Hungary
refuses to allow war material to pass
the Danube. Turkish officials prevent
entrance by the Dardanelles.
The Nova Scotia, one of the largest
mines owned by the Gauloy Mountain
Coal company at Huntington, w. Va,
is on fire and Its complete destruction
is threatened. The entire mountain
Is smoking.
| The Venezuelan congress voted
unanimously not to accept President
Castro's resignation. He declared his
retirement was planned to Iemove
/ pretexts for hostility by citizens to
the present government or
"connivance with foreigners"
! La Soufriere volcano, st. Vincent
/ island. is in eruption, and the land en-
| tirely covered by darkness from the
! pail of smoke. Kingston is in no
danger Sand is falling at Chateau
! Belair,
Roman Catholic missionaries in
north China are arming themselves
and the missions because of fear of
further boxer" uprisiugs, Rebels are
being massed at points along the
Yangste preparing to cause an up
rising.
The legislature OF Manitoba passed
the bin granting an ombinus railroad
franchise to c, s. Mellen, II p Up
ham and c. e. Hamilton Of St Paul
and Fisher and Ewart of Winnipeg.
The promoters intend to gridiron Mar
itoha with network of lines
Much excitement was caused at Par.
raj, Mex. by the discovery of phe-
nomenally rich body of ore. The
vein Is five feet in width and Of UNI.
known depth and assays 200 ounces OF
gold and 1000 ounces of silver to the
ton.
Investigation Of the report that
10000 people were starving in the
northwest provinces of Japan shows
that the distress is very real Horses
were eaten and roots and rice straw
were made up in edible forms. The
Japanese people are sending relief
funds.
United States Minister Leishman Is
still vainly waiting for an audience
of the sultan to deliver President
Roosovelt's autograph letter on the
American claims regarding the mis-.
sionary schools in Armenia and other
matters and is growing very i'm.
patient
Minister Bowen has addressed to