Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-02
FOREIGN,


The steamship San Juan has sailed
for New York, having on board a
large contingent Of American school.
teachers from Porto Rico.
The national congress Of san Do
mingo proclaimed Gen. Ramon Ca,
ceres reelected president Of the re,
public for a term of six years.
NJ. RaffaIovitch the representative
of the Russian finance minister made
an official denial that the Russian
government had placed orders in the
United States for steel.
Mrs. Herschey Eddy gave a large
reception at her beautiful chateau at
Andresy France, in honor of the in
auguration of a magnificent organ
which has just been installed.
Favored by beautiful weather and
again displaying a totally unexpected
genius for organization. the suffra-
gettes demonstration in Hyde park,
London, was an unparalleled success.
Senior SalaAGr minister of foreign
affairs at Madrid, announces that the
powers interested have agreed to
send a warship to Tangier TO safe
guard the lives and property of for
eigners.
Leon Delegrange, the French aero
pianist surpassed all previous records
by flying for 16 minutes and 80 sec
onds. During that time his machine
was from ten to eighteen feet above
the ground.
A son has been born to Queen Vic
toria of Spain. Queen Victoria, form
erly Princess Ena of Batenberg, and
King Alfonso were married at Madrid
on May 81, 1906 Their first son was
born on May 10, 1907.
The Russian cabinet introduced in
the duma a bin raising the salaries
of the members of the Guma to $2,100
a year, with a penalty of $3.50 for
each day deputy is absent if not ex-
cused by the chair.
Since June is there has been four
new cases Of plague at Port of Spain
resulting in three deaths. The medi-
cal authorities take a hopeful view of
the situation and expect to be able
10 eradicate the disease.
The Westinghouse Electric inter
ests in Germany have formed COM
bination with the Bergman Electric
company of Berlin whereby the Berg
mans will install the Westinghouse
Electric Traction system in that coun-
try.
A dispatch from Rome says that all
the French deputies and senators who
voted for the separation law have
been accommodated latae sententiae
and that the French bishops must re-
fuse them christian burial unless they
repent.
The synod of the Evangelical Lu-
theran church of Holland has extend
ed the right to vote to all its women
members on equal terms with TIE
men. The fact has been reported
officially to the woman suffrage con-
yention in Amsterdam.
A man and woman have been con-
demned to death at Warsaw on the
charge of being implicated in a recent
attempt to kill Gen. Skallon, governor
general of Warsaw. Seventeen death
sentences were announced from other
towns and cities in Russia.
The departure of Nine. Anna Gould
and Prince Hele de Sagan from Paris
for England where they viii be mar
ried is confirmed. The couple will
not again return to France until the
wedding has taken place. George
Gould and his family are still in
Paris.
An infammatory anti-American
circular has been issued IN Manila
anonymously and distributed. 1t bears
the cabaHstic signs of the old Katipu-
tan society and denounces the Amer
leans. saying they have brought tyr
amy instead of liberty and that their
purpose is to rob and enslave the
Filipinos.
Nine. Tschaikovsky visited her hus-
band Nicholas Tschaikovsky, mem
Der of the Russian revolutionists, in
the fortress of st. Peter and St. Paul.
On Saturday it was announced that
the examination of NJ. Tschaikovsky
mas Deeu competed anu Iudt ne must
now appear before the court martial on
a charge of high treason.
Governor Magoon at Havana has
signed a decree authorizing Mckinney
and Rokeby to carry out their contract
for the construction of a sewer and
water system in Havana, and the paw
ing of the city. This work will cost
about s11,000,000, one-third OF which