Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1898 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

David Stuart Erskine, thirteenth Earl of Buchan, died to his enghty-foarth year. Seven persons were barned to death in a fire which broke eat in the snaaSl hamlet of Exenthal, near Sixnnebergh. SaxeMeiningen, about twelve miles northeast of Coburg. A fire which occurred ia the Government dockyard at Ferrol, Spain, gutted several buildings and a number of bombshells exploded. The lass is esriouated at 4,060,000 pesetas. Gea. Otis, commanding in Manila, reports an improvemsmt in the health of the troops in the Philipffines. There were bat twenty-six deaths in Xovetober, against forty in Octotier. , Minister Merry has reported to the Washington State Department that the Government of Costa Rica has received official notice of the dissototioa of the United States of Central America. Emperor William is reported to be to communication with the German embassy in London with the object of arranging for another inqierial tour next Jssne. to include the chief industrial centers of Great Britain. A Gt-rman Government official confirms the report that Gennaay is negotiating with Spain for the purchase of the Caroline Islands. It is understood that Spain expects IO.ODD.tVHi francs for then*, which .Germany considers excessive. Advices from Russia say the reports of the threatened famine there are growing more gloomy every day. Caont L*o Tolstoi has petitioned the Goveratnetat for permission to form refief toutmsttees to cojm» with the distress, and the Cfcar hintself has contributed rubles to the lied Cross Society to aid the starvtog jwasants.