Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1900 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Lady John* Scott Spottswoode, writer of “Annie I>aurie,” Is dead in London, aged 91. The German flag was hoisted at Apia and Mataafa and Tamasese were publicly reconciled. Nansen has agreed to lead an expedition tp, search for the Duke of Abruzzi in th<* arctie regions. Gcji; Sir William S. A. Lockhart, eooa-mander-in-chief of the British forces -in India, is dead in Calcutta, aged 59. Russia’s calendar commission recommends that thirteen days be omitted to even up with the Gregorian calendar. It 'is stated that 160,000 Russian troopp have been concentrated in the ciscaucasian and transcaucasiau governments. Flores. Aguinaldo’s secretary of war, has surrendered to Gen. MacArthur. Aguinaldo’s Infant son. who was captured in November, aud who tons been suffering from smallpox, is dead. NatEan Musher, a passenger from New York on the Lucania, was arrested in Queenstown on information that a warrant for his arrest has been issued In New York City upon a charge of forgery. .The Right Hou. William St. John Brodrick, under secretary for foreign affairs, stated that the costs to Great Britain of the Anglo-Venezuelan arbitration tribunal amounted to £65,625. British Guiana will not pay any portion of this expense. Prince Anandsing Ajeetsing Advani of Bombay, India, claiming to be the son of a wealthy banker aud nobleman of that city, was sentenced to serve a term of three months in jail and pay a fine of SSO in the city court at New Haven, Conn., Cor passing a.worthless check.