Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1900 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Dr. Johannn Alton, «-miueut philologist, and his uicce were inurdercl at their home ut Roveredo, South Tyrol. A Ruasian cruiser is said to have discharged a toriu-do at a Japanese warship, which fired several shots in return. Another war has broken out iu Ashnuti and Gov. aud Lady Hodgson are at Coomassie, cut off from communication. M. Maillard, who was accused aud acquitted of high treason, has sued Premier Waldeck-Rousseau and two other officials for 25,000 francs each. It is said that by the deal re of Quceu Victoria the son that was born to the Duke and Duchess of York a few days ago will be christened Patrick. Gen. Otis will retire from his command iu the Philippines at his. own request May 1 or shortly thereafter, uud will be succeeded In chief command by Gen. Arthur MacArthur. An agreement has b»*en concluded whereby Russia disavows auy d<>vfgii to obtain .1 port iu the Island of Quelpart and Corea promises not to concede lire same to any other |»ower. A dispatch from Jebuti stales that as a result of n religions war there was u buttle in which Jlggiga, the Christian governor of Harar, Abyssinia, waa victorious. Two thousand Mussulmans were killed. The military -court at Sebastopol, Rus-

sia. has concluded the hearing of q»a naval scandal and convicted twenty-«s officers and civil servants of defrauding the Government in connection with the naval supplies. t .- -K’ The British steamgr Mexican of the Union Line, Captain Martin,, which left .Cape Town April 4, Jias been sunk in colHslbn with a cattle transport. The Mexican’s passengers returned to Cape Town, on board the cattle boat. Both Boers and British have suffered a reverse at different points in the Orange Free' State. The Boers captured five companies of British soldiers at Bethany, while British troops under. Gen. Methuen surrounded nnd captured a force of fifty Boers near Boshof. It is now admitted that the disturbances in Panama, Colombia, are serious, and the authorities are beginning to pay attention to them. Mail service has been interrupted in consequence of the operations of the troops. A revolution in Colombia, Is of especial importance to the United States because of the guaranty made by this'Goverumeut to preserve free transit between Colon and Panama.