Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1900 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Gon. Fi-inaloo, with 5,000 men, han »urreudered unconditionally to thv British, Edward Erie Poor, ex-president of the National Park Bank, New York, died in Liverpool, aged C>3 yearn. Prince Tuan, leader of the rebels, reported killed in a battle outside Pekin, which the "Boxers” lost. Joseph Mayer, for many years the Christes of the Passion Play, has been elected Mayor of Oberammergau. Lady Kandolph Churchill (nee Jerome) was married to Lieut. George Cornwallia West at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. The Dutch steamer Prins Willem 1. has been wrecked on the north side of the island of luugua, The passengers and erew were saved. News from San Domingo tells of a plot to assassinate the governor of Santiago, Ramon Caeeras. Twenty-five conspirators, including several miltaty <>fHcers, have been arrested and will be court martialed. King Humbert of Italy was murdered nt Mouse, where he had been attending a distribution of prizes nt n gymnastic competition. The nssnssin, who gave his name ns Angelo Brcssi, n Tuscan, fired three shots, one of which entered the hen rt. Tod Sloane, the famous American jockey, wns badly injured in the race for the classic Liverpool Cup at Liverpool, England. He had the mount on Miiluma, and during the progress of the race the horae fell. Sloane

was thrown heavily and landed oa Ms head. He was badly gashed. News from Hong Kong says that Consul General Wildman has been informed by the Chinese governor at Hai-Nab that the latter *is unable to give any farther protection to foreigners. Three men, three women and three children of the American Presbyterian mission have been murdered in Hai-Nan province, and it is added that Hong Kong is full of refugees. The Presbyterians were assassinated by Chinese imperial troopJ?