Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1900 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Two Lascars are said to have died with the plague in London. M. Rothschild was awarded 14.(MX) francs damages in his slander suit against the publishers of Libre Parole, Commander Tilley tins sent a report of the cession of Tutuila and n copy of the agreement signed by the native chiefs. King Victor Emmanuel Hl. has isaued a proclamation to his subjects pledging his liest efforts in behalf of the kingdom. Edward Jarvia Cave, a building contractor of London, England, has failed

with liabilities of £500,000 and asset* of £47,000. Chinese troops were routed by 16,000 allies at Peitang. The allies lost 1,200 killed and wounded, chiefly Russians and Japanese. Dr. Charles Tanner, Nationalist men.ber for Cork, was suspended for the night in Parliament and went out defying all England. Li Hung Chang has replied evasively to the demands of Secretary Hay that Minister Conger be permitted to communicate direct with Washington. Edward L. Dwyer, once a wealthy grain speculator and husband of the Duchess of Castellucia. has been driven by poverty to enlist in the marine corps. President Kruger and Commandant General Botha have issued a proclamation promising to pay all damage done to the farms by the British, providing the burghers remain with the commandos. Becans* of the number of cases of leprosy in the Philippines has become a menace to public health. General McArthur has convened a military board to select an island on which they may be isolated. Cablegratps froin Che-Foo announce that the Chinese imperial troops advancing to oppose the allies’ relief force have completely wilted out a Christian town near Pekin, killing five foreign priests and 10,000 native Christians. In Paris the Evans will contest has been settled. In addition to specific legacies amounting to $250,000, the heirs get SBOO,OOO, divided equally among three branches of the family. By the settlement of the case the dental institute and museum of Philadelphia is assured of $3,000,000 by Dr. Evans. An attempt on the life of the Shah of Persia, Muzaffer-ed-Din, was made in Paris, but luckily it resulted in no harm to his majesty. A man broke through a line of policemen as the Shah was leaving his apartments and tried to mount the royal carriage step. The police disarmed him before he was able to fire. - - --