Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1900 — FROM FOREIGN LANDS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

The most notable event in European polities during the week has been the reorganization of the English ministry. There have been numerous changes, and tord Salisbury has succeeded in pleasing fither his own party nor the opposition. Political considerations seem to have given way to social preferment and personal favoritism. There was popular demand for the retirement of Lord Lansdowne, whose marked incapacity in the conduct of the war office nearly resulted in the break down of the British army system in the recent war. Lord Salisbury answers this demand by promoting Lansdowne to a higher post and by placing one of his own subordinates—almost, it might be said, one of his own clerks—at ’he head of the war department. There has been an equally determined campaign against Mr. Goschen as first lord of the admiralty. Lord Salisbury lets Mr. Goschen go and installs his own son-in-law in the place. Joseph Chamberlain is retained at the head of the colon’ll o*lloo, and the opposition is mollified only by the consolation that his pathway to the premiership has been blocked, if only temporarily. The cabinet, as reconstructed, cannot be called a strong one. The Spanish government during the week has been called upon to deal with what at first seemed to be a formidable revolt of the numerous Carlist bands in the mountain districts north of Barcelona. Troops have been sent into the field, garrisons re-enforced and the frontier guarded to prevent the importation of arms. The rising* however, seems to be local in its character, and there is nothing yet to indicate that Don Carlos himself has given any countenance to it. There will always be discontent in Spain under the present system of government. The Spanish revenues, large as they are, •re eaten up by place holders. The people are poverty stricken and unruly under heavy burdens of taxation. The discontent of the people is only kept in check by a large army, and the army is on a most expensive footing. The Chinese affair seems to be drifting. Few dispatches come from Pekin, and these give little Indication of any progress toward a settlement between China •nd the powers. The alignment of the powers is now complete. Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Italy and Japan universally accept the entire Anglo-German agreement. The United States, France and Russia accept only part of the agreement. Yet the seeming lack of accord Is more apparent than real, and there seenis to be nothing to prevent active negotiations for a settlement. As to the demamls to be made upon China by the powers, there is a singular lack of information. Either the powers have not yet reached an agreement among themselves or their demands are so great that they hesitate to unite them all in one aitlon. Early in the week a rumor was given circulation that Germany was negotiating with Venezuela for the lease of the Island of Margarita, to be used as a coaling station. A fanfare of trumpets was speedily heard from the Washington agency of several American uewspapera •nd the Monroe doctrine held up as a warning signal. The minor was, however, officially denied by the German foreign office and the incident closed. Monarch sine mill, Clinton, Mo., bunted. Loss SIO,OOO.