Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1901 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Dowager Empress Frederick of (lerinauy died at Friedricbshof, surrounded by her family, including the Knitter, Torpedo boat No. 81 mink off the Island of Alderney, in the English Channel. There was no hue* of life.. All her gnus and stores were fared. The boat will be rallied. A dispatch to the London Morning Leader front Madrid says that King Alfonso has decided to adopt the naval profession, and he will embark ou u warship shortly. A bomb filled with cartridges and with" g lighted fuse attached was placed at thu door of the apartments of M. Zola, the author. In I’aria. It was discovered by the concierge. Dr. Carl Peters, the German explorer.

writes to the London Time*, declaring liis belief, as a result of his discoveries Hi South Africa during the last two years, that the country between Zambesi and the Sabi is the Ophir of Solomon. Miguel Malavar, who has been recognized as the successor of Aguinuldo by ttfe Filipino junta at Hongkong, has issued a proclamation giving assurances to the natives of the continuation of an active campaign and expressing hope for its successful issue. A letter from a soldier iu Houth Africa says the Boers wrecked a train near Naboomspruit. One hundred and fifty Boers attacked the train guard and twentyeight Gordon highlanders were killed, eighteen wounded and ten captured. The conductor, engineer aud firemen of the train were subsequently shot. H. M. S. Viper, the torpedo boat destroyer which broke all records and wai the fastest ship afloat, was totally wrecked on the rocks off Alderney Island in the English Channel during the mimic Imttle of the British flee't engaged in the maneuvers. The entire crew -was rescued and taken to St. Anne's. When King Edward had the crown jewels taken from the tower of Londoq recently he got an expert to examine them and found, it is said, that some of the largest stones were paste. This seems to confirm the old story that when King George IV. was hard up he often used to take jewels from the regalia and sail them to tide him over.