Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1902 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Pope Leo is said to have offered the archbishopric of Manila to Bishop Messmer of Green Bay, Wis. Au avalanche overwhelmed a Japanese refinery, crushing the building and starting a fire, 200 lives being lost. Emperor William has directed that a former torpedo boat, now used as a guardship, shall be renamed "Alice Roosevelt.” M. Koloman Tisza, former prime minister of Hungary and leader of the liberal party, died at Budapest. He was born in 1830. Prince Adalbert, third son of Emperor William of Germany, is to visit the United States in April as a cadet aboard the training ship Charlotte. Reign of terror reported in Hayti on account of elections. Many prominent men arrested for conspiracy, and several said to have been executed. The body of Elsie Emmett of South Dakota, who was drowned in the Waesland disaster, is reported washed ashore near the little village of Pwellheli, in Wales. W. W. Thomas, Jr., the American minister at Stockholm, gave an official dinner in honor of Bishop. Von Scheele, the special envoy of King Oscar to President Roosevelt. While the Prince and Princess of Wales were launching battleship I’rinee of Wales nt Chatham a gunner who was firing a salute was mortally injured, both his arms being blown off. One of the liveliest scenes witnessed in the House of Commons since the palmiest days of the Irish Nationalists ended with the suspension of John Dillon, du« to his calling Joseph Chamberlain a liar. ‘‘lt is reported from Salonica,” says th* correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph, “that the Turkish authorities have arrested Pastor Tsilka on suspicion of complicity in the abduction of Miss Stone.” The London Standard says that the Queen of Hofland and the prince consort will shortly undertake a tour in the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies. During the queen's absence of foul months a regency will be established.