Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1902 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Another fight between Turkish troops and eighteen Bulgarians occurred near Kilindir. Eight of the Bulgarians were killed while the others escaped. There is an increasing belief in political circles in Holland that the serious illness of Queen Wilhelmina—now officially announced to be typhoid fever —will compel the appointment of a regent and of the convocation of the State’s General for the purpose. New treaty between Russia nnd China provides for surrender by former of all claims in Manchuria and evacuation by its troops within a year. This is regarded as solving far eastern problem, aud as a triumph for American diplomacy and the “open door” policy. Five socialists were killed, twelve wounded and many policemen injured at Lo.uvaln, near Brussels. The fight between the socialists and the soldiery waa the direct result of the rejection by the Chamber of Representatives of the ist demand for universal suffrage. The recent earthquake at Shemakha, in which thousands of persons were killed, has had a curious effect on the level of the Black Bea and the Caspian. Ridges of rock have appeared at points where the chart formerly marked fathoms of water. As a result of this the harbor of Krasnovodsk, from which the Central Asian Railway starts, has been rendered unapproachable by large vessels.