Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1902 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Boer generals, in interviexv in Berlin, say they get plenty of cheers but little money in Europe, and regret they did not go to America first. German reciprocity treaties xvith Aus-tria-Hungary, Belgium, Italy, Servia, Switzerland, Roumnnia and Russia increased former’s exports 37 per cent in ten years and imports 19 per cent. The Paris Figaro says n man was detected attempting to climb a wall of tbe Elysee Palace. It is believed that he intended to hide in the palace garden in the~tiope of obtaining an opportunity to assassinate President Loubef.' Lord Kitchener has started for India to assume command of the British forces there. He goes by xvny of Paris and xvill visit Khartum. Absolute secrecy x\ as maintained regarding all the arrangements for his departure, so he got away unnoticed. The British Parliament opened xvith threats of armed revolt by Irish members; Balfour obtained suspension of all but government business over protests by Irish and radicals; John O’Donnell shook his fist in Balfour’s face and was suspended. Residents of St. Vincent Island demanded recall of Gov. Sir Robert Llewellyn by British government; he is accused of holding back supplies from volcanic sufferers to force emigration to Jamaica; American donations are said to be rotting in warehouses. The civil commission at Manila xx ill probably increase the Philippine appropriation for tbe St. Louis exposition exhibit by SIOO,OOO. making the total $350,(XX). Fair-Commissioner Barrett has «d----dresaed a meeting of Filipinos, which was arranged by Gox\ Taft, on the subject, and the sentinu'iit of the meeting was in favor of the increase. Residents of the Danish West Indies are rejoicing at the prospect of an early settlement of the sale question. They are all in favor of annexation. Col. Uambusch, the emissary of the anti-sale party in Denmark, sailed on the Fontabelle for N’exv York. His mission to the islands xvas a failure. He is reported to have said there had been a misrepresentation of the situation to the anti-sale party in Denmark.