Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1902 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

George Alfred Henty, the well-known author of boys’ books and former war correspondent, died in London. The Viedomosti of St. Petersburg prints the text of a petition made by the Doukhobors of Canada to the Sultan of Turkey, asking for an asylum. The governor of Tetuan, at the head of 1,000 men, marched out against the Kabyle insurgents, and, after five hours’ fighting, succeeded in routing the tribesmen. The Bolivian military expedition of 2,000 men, being fitted out to operate against the Brazilian revolntionists in Acre, cannot arrive at its destination under four months. With simple ceremonies the Ofoten Railway, the most northern road in the world, the property of Norway, was opened at Narvik. The road reaches latitude 68 degrees 30 minutes. William Fife has decided that the deck of the Shamrock 11. shall be constructed of aluminum, while adhering to mild steel for all the essential parts of the hull where the strain is severe. Full text of King Oscar's decision in in the Samoan dispute hag been published in the capitals of'the nations interested, showing that the Swedish ruler accedes every claim made by Germany. The London Evenings News announces that the Crown Prince of Siam, Chowfa Maha Vajiravudli, is engaged to marry the eldest daughter of the Emperor of Japan. » The Princess is 14 years of age. An American firm has been awarded a $1,000,000 contract to construct a system of telephone conduits in St. Petersburg. The contract provides for the laying of twenty miles of underground tubes i™ 1003. Eight persons of sixteen left on a raft by the wreck of the British steamer Elingamite were picked up at sea by the crew of the steamer Penguin and tnken to Wellington, New Zealand, after drifting five days without food or water. Public opinion supports the government in its refusal to grant permission to the Standard Oil Company to exploit the Burmali oil field. Two companies, with a large amount of British capital, are successfully developing the field, which already produces 100,000 gallons daily.