Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1902 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Great Britain has closed ports to live stock shipped from New England and is in fear of meat famine. The gold standard scheme for Siam has become a law and the mints have been closed to the free coinage of silver. Emperor William in his farewell audience with Ambassador White presented him with the gold medal of the empire for science and art. There is an unconfirmed rumor that the Belgian steamer Leopold has foundered in the North Sea and twenty-eight persons have been drowned. Dr. Joseph Parker, minister of the City Temple, expired at his residence in London. The noted preacher had been seriously ill for nearly a year. Viee-president of the German Reichstag was compelled to suspend sittirfg of the house on account of riotous acts during the debate on the tariff bill. Stolen love letters addressed to an actress by Prince Mirko of Montenegro, who is a claimant to the throne of Servia, may thwart tlie latter’s ambition to succeed King Alexander. According to advices from Sydney by the steamer Aorangi, 11. M. S. Sparrow has returned from a protracted cruise through the south sea group. During the cruise the warship's officers annexed Suwarrow, Ysabel and Cholseul islands for Great Britain. Eighty-two acres of freehold propertyin the district of Kensington, London, was sold at auction for $2,825,000. The property contains 1,450 residences, shops and hotels, the rents ranging from S4O to SB,OOO per annum. The name of the purchaser was not divulged. A letter received from Henri Barthel in Guatemala City states that at the coroner’s inquest held on the body of William A. Fitzgerald, who was shot and killed by Godfrey Hunter, Jr., the physicians decided that the shots were tired from—behind. and that Fitzgerald came to his death by assassination. President Castro of Venezuela has handed to the German minister at Caracas, a written acceptance of p'art of Germany’s claims, sufficiently comprehensive to delay the presentation of a joint ultimatum by Germany and Great Britain, if not rendering it-altogether unnecessary. It is also understood that Great Britain's demands will be satisfied. Mail advices from Constantinople say: “In spite of all official denials, the Porte is adopting barbarous methods in crushing the Macedonian peasants. In thef face of promises of free pardon to those who returned to their homes, Christian villagers have been shockingly tortured to make them betray alleged concealed depots of arms or give information regarding the working of the Macedonian committees.