Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1903 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Diplomats at Pekiu think war between Japan and Russia is uear. Reports from Iquique, Clitli, say that bubonic plague is again increasing. Janies McNeil Whistler, foremost American painter, died in Chelsea, England. The first congress of German chimney sweeps will meet in Berlin in the autumn. Irish land bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons by a vote of 317 to 20. President Roosevelt, through Secretary I lay, sent a message of condolence to Cardinal Rampolla. Japan is not satisfied with the ansurances Russia has given the United States regarding Alanchuria. Cardinal Oreglia is in temporary control of the Roman Catholic Church pending the election of a Pope. Ciudad Bolivar, the Venezuelan rebel stronghold, was captured by the government forces after a two days’ fight. The King and Queen of Italy narrowly escaped death when their automobile ran into a tree. The .Queen injured her foot. Secretary Hay’s coup in enforcing open door policy in Alanchiijfin is said to assure continuance of province as Chinese territory. A man named Alasterson; who, it is alleged, forged checks in California to the amount in Hamburg. Strained relations between Russia and Japan are attributed by Russian papers to the influence of Great Britain over the Mikado. The British steamer Alonterey, which went ashore west of Point Plate, island of St. rierre-Aliquelon, July 14, will be a total wreck. The steamer Nadejka, plying-on the Volga, has been/destroyed by fire near Nizhniy-Novgorod. Twelve persous were burned to death. There is a report that France will transfer to the United States its eastern Pacific possessions, comprising several groups of islands. Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador to the UuitedJltates, denies that an agreement hasmeen While to open certain ports in Manchuria. King Edward and Queen Alexandra reached Dublin Tuesday and were given a splendid welcome by the cheering thousands in the streets.