Current World News

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, Cal. · Jul 26, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 30.

Current World News

While it is stated that the matter of peace or war between Norway and Sweden rests with Norway, Sweden is preparing terms to which it is declared Norway must agree in order to avoid war. At the same time, the emperor of Germany seems to be taking a lively interest in the matter in support of the king of Sweden, whom he considers to have been robbed of one of his rightful thrones. A German naval demonstration will be made in Swedish and Norwegian waters to emphasize the demands which Sweden will make upon Norway.

M. Sergius DeWitte, Russia's foremost statesman, who a few months ago was under police surveillance because of charges brought against him by members of the war party, has received the czar's appointment as peace plenipotentiary to conduct the peace negotiations with the representatives of Japan.

Chicago now has among her policemen a large number of men who have been burglars, thugs, and pickpockets. An investigation of the matter is now in progress. It is said that peaceable citizens of Chicago have been startled by these revelations.

The humid heat wave that is now afflicting New York and other cities in that vicinity, has a record of nearly one hundred deaths up to July 16. On that date 21 persons perished from that cause.

A number of servants of the czar's own household have been arrested as a result of the discovery of a plot to take the lives of the czar, Grand Duke Vladimir, and Grand Duke Alexis.