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Show I Foreign News in Brief The German steamer Brewster Is stranded on Diamond shoals. Beaufort, N. C. ' The crew was taken off. by a government gov-ernment lightship. Duke Karl Theodor of Bavaria, head of w the ducal lino of the Bavarian house, who rill has been gravely 111 with an affection of Hjljl the kidneys, was said Monday to bo near Htm death. H The appointment of S- Akig- Zuki as HBji embassador to Austria to succeed M. ill ITchldt. transferred to the United States, HjBg at Washington, was gazetted Monday. HSh S. Akld JSukl has been minister to Bel- $3 glum. Hg Thomas Meagher, son of tho Irish Ha patriot, died In Manila Monday of pneu- j monla, following an attempt at suicide, pj He was a graduate of West Point and 3 had lived many vc-ars in Montana and jj California. For several years ho hod - occupied minor posts In the government KJ here. HD An agreement has been signed In Bcr- Hjj lln ilellnltoly settling questions affecting Hr frontiers of British Uganda, German East H Africa and the Congo Independent State. Hn under discussion for years. The agrce- 3 nient. It Is understood, Is satisfactory to all concerned. The details are not yet K) available. Hi The keel plates of two monster war- ships, the Orion, the Improved Dread -naught battleship, and the Lion, the HH cruiser battleship, were laid Monday, the Hn former at Portsmouth and tho latter at H Dcvonport. The bulk of the material for both vessels Is ready, and all arrange-menls arrange-menls have been made for their complc-tlon complc-tlon within two years. H9 King Manuel of 7'ortugnl attended u J performance at the opera In Paris last 1 night. This was made the occasion of another exploit by "King" Patxmd, scc-retary scc-retary of the Electricians' union, who, u few inlnute:i before the performance, again sent ;ui ultimatum ro the managc-.icpt managc-.icpt that salaries of the electricians must he Increased or the current would 1 be cut off. M. Tlrnussan. director of the HE " jr-''!"', had no altrniatlvc but to comply. |