Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The new Gillian ministry has re-
signed
Extensive forest fires are reported
in Algiers.
Countess Cowley was granted a di-
vorce from Earl Cowley in London.
The Anglo-Egyptian expedition up
the Nile captured the town of Abu
Hamid.
| The international conference TO pro-
mote arbitration began its sessions in
| Brussels.
1t is said Bulgaria will declare COM
plete independence from Turkey on
| Aug. IA
The mint at Osaka, Japan, is turning
out new coins in preparation for
Japan's change to gold currency
| October /.
The British forces under General
| Blood relieved Fort Chakdara in India,
which was besieged by a large force Of
insurgent natives.
The Cologne Gazette says the pro-
| posal of Germany for European con-
! troll of Greek finances has been accept
ed by the powers.
The Archbishop of Toledo Spain,
Mgr Monsoillo, viso, is dead. He was
| born in Spain in 1911 and was created
cardinal in 1884.
Secretary Sherman is severely criti-
cised in LCLdon for structures on Eng
land which he made in a recent in
terview in New York
| Emperor William of Germany has
appointed Grand Duke Nicholas Mich
olaivith to the honorary colonelcy of
the Magdeburg hussars.
The vatican, including the pope, is
actively engaged in a compaign TO
stimulate the revenue from Peters
pence, which shows serious decrease.
At banquet given at st. Petersburg
by the car and czarian to the German
| emperor and empress Emperor Will
lam said he stood by the cars side in
preserving the peace of the nations
Manufacturers and storekeepers of
the district of Madrid, Spain, as a pro-
test against new tax regulations, have
closed their premises and created dis
| turbances. The outbreaks were sup
| pressed.
The Ottawa government has advised
all collectors of customs to give France
the benefit of the tariff This makes
three countries-France Belgium ard
! Germany-who are now enjoying tie
benefits of the reciprocal arrange
| ment.
Thirty-two Americans, conducted by
the bishop Of Wichita, Kan, attended
mass in the pope's private chapel in
Rome and were afterward received
by the pope. Father TiGelsi presented
the pope with the homage Of Cardinal
| Gibbons.
The approaching marriage IS an
nOunced of Captain Arthur Hay, a
| brother Of the earl of Enroll AND
captain in the second battalion Of tic
| queens own Cameron High .nders, to
Hermoine, daughter of Mrs. ScEcnlcy,
who has large property interests at
| Pittsburg, Pa
Lieutenant BOppa, the only surviving
officer of the fourteenth battalion of
General Debarmici's brigade on the IN
| fortunate Italian expedition against
the Abyssinia, has challenged Prince
! Henry Of Orleans in consequence of
the latter's structure upon the con-
duct of Italian soldiers in Africa. The
king of Italy will probably interfere
| Lient.-Gen. Don Marcolo de Azcar-
raga has been appointed premier ad in
term to succeed Senior del Castillo.
Senior Canovas del Castillo, the Span
i ish premier, was shot and killed at
Santa AgueGa, Spain, by an anarchist,
who gave his name as Rinaldi. The
premier's last words were Long live
SPAIN
Lord Salisbury made a statement in
the house of lords in which he out
lined the state Of the peace negotia-
lions between Turkey and Greece. He
admitted having some doubt whether
Turkey had really accepted the terms
OF the powers and said Crete was in
dangerous position because of the
division of creeds. Dispatches from
Constantinople indicate another ulti-
matum by the powers to Turkey may
be necessary.