Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-05
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

Portugal Is ulSLuF Deu Dy pOitlcdl (
agitation.
The Partisans of Don CaIlos, preten- |
der to the throne of Spain, are said to
have resumed active agitation.
The report that the Turkish govern
ment had begun the withdrawal of its
troops from Thessaly is denied.
a race for hcrseless carriages took
place over a course extending between
ST German and Dieppe, France.
The lower house Of the Prussian diet
rejected the law Of associations bill
recently passed by the upper house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone celebrated
the ffty-eighth anniversary of their
marriage Both are in excellent
health.
The pope's health is reported to be
better than last winter. He is giving
special attention to International arbi-
| tration.
The visit OF the emperor and en-
press Of Germany to St. Petersburg is
to be signalized by great display OF
pomp and ceremony
A monument in honor of Havana
fremen who persisted in an explosion
May II, 1890, was dedicated. The
monument cost s68,000.
Several London newspapers comment
Oh the protest of Japan against the
annexation of Hawaii as threat to go
to war with the United States.
Work has completely suspended in
Barcelona, Spain, owing to strikes and
disturbances arising from political
disputes between masters and men.
Marquis Ito, N an interview in
Paris, says he expects peaceful set
tlemen of the Hawaiian controversy
between Japan and the United States
Captain General Weyler has recently
received from Spain a million dollars
IT. silver for war purposes. The in
surgents continue using dynamite in
their warfare.
The London Central railway award
ed contracts for it's electric traction
plant to Americans because of the
superiority of work in that Il ne done
in the United States
Hon. George n. CuTzon, under secre-
tary for foreign affairs, replying to a
question in the house Of commons, said
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty contains no
agreement effecting Hawaii.
George J. Goschen, first lord of the
British admiralty, announced a supple
, mental naval estimate of 100000 for
| the commencement of four very swift
armed cruisers, made necessary by
rapid additions to foreign navies.
The reply of the German govern
ment to the demand of the agrarians
for decree temporarily excluding
foreign grain has been received with
general satisfaction, although it is
considered too graciously worded.
| The report of the select committee OF
parliament appointed to inquire into
the Trarsvaal raid, was debated in the
house of commons on motion to COM
pei the production of kilograms which
had been refused the committee. The
motion was defeated.
! Nine. Lillian Nordica is better.
DR.. Nansen, referring to the letter
: from Capt Lehman of the Dordrecht
) which says on June II he saw curl
Gus object resembling a balloon float
ing in the White Sea, declares it would
: be impossible for Andree's balloon to
, have reached the White Sea so soon
after the ascent
A special dispatch from Grenoble
says the body of young Sorrel, the
daring Alpine climber, whose venture
: some feats have attracted attention
this summer, and who started on the
18th to make the ascent of Mount
/ Taillefer, has been found at the bot
tom of adeep crevasse, with his neck
broken. Mr.. Sorrel was only 10 years
of age. Evidently he had lost his
; way in the fog.
. A curious lawsuit has been COM
: menced by King Leopold against the
: Hamburg newspaper which had pub
lisEed some offensive statements con-
corning his majesty. The editor has
declared that he will prove the cor
rectness of the statements and has
asked that certain members of the
: royal suite should be subpoenaed and
examined before the Belgian court.
The Belgium department Of Justice has
refused to comply with the request, on
the ground that the constitution guar
, antees the inviolability of the king
whose acts may not be subjected to in
qulry. The outcome is awaited with
much curiosity.