Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-07-22
FOREIGN.

Japan reiterates that her interests in
Hawaii are menaced by the annexation
treaty.
Perhaps 10000 workmen will strike
or be locked out in the United Kingdom
next Tuesday.
1t is announced that the Anglo-Egyp-
tan expedition is to be increased by
10000 men,
Forty persons were Filled and eighty
four others seriously injured in a rail-
road collision at Gientofte, in Den
mark
1t is reported from Spanish sources
that General Gomez, commander-in-
chief of the Cuban insurgent forces, has
left the island.
Four carrier-pigeons labelled north
pole expedition" exhausted and bear
ing no message, alighted on steam
ship crossing the North sea.
| Hon. Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings, K.
c. M. G., Ii. D., member of the execu-
tive council of New South Wales, is
dead, aged sixty-six years.
Cardinal Vaughan writes that, what
ever the lingo journals Of America may
say, there is but one feeling in England
towards us-a feeling of goodwill.
The Princess de Chimay, formerly
Miss Clara Ward of Detroit, and who
eloped with JanOs Rigo, a Hungarian
gypsy musician, is at Matrei, in the
Tyrol.
Spanish reports from Sancti Spiritus
confirm the rumor that Gen. Quentin
Banderas, the Cuban leader, was killed
in an engagement on July at Papaya
Heights
Samuel Charles Allsopp, second
Baron Hindlip, formerly identified with
the great brewing house of S. Allsopp
q Sons, died in London, aged ffty-siy
years.
MatsallOy, the rebel leader, burned
and robbed the British government sta
ton at Gaye, on the Island of Labuan,
and carried off about $4,000 from the |
treasury.
In spite of formal denials it is be-
lieved in London that an engagement |
has been virtually agreed upon between |
the duke of Manchester and Miss Mary
Goelet of New York.
Emperor William was accidentally |
struck on the left eye by a rope while
walking on the deck of his yacht at |
Odde, Norway, causing an extravasa-
ton of blood on the eye ball
A dispatch from Berlin says that dur
ing Emperor Williams visit to the |
czar an understanding will be reached |
by which Germany and Russia will act |
together with a view to further isolate |
Great Britain.
At Belfast, Ireland, the usual cele-
bratiOns in cOmmemoration of the bat
tie of Boyne occurred. Twenty thou
sand Orangemen marched and great
crowds filled the streets; no disturb
ance
The Boyer cOmpany's chemical works
at Elberfeld, one of the largest Ger
man exporters to the United States,
have been partially destroyed by fire. |
All the goods were burned and the
damage done is estimated at 1850, 900 |
marks.
A report prepared by a number of |
Armenian notables and Gregorian |
bishops on the situation in Armenia |
has been received by Pere Charmetant, /
director general of the French mission |
in the levant. The report gives shock
ing accounts of clande slime butcheries |
and terrible prosecutions.
Senator Wolcott, x-Vice-President |
Stevenson and General Paine, United
States bimetallic commissioners, had
conference at the British foreign office
in London with Lord Salisbury and
other high officials on the subject of
International bimetallism. The British
officials made no statement indicating
their intention in the matter.
Fc~lord. Germany, Russia, France
ard Italy have replied to the Turkish
appeal in reference to the frontier set
Element in the peace negotiations with
Greece. All agree with Austria's mes
sage of Friday that the sultan's claims
cannot be admitted. The sultan's last
proposal is to send reinforcements to
| Crete, which is taken to indicate that
he will not yield to the powers in re-
gard to the frontier question.