Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-11-10

Spain wishes an insurgent Gordon OF
the city and insurgent control of the
| waterworks re-established as step
/ toward restoration of the status quo
ante which the Spaniards declare was
! broken by the Americans. Finally
| Spain may be asked to consider
whether, instead Of being prisoners OF
the United States, the Spanish troops
at Manila were not more exactly refu-
gees within American protection. But,
however the contentious may run.
there are at present no indications OF a
rupture.
Madrid Paper Bitter.
Madrid, Nov. 5.-The Impair
cial, commenting upon the peace
negotiations now in progress at
Paris, says: If the United States
had shown in the protocol an inten-
ton to keep the Philippine islands the
matter would not have taken the
course that it did. Spain has never
considered the Philippines as lost, nor
has she desired their loss. On the
contrary, her intentions were shown
by her facing the anger of Germany
on the question Of the Caroline ISL
lands. America, by her conduct, has
lost her place among civilized peoples
and henceforth will only count as the
most numerous and opulent of
hordes."
Banquet for Kitchener.
London, Nov. 5.-The banquet given
Gen. Kitchener at the Mansion house
last night was an exceptionally bril-
liant affair. The guests included the
duke Of Cambridge, marquis of Sails
bury and other cabinet ministers:
Lord Roberts Of Kandahr; Sir Will
liam Vernon Harcourt; Lord Rose
berry, Lord Wolseley, commander-in-
chief of the British forces; Lord Rus
sell Of Kilowen, lord chief justice Of
Lord CurZon of Kedleston,
newly appointed viceroy Of India; Sir
Joseph Lister, president of the royal
society; the duke Of Marlborough, |
Henry White, United States charge |
d affaires; Baron Rothschild; Judge |
Lambert Tree, formerly United States |
minister to Russia; and others of the |
highest rank in the British empire. |
In all about $50 guests were present. |
Gen. Kitchener was attired in uni
form, with the ribbon of the Osmanieh |
order. He was greeted with tremen- |
dous cheering from the assembled |
guests. The banquet was appropriate |
ly served in the Egyptian hall of the |
Mansion house.
There was a feeling Of expectancy |
the speeches and every |
thing that could be construed as an al |
fusion to war was jumped at by the |
assembly with prolonged cheers The |
assembly greeted the rising of Mar
Quis Salisbury with nervous silence, |
as it had been whispered that he had |
an important and grave statement to
make. His statement was important |
but pacific, as he announced a settle |!
ment Of the chief difficulty with |
France. After highly complimenting |
Gen. Kitchener for his successful cam |
paign, the premier said: This after
noon l received from the French am
bassador the information that the |
French government has come to the |
conclusion that its occupation of
Fashoda is Of no sort OF value (pro-
longed laughter and cheers) and it
thought that, under the circumstances, |
to persist in an occupation which
would only cost it money and do harm,
merely because some bad advisers
thought it might be desirable to an
rn welcome neighbor, would not show
the wisdom with which, as I think, the
French republic has been uniformly
guided"