Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-25

The Peruvian congress approved the
extradition treaty with the United
States.
alist prisoners axcept Buffet is ex-
pected.
The fate of the Malta depends upon
the verdict in the Notarbartolo case
on trial at Milan.
Baron Flaw is reported about to re-
ambassador to America.
Despite persistent reports of anti
British intrigues in Abyssinia Menelek
shows no signs of action.
Prince Hohenlohe and Count Won Bue-
low launched the kaiser's new naval
PROJECT in the reichstag at Berlin.
The duke of Westminster, the rich
est man in England, is seriously il,
with laryngitis and bronchial catarrh.
The presidents of Brazil, Argentina,
Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay, it is ex-
pected, will soon meet at Buenos
Ayres.
The city of Paris posted signs asking
the public not to spit on SIDEWALKS in
order to prevent the spread of conta-
gious diseases.
Pope Leo, in an allocution, laments
the failure to invite the Vatican to
send representative to The Hague
peace conference.
It is announced that the Colombian
government has accepted Cumana, on
the gulf of Cariaco, and the revolution
is said to be crushed.
It is reported that Robert Taber will
manage the Adelphi theater, London,
from the spring of 1900 to 1901, star
ring in romantic roles.
An insane man in Berlin attacked
DR.. Lieber, the centrist leader in the
reichstag, but was arrested before Sc
rious injuries had been inflicted.
On new years eve the kaiser will re-
quire all the ambassadors to march
past him at midnight in honor of what
he says is the beginning of the new
century.
The federal assembly has elected
Walther Hauser, radical, of Wedens-
well, Zurich, to be president of Switz-
erland for 1900 He was vice president
during 1899.
Lucius r. O'Brien, the landscape
artist, is dead in Toronto, aged 81
years. He painted many celebrated
pictures, some of which were given a
place in Windsor castle and at Os-
borne.
Santiago MOrphy, young man of
good family, who was trusted clerk
of the National Bank of Mexico and
robbed it of $4,000, has been SEN
fenced, after long trial, to nine years
in prison.
An agent of the Russian government
at Washington denies the statements
that the relations beween his country
and Japan are strained and complains
of reports in circulation to the inquiry
of Russia's financial condition.
Admiral Fournier, commander of the
French Mediterranean squadron, left
Sebastopo1 after a visit to Admiral
Tyrtoff, Russian minister of the navy.
The visit is regarded as significant in
view of possible political develop
ments.
At the consistory the pope an
nounced the appointment of Mgr.
McEvay to the bishopric of London,
Ont, of Mgr. Falconi as metropolitan
of Larino, and of Mgr. Frederic Fis-
aux to the United sees of Sault Ste
Marie and Marquette.
Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford confirmed the announcement of
his appointment to the second in COM
mand of the British Mediterranean
fleet. This necessitates his resfgna-
ton of his seat in the house of COM
mons as the representative of York
city.
The emperor of Germany has abOl-
ished the post of military attache at
the German embassy in Paris. This is
the natural outcome of the Dreyfus af-
fai~ and the bitter attacks upon the
foreign military attaches appointed to
make observations upon French army
methods.
Elections were held to fill four va
cancies in the Ontario legislature. In
the South Brant, T. Fl. H. Preston Glib
eraD was elected by 800 majority; in
South Ontario, John Dryden QiberaD
had 300 majority; in West Elgin Fin
lay McDiarmid conservative won by
"a majority, and in East Elgin William
Brewer conservative was chosen by
40 majority. The Ontario house now
stands: Liberals, 40; conservatives, 43,
a conservative gain of one.