Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-08-21

Dortmund-E Ems canal Emperor William
argued for the building of great canals
all through interior Germany.
The insurgents in Santo Domingo
are constantly gaining accessions, and
General Jiminez claims that he will
win the island without entering it.
Albano and Great Penitentiary, is
dead He was born in Italy in 1882
and was created a cardinal in 1884.
President Kruger of the Transvaal
is reported to have issued manifesto
threatening, in the event of war, to
destroy millions of British mining
property.
Three Venezuela bluebooks were is
sued in London, giving respectively
the case, counter case and British
argument before the tribunal at Wash
ington.
Joseph Chamberlain stated in the
house of commons, just before parlia-
ment was prorogued, that England
would not draw back and the Trans
vaal must yield.
An unconfirmed report is in cir
culation that a case of bubonic
plague has developed at Porto, capital
of the province of DOurO, on the River
Pour, IT'S miles northeast of Lisbon.
Specials from Bombay report rain
in Allahabad, Madras, the Deccan and
Bengal, and showers in Bombay The
governments anxiety in regard to the
possibility of a famine is therefore
relieved.
kilograms from Greytown report the
arrival there of fourteen members of
the United States Canal commission,
and forty more are expected in a few
routes across Nicaragua.
The Peruvian government has re-
ceived dispatches announcing the de-
feat of the revolutionists at all points.
1t is said that Viscarra, the rebel
leader, will have to seek refuge in
Ecuador or give himself up.
The Cunard liner Lucania, which
sailed from Liverpool via Queenstown.
has among her passengers Captain A.
T. Mahan, U. S. A., (retired) who was
one of the American delegates to the
peace conference at The Hague.
The republican and socialist parties
have agreed to organize a campaign
demanding the expulsion from Spain
Of all the religious orders. Senores
Salmeron and Iglesias and other So
cialists are prominent in the move
ment.
The hurricane was even more terri
BILE than first reported. Five hundred
are dead in Ponce alone and 100000
are homeless and threatened with
starvation in the island towns Sec
rotary Root has issued an appeal for
instant and widespread relief.
The British steamer Persian Prince,
Capt Walker, which arrived at Genoa
from New Orleans by way of ST. Mi
chael, reported that on July 27, in
latitude SO north, longitude 33 west,
she spoke the whaling bark A. r.
Tucker of New Bedford, with a cap
tured whale alongside. The Tucker
reported that her captain died on July
18.
M. Labor, Capt. Dreyfus' counsel,
was ambushed and shot at Rennes.
Saturdays events in France are ex-
pected to yield the most momentous
consequences. Gen. Mercier's pru-
dence saved him from a face-slapping
in court at the hands of Dreyfus. The
dossier examined at the Dreyfus trial
is said to be full of. forgeries. The
friends of the accused are elated with
results so far, while his enemies are
furious. Dreyfus's attorneys are we'll
satisfied with the developments SO far.
Dreyfus looked more cheerful than he
had before when the examination of
the secret dossier was finished. For
mer President Casimir-Perier and for
mer Minister of War MERCER we're the
pincipal witnesses of the most excit-
ing session of the courtmartial