Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-30


Gen. Pando will be selected for the
presidency.
The brig Juliana Schlosser recently
arrived at Santa Cruz de Teneriffe on
her way to Brazil and reported that
during the voyage the helmsman had
murdered the captain, the captain s
wife and the mate.
M. Gohier, writer of leading articles
for the Dreyfusard organ, Aurore,
fought a duel with the son of General
MERCER, former minister of war. VI.
MERCER was pinked in the chest, but is
not thought to be seriously hurt.
President Loubet has signed the par
don of Emile Arton, who, in NOvem-
Der, 1896, was sentenced to eight years
Imprisonment for completely with
Baron de Reinach and Dr. Cornelius
Herr in the frauds on the Panama
Canal company.
The Cologne Gazette, in an article.
probably inspired, argues against the
manifestation by Germany of sympa-
thy for the beers, asserting that the Ill
innate assumption of power by Eng
land in the Transvaal would be an &C
ceptable issue of the struggle.
Applications have been made by the
United States embassy for the extra
dition of Max Schiemaugk, a major OF
the United States volunteers in the war
with Spain, who was arrested in Ber-
lin some months ago for obtaining
money under false pretenses.
Bruno Won Kayser, German gov
eminent official; Herman Kroscher,
son of General Won Kroscher, COM
mander of an army corps, and an in
innate adviser of Emperor William
and Paul Schachtmeyer, three of the
defendants charged with gambling at
the Club Harmlosen, have been &C
quilted.
The British parliament voted $40,
| 100000 for war expenses, as asked by
the government. England purposes
after the war, to create five federal
states in south Africa, including the
Transvaal republic and Orange Free
State, under a central government like
that of Canada. The beers attacked
Glencoe and were defeated and dis
persed after a long battle. Gen. Sir
William Penn Symons, the British
commander, was severely wounded and
Mai. Yule succeeded to the command
Kimberley is practically surrounded by
the beers. The beers again attacked
| Glencoe and began Smelling Dundee
! in thniT
losing battle at Elandslaagte. The
town of Barkly West, near Kimberley
surrendered to the beers. It is feared
in London that the beers have en-
trapped the eighteenth hussars. A
| French report has it that the great
powers will interfere in the south Afri-
can war under the terms OF The Hague
convention. Gen. Butler, who will
have $4,000 men, intends simultaneous
ly to invade the Transvaal from three
different points, march through the
Orange Free State and hold Natal
Losses at the battle of Glencoe: Brit
ish, 160 killed and wounded; boer, 400
killed and wounded. Fifty-three beers
are reported to have been killed by the
explosion of a mine at Mafeklng. Vry-
burg, Cape Colony, was captured by
the beers. Beers captured a train
near Ladysmith. The beers are NOV
ing in several columns, apparently TO
surround the main body Of the British
force in Natal. Joseph Chamberlain,
in defending himself in the house of
commons, declared republican ideals
dangerous to Britain. England has
1900 troops in south Africa at the
present time. The total strength of
her army throughout the empire is
now 225, 4O7, which may be increased
to CSC, 4O.7 Five large transports left
England with troops. A train of live
stock for the British army was cap
tured by Gen. Joubert twenty miles
| from Ladysmith. 1t is reported that a
British army officer and some war cor
respondents were on the train. A
vague rumor from Cape Town to Lon
don says 1900 beers were killed at
Mafeking. Britain called for IS, 900
more men. Harcourt told the COM
mons in effect that the war was need
less, having been provoked by Cham
berlain, but he promised to support
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