Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26
FOREIGN.

Emile Loubet, president of the
French republic, is suffering from an
gina pectoris.
There was a public auction sale at
Santo Domingo of paper money at the
ratio of Is to l.
Vice-Admiral Philip Howard Colomb,
retired, of the British navy, died at
Betley, England.
The statement that the bubonic
plague is raging in Santos, Brazil, is Of
fcially confirmed.
1t is reported that Pu Tsuan, aged 8
years, has been selected to succeed ku-
ang Hsu as emperor of China.
Emperor William has issued a decree
directing a revival of the order forbid
ding gambling in the German army.
In his Hamburg speech the German
kaiser bitterly complained that the ma
ton would not build up world-pOwer
navy.
The German colonial council has
voted that it is compatible with Ger
many's colonial interests to abandon
Samoa in return for sufficient indemni-
| fcation.
The commander of the government
forces in Venezuela has betrayed Presi-
dent Andrade, and the way is open for
the rebels to enter Caracas without a
battle.
It is stated that John D. Rookie
Teller, the Standard Oil magnate, is
about to increase his mining business to
a large extent on Teedada island, near
Vancouver.
Lieutenant Meunier, who escaped
from the massacre of Frenchmen in At
RIGA committed by the party ofCaptains
Voulet and Chanoine, is recovering
from his wounds.
According to the Schlesische Zeitung
a new proposal has been put forward
regarding the Samoan question. Eng
land has offered Germany compensa-
ton if she will renounce Upoli.
DR.. Klapper, editor of the Deutsche
Agrar Correspondent, has been SEN
fenced to imprisonment in fortress
for six months on charge of lese maj
este for criticising Emperor William.
The body of Jack Gordon, aged %,
was found at Winnipeg with bullet
hole through his head. There is no
trace of the murderer, but the motive
is supposed to be robbery, as all valua-
bles had been taken from the clothin-
The London Times complains of IL ,
nhcnruonao of 1t1.al
part of some of the states of the United
States in permitting the sympathetic
recruiting and enlistment of men open
ly and ostentatiously for service
against England in south Africa.
A terrible epidemic of dysentery is
sweeping over Japan with fatal results.
Official statistics show that out of So
900 persons attacked up to September
ii, nearly 10000 have died. The au-
thorities estimate that 100000 cases
will be recorded by the end Of October
5.
The German colonial council, it is
announced, has unanimously approved
the proposal that the government
should undertake the construction OF
the East African Central railway. The
first section will be to Ukami. 1t is
to be built within three years. The
cost is estimated at 100000 marks.
The British parliament voted to sus-
tain the government in the Transvaal
war. In the commons DillOn's amend
ment for arbitration was defeated 322
to a. The beers were reported de-
feated at Mafeking, their loss in killed
being placed at 300 and that of the
British at Is. The news that Kimberley
is completely invested is officially con-
frmed. No relief can reach the town
for several weeks. The perilous posi-
ton of Cecil Rhodes caused Britain
great anxiety. The beers occupied
| Dannhauser, natal, but afterward
| withdrew to Ingagani. Martial law
| has been proclaimed in parts of Natal.
Newcastle was abandoned by the Brit
| ish. A British hospital train was de-
rallied north Of Vryburg, but managed
| to escape capture. A boer camp was
| discovered within eight miles of Kim
/ berley. The bOer army, which has in
vaded Natal, seems to be seeking
stragetic defense position for the eX-
pected battle with the British. The
beers are invading Natal in three col
umns, the main one of which is COM
manded by General Joubert. Germans
are supplying the beers with officers
and ammunition. A regiment of Scots
is being enlisted in the United States
for service against the beers.