Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-08-07

ton of the kingship and other govern
mental reforms.
Gen. de Negrier has been degraded
by the French minister of war for
censuring the government as a result
of the Dreyfus case.
At Kiel the harbor masters cutter
was capsized by a water spout
and three of the members of the
crew were drowned.
Plans are made to have American
visitors to the Paris exposition find
themselves on American soil and un-
der the United States flag.
The British government has renewed
its contracts with the Cunard and
White Star steamship companies for
the carrying of the American mails.
The death is announced at Paris of
Albert Menier, from typhoid fever He
was a brother and business associate
of Henry L. Menier, the chocolate
king.
Chief Justice Chambers, who has ar
rived at San Francisco from Samoa,
says the present tripartite plan of
government there is bound to be
failure.
At Melbourne practically the total
result Of the referendum to the COM
monwealth of the federation ques-
ton is ISL, 352 votes for federation to
1854 against
The Matin announces that there is
no case against Colonel Patty de Clam,
ond tbic announcements hoe cinoo booo
confirmed by NJ Menord, Colonel Patty
de Clam counsel.
The Bank of Spain will be authorized
to raise its circulation to $4,000 900
pesetas. Loans to the Treasury will be
made at 21a per cent. and private loans
at 5 per cent
The Russian government has intro
duced compulsory passport system
for Ta-Lien-Wan and Port Arthur,
preventing Englishmen and Americans
from travelling there.
Baron Russell, of Killowen, lord
chief justice of England and a member
of the Venezuela arbitration commits
sion, entertained his colleagues of the
commission at dinner in Paris.
Percival Spencer, the famous aero
naut, with companion named Pol
lock, has arrived at Dieppe, France,
from the crystal palace at London
The balloon reached an altitude of
10000 feet
1t is officially announced from
Panama that the yellow fever has
ceased to be epidemic there The
total number Of cases reported since
the outbreak of the disease is SO, of
which 45 resulted fatally.
The United States has been brought
into the Dreyfus case through a pub
lished statement ascribed to former
Ambassador Eustus, in which he is
made to say that Dreyfus is culpable
and that he could prove it,
President Zelaya of Nicaragua, has
gone to meet General Terencio Sierra,
president of Honduras, in the gulf
Of Conchagua, on the coast &C Saliva
dor, with the object of making an Of
fensive and defensive treaty between
Nicaragua and Honduras.
The story of collision on the river
Volga between a cargo steamer and a
steamer, which was said to
have resulted in the drowning of 155
persons, was an exaggerated version Of
collision that occurred July Is, when
few persons were drowned.
Official reports show that the condi-
ton of winter wheat is very good in
nine departments of France, good in
siXty-seVen, fair in eight and bad in
one department. Spring wheat is
very good in four departments, good
in thirty and fair in thirteen
General Ulysse Heureaux, president
of the Dominican Republic, was
assassinated at Moca, Santo Domingo,
by Ramon Caceros, who succeeded in
making his escape. Vice President
General Wenceslao Figuereom i'm
mediately assumed the direction of
affairs.