Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19
The Italian navy will be armed will

The Italian navy will be armed with
automatic rifle firing seventeen shots
a second.
Lord Charles Beresford had his flag
ship painted dull gray, the Ameri-
can color.
The cars financial expert said that
Russia is not prepared to make a loan
to Bulgaria.
A Belgian expedition is said to have
discovered gold in its territory on the
Congo in Africa.
The king of Belgium presented the
nation all his real estate holdings for
use as public parks
DR.. Joseph Kenny. noted Irish Par
nellite leader and former member of
parliament, is dead.
John Hanlan, vessel owner and
brother to Edward Hanlan. the ex-
champion oarsman, is dead.
| 1t has been decided that all exhibits
in French buildings at the Paris ex-
| position will be open on Sunday.
The British naval authorities are
considering the question Of meeting
attacks from submarine boats.
Franz Josef's visit to Berlin is said
to be due to need of public demonstra-
ton of the enperors' mutual loyalty.
Pope Leo is said to be much cha
! grined because the duke of Norfolk has
abandoned his proposed holy-year pill
| grimage.
Reports from Colon say that Col
ombian expedition has probably taken
David, the colonial capital of the Chri-
qui province.
At Copenhagen Herr Won Schested
-presidenfZz the landsthing, has
formed new nistry, representative
of the rightists.
A Toxic dispatch states that Japan
is ready for war, but there is said tt
be no immediate prospect of an out.
break with Russia.
James Daily of Jamaica has beer
hanged for murder. This is the frs
occasion of the death penaltys being
enforced in Nicaragua for murder.
Pope Leo XIII. granted an audience
to the officers and crew of the United
States auxiliary cruiser Dixie and pre-
sented them with a chalice in com
: memoration Of the visit.
The parents of Jean Baptiste Sipido
who made the attempt on the life of the
prince of Wales at Brussels, have
: addressed a petition to Queen Victori;
in the interests of their son.
, 1t is reported from Constantinopl,
that the bubonic plague has appeared
at the Asir district. among the BENZ
Amer tribes. There have been two
: deaths in the village of Lasfa.
: subscriptions have been opened il
Paris for a solemn memorial funera
service for Colonel Villebois Mareuil
killed in action in south Africa. Nor,
than 1000 francs have already beer
raised.
At COrunna, Spain while a prizes
was administering the last sacrment t
a dying man in the presence of hi
t relatives, the floor of the room col
lapsed and the dying man and fou
/. other persons were killed and four
teen were injured.
By order of the empress dowage1
t two Of the most prominent Chinese re
formers have been seized and probabl,
executed. They are Weng- tung-ho
: former tutor to the emperor, and Shen
: peng, who last winter memorializet
, the empress to execute Jung-lu am
Kang-yi for treason.
On the ground that the punishment
: is too mild for the offense, Empero
William has refused to confirm tn
sentence to short Imprisonment passer
upon Lieutenant Prince Prosper Aren
berg, who last year murdered negr
in German southwest Africa under cir