Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-11
Foreign.

Conservatives have a largely in
creased majority in the English cleo
tiOns.
Henry Labouchere, Dr. Shipman,
and John Burns are returned to Par
lament.
Prince Lukanther of Cambodia &C
cuse5 the French government of
treachery.
Lord Salisbury will continue as pre-
mier, but without the portfolio worry,
which would be given to Lord CurzOn.
During Sundays festivities at ST.
Peters, burglars entered a deserted
part of the vatican, broke a strong
box, and stole several hundred thous-
and francs.
The British steamer BieIa, New
York for Manchester, collided at sea
with the Eagle Point, from London
for Philadelphia, and sank. The
crew was rescued.
EX King Milan is extremely anxious
to return to Servia if he can manage
it, but King Alexander has given or
ders that he is not to be allowed to
set foot III the country.
Commandant Dirksen, who has been
opposing Paget, has surrendered after
a personal visit to Komatipoort to as
sure himself that Kruger had gone
into Portuguese territory.
Baron CurzOn of Kedelston, vice
roy of India, may be recalled and
made prime minister Of foreign af-
fairs This will bring Lady Curzon,
nee Miss Letter, back to London.
A convoy of p wagons, escorted by
sixty mounted men, was attacked by
40 beers Oct |, near De Jager's drift,
while on the way to Vrybeid. Twelve
of the men escaped. The fate of the
others is not known.
Prince Albert Of Belgium, heir-pre-
sumptive to the throne of tnat cOun-
try, was married to the Princess
Elizabeth of Bavaria. The civil GER
emony took place in the throne room
and was followed by a religious SER
vice in the chapel royal.
Lord Wolseley, the commander-in-
chief of the British army, asks the
public wishing to honor the returning
soldiers TO refrain while extending
them a hearty welcome from Offering
them Intoxicating liquors as, like all
Of us, they are open to temptation"
SiNto Lopez, a leading member of
the Filipino junta in Europe, sailed
on the Campania for the United
States, where he Will conduct a secret
anti-imperialist propaganda during
the campaign. Lopez goes direct to
Washington where he will establish
his headquarters.
Emperor William is now deer stalk
ing at Rominten, his hunting lodge in
Western Prussia. He invited the vii
lage children to an entertainment
where coffee and cake were served,
and poured the coffee himself, chat
ting and laughing heartily with his
young guests.
A message from Santo Domingo
says a revolution has broken out in
that republic. The revolt is against
President Jiminez, and is lead by
Horacio Vasquez, vice-president, and
Senior Caceres, of the province of
Santiago. President Jfminez secured
his place by a revolution about a year
ago.
The restrictions around Kruger are
increasing and he is virtually a pris-
oner. He has been allowed to use
the Portuguese governors carriage.
While driving recently he met a party
Of burghers and made them a pa
triotic speech. Kruger has been
warned to make no more speeches and
is forbidden to wear the green sash
that is the insignia of his office. He
expects to sail on a Dutch cruiser for
Holland next week.
At the meeting of the Baptist union
in London the Rev. DR.. John Clifford,
former president of the union, in
moving a resolution generally con-
demning a resort to war in order to
settle international disputes, referred
10 Joseph Chamberlain, declaring