Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18

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Gazette at Ottawa, Ont, has a proc
lamation announcing the dissolution
of parliament and the holding of the
general election on Nov. T..
At Melbourne, the legislative council
of Victoria rejected the bill re-
Gently passed by the legislative as
sembly providing for a referendum on
the question of woman's suffrage.
A hat and a pipe, alleged to have
belonged to ex-President Kruger of
the Transvaal, and guaranteed to be
such, were sold in London. The hat
brought G25 and the pipe GS los.
Old age and desire to avoid the
disruption of the conservative party
has caused president Sanclemente Of
the Republic of Colombo to relinquish
his Office to Vice President Mario
quin.
The British war Office has issued
orders that the bulk Of the militia reg
iments called out for service during
the south African war are to be dis
banded. This will affect about So
900 men.
The Venezuelan government has
issued a decree providing for the free
navigation of the Pedernales and
aiaeare canals In the delta Of the
Orinoco previously the monopoly of
an English company
At the island of st. Helena, the
British transport Idaho landed about
200 boer prisoners Monday. Gen.
Cronje and the other boer prisoners
were preparing a big celebration of
Paul Kruger's birthday.
James Fitzharris. the Phoenix Park
, eonspirator known as "Skin-the.
goat" who was re-arrested in Liver.
pool for failing to report himself
under the terms OF his prison re-
lease license, was liberated.
General Butler babe farewell to
his troops Oct. and departed south
ward. There was striking farewell
demonstration. The troops gathered
on both sides of the road for miles
and cheered Butler vociferously.
A dispatch says that the beers are
looting Wepener and Rockville on
their retreat to the southwark. The
British are rapidly closing them in,
and there seems to be no escape for
them. except via the Basutoland Dor
der, which is strongly guarded.
According to the Cape Town cor
respondent of the London Daily
Chronicle, Mr. Rhodes in his speech
to the South African league will de-
clare in favor of early federation and
the placing of south Africa upon the
same footing as Australia and
Canada.
The Cape Town parliament will adj
journ next Monday. The treason
tribunals will be convened October
29, with ex-Attorney-General Solomon
as presiding Judge. The imperial gov
eminent is considering a plan for the
assistance of prisoners of war when
they return to the farms.
All the battleships and cruisers of
the British navy are to be equipped
with wireless telegraph. For some
time experiments with the apparatus
have been conducted between Ports
mouth. and the Minotaur, sixty-fve
miles away, with good results. A ring
of land stations will probably be es-
tablshed around the coast of Great
Britain.
According to reports from st.
Pierre seventeen fishing vessels that
were operating on the grand banks
during the gale of Sept. IL are still
missing, with crews aggregating over
200 men. Serious disaster has visited
number of Newfoundland fishing
harbors, BURN. on the west side of
Placentia Bay, alone losing thirty
FIVE men.
A challenge from Sir Thomas Lip
ton for another series of races for the
/ Americas cup reached the New York
Yacht club. The letter challenging
contains a suggestion as to the date
| of the race, which ii is understood
, win be in August. It is reported that
the challenging yacht win be built
, on the Thames, and that she will be
named Shamrock
, Premier Sir John Forrest of West
!. Australia has asked to be relieved of
, the premiership early in 1901. Re
, viewing the satisfactory condition o!
/. the colony, the premier said it was
, intended to make Fremantle the San
. Francisco of Australia. He added
that the profits on the state railroads
sufflced to pay per cent on the
debt and provide per cent. for the
sinking fund.
The giant White star liner Oceanic
had ~ narrow escape from shipwreck
of the coast of Ireland. While APP
Preaching the coast and trying to pick
U up the Fastnet light. what appeared
to be fog bank suddenly lifted and
: showed land dead ahead. The yes
> sci touched bottom, but Capt. Came
ron stopped his engines, reversed
them and backed into deep water
: without the steamship being injured
Advices received from Colon
l Colombia. say the relations between
! the Colombian government and the
government OF Ecuador and Venezuela
l are strained. The two last mentioned