Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-13

The most notable event in, European
politics during the week has been the
reorganization of the English ministry.
There have been numerous changes, and
Lord Salisbury has succeeded in pleasing
neither his own party nor the opposition.
Political considerations seem to have Civ
en- way to social preferment and personal
faveritism. There was popular demand
for the retirement of lord Lansdowne,
whose marked incapacity in the conduct
of the war Office nearly resulted in the
breakdown Of the British army system
in the recent war. Lord Salisbury an
swers this demand by promoting Lans-
downe TO higher post and By placing
one of nis own rdinates-almost, it
might be said, one of his own clerks
at The head of the war department. There
has bees an equally determined campaign
against Mr.. Goschen as first lord Of the
admiralty. Lord Salisbury lets Mr..
Goschen go and installs his own son-in-
law in the place. Joseph Chamberlain
Is retained at the head of the colonial
Office and the opposition is mollilied only
by the consolation that his pathway to
the premiership has been blocked, il only
temporarily. The cabinet, as reconstruct-
ed, cannot be called a strong one.
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The Spanish government during the
week has been called upon to deal with
what at first seemed to be a formidable
revolt of the numerous Carlist bands in
the mountain districts north of BARGE
Iona. Troops have been sent into the
field, garrisens REINFORCED and the from
tier guarded to prevent the importation
of arms. The rising, however, seems to
be local in its character, and there is
nothing yet to indicate that Don Carlos
himself has given any countenance to it.
There will always be discomfort in Spain
under the present system of government.
The Spanish revenues, large as they are,
are eaten up by place holders. The pco-
pie are poverty stricken and unruly under
heavy burdens of taxation. The discon-
tent of the people is only kept IN check
by a large army, and the army is on a
most expensive footing.
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The Chinese affair seems to be drifting.
Few dispatches come from Pekin. and
these give little indication Of auy pro
gress toward settlement between China
and the powers. The alignment OF the
powers is now complete. Great Britain.
Germany, Austria. italy and Japan uni
versally accept the entire ATIglo-German
agreement. The United States. France
and Russia accept only part of the agree
nsent Yet the seeming lack of accord
is more apparent than real, and there
seems to be nothing To prevent active me-
gotiations for a settlement. As 10 the
demands to be made upon China by the
powers. tsteTe is a singular lack OF infor-
nation. Either the powers have not yet
reached an agreement among themselves
or their demands are so great that they
hesitate to unite them all in one propo-
sition.
The German Reichstag, it was an
nouneed during the week. viii be called
into session during the opening days Of
November. There Is prospect oil lively
session, for large political following in
the empire disapproves the Kaiser
Chinese policy and threatens to keep the
ministry busy in explaining matters. The
Kaiser up to the present time has kept
the German people in ignorance Of his ul-
innate policy in the FAR East. At the
SAME time he has been busy in forward
ing troops and munitions of war. evident
II in preparation for military campaign
on large scale. Field Marshal Won Wal
dersee's appointment. too has resulted in
dissatisfaction, and his presence in China
may call for explanations in behaI: Of
the government.
The successful test Of Count Zeppelin's
airship at Friedrichshafen during the
week has attracted the interest of the sci
entifc world and has hardly received the
yotice in the press that its importance
deserves The airship assembled from the
balloon-h house at Manuel at 4.15 O'Clock
on "Wednesday afternoon and attained a
height Of 1900 feet. II proved to be en-
tirely traetable to the will 81 the eEgi.
neer in charge, and travelled eastward
against an easf-rortheast wind for nearly
seven miles. II then made a wide dciour
and returned to the balloon-house, alight
ing in the lake at 6.05 O'Clock
Early In the week a ruD1or was given
circulation that Germany gas negotiating
with Venezuela for the ease Of the Isl
and OF Margarita. 10 be used as a cosline
station A fanfare - trEmpets was
speedily heard from the Washington
agency Of several American newspapers
ana the Monroe doctrine held up as a
warning signal The rsmor was, how
ever. officially denied by the German for
eign ofsce and he incident closed
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