Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-17

cOnCflVanco by winch uremon may
breathe in foul air.
Arthur Balfour recovered his health
sufficiently to resume his duties in
the house of commons.
Venezuela yielded to the demands
of Germany for the payment of claims
due subjects of the Kaiser
Cecil Rhodes is reported dangerous
ly ill of angin apectoris. His heart
is enlarged and encroaching upon the
lungs.
King Edward. accompanied by
Queen Alexandra, laid the foundation
stone of the new royal naval college
at Dartmouth.
A force of 500 Russian troops was
unable to quell a revolt of Chinese in
the district of Jehore, 100 miles
northeast of Pekin.
In London, Lord Alfred Douglas has
married Miss Olive Custance, daugh-
ter of Colonel Custance, who broke
her engagement with George G. Mon
tague, M. P.
The home rule question is rapidly
coming to the front in the British par
lament Irish nationalists think a
revival of the coercion laws will help
the movement.
The Hudson Bay company denies
positively having received any CON
firmation from it's officials in the far
north of the story that Andree was
shot by Eskimos.
AJf,oJ T xr++Io+or
as successor of Lord Pauncefote in
Washington, is barrister, At years
old, and in his younger days was a
noted athlete
The reconstruction of the British
army on the plan in use in the United
States is strongly advocated by
Arthur Hamilton Lee, for many years
military attache at Washington
The liner Etruria in the tow of the
steamship William Cliff arrived at the
Azores. All on board are reported
well. The disabled vessel was prac-
ticaly helpless for eleven days.
Chinese officials fear that the re
fusal of the bankers commission to
accept the February installment Of the
indemnity will render the collection
of future installments more difficult.
The Austrian-HuIg arian mission at
bassy in 1903, as evidence of the
cordial relations existing between
Hungary and the United
States.
The board of trade returns show
that the imports at London of I'M
wrought iron from the United States
during the month of February increas-
ed in value 9250,000 over the i'm
ports of January.
At a session of the budget commit
tee of the Prussian diet Private
Councillor Kritzinger, who was cap
tured by General French in December
last, was, after being tried by court
martial, condemned to death, but
that his sentence was committed to
Punishment for life.
A report was circulated in London
that cabinet meeting had been
called to decide upon suppression of
the Irish League, and that the lord
lieutenant was coming over from Dub
lin to carry back with him proclama-
ton to that effect, but the cabinet did
not meet, nor did Lord Lieutenant Cad
ogan arrive.
At Brussels a big demonstration in
favor Of universal suffrage occurred.
The assemblage sent a telegram to
King Leopold urging him to use his
power to hasten solution of the cleo
toral problem A serious collision oc-
Cured between liberal and Catholic
students. The police dispersed the
students, wounding three.
The Russian revolutionary move
ment is spreading in all directions and
is assuming serious proportions. The
Siberia. The governor of Tomsk has
issued an order prohibiting meetings
Of citizens in the towns and villages
throughout the province. Troubles
are reported at many places in Siberia.
The question of first Importance in
Germany is the adhesion Of the gov
eminent to the international sugar
convention, which was signed at Brus-
sells. The directors of the Sugar Man
ufactuFeTs' Union, representing 500
agricultural districts and the allied in
dustries, drafted a petition to the gov
eminent requesting that final ex-legis-
lative steps, as a result Of the Brus-
sells agreement, be not taken until the
sugar interests can present a full
statement.
MORTUARY.
Thomas Dover, Galena, died, aged