Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-01-06

for the arbitration of the dispute be
tween them.
The United States battleship Indiana
has arrived at Willemstad island OF
Curacao. The British cruiser Tribune
and the Dutch cruiser Utrecht and the
German cruiser Vineta have also
come.
Dispatches from Santiago say that
according to the notifications made
by Argentin both republics will with
draw their police stations from the
zone included in the disputed territory
Of Ultima Esperanza.
Although a protocol has been signed
settling the controversy between
gentina and Chile, the Argentine min
lister of war announced that it viii
neither mean a suspension Of military
preparations nor affect the call Of the
reserves into active duty.
At Fort de France, island of Martin
iuue. large numbers of Venezuelans
have arrived General Matos, the re
puted leader of the revolution against
President Castro, and the British
steamer Ban RICH are still there. 1t is
alleged that the vessel has on board
5000 900 cartridges and 10000 Mause1
rifles.
Gen. Marin, the Colombian reVolu'
tionary leader, attacked Honda on
The Magdalena river Dec. 9 with 1,2OC
men. The battle started on the out
skirts of the city and ended at Cara
cola, nine miles from Honda. Bayo
nets and machetes were used. The
government forces were victorious
Four hundred men were killed duriE
tn battle.
Newspapers received from Colon
bian coast towns in Colombia and
Venezuelan Colombia imbrogliO. The
gist of these various newspaper arti-
cles is that each republic is still re-
eliminating the other for permitting
the mastering of arms, troops, ammu-
milton, etc.. and the actual invasion OF
the others territory in alleged viola
ton of the laws governing the rela.
tiOns of friendly nations.
The Indiana has arrived at Willem-
stadt. island of Curacao. There have
been reports that there was yellow
fever at Curacao, and as the navy de-
partment does not wish to subject the
crew of the Indiana to any danger, in
curry was instituted by the officials to
learn whether the disease was preVa-
lent there. Surgeon General Wyman,
of the marine hospital service, report
d that there were no cases, according
to his last report.
Mail adyices at the Colombian lega,
ton speak of the deplorable hnanclal
condition of the country resulting from
the strain of the rebellion. Paper
money has deprecated so that $40 ID
paper money is equivalent to only 81
in gold. Mr. Herran, the charge at the
legation. said the rebellion is now
practically over. There are only scat
tered marauding bands left, number
ing probably not much more than 5OO
men. These are in the Isthmus OF
Panama and the state OF TOullma, pu
thew are being wiped out rapidly. me
rebellion broke out in OCTOBER, 1898
and has cost the country the lives OF
so 600 able-bodied men, the s1news OF
her population, and $25O,OOO,OOo ID
money and has left the country IN
STATE Of exhaustion.
substantial agreement on the SUB
iect of arbitration was practlcally
reached by the several delegations TO
the pan-American conference. Con
trarv to what had been anticipated II
is is almost certain that the agreement
is unanimous. Ali the nations repre-
scented at the conference in MEXICO
will become parties to The Hague con
yention. In addition, the nations to the
conference other than the Unlteo
States. Chill, Colombia, Ecuador, MICA
ragua and perhaps one or two others
will sign among themselves a scneme
of compulsory arbitration, but SUN az
cepting The Hague tribunal ana Inc
Hague procedure. This compulsory
n1an however, it is said, will take ell
feet only among the signatory nations
and will not have the official sanction
Of the pan-American conference.