Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-18

injured by cyclone in Argentina.
1t is officially announced that the
czarina has passed the critical period
Of her illness.
Some person having access to the
cash vault of the Bank OF France ap-
propriated $40 200 in gold.
The boer generals, Botha, De Wet,
and Delarey, arrived at Amsterdam
, to seek aid for destitute burghers'
! families.
| Emperor William, at a dinner party
! at Potsdam, alluded to his desire, to
visit America, but said he feared it
was impossible.
Erminie Earle, actress, daughter of
T. T. Boulware of Chicago, appealed to
the London police for protection
against rich English wooer.
Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender,
has sent a letter to a Carlist deputy
at Madrid vigorously deprecating any
attempt at rising in the interests of
Carlism.
The Russians show no signs Of
withdrawing from Ching Sing, as
they stipulated to do, but many i'm
migrants and troops are pouring into
Manchuria
Maj. Gen, Young and Brig. Gen.
Leonard Wood, U. S. A., with Emperor
William, led the charge Of 5000 caval-
ry at the German army maneuvers
and captured thirty guns and 1900
infantry
John J. Gerimondi, United States
consul at Santos, Brazil, removed
for neglecting duties for religious
work, was arrested at Oneglia, italy,
while claiming an appointment to
Persia.
The boer generals demands on
Secretary Chamberlain at recent
conference included a yearly grant to
boer widows, orphans, and injured
refused.
Information has been received at
the London admiralty of a sharp fight
in the Persian gulf between a boats
crew Of the British gunboat Lapwing
and : slave dhow. A blue jacket was
killed and several were wounded.
Kruger's autobiography, containing
100000 words, will be published Nov
Is simultaneously in the United
States, France, Holland, England, and
Canada. A complete history of his
life was dictated to his secretaries
At Honolulu the territorial conven
ton was carried by the native element
| n D,;o
Cupid Kalanianalso was nominated
: for delegate for congress. Prince
Cupid was one of the heirs to the
throne.
The Cuban house passed the $685.
100000 loan bill, 4S to 2. Bonds are
to be issued at 90, with per cent.
the maximum interest The agri-
cultural industry is to get a $4,000
, 600 loan. The balance will pay the
army and constitutional obligations.
, Mr.. Carnegies latest donations to
establish public libraries in England
amount to s19O,OOO. The Battersea
council, which is strongly socialist
accepted an offer Of SIS, 900 to estab-
fish library, by a vote of 81 to 10
Popular, Enfield and London districts
receive the remainder of the $3.50 900
The carcasses of $4,000 New Zea
land sheep taken to London by steam
: er have just been consigned to the sea
as unfit for human food On the ar
| rival of the vessel at London the
mutton was in such a shocking condi
; ton that the authorities ordered the
ship to go to sea and throw overheard
: her entire cargo.
At Vienna there were three fatal
accidents last Sunday Two mem
bers of the Vienna Social and Touring
club, while ascending the Rax Alps
fell and were killed. A maker OF
musical instruments, while on a
climbing expedition, fell and broke his
neck on the Klestergesteig, near
Vienna. The death record on the Rax
Alps for the present season has now
reached the total of thirty two per
sons.