Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-09

Manchuria treaty.
The Chinese court is expected to re-
turn to Pekin Jan. z.
It is stated that Argentina and Peru
have formed an alliance.
Miss Stone is said to have been re-
leased by her brigand captors.
Gen. Rafael Reyes is unwilling to
accept the presidency of Colombia.
A foreigner named Thorson created
pistol near Emperor Mutsuhito of
Japan.
4 mail package containing $4,000
was stolen on Hawaiian steamer.
The beers have liberated the British
prisoners captured at Zeefontein Dec.
"a.
Another Chinese missionary was
killed and punitive measures are
urged.
A Scotch court gave Andrew Car
negie a clear title to Skibo castle and
estates.
J. Pierpont Morgan has bought for
100000 a famous Madonna by
Raphael.
High Chinese officials attended a
dinner given by United States Minis
ter Conger in Pekin.
Germany proposes to delay putting
any violent pressure upon Venezuela
for four or five weeks.
The Zionist congress at Basic re-
solved to raise fund of $1,0OO,OOO to
buy land in Palestine.
Venezuela has swung over to the
side of compulsory arbitration at the
pan-American congress.
Royal honors will be paid to DR..
Alamo Read, a noted American den
fist, who died in Copenhagen.
Belgian authorities are accused Of
delivering Congo natives into the
hands of cannibals to be eaten.
M. de Blowitz, the Paris correspond
ent of the London Times, resigned and
will be succeeded by an American.
Senator Depew and his bride left
Nice for Cherbourg, where they took
steamship due in New York Jan. II.
European powers are seeking the
which the United States will probably
return.
Emperor William invited Miss Alice
Roosevelt to christen his new racing
yacht, now under construction on Sta
ton island.
Germany gave assurances that the
Monroe doctrine shall not be violated
in it's attempt to collect claims from
Venezuela.
Gen. Luciano Mendoza, the Vene-
zuelan revolutionary leader, is said to
have gone to the mountains in the
state of Guarico.
The United States, it is reported,
has decided on a program which may
amount to enforcing peace in Central
and South America.
The Danish government will sign
the treaty for sale of the West India
islands to the United States despite
protests of the people.
Rich deposits of iron ore discovered
in the northern counties of England
may save the British iron industry
from American competition.
Despite American competition. an
order for $4,000 tons of steel rails
for Mexican railways has been placed
with British manufacturers.
Lord Rossyln, playing his newly dis
covered system. won $13, 400 at Monte
Carlo. Chauncey NJ. Depew's bride,
following the earls game, won $125.
Prof. George d. Heron, a Chicago
socialist, speaking in Brussels, said a
revolution is the only solution of the
present situation in the United States
President Castro Of Venezuela is
sued q decree declaring the revolution
airy steamer Liberatador a pirate and
offering a reward Of $4,000 for it's cap
ture.
While Chileans still expect a peace
full conclusion of the negotiations, the
people of Argentina are making
vigorous protestations against the pro-
tocol as signed.
General Matos, with 300 men. sailed
from the island of Martinique to start
a revolution in Venezuela. The expedi- |
ton is equipped with a warship and |
plenty Of guns
Cardinal Lucido Maria Parocchi, |
bishop of Porto and Santa Rufina, sub |
dean Of the Sacred college and vice !
chancellor of the Roman Catholic !
church, is dangerously i'll.
DR.. Holzinger a well-known Judge
and Vice-president of the criminal |
court, committed suicide at Vienna by
shooting. He had been greatly de-
owing to fear that he was
going blind.
The usual watch night services
were held in London churches, with
the exception of st. Paufs, which was
closed to prevent disorderly scenes.
The British are hopeful of better
times in the new year.
Signor Marconi left Montreal for
Ottawa. He was entertained at
yesterday by Mgr. Campbell
If the Elder-Dempster line, whose
steamers during the past season were
5quipped with the Marconi system.
Spencer's Arcade, the big depart
nent store at Victoria, B. c., was
ulned by fire and flooded with water.
ne loss is estimated at $3.50, 900, and
ne insurance amounts to about s125.- s
o0. The fire was caused by crossed I
yires. .
1t can be said upon reliable infor. E
nation that the president of the
'eruvlan senate, Manuel Candamo. {
viii be a candidate for the presidency [