Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-16

SlSt al SApeCteQ dIIdCh on fdudUld ny
rebels.
The pope appointed a commission
to decide questions relating to the
scriptures.
Miss Secor, the American beauty,
was married clandestinely to Guy
Chetwynd in London.
A Costa Rican paper declares that
the Latin-American republics are in
danger from the United States.
Chile threatened to sever diplomatic
relations with Mexico if the pan
American congress tries to adopt
compulsory arbitation.
Captain Carina. an Austrian cavalry
officer, as put on trial at Vienna on a
charge Of divulging military secrets
to the French government.
A clash between American sailors
and Russians at Newchwang, China,
caused the Russian ambassador at
Pekin to complain to the American
government.
The protocol signed Dec. % between
Argentina and Chila will be followed
by other important arrangements be-
tween the two countries which will
produce lasting peace.
The French government is sound.
ing Washington as to the attitude OF
the United States in the event OF
Frances coercing Venezuela into pay.
ing the French claims.
Won Bulow's speech criticising
Joseph Chamberlain is ferce1y re
sented by English papers. The Ger
man chancellor is charged with de
liherately adopting an offensive tone
towards England
The emperor and the royal family
returned to Pekin with an imposing
pageant. The affair was marred by
a wind-storm. Foreigners viewed
| the spectacle from the American sec
ton of the city wall.
DR.. Lucien Leroy has communi
Gated to the French academy of medi
cine his belief that cancer can be
cured internally by the administra
ton Of arsenic and quinine simultane
| ously in therapeutic doses.
Signor Marconi says that he. ha
completed all arrangements for build
ing his station at Cape Breton 1t is
said on good authority that the gov
eminent will assist in erecting tn
plant. which will cost 100000.
At London Professor Charles Viii
| son has announced to the Royal So
ciety new determination of the tenn
perature of the sun, which, with due
allowance for slight unavoidable er
Tors, is placed at $500 degrees cent?
grade.
A papal bull viii be issued shortly
concerning the reorganization of tht
Catholic church and the religious or
ders in the Philippine islands. There
is no doubt that the Vatican has ar
rived at an understanding with the
cabinet at Washington.
Surgeon Major Ross, who is wei
known in Connection with the research
es in west Africa to discover the
origin of malaria, records that DR.
DuttOn has made a most importan
discovery at Bathurst, namely, a new
parasite which causes fever.
The engineer of a passenger trair
on the Berlin Goerlitz line on account
of the slipperiness of the ice covered
rails, could not stop his train on time
at Zittan, Saxony. 1t coliiIed will
the station building and caused COZ
siderable damage. Three passenger.
were injured.
The well known African, traveller
Emil Eolub, is so seriously i'll il
Berlin that the physicians consider
all hope of recovery gone. Mr.. Holub
during the years 1873 to 1887, made
many journeys through Africa anG
collected exceedingly valuable ma
terial. He was born in Bohemia il
| 1S47.
A revolt has arisen in Bogota
Colombia, and President Jose Manue
Marroqain is Imprisoned Since the
overthrow of President Manuel! A. San
| clements, a year and a half ago. anC
! the usunpation of his office by Mario
| quin, there has been talk of oustfns
! the latter. Sanclemente has. been al
| Villeta,. practically a prisoner.