Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-10

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A. J. Balfour's reference to peace
negotiations in the house of commons
is interpreted as indicating that the
Dutch government had dropped it's
effort to mediate in boer war
Foreign.
An international chess congress
opened at Monte Carlo.
M. Santos-Dumont made two sue
cessful balloon ascensions at Monte
Carlo.
The question of resembling the
Jesuit exclusion law was discussed in
the reic1fstag.
The international sugar conference
being held at Brussels has adjourned
until Feb. IL.
The empress dowager is to abolish
the custom of dwarfing the feet of
Chinese women.
A railroad between Edinburg and
Glasgow planned, with trains running
III miles an hour.
The French chamber Of deputies
passed the bill providing $12,1OO,O0O
for new waterways
The Swiss federal council is to
convoke an international conference
to revise the rules of war.
The seals of the dowager empress,
obtained in the loot of Pekin. were
sold at auction in London for 81 $50.
Heavy storms in northern Italy
caused floods, in which forty lives
were lost. One village was destroyed.
The iron and spring bedstead factory
of George Gale & Sons, at Waterville,
Quebec, was burned. Loss 100000.
King Edward will treat Miss Roose-
welt like the daughter of a reigning
sovereign if she attends the corona
ton.
Stephen Philips play of Ulysses was,
produced in London, with magnifi-
cent staging, and promises to be
success.
1t is officially stated in London that
Great Britain made no threat of armed
intervention in case of European
coalition against the United States.
German representatives who have
studied American shipbuilding advo-
vate government measures to prevent
American absorption of German lines.
Gerald W. Balfour, president of the
British board of trade, stated in par
lament that the nation relies on it's
navy for it's food supply in time of
war.
General Yung-Lu has notified the
foreign ministers in Pekin that he
desires to visit them. Several of the
ministers are undecided as to receiv-
ing him.
Prince Henry returned to Kiel and
resumed command of fleet He ex-
pressed regret to Ambassador White
that he cannot accept all of the invi
tations to visit American cities.
Pope Leo XIII. concerns himself
daily with affairs concerning his death
and his probable successor, and has
arranged all details of his burial and
the disposition of his estates of about
$60,000,0O0.
The Catholic League of Women of
France, composed of the reactionary
element of the nobility, agreed to re-
nounce all Injuries in order to provide
funds to defeat the republicans at the
next election.
The city council Of Kingston, ia
maica, has decided to ask the govern
ment to make the necessary grant
from the general funds in order to
permit of an elaborate celebration of
the coronation of King Edward
Arrangem have almost been com
pleted for the construction of a
bridge across the st. Lawrence river
at Montreal, which is to be one Of the
largest of it's class in the world. The
estimated cost is $10,000,000.
A terrific gale for three days on the
North sea, caused many wrecks and
great loss of life. The French ship
Chanaral was wrecked off Ushant
England, and OILY one of the crew Of
twenty-five was saved. An Italian
ship was wrecked off Scilly islands.