Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-04-12
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drSt Manchurian army, Gen. hur0patkIn
says that the causes of defeat were lack
of preparation and initiative, attributable
to the oppression of bureaucratic rule
during the last fifty years.
Maxim Gorky, the Russian novelist and
poet, in a letter published in Wilshire's
Magazine, says that the electoral law es-
tablishing the douma was a farce. and
that the people refused to register al
most without exception, because neither
freedom of speech or of the assembly
was allowed.
The japanese government is having
battle ship constructed at Kure. the most
striking innovation of which is two tall
maStS fitted with topsails and tOpgallant-
sails. She will have an overhanging
schooner bow. with no ram. This is ex-
pected to keep her comparatively dry for
ward in heavy seas.
BY a majority of 23S votes, the British
House of Commons has declared in favor
of salaries of $1,000 a year each for its
members. This vote does not mean legis-
lative action, but indicates a change of
sentiment. The idea is to smooth the
way into public life for working men and
others of moderate mearS.
Jacob Morengo, the last and most pow
erful of the native rebel leaders of Ger
man Southwest Africa, has succeeded in
eludng a big German expedition with
field and machine guns. Speaking of this
in the German Reichstag, former Com
mander Deimling of the African colony
said it was a mistake to regard Morengo
as a savage, as he was an intelligent
farmer, who wears English riding clothes
and speaks good Dutch.
The widespread circulation of procla-
nations throughout Russia calling for the
determination of the Jews, has been the
subject of investigation by Premier White,
who found that it was printed N the
printing office of the police department.
The organization known as league of the
Russian people, in which Gen. Trepof and
other reactionaries are prominent, has
been arming the ''black hundreds" com
posed of the thugs and criminals, in an
ticipation of the clash at Easter time.
Following a series of special councils
at Tsarkoe Selo, over which Gar Mich
oIas presided in person, the main guar
antees of liberty proposed by the Gar
we're duly affirmed. Hereafter no law
will be effective without the approval of
the national assembly and council and the
empire. The council will consist of an
equal number of appointed and elected
members, taken from the clergy, nobility,
zemstvos. academy af science, UNIVERSE
ties, trades and industries. Both houses
will have power to initiate legislation
not affecting the fundamental laws. An
nual sessions will be conyoked and closed
by imperial decree. The sessions will be
public Seeing that the national assembly
is to be an accomplished fact, the Social
Democrats have voted to raise the boycott
and to take part in the elections.
Whatever hope there was of seeing
representative form of government set up
in Russia under the direction of Premier
Witte has disappeared in the present
reign of terror directed by Minister of the
Interior Durnovo, who is now all power
| full with the Gar. Arrests of persons
| belonging to the intellectual class have
increased daily, until the jails are crowd
| ed In anticipation Of popular reprisals,
| troops and guns are being distributed to
| various points of danger. In Moscow
| alone nearly 1000 persons have been inn
prisoned for political reasons. A general
railway strike is again threatened, and
military trains are held in readiness,
while all stations are under strong mill
tary guard. Everywhere there are signs
| Of deepening popular unrest, and in sheer
| desperation the masses are likely to re-
| spond to a new revolutionary call.
The French ministerial crisis was tided
over by the selection of NJ. Sarrien as
| II A c..
has undertaken to conciliate the Radicals
and Socialists by obtaining the co-opera-
ton of Bourgeois as minister of foreign
affairs, the continuance of Rouver's Mo
roccan policy was assured Sarrien him
| self becomes minister of the interior. The
| Socialists are propitiated by the assign
nent of M. BRAND, one of their number,
as minister OF public instruction. When
the new premier announced his policy
of executing the church and State law, of
maintaining the position as to Morocco,
and unfolding the Franco Russian ALI
ance, the chamber gave him vote Of con-
fidence, 800 to 1917. The real power in
the new ministry is understood to be NJ.
Clemenceau, whose reputation suffered
formerly in connection with the Panama
scandal.
Because the death sentence against
twelve natives of Natal, South Africa
charged with numbering troops in ambush,
had been suspended by Sir Henry Mccall
lum, governor of the colony, with the
approval of the Earl Of Elgn, secretary
of state for the colonies, the cabinet Of
Natal resigned, and public excitement
spread throughout the colonial population
of South Africa. The people regarded
this act as undue interference with local
affairs. The matter WIS under discussion
in the British parliament Thursday, the
colonial office being questioned as to its
policy. Each party charged the other
with invoking the spirit which lost the
| American colonies. 1t appeared that he
condemned natives were undoubtedly gull.
ty as charged, but that their trial was
by military court martial, and therefore
technically Illegal. Later Earl EIgin re.
coded and the prisoners were shot.
A general strike has been proclaimed in
the northern mining districts of France,
following the excitement over the acct.
dental death of 200 miners by an explO-
sion of fredamp al Courrieres. The i'm
mediate object Of the strike was to enforce
a demand for better wages. More than
$4,000 workmen were affected. Serious
riots were reported in progress and troops
bad been called to maintain order.
1t was reported unofficially that the
Porte had decided to refund the customs
I duties paid under protest on consign-
ments of educational materials destined
for the American schools at Beirut.
Nicholas Tchaykovsky, a wel-known
eader of Russian revolutionary exiles, has
arrived at New York to head movement
of Russian intelectuals in securing arms
and war munitions for what he regards
as the inevitable conflict. He says that
the uprising is coming sooner than they
wish, because the peasants have reached
the limit of endurance and have decided
20 take possession of public lands and
estates in the spring.
The visit of King Edward of England
70 Paris attracted enormous crowds of
cheering Frenchmen wherever he ap
peared in public. and the exchange Of
greetings with President FaIlieres was
one of marked cordiality.
Following the example of England in
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