Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-28
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The sentence finally imposed on Vice
Admiral Nebogatoff for the surrender of
his fleet at the battle of Japan sea in
1905 is ten years Imprisonment in a for
tress. His subordinate officers will be
imprisoned for shorter terms.
With view to test the sincerity of the
desire expressed by the Vatican to find
peaceful basis of settlement, the French
minister of education, NJ. BRAND, was re-
ported to have instructed the projects to
accept the contracts for leasing the
churches which had been offered by the
parish priests. This view had prevailed
over the uncompromising attitude of Pre-
mier Clemenceau.
A report comes from Berlin that
peace treaty between the German forces
and the warning Hererors has been signed
in Damaraland. The uprising first oc-
Cured in January. 1904, and has given
great trouble ever since The war has
been unpopular with the German people
and the refusal of the Reichstag to APP
propriate the necessary funds for the ex-
penses of the war caused its dissolution
Dec. Is.
The results of the primary elections
for the new Russian Donna have been re-
ported in more than $50 communes in 20
provinces. and of the 90S delegates elect
ed 631 belong to the center. consisting of
constitutional democrats: 206 to the right.
consisting of active supporters of the gov
eminent. and II to the left. containing
radicals and labor unioniSts. Premier
Stolypin had issued a circular designed to
reassure the members of the Douma as to
the friendly attitude of the government.
Following dissensions among the lib
erals and radicals over the proposed sep
aration of church and state. Senior Maura.
the conservative leader. formed cabinet
friendly to the clericals Later he asked
the king to dissolve the cortes and hold
general election.
The French Senate refused to assent to
the chambers proposed tariff on pianos. it
being held that democracy should not
strike at art. and that people of modest
means found it their only means of under
standing great musical compositions. The
chamber then receded. Both bodies agreed
on per cent tax on foreign securities.
In reballoting in various districts of
Germany where the first Reichstag cleo
tions had not resulted in clear plurality
occurred and discloseS very heavy losses
in socialist seats while the clericals held
their own 1t was estimated that the
socialists would return to the Reichstag
with about half of their former strength,
OIL forty-three seats in all. Notwithstand-
ing this tremendous loss in representation,
an analysis of the popular vote gives the
socialists 3,251 GOO, as compared with
100000 in 1908. which is larger than
the popular vote of any other party in
Germany. All of the parties showed some
increase in the popular vote.
The announcement that the United
States provisional government Of Cuba
has decided to increase the rural guards
from 5000 TO 10000 men is construed by
| many CubanS as foreshadowing an Ameri-
can protectorate, although some believe
it may be step toward the withdrawal
of the American troops. American Off
Gals have remained silent on the whole
question. 1t is estimated that the re-
organiza ton of the guards will take from
three to six months. The examination
will be rigorous, to insure picked force