Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-06

Count de Castellane and his cousin,
Prince de Sagan, had another street fight
in Paris, this time with canes, and the
count was the victor.
The most decisive defeat at the polls
which the Liberal ministry of England
has experienced since the general cleo
tons in 1906 occurred in Mid-Deyonshire
when the Unionist candidate for Parlia-
ment turned a majority of l ,2S3 for the
Liberals into a minority of 55..
The question of universal suffrage in
Prussia was projected into the discus
sions of the Reichstag by a skllful in
terpellation made by socialist leaders,
asking on what ground the chancellor
considered manhood suffrage as already
granted for the Parliament elections, to
be harmful to the interests of one of the
federal States. Chancellor Won Buelow
showed great anger In his reply, which
was virtually threat that the men re-
sponsible for the recent socialist demon
STATIONS in the streets of Berlin would
be severely dealt with by the government.
Owing to constitutional crisis in Per-
STA the Parliament at Teheran has issued
manifesto to the nations of the world
in which it informs them that 1.-THE SOW
ereign is violating his covenant with ihs
people," and states that it makes the
announcement to the nations of the world.
convinced that they will show brotherly
love to the 100000 Persians and not
allow their rights to be trodden under
foot" The negotiations between the Shah
and Parliament have thus far been with
nd oil oh in
Teheran were closed and the newspapers
temporarily suspended publication. The
Russian and British embassies were work.
ing in harmony in an endeavor to arrange
a settlement. and their efforts were said
to be meeting with some success.
The report of last week from Port au
Prince, Hayt, that body of revolution
lists was approaching that city under the
leadership of Jean juneau and other ex-
lies has been confirmed by later adyices.
The landing had been made at Gonaives
and the capture Of that city and Of st.
Marc had followed with little resistance.
An attempt to overthrow the monarchy
and proclaim Portugal republic was
nipped in the bud by the arrest Of sew
eral persons charged with the conspiracy,
Republican journalist, who was promi-
nent in the Republican revolt of 1891.
During the public demonstration OF the
Woman Sufragists upon the arrival OF
the British ministers at the house OF
Premier Campbell Bannerman some OF
the women forced their way into the
house and baked the efforts of the police
to eject them by swapping chaius which
they had attached to their wrists around
the iron ratings. The chains had to be
broken before the women could be re-
moved. When arraigned the women re-
fused to give sureties, and were sent to
prison for three weeks.
A deficit of S5,O00,OOO in the japanese
budget of S610,O0O,OOO caused post
ponement of legislation in both houses.
Viscount Hayashi, japanese minister
of foreign affairs, in an interview at
Toxic, repealed the various lingo state
ments appearing in certain American and
japanese papers by announcing that the
government of Japan would forbid emf
grafton to Hawaii and Mexico if neces-
sary to satisfy the American government
OF its determination to control he char
acter of japanese going to America, In
accordance with agreements to be entered
upon. He said the negotiations had not
yet been concluded but that the rumorS
of crisis between the two countries on
any serious question was fabrication.
The 7adan authorities have received
similar assurances from Toxic.