The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-06
FOREIGN NEWS.

ACCORDING 10 Lu0 Al
legmeine Zeitung Prince Won .Buelow,
the imperial chancellor, offered his
resignation to Emperor William In
consequence of the qualification in
London of the interview with his
majesty, for which the prince took
responsibility. The emperor would
not accept the chancellor's resigna-
ton and at the same time permitted
Prince Won Buelow to publish q full
explanation to meet the unjustiiable
attacks that have been made upon his
majesty.
President Castro, in his answer to
the second Netherlands note, has de.
clined to revoke the decree of May IA
prohibiting the transhipment Of goods
for Venezuelan ports at Curacao,
which has been so obnoxious to the
people of the island. The presiden
expresses surprise that AThe Neither
lands should ask for thy revocation
of this decree after acknowledging
| Venezuela's right to. issue it.
The presence of the Second squad
yon of the American b%attleshtp fleet
at Annoy, where the men are now be-
ing entertained by the Chinese gov
eminent, is hardly known in Peking.
The Chinese newspapers have said
nothing at all about the visit and the
occurrence is being completely ig-
nored, both officially and otherwise,
SO far as Peking is concerned.
The Netherlands government fixed
| Nov. 1 as the limit of time for Ven
| ezuela to revoke the decree of Pres
ident Castro, issued on May IA, pro-
hibiting the transhipment of goods
for Venezuelan ports at Curacao.
President Castro has refused to re-
woke this decree, but as yet The Meth
erlands government has not decided
upon definite action.
The results of the parliamentary
elections in Canada show that the
Laurier government has been sus-
tanned by a majority of fifty, with
seven elections. yet to be held. The
new parliament consists of 1872 Lib
erals and 80 Conservatives. The
standing at dissolution was 1879 Lib
erals and rs Conservatives, a major
ity of "a. ".
According to newspapers from Ven
czuela there is on foot in that repub-
lie a movement on the part of the gov
ernmental party to bring about the
election of President Castro to an
other term of office in 1911, when his
present term expires. To accomplish
this an amendment to the constitu-
tfon must be adopted.
Reports from Tampico, Mex, show
that over fifty lives have been lost in
the oil fields as a result of the poison
ous gases caused by the recent fire.
Following the death of a score of men
a few days ago another party went
into the field and it is said thirty men
persisted, among the dead being sew
eral soldiers.
Wreckage picked up in the North
sea confirms the fears that the steam
er Yarmouth foundered several days
ago while crossing from the Hook of
Holland to Harwich, Eng. She a
ried a crew of twenty-three men and
it is believed that they all persisted.
~ LlI0dlCIcu OulUlSdh, vi CAo pau
Of a company of Turkish troops at
Constantinople was promptly put
down with a single volley from a loyal
battalion. Three of the mutineers
were killed and fifteen were wounded.
The Chinese people are a%pathetic
regarding the arrival at Annoy of the
Second squadron of the United States
Atlantic fleet. Only a few natives
turned out to witness the arrival of
the ~battleships.
The seizure of more raiding Japa-
nese sealing schooners at the Russian
sealing grounds in the North Pacific
is reported by the steamer Monteagle,
which has arrived at Victoria, B. c..
from those waters. 4.
Sufragette disturbances have driven
the British government to the unusual
course of temporarily closing the.
strangers and ladies' galleries In the
house Of commons.