Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-07-09
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\ company of National Guard of Ha
waii is about to be organized by the
Characterization young men in Homo
lulu.
That a labor union is liable for dam
ages if it calls its men out because
workman is not a member Of the union,
is a decision rendered by Judge Liant.
mann in the County Court at Victoria
B. c..
The monument to the memory of the
officers and sailors of the naval guards
battalions who lost their lives in the
battle of the Sea of Japan, May 27-2SI
1905, was unveiled in st. Petersburg re-
Gently.
The Tooth anniversary of the birth Of
Jefferson Davis, president of the Confed'
eracy, was celebrated throughout the
South, and at Richmond a monument to
his memory by the South was turned ovel
to the city.
There is great rejoicing in England
over the conclusion of the treaty with the
United States reducing the letter postage
between the two countries. Englishmer
hope that it will soon be followed by
lower parcels postage.
By voting to surrender one of its mem
bers, Kosorotof, the Russian Douma has
virtually signed it's own death warrant as
a free agent, as it admits the right OF
the government to put on trial any one ID
may choose. The accused member is
Social Democrat and is accused with hav
ing made seditious remarks in a speech
after his election.
The opposition of the radical Laborites
and Socialists in the British Commons
to the proposed official visit of King Ed
ward to the Gar of Russia continued and
caused a sharp debate. O'Grady, Labor
member from Leeds, moved that the
amount of money allowed for the trip BE-
limited to $500, and amid prolonged
cheers said it would be scandal for the
King of England to consort with the
ruler responsible for the horrors of bloody
Sunday ard other crimes against human
ity and freedom in Russia. Kettle said
the visit would be not a determination
with the Russian people, but with the
hangman of Russia. In reply to the La.
borites Sir Edward Grey, the foreign
secretary, accepted full responsibility fol-
advising the King to pay the visit at this
time. He denied that any negotiations
were afoot for a new treaty, but said ii
was expected that better relations between
the two countries would be the result
The Liberals in Russia welcomed the plar
and the only party against it was 1.-The
extreme revolutionary and reactionary ele-
ments'' A motion condemning the pro
posed visit was defeated 90 to 50.
The latest spectacular demonstration
for the cause Of equal suffrage in Lon
don was the parade of nearly 10000 WON
en-, led by the more conservative element.
including Rev. Anna Shaw, head Of the
movement in America. The sufragettes
were marshaled according to their class
of employment and fifteen bands were in
terspersed in the line. The banners and
badges were of red and white. Many
professional women, doctors, lawyers, &C
tresseS, artists, teachers, etc, as well az
laboring women, were in line. One sec
ton was made up of girl graduates II
caps and gowns.
Ambassador White has made energetic
representations to Foreign Minister Pich.
on of France regarding the case of Charles
Won Milevich of Philadelphia, who is held
prisoner at Lille on an extradition war
rant from Belgium. He protests against
the action of the Lille authorities in dis
regarding the confession made by Mile.
Noules Won Milevich's sister-in-law, IN
refusing to allow Won Milevich to COM
municate with the American consular rep
resentative and in not permitting the e1-
tradition of Won Milevich upon the
charge of the Journal authorities. Mile
vich was accused of robbing his father
in-law in Belgium of $500.
Couriers arriving at Tangier say that
Mulai Hafd, the insurgent claimant to
the throne, had finally beaten the forces
of Sultan Abd-el-Aziz and had entered
Fee with his suite and an army of 1000,
while larger army was marching to join
him there.
The damage to transatlantic cables
caused by trawlers off the Irish coast
recently has been brought to the notice
of the international telegraphic confer
ence, in session at Lisbon, by the pre-
sentation of a letter signed by all the
cable companies. The delegates are re-
quested to call the attention Of their gov
ernments to the matter with the view OF
securing measures of protection.