Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18
FOREIGN.

A Paris telegram of the 18th says the French
Government had received notification from
Berlin that, France having fulfilled all her en-
gagements, the occupation Of her territory by
the German forces was legally ended. The
evacuation of Verdun by the Germans had be-
gun.
The Spanish Cortes, on the 18th, elected Sen
or CASTELAR, President. He received 1873 votes,
against 65 for Senior ri Y Margall. Previous
to his election CASTELAR, demanded that he be
empowered to increase the army and pur-
chase 100000 rifles, organize the militia
and impose a forced loan, and be fur
nished the means by which he could obtain
FIVE hundred million reals to meet the expenses
of the war against the Carlist and Intransi
genie Insurgents. He also demanded abso
lutte powers in dealing with the Insurgents.
The Cortes unanimously voted to confer all
the powers demanded.
In Havana, on the night of the 9Th, square
of buildings known as the Plaza FapOr was
reduced to ashes. The fire broke out stimuli
taneously in four corners of the square, and
is supposed to have been the work of in
cendiaries. The loss is estimated at over
SS,0OO,00 1t is reported that twenty lives
were lost. The scenes around the burning
square were exciting and terrible. Parents
threw their children from the balconies to
save them from the flames.
The Vienna Exposition was thrown open on
September 9th to the public, and was visited
by 100000 people.
Late cable dispatches announce that rumors
We're again current at Shanghai, among the
Chinese, that an organization was in progress
for a general massacre of Europeans in the in
terror of China. The reason given was that
the French Minister would not consent to Ger
tain notifications Of the treaty, and that the
Chinese Government had taken this as chal-
lenge to war, and the Chinese, knowing the
superiority of Europeans in warfare, intended
to resort to massacre.
On the Sth, the Spanish Ministry was
announced, as follows: Senior Castelar, Presi-
dent without a portfolio; Senior Carvaial,
Minister of Foreign Affairs; Bergas, Minister
of Justice; Pedegral, Minister of Finance;
Cervera, Minister of Public Works; Lieuten-
ant-General Sanchez Bregra, Minister If War;
Oneiro, Minister of Marine; Maisonave, Minis
ter of the Interior, and SAILOR, Minister of
Colonies President CASTELAR, had concluded
to call into active service 1000 of the army
reserve and 100000 of the militia. With this
force he believes it will be possible to estab.
ISL order in the country before spring.
The Project of Police notified a party OF
Mormon emigrants who recently arrived at
Paris on their way to America, that if they
attempted to hold their religious exercises
in public they would be expelled from the
city
An accident occurred on the Southwestern
Railway, near Guilford, England, on the 9th,
by which three persons were killed and twenty
injured
Changes have been made in the Spanish
Ministry again. Senior Bergas, who was first
named for Minister Of Justice, has been APP
pointed Minister of Public Works, instead of
Senior Ceryera, and Senior Debrio has received
the portfolio of the Minister Of Justice.
According to Madrid dispatch regiment
of Government troops stationed at Berga,
Spain, mutinied on the 9th, and compelled its
officers to leave the city.
The property destroyed by the recent great
fire in Havana was insured for only 1924, 900,
nearly all in English companies. A dispatch
of the 9th says Owing to the rapidity
with which the flames spread very little
property was saved. In less than three hours
from the time the fire broke out the entire
square was mass of ruins. Upwards of
$500 people who occupied the buildings are
homeless, and nearly all have lost every
thing Great distress prevails among them,
and numerous subscriptions have been started
for their relief A large amount has already
been raised"
According to Madrid telegram of the 10th,
Salmeron had been elected President of the
Cortes by unanimous vote.
The Secretary of the Navy has received a
dispatch from Commander Braine, of the
steamer Juniata, dated st. Johns, n. F., Sep,
TENDER TO- Commander Braine states that
Captain Greer, of the Tigress, reports the
camp of the Polaris found August A. of
Littleton Island, about sixty miles north OF
Northumberland Island, where the party res
cued from the Polaris supposed they had left
her. The crew had gone south two months
before, in two boats made from the timbers OF
the ship. A month later the Polaris sank
The Tigress cruised about both north and
south, stopping at the settlements, but OBJ.
tanned no news. The dispatch states
that "the crew of the Polars are
probably on board of whaler from Cape
York" The Tigress left Disco August IS,
for the coast of Labrador, to continue the
search, and the Juniata came to ST. Johns to
advise the Department and receive further
orders.