Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

President Theirs has reOrganlzed his Cabinet
by the appointment of NJ. Casimer Perier,
Minister of the Interior; Nj. Tourton, Minister
of Public Worship; NJ. Beranger, Minister of
Public Works; and NJ. Waddington, Minister
of Public instruction. The other Ministers
are unchanged. 1t is expected that on the
meeting of the Assembly, NJ. Perer will move
the postponement Of all debate on questions Of
general policy until the territory is evacuated
by the Germans. 1t is understood that the
programme of the new Ministry will be to or
ganize a republic by the enactment of conserv-
ative laws, and wholly reject the radical plans.
The Secretary of State has received informa-
ton from General Sckles that the Spanish
Government has ordered the Cuban authorities
to send O'kelly (the Herald correspondent 20
Spain
1t is announced that Don Carlos entered
Navarro on the night of the 14th inst, and
took command of an army numbering $1,000
men, with whom he resolved to conquer or per-
ish 1t is also stated that DonCarlos has conclud-
ed loan of 400 100000 reals with an English
banker, and has promised to make Ollo a
Field Marshal and Dorregarray Lieutenant
General.
NJ. Louis Buffet has been reelected President
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$50 to 2S9 for his opponent, NJ. Martel.
News from the khivan seat of war, via st
Petersburg, Goth, says there was no truth IN
the report that khiva had been taken and the
Khan was a prisoner. There was much anxi-
ETY. in st. Petersburg concerning the ultimate
success of the expedition against khiva. Two
of the columns had been delayed by heavy
snow storms, and the third, which formed the
advance, was still INSTRUCTED.
In the French Assembly on the 2lst there
was an excited contest over the election of
Vice Presidents. NJ. Martel (the ayowed sup
porter of President Thiers) was elected Fourth
Vice President on the third ballot by vote of
$50 to 327 The election of NJ Martel was
made test question, the Bonapartlsts, Legltl-
mists and Orleanists being all combined
against him.
The garrison of Sarahya, Spain, surrender
ed to the attack of the Carlists under Don
Alfonzo, on the 21st. The dispatch says that
notwithstanding the promise that the lives of
the garrison should be spared, sixteen yolun-
teers first stated at 1907 were massacred.
A telegram from Barcelona, ped, says that
General Valarde has issued a proclamation call
ing all males between fourteen and sixteen
years of age into the Republican columns, and
threatening the intiiction of heavy penalties
upon all municipalities attempting to thWart
its operation
The Shah of Persia arrived at st. Petersburg
on the 22d. and had a brilliant reception.
The Khedive of Egypt arrived al Constan-
tinople on the 22d.
The Dominion House of Parliament has
passed a resolution for the admission of Prince
Edwards Island into the Canadian Confedera-
ton on the ist of July.
During debate in the French Assembly on
the 23d, NJ. Dufaure, Minister Of Justice, de-
clared, on the part of the Government, that it
was now necessary to abandon a provisional
regime and acknowledge the Republic. Pres
ident Theirs then mounted the tribune and
attempted to speak, when instantly storm of
objections and protestations came from the
Right and the Right Center, which was met
with counter cries from the other side.
A scene of excitement and confusion
followed which battles description The
President in vain attempted to make
himself heard his voice was drowned
in the uproar. Finding that the House would
not hear him, Theirs descended from the tri-
bune and consulted with the Minister of JUS
tee NJ. Dufaurc took his place in the tribune
and, securing silence, said that he had been in
structed to formally notify the Assembly, in
accordance with the law adopted last session,
that the President desired to address the House
in person, and requested an adjournment until
the following day, when he would proceed to
deliver his speech. The Chamber accordingly
adjourned.
The number of miners who lost their lives
in the recent explosion in the Nova Scotia col
liery is tifty-nine