Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FOREIGN.

cans resulting in the total defeat of the former.
Sixty-fve Carlists were killed, and many
wounded.
A special dispatch to the London Times of
the 10th, reports that Russian picket party,
under command of a colonel, in the advance
guard of General Kauffman's column, were
surprised by some Bokharese horsemen and all
put to death by implement. Three officers
and few men were captured by klrghese, be
tween Orsk aud Kasalinsk.
The coronation of Oscar IL and Sophie Will
hemine as King and Queen Of Sweden took
place at Stockholm on the 18th. The ceremo-
mics were very imposing, and the city was given
up to festivity and rejoicing. The coronation
of Oscar as King OF Norway viii take place at
Drontheim on July IS.
The Emperor of Russia is expected to ar
rive in Vienna on the 1st of June.
republican conference held at Birmingham
recently, adopted a resolution favoring the
adoption OF federal republican form of gov
eminent for Great Britain.
A Japanese embassy has arrived at Rome.
Count Vomiltzenplitz has resigned the
Ministry of Commerce and Public Works Of
the Prussian Cabinet
The Pope was eighty-one on the 18th. He
was so feeble on that day as to be unable TO
give audience to several Populations who call
ed at the Vatican to tender congratulations.
By an explosion in a coal mine at Westyile,
Pictou County, Nova Scotia 003 miles from
Halifax, on the 18th, every person engaged in
the mine-variously estimated at from forty
to one hundred-was shut off from escape, and
smothered to death.
The reported capture of Khiva by the
Russian forces, telegraphed from London on
the 18th, was a ca,tayd, although news OF the
fact may be daily expected, the Russians hay
ing concentrated their forces i'll such manner
that its capture is inevitable.
General Agramontc, one of the ablest and
most successful Cuban insurgent leaders, was
killed in q recent battle, which resulted in his
death and the defeat Of bis force, with loss
of 50.
The Constituent Cortes, just elected in
Spain, has an overwhelming majority of
Federal Republicans, Of whom there are $40.
The Radicals, Internationalsts, Independent
Republicans and Nonarchists number in all
only IS.
A Westvi,le q. 81 dispatch of the 18th
ter at that place:
The sky in the vicinity Of the calamity was
Illuminated with flames issuing from the air
shaft to the height of nearly one hundred feet.
All through the night there were explosions
at intervals These we're preceded by rumb-
ling noise resembling thunder. The weary
watchers who remained around the pits
mouth and ir-shaft, and iabOred to subdue the
flames were obliged to seek shelter III the adj
Joining wood, as the stone, debris, etc, which
were thrown from the pits mouth at
each explosion were being scattered
around in all directions and threatened instant
destruction or injury to every one within reach.
About two O'Clock this afternoon, these eXplo-
sions were followed by one which, for terrific
violence and destructive force, dWarfed all the
rest All the wooden works in and around tbs
main slope were instantly destroyed. Stones
wood and burning embers were driven hlgl
into the air, smoke, flame and terrible noises
accompanying the explosion, giving the be
holder vivid idea Of a volcanic eruption. The
earth for miles around was shaken with The
violence of the explosion.
The scenes in and around the villages are
saddening Westville and the villages at The
Drummond coIicrv are in mourning. The
shops are closed, and men and women wander
about in groups, their saddened cOuntenanCe:
betokening the great grief that has befalIer
them. No pen can correctly picture the har
rowing scenes Of Yesterday, when the terrible
truth was conveyed to the mourning wives
sisters, and friends of those who were sudden
" hurled into eternity. The utmost excite
ment prevailed, aud for hours it was impossi
BILE to ascertain who were or who were
not in the mine. Women, many OF whom ha(
husbands, brothers and sons working in TIL
colliery, made the air dismal with their crying
One of the rescuing party, killed by the eXplo
sion Yesterday, was driven into the air a dis
lance of hundred feet, and fell into the Woo
near hy, where his dead body was picked VI
this morning.
About fortv-fiyc Of the men lost were mar
red, all of whom leave families to mourn thei
sad fate Nearly every family here los
some relation friend by this terrible calam
ity.
There are many reasons to account for The
disaster, but the direct cause is attributable t
the stoppagc Of work at the mines and rapiC
accumulation Of gas.
The testimony 50 far elected points to som,
mismana cement in permitting the miners tC
Use powder for blasting in the upper leve
where the fire first broke out, thus endangcr
ing the lives Of those who were at work in The
levels below The number known to have
been killed now reaches ffty-nlne.
The Vienna Exposition has opened unde
most unfavorable auspices, so far at least Al
the weather is concerned. 4 week of almos
urfccasing rain, which saturated the ground
about the exhibition into mOrass, cuiminatct
on the l4th in a gale Of such extraordinary VIC
lcncc that the western front of the building
was broken in, and torrents of rain poured in
damaging large quantities of goods. Severa
visitors were injured by the falling debris
The attendance since the opening had decreasct
daily, and the protracted panic on the Nlcnn:
boursc had disheartcned the citizens.
There is rumor in Paris that the Legiti
Inists and Orlcanists had combined in politi
cal movement for the overthrow Of Presiden
Theirs
The Khan Of kh,Ea has ordered a lev,
IN naSse of the able bodied male population, Il
resist the Russian invasion.
The inquest upon the bodies Of the miner
killed by the Pictou mine explosion resulted
in the following verdict by the jury: We fine
that the miners came to their death on the 1911
inst, by an explosion of gas at the DrummonC
coIliery, caused by the arrangement of tn
ventilation of the mine arising from fire il
Robert McLeod's ward. They say considerable
care was exhibited in the management of tn
mine, but express their regret that powde
was permitted to be used IN the ward WORKED
by Robert Mcleod
The Carlists have captured the city o
Mataro, Spain, fifteen miles from Barcelona
They were levying contributions upon the III
habtants
The city of Kong Kong, China, was vislte'