Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE SITUATION IN EUROPE.

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THE SITUATION IN EUROPE.
Tie Cablegrams of the 6th inst. con-
tain the following item of interest:
Fighting was renewed Thursday at
Doboj. The cOmbatants engaged are
estimated at $4,000. Gen. Szapary tel
egraphs that he defeated the insur-
gents on Thursday. They dispersed in
various directions, the main body tax
ing the direction of Tuzia. The Aus
trlans now hold the road between
Gracanica, Trebulk, and Magiai, and
arc fortifying their positions. The Aus
TRAN loss IN this engagement was sixty
five killed, and 377 wounded or miss
! ing. Gen.IaCh states that two Ofthe most
/ important Outw0rks of Bihacs have
been captured after obstinate lightning,
but the positions before his left wing
are still in possession of the insurgents.
A Vienna dispatch says the Austrian
division is spreading south from Bania-
iuka, and that they have captured sey-
eral villages and small forts on the
Sanna and Jeniki rivers. The Aus
trlan force operating against Behas
was compelled, after considerable loss,
to abandon its captured positions, and
retreat.
Complete anarchy prevails inIAIbania,
and further atrocities are apprehended.
The Austrian8 entered Trebinie on Sat
urday. They met no opposition. The
Turkish troops surrendered the citadel
and quilted the town the same evening.
1t Is rumOred that the powers intend
Jointly to demonstrate against the
, POrte'S baCkWardnGss in executing the
treaty of Berlin, especially as regards
Montenegro and Greece. One hundred
| students, suspected of Nihilism, have
been arrested and expelled from the
universities Of st. Petersburg and Kief.
The Russians occupied BatOum Fri
! day morning. The entry was pcrfectlv
! pGaceablc. DerviSh Pasha is arranging
for the embarkation of the few re-
manning Turkish battalions.
MORE ABOUT THE THAMES DISASTER.
/ Later estimates of the number of
! persons drowned by the collision on the
/ Thames are higher than those given
| yesterday. 1t is now stated that be-
! tween 600 and 700 were lost, the ma
| lOrity of the estimates favOring the
latter number. A diver says he felt
the corpses packed four and five deep
in the cabin of the Princess Alice.
TIE METRIC SYSTEM.
A Paris dispatch under date of the
9TH inst, states that the international
congress on weights, measures and coins
/ yesterday unanimously adopted a reso-
luton deplOring the fact that England,
/ Russia, and the United States had not
yet adopted the metric system. Amer
! lean and English delegates afterwards
passed a resolution petitioning the Eng
ilsh and American governments to ap-
point a mixed commission to consider
the adoption Of the metric system by
both countries.
THE IN1ERNATIONAL CONGRESS.
The international congress on weights.
measures and coinage, has adopted
motion in favor of universal standard
ofone-tenth alloy for gold coins. The
er the same standard is applicable to
silver. The proposal for the freedom
of the mints to coin gold or silver ac-
cording to the demand, was rejected.
1t was decided that the right to
melt Or assert coin should be un-
limited that no fixed rates be
established between gold and silver, and
that silver should not be q legal tender
/ for u debt over 910. The committee
unanimously agreed that the best mode
of arriving at an international none
tary unit would be to give legal curren-
cy to the ten-franc piece.
GENERAL FTrPOPE AN NOTES
London cablegrams Of the 9TH inst,
state that fifteen thousand insurgents
have fortified themselves between Sien-
itza and Novi Bazar, and compel Christ
ians to join them.
1t is said France and Italy have Joint
/ ly notified the porte that they will not
permit the bombardment of the Greek
coast in the event of war between
Greece and Turkey. The Turkish troops
are reported to be cncroacbing upon
Greek territory.
Greece has notified the porte that
she will invoke the mediation of the
/ powers if she does not receive a reply
to her memorandum by Friday.
HOW THE THAMES ACCIDENT HAPPENED.
4 London cablegram under date of
/ IiAC Ctl inst say JilC lOlOhI1g Is l1c
account Of the officers of the steam
er Caste which run down the excursion
steamer Princess A6Ce on the Thames,
! Tuesday evening: The master and pilot
were on the upper bridge, and the look
out on the top gallant Of the forecastle;
light air prevailed and the weather was
q little hazy. At 7:45 P. NJ, we pro-
ceeded at half speed down the Gallons
Reach, and when about the center Of
the reach, We observed the excursion
steamer coming up, barking and
4 screeching, showing her red and mast
head lights; then we ported our helm
to keep over towards the Tripcock
Points. As the vessel neared we OBJ
serve that the other steamer had ported
her helm Immediately afterwards
Should say she had starboarded her
helm and was going to cross our bows,
showing her green light close under
our port bow. Seeing that collision
was inevitable, we stopped our engines
and reversed them at full speed. The
two vessels came III collision, the bow
of the By2reH Castle cutting into the
steamer with q fearful crash. We took
immediate measures for saving life by
hauling up over our bows several pas
sengers, throwing overheard, rope ends,
, life buoys, head ladder and several
planks, and getting out three boats at