Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-04-04
NO. 15.
Miscellaneous News.
GENERAL ANDERSON RELEASED.

/ A New Orleans dispatch of the 1st
says the supreme court has made the
! following order in the Anderson case:
at is ordered and decreed that a re-
hearing is refused, and that our iude-
ment stand undisturbed."
! Mr.. Castellanos, one of Anderson's
counsel, Immediately went, with a GER
tilted copy of the decree, before Judge
| Whitaker, who at once ordered the re-
lease of Anderson from the parish
prison. About 12:30, General Anderson
was released.
CUBANS SURRENDERING.
Havana advices under date of March,
29th, states that the surrender of the
insurgents, armed and unarmed, con-
tinues in different portions ofthe island,
and only one of the prominent chiefs,
named Macco. is still holding out in the
mountains of the eastern department,
with 1t Is said, about 400 followers,
mostly colored. Martinez Campos is
still actively moving from one district
to another. as if the camgaign was still
in full force A short time ago he was
at Santiago de Cuba, where he was re-
celved by the Cubans and Spaniards
with great demonstration of jubilee, and
is now expected as far west as Colon.
Although there are still rumors afoat
of new rlSings of small bands circulated
by dlscontented persons, there is no
doubt that an earnest desire for peace
pervades all classes Of Cubans.
LOOKING AFTER POOR 10.
An Omaha special of March 29th SAYS
information has been received there
that Capt. Pollock with the third cavalry
and second infantry companies, started
out yesterday from McKenny to scout
the country for one month around the
Black Hills in search of bands of liz
dians who may have struggled from the
reservations. Gen. Crook has gone to
Fort Hull, Idaho, to be absent month,
on business relating to the affairs of the
Bannock, Shoshone, and Snake Indians,
among whom there is discomfort con-
corning the agents and other matters.
THEY WILL LOVE AGAIN.
A New York special of March 28th
says that Mrs. Tilton will rejoin Theo-
dore about May 1, letting bvgones be
bygones, and that the reunited family
will go to Europe. Tilton has been
long trying to bring about reconcilia-
ton, but his wife refused to have any
thing to do with him The children's
entreaties were added, and finally she
yielded. Beecher's friends say that
Tilton's purpose is to get her under his
thumb and make her manufacture
another confession. On the other hand,
is is rumored that Mrs. Morse the
mother-in-law, is the chief promoter
of the reunion, and proposes Ito live
with the happy couple.
TO DEALERS IN GRAIN MARGINS.
A Milwaukee dispatch ofMarch 28th
says: Judge Mann of the county court,
has just delivered an opinion that is of
interest to wheat dealers and specula-
tors. A suit was brought on a note
given for margins, and payment resist
ed on the ground that it was gambling.
But the court held that the note was
good in the hands of third party, and
must be paid. Anappeal will be taken
to the supreme court.
ATTACKS ON MINISTER FOSTER.
Advices from the city of Mexico. I'M
der date of March 2Stn state that the
press there severely attacks Mr. Foster,
United States minister. The French
journal began, and tho Mexican news
papers follow. They declare that Fos-
ter is an obstacle in the way of settling
the difficulties between Mexico and the
United States, and,the charge, that he is
actuated by personal motives. La Lib
ertGd, a semi-official sheet asserts that
when the Washington Government has
recognized President Diaz, the latter
will demand that Foster, be recalled.
The THO Republics, which alwsys sup
ports the Mexican Government defends
the American Minister, and expresses
disgust at the attacks made upon him.
The French are doing everything to
throw the Mexican Government into a
hostile attitude towards the United
States. They fear a commercial treaty
will be made with the United States,
which would be injurious to their in
terest, as all the commerce of Mexico is
now in European hands.
MEXICAN CARDINAL.
Archbishop Lal astida, of the city of
Mexico, has been created cardinal
He is the first Mexican cardinal ever
appointed.
SITTING BULLS COMING CAMPAIGN.
An associated press dispatch from
military headquarters at Chicago, states
that information from Fort Walsh CON
firms the recent story of large con-
federation OF hostile Indians in that
vicinity. Sitting Bull and Spotted Eagle
have eenreinforced by lodges from the
Missouri river agencies, including Red
Clouds and it is now estimated that there
are from 5000 to 1000 warriors within
hundred miles of Fort Walsh Some
of these bands have been seen by
Miles scouts. The savages are very
restless, and are under constant sur
veillance of the too limited force of
Canadian mounted police, who evident
ly anticipate some trouble Alta coun-
Gil the last week in February,
the Indians then resolved to resist the
buffalo law, and Sitting Bull counseled
moderation toward Canadians. The
force is well armed and equipped, and
could probably be augmented to 10000
men, in which case vigorous summer
campaign would be probable.
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