Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-12-26
which would require a revision of the
federal constitution.

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! THE defeat of Prince Bismarek's to-
! bacco monopoly bill is considered very
bitter one. 1t occurred Dec. 10Th, when
| the government commission voted il
down. The parliament, it is thought
will sustain the com mittee.
THE Viceroy of India telegraphs to
Mai. Cavagnari December 21st, and
confirms the news that the Ameer has
fled from Cabul to Turklstan. Yakoof
Kahn was left at Cabul. The Aneer
had lost nearly all control, and the sol
diers were deserting.
THE Prussian chamber Of deputies
has adopted a resolution asking the
government to transfer the control OF
| Prussian railways to the empire as
speedily as possible. Maybach, min
ister Of commerce. promised concur
renee.
A ST. PETERSBURG cablegram of Dec.
Goth says constant trouble is brewing
between the Russian government and
the students. The latter are rebellious
under the close restrictions imposed
upon them by the government, and
outbreaks are almost Of daily occur
renee.
A BERLIN dispatch of Dec. 22nd says:
The emperor is wonderfully well. He
daily listens to long reports on public
affairs, and gives audiences. Bismarck,
too, is working hard on financial mat
ters, while committee of three Prus-
sian members and representation of
the other states have been appointed to
elaborate scheme Of tax reform,
which, when ripe, will be laid before the
Reichstag for approval.
THE employers in the manufactured
iron trade of the north of England, pre-
sent a claim before the arbitrators of q
per cent. reduction, in consequence
of the depression of business. The
men claim that the price of
labor is now lower than it
has been in the past twenty years. The
newspapers continue to publish ac-
counts Of the distress throughout the
country which the authorities and pri-
vate citizens are endeavorine toreleve
AT Manchester England, vast num-
bers of the middle-class poor, who will
not appeal to charity, are suffering
keenly. A Liverpool dispatch of De-
cember 18th says it is many years since
the working classes endured such dis
tress and privation. At Bristol there
are large numbers of unemployed and
much suffering. At Wigan there is
considerable distress among the better
class of mechanics and WOrkmen. VOL
verhamptOn reports much distress
throughout South Stafordshire, and
food, coal and clothing are distributed.
THERE are conflicting reports about
the Byzantine wreck that occurred In
the Dardenelles Dec. 10Th. The BysG11-
tine was on her way from Marseilles to
Copstantinople, and was proceeding up
the Dardenelles, when she ran into the
British steamer RinaLdo, of 1860 tons
burden. at anchor off Totakea, bound
for Hull. The Byzantine was a vessel
of 900 tons burden, and belonged to the
Transient Company, of Marseilles. A
later dispatch from Constantinople says:
! The British steamer Rildldo which was
in collision with the steamer Byzantine
has arrived. The captain reports saw
ing 80 persons from the Byzantine.
ADvlCEs from Stockholm, Sweden, of
Dec. 18th, state that another firm, l.,
Hirsch, has failed, with 100000 crowns
liabilities, its difficulties having arisen
through the fall in the price of iron,
and also from improbable operations
in buildings and land. The assets are
reported sufficient. The Times SAYS
the firms which have lately failed are
believed to have been kept going by the
banks long after they should have gone
into liquidation. A rather bitter feel
ing prevails in Sweden now, but it is
feared the bank managers there have
been no wiser than in other parts OF
Europe, and held too many securities
and too small proportion of capital.