Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-04-11
NO. Is.
Miscellaneous News.
A HOLOCAUST.

COURTHOUSE nom H0rnellSVllle, set fire
to the building used for the insane de-
partment of the County House. in which
upward of sixty insane people were
sleeping. The fire spread rapidly. and
made the rescuing of the inmates a
matter of great difficulty and danger
About forty were rescued by officers
and citizens, and some others escaped;
but it is certain that fifteen ofthe crazed
unfortunates have perlshed in the flames
and one is injured shockingly and
probably fatally. The scene of the
disaster is too sickining for description.
The bodies of five males and ten females
are among the dead, and the ruins are a
horrible mass of charred human re-
mains, mingled with the debris of the
building"
MEXICO.
An associated Press dispatch of the
oth inst. from Washington states that
accounts from the Texas border show
that recently there has been but few. if
any, lncursiOns from the Mexican side.
Members of Congress who have the sub
Ject of our relations with Mexico under
consideration say delay of our Govern
ment IN recognizing that of Mexico has
! produced an improved condition of af-
fairs on the border, but that the Gov
! ernment has not yet done what is re-
| qWred by our own as prerequisite to
recognition. One of the most serious
causes of comp laint is that our citizens
are not protected from forced loans,
while British and French subjects resid-
ing in Mexico are, it is said, hot subiec-
ted to such illegal transaction.
THE COOLIE TRADE.
A Washington dispatch of the 9th
inst. says the cabinet session to-day was
OF no extraordinary Importance. The
secretary of the navy reported that in
structiOns should be issued to command
erS OF United states IIen-Of-war in the
North Pacific Ocean to seize all United
States merchantmen engaged in
the COOie trade, and such vessels
Will be taken to the most convenient
port and delivered to the proper United
States officers, to be dealt with accord
ing to law. The text of these instruc-
tons have been prepared, and a naval
order will be regularly issued onMonday.
The cabinet engaged in the discus
sion of other matters, but with no re-
suits Of actual public importance. No
appointments of more than ordinary
consequence were agreed upon, and
very little business of routine char
acter was transacted.
MEXICO.
City of Mexico advices under date of
the 9TH inst, say that General Ogazon
has resigned the portfolio Of the war
department and Gen. Manuel Gorzelas
10 hnnn tod
plicatiOns are reported as existing in the
cabinet, but President Diaz is consider
ed able to keep the discordant elements
together. The government expresses a
willingness to make very favorable trea-
ties with the United States, but will re-
fuse to concede the right of American
troops to invade Mexican soil under any
pretext. Several conspiracies have
been discovered and suppressed before
they became serious.
TRAIN ROBBERY.
A Galveston Neus special of the 9th
inst, says the through express train on
the Texas Pacific road was stopped and
robbed last night at Eagleford Station
The express messenger and mail agents
surrendered without resistance. The
passengers were not mOlested. The
amount stolen is not known The rob-
berry is supposed to have been commit
ted by the same party that recently
robbed the train at Hutchins, Indiana,
on the Central road
BUYING SILVER BULLION.
A San Francisco press dispatch ofthe
9Th inst, says the government has re-
Gently purchased in this city a quantity
oil tn 70 rt \, int 4lon
new dollars The price is said to be
equal to 544 in London. About sixty
thousand ounces was obtained from the
Selby smelling works, and one hundred
and twenty thousand ounces from the
Grand Frize Mining company.
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC AND IT'S CoNNEC-
TIONS.
An Ottowa. Ont, telegram Of the 9th
inst, says in the house of commons to-
night lengthy debate took place on
the bill to amend the Canadian Pacific
railway act, the object of which is to
enable the government to lease the
Pembina branch in order to obtain i'm
mediate railway connection with Mani
toba through the United States, which
would otherwise be delayed four years,
the time required for the completion Of
the Canadian line to Lake Superior.
The minister of pnblic works said
the government was already in COM
munication with the representative of
the St. Paul and Pacific railway COM
pany with reference to the proposed
lease. They intended leasing the road
for ten years, as no company would be
willing to undertake a lease for less
period Strong objection was raised to
leasing the road on the ground that it
would be a dangerous monopoly. DR..
Schultz, of Winnipeg, called attention
to the report that Hill & Kittson, asso-
ciated with Stephens, of the Bank of
Montreal, and D. A. Smith, NJ P, for
Selkirk, had bought up the bonds of the
st. Paul and Pacific company with a
view of effecting lease Of the Pembina
branch through the influence of the lat
ter gentleman with the Dominion gov
eminent upon such terms as would free
them from the completion Of the Chica-
go lines. He pointed out that two other
United States connections were possible
and probable, viz: the Northern Pacific
and the Wisconsin Central. Mr.. Smith,
of Selkirk, strongly supported the bill
and refused to say whether he was or
was not bondholder in the ST. Paul
and Pacific line The bill was finally
read the second time and passed the
committee of the whole with an amend
ment providing that no contract be
made without being first referred to
parliament. The date for the final