Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-01
CABLEGRAMS,


MADRID advices says King Alfonso
started for Seville on the 26th, in conse-
quence of a report that the Princess
Christina is lying at the point of death.
THE synod of the Presbyterian church
of England, on the 25th, resolved to
appoint Rev. DIR. Patton, of Chicago, to
the chair of apologetical theology in the
Presbyterian college of London.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE special of April
26th says the Porte has obtained relief
from its most pressing pecuniary en-
barrassments, it is generally believed,
by raising a loan in London on the sur
plus revenue of Cyprus.
A VIENNA special of the Goth says one
difficulty between England and Russia
has been smoothed away. Russia con-
sents that the governor of Eastern Rou-
melia may call for the assistance of the
Ottoman troops if he has the sanction
of q bare majority Of the international
commission. Russia, however, persists
that in the declination of the frontier
boundary the commission must be un-
animous on all questions of principle.
A PARIS dispatch of the 25th says
French and English men-of-war are
ordered to be ready to start for Alex
andria at a moments notice. 1t seems,
therefore, to be seriously intended to
back up the forthcoming diplomatic
note.
IN the house of commons on the
25th Sir Stafford Northcote said the gov
ernment was considering the advisable
ity of issuing a proclamation of neu-
trality in the South American war.
He said 292 cases of cartridges from
America had been landed at Glasgow
on the way to Liverpool addressed to
parties in Valparaiso. He believed
seizure of the munition of war was not
in his power.
BELGRADE special advices of the 25th
state that the Turkish troops assisted
the Servians who were operating against
the Albanian invaders. The Servians
left many officers and men, but the AL
banians were driven from Servia, leav-
ing 200 dead bodies behind them.
A SPECIAL of the 25th says that Pisa
Guano, in Peru, has been bombarded.
The guano loaded appliances at Hunil-
los and Pabellonde Plea have been des-
troyed. Igimque is still blockaded, and
all sailing vessels have left; the work
men nave fed, and business in the in
terror is entirely disorganized.
ADvICEs from St. Petersburg of April
25th state that the Russian command
ers in Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia
have received stringent orders to en-
force stricter discipline among the
troops. AS a consequence of the laxity
heretofore, the soldiers propagate revo-
luti snary ideas on returning to Russia.
ATHENS advices of the 24th state that
in consequence OF the delay of the porte
in carrying into effect the reforms
voted by the Cretan Assembly the
Turkish authorities have been defed,
and the laws utterly disregarded.
Armed men have assembled in various
districts, determined to resist the col
lection oftaxes.
TELEGR0Is from India under date of
April 2Sth speak of the complete break
down of the quartermaster's and COM
missionary's departments of the Khyber
column at Jallallabad and Grand Amak,
owing to a lack of transportation the
column is said to be incapacitated for
offensive operations. The garrison of
Candahar is in a very similar position
in consequence of these failures.
A CAIRO special of the 25th says the
Khedive has issued a decree creating a
council of state, under the presidency
of native, who will also be president
of the council of Ministers. There will
be two European vice presidents, and
five European and five native members
with two native lawyers. The council
will prepare bills to be submitted to the
chamber of delegates, but will not in
terfere with the English and French
comptrollers general. The vice-presi-
dent will have deliberate voice in the
council of Ministers during the discus
sion of bills. The Khedive himself will
preside when engagements on the part
of the government are discussed.
A BERLIN dispatch of April 28th says
the trial of the three medical students,
convicted and sentenced to imprison-
ment for disturbing the public order
and maintaining secret connections,
took place in Berlin, not ST. Peters
burg. Their names are Gre evitz, Ar
bonez and Liebermann. the last-named
under the alas of Arthur Freeman, con-
nected with the leading socialists in
Europe and America, and was on his
way to Switzerland from Vienna from
whence he had been expelled, after a
months imprisonment, when he was
seized and taken to Berlin on account
of MS communication with Greevetz
and Arbonez. His letters showed the
plan for establishing in Berlin section
of Nihilists to act as a sort Of way station
for communication between London
and St. Petersburg revolutionists.