Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-06
CABLEGRAMS.

AN Alexandria correspondent under
date of Oct. 80 reports that Cleopatra. s
Needle, while being removed for ship
ment to the United States, was seized by
creditors Of the Egyptian government
MADRID advices of Nov. 1st state that
the abolitionists are preparing for great
meeting in favor of sincere measures for
the emancipation of slaves in Cuba, and
the Cuban Representatives in the Cortes
anG the liberal orators and statesmen are
Invited to assist in the movement.
A DISPATCH from Belgrade of the 3Oth
says that within a three-hours' drive of
Belgrade band of so highwaymen hold
the country roads; they murder travellers,
eXtOrt money from the peasautry, defy
the government, and prevent tax gather
ers from performing their functions in
that region.
A TELEGRAM from Rio Janeiro of Oct,
goth, says the Chilians have captured
the Peruvian iron-clad Huascar. One
telegram is understood to assert that the
Huascar's crew were all massacred. The
Huascar was captured by the Admiral
Cochrane and another Chilian iron clad,
which placed the Huascar between the
two fires, and compelled her to surred-
injured.
BERLIN advices of Nov. 1st says the
elections of officers in the lower house
had been prearranged in caucus, Her
Won KOeller, conservative, representing
the largest body. Various secretaries
were named on the unOppOsed motion Of
Windhorst. The abstention of the pro-
gressists is characterized as of piece
6IcnnnrfonI1C n oil "a
opening ceremony at the palace.
A LONDON dispatch of Nov 1st says a
telegram was posted at the Paris Bourse
yesterday, which stated that settlement
of the Turkish debt had been effected
under the auspices of the Ottoman Bank
on pledge of the revenues from salt
and tobacco and the surplus of the
Egyptian tribute. The pay ment # the
first dividend is fixed for March, 1880
The Paris BOurSe (newspaper) says this
negotiatiations are progressing favor
ably.
MADRID advices of the 31st state that
there has been great rain throughout the
whole country. At Malaga waterspout
uprooted trees and injured many persons.
At Vera, in Almeria, the river overfiowed
and flooded the mines, throwing 1900
men out of work. Twenty one persons
were drowned, and thirty houses and
100000 posetas worth of ore carried
away. AtCuevas several lives were lost,
and one house destroyed Marauders
are taking advantage of these events to
depredate on property. The Saragossa
and Barcelona Railway is submerged for
distance of sixteen kilometres.
A SIMLA dispatch of the 30th says that
by the order of the Viceroy of India,
Frederick Roberts has issued procla-
nation, stating that in consequence of
the abdication eff the Ameer and the out
rage at the British Residency, the
British government has been compelled
to occupy Cabul and other parts of
Afghanistan. The Afghan authorities
and chiefs and Sindares are instructed
to maintain order in the districts under
their control, and are invited to hold a
joint consultation with Gen. Roberts
The people of the occupied districts will
be treated with justice and benevolence.
A LONDON dispatch of Nov. 3rd states
that private letters from Russia state
that immense activity prevails in all the
arsenals of the Empire. A full force of
workmen in all these establishments is
employed, working on full time, and a
large quantity of guns and ammunition
is being turned out ready for use, and
deposited in neighboring magazines. 1t
is believed in st. Petersburg and Moscow
that this activity shows that some steps
| are soon to be taken on the part of Russia
which will again plunge Europe into a
general war.
A CBIRo dispatch of Nov. 3rd says the
recent difficulties concerning the obelisk
had their origin in long Standing liti-
CATION with the Egyptian government
concerning the land on which the obelisk
stands. The Italians claiming this land
forbade lieutenant-commander Gorringe
to proceed with the work of removal
The Italian vice-consul at Alexandria
supported this prohibition, but the Amer
lean vice-consul general had an interview
with the italian consul general at Cairo
and, through the good will of the latter
the Italians withdrew their opposition
upon receiving from commander Cor
ringe slight compensation for the use
of the land The commander is now pro
ceeding rapidly with his work, although
several holders of Egyptian bonds have
threatened to sequester the obelisk. The
Khedive and American vice-consul botl
ridicule the idea that the obelisk can bt
seized by anybody.