Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-05-06
CABLEGRAMS.

A London telegram says it is rumOred
that the liberals propose to convert con.
soils into stock bearing 21a per cent.
THE fifth consolidated Russian rail,
way loan of $15,0O0,0O0 will soon be is
sued.
a ST. PETERSBURG dispatch of April
80 says to-day is the 62nd anniversary of
the czar's birthday, and 5000 persons
are released from imprisonment.
LONDON advices of the 3Oth of
April says no tidings are received Of the
missing ship Atalanta and the 800 naval
cadets. II is generally believed that
vessel and all on board are lost,
THE Hungarian fnan cial bill for 1880
shows a deficit of 100000 1orins
which will be covered by ali issue of
5000, 900 of gold rentes and the sale of
ra lway preference bonds.
TWENTY SIX thousand weavers en-
plOyed in 118 mills in Blackburn dis.
trict, have gwen notice that they will
strike unless the rate of wages is ad-
vanced to correspond with the recent
advance to spinners and card.room
hands.
EMPHATIC denial is given 10 the story
that foreign Jews are being expelled
from Russia. On the contrary, regula-
tions against residence of Jews in severa
provincial towns have been suspended.
THE Gar has informed Mexico that a
renewal of diplomatic relations through
resident ministers will occur in July or
August next. Already very friendly
communications have passed between
the two powers relative to joint inter
ests,
BISMARCK is suffering intensely from
neuralgia. and only awaits the passing
of important government bills by the
reichstag to proceed TO Luxembourg.
Count Won Halgefeldt, ambassador to
Turkey. will assume charge of the for
eign office for the autumn.
PORTUGUESE newspapers assert that
Macao is blockaded, and that tie Chinese
cruisers captured seventeen vessels in
Portuguese waters, and in consequence
the government has telegraphed to Mo.
| zambique ordering the corvette Rainha
de Portugal to Macao. One journal
complains that the Portuguese govern
ment withhOlds telegrams from Macao
| ApvICts from London announce that
the new liberal parliament was form ally
opened by Lord Selborne, Lord High
Chancellor, the Duke of Argyle, Earl
Granville, Earl Sydney, and Lord North.
brook, acting as the royal commission
The procedure merely consisted in sum.
moning the commons to the bar of the
house of Lords and requesting them to
elect speaker. Only twenty Tory and
fourteen liberal peers. Two Bishops and
fifteen peeresses were present in the
house of Lords. In the house of Com
mons there was meager attendance OF
the Irish members. The conference on
the land question in Dublin to- day de.
tains Parnell and his adherents. Some
Irish members, including O'Donnell and
Flnyon, sat on the Tory side, and others
on the liberal side. The house, floor
and galleries were very crowdt d.
A QUEENSTOWN cablegram or the Goth,
says: The decks of the Constellation
presented a busy scene today. In the
morning the Bruiser took on board fifty
barrels, while the Goshawk was
loaded by means Of light,
er with two hundred barrels OF
food supplies. In the afternoon four
hundred barrels were transferred to the
ValorOus. All the British gunboats fly
the American flag at the fore, a courtesy
which the Constellation returns, accord
ing to the rules OF naval etiqutte. The
American officers have each night more
invitations than they can possibly &C
cept. The duke OF Edinburgh takes the
deepest intert st in the relief movement
and personally supervises every detail
of the business of transhipment. The
freedom of the city of Dublin, which
was offered yesterday to Capt. Potter
was rendered to him as the representa-
tive OF the American contributors in the
relief movement. 1t is an honor
which has been conferred upon only
three persons, namely: the late Mr.. Isaac
Butt, Mr. Gladstone, and the ex-presi.
dent of the United States. One thous
and invitati ons have been issued for the
ball in Dublin next Tuesday evening.