Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-12-16
FOREIGN

A THREATENING letter received by Par
nell at Waterford charges him with de-
stroying Ireland to save his own pocket
THE sultan has evaded trouble with the
ambassadors of the powers by having the
keepers Of the assassin of Colonel Com
meraeff declare him insane.
The British admiralty has at last abol-
ished the CATO nine-tails in the navy,
which, henceforth, is to be disciplined
without fogging.
THE Italian premier, in discussing
Greco-Turkish relations, said the govern
ment would never permit Italian citi-
zens to violate the international duties of
Italy.
THE gravity of the situation in Ireland
is increasing daily, and the announcement
Of a cabinet council is unexpectedly made.
has returned suddenly to London.
THE French finance minister stated in
the chamber of deputies that England and
Germany had several times of late mani
tested desire for double standard, and
announced that France is ready for actual
OYertures.
Mrs. GADNER, who was attacked by her
tenants in the west of Ireland recently, is
house is in a state OF siege at present. The
garrison now consists of about a dozen pO-
licemen.
THE Greek premier, in an appeal to the
leaders Of the opposition, pronounced the
country on the eve of supreme crisis,
and urged military preparations to en-
force the decision of the Berlin confer
ence.
Won HATzFELT, the German ambassa-
dor to Turkey, has reached Berlin with
what is believed to be a proposal by the
porte for the settlement of the Greek
question by compromise.
GLADsToNE's withdrawal from the house
of commons is urged by his physicians,
and there are rumors that, after the pres
entation of the budget, Gladstone will &C
cept a peerage and support the Irish land
bill in the house of lords.
THE British cabinet has decided to an
ticipate the probable parliamentary tactics
of Mr.. Parnell and his partisars by intro
| ducing series of resolutions for the guild
ance Of the speaker of the house of COM
mons when obstruction is attempted.
THE Irish land league meeting at Scots
town. which Dillon, O'Kelly, and Bigga1
called upon the government to protect,
| " Sio lASiu Without 1HlS14 4 liz
Orangemen gave up their proposed coun-
ter demonstrations at the same time and
place.
THE better sense of the German people
is asserting itself against the Stoecker anti
Jewish movement. In large majority OF
the towns the protest against the pro
scri ption movement has been so numerous
ly signed as to- quite ovorwhelm the
Stoecker party.
Mr.. PARNELL will probably be indicted
anew for his bold utterances at Waterford
recently. Mr.. Healy, NJ. p, ParnelHs
secretary, and Mr.. Walsh have been in
dieted by the Cork Grand jury for intimi-
dating farmer named Manning who turn
ed land grabber."
NOTWITHSTANDING a somewhat stormy
opposition, the Greek parliament has
granted the ministers of war and admiral,
ty all the supplies they deemed sufficient
to put their respective departments II
good fighting trim.
SABURoFF, the Russian ambassador al
Berlin, has gene to Friedrichsruhe TO CON
fer with Bismarck on the Greek question
and those two men will probably have
vast deal more to do in shaping events IL
the east than all the so-called nava
demonstrations
THE growth of the Irish land league il