Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-12-02
FOREIGN

LORD ROsERERRY is erecting a mansion
in London to cost 100000.
A STATEMENT is circulating in Ballinrobe
that Lord Erne has appointed successor
to Boycott.
THIRTY-NINE new branches of the Irish
land league have been established during
the past week.
BEACoNsFIELD'S publishers paid him
$4,000 for the copyright of 'Endymion," :"
which IS purely political novel.
a FORMAL payer Ior cessation of dis
turbances in Ireland has been promulgat-
ed by the Protestant archbishop of Dub
lin
ATTEMPTS are being made at Leipsic to
array the students against the Jews, and
the police of Berlin have torn down pla-
cards melting persecution.
BERLIN dispatches intimate that the
authorities are in sympathy with the
movement to restrict Jewish influence in
political matters.
On account of the repressive measures
employed against them, the socialists of
Berlin have resolved to abstain from yot-
ing.
DULCIGNo has been taken by the Turks,
on the 10Th inst, the MOntenegrins will
international fleet.
Mr.. PARNELL has issued an appeal to
the American people, hoping all lovers of
freedom will assist the agitation now 90
ing on in Ireland, which will secure a
radical settlement of the land question.
TYPHUs-FEvER has broken out in the
prison Of Kief, Russia, where their are
several Nihilists confined. OF the 80
prisoners in the establishment, 200 are
stricken with the disease.
AT the weekly meeting of the land
league, Davitt, after recounting his visit
to America, strongly denounced the out
RACES in Ireland during his absence,
which, he said, were calculated to preiu-
dice the interest of the league
CHIEF SECRETARY FOSTER says that the
government may suspend the habeas cor
pus in Ireland and lock up the land leag-
uers. The World predicts that when par
lament meets Lord Beaconsfeld will
move the suspension of the act.
FOURTEEN men have been Jailed at Cork
for firing on the police. Filty-seven sacks
of Boycott's grain have reached Cong,
escorted by cavalry, infantry, police, and
Ulstermen. Three shots were fred at a
landlord near Lough Rea, who refused to
accept the Griffith valuation.
WHILE land Lacquer was addessing the
people from cart at Ballina, County
Mayo, the police attempted to arrest him
for obstructing the street. The mob
interfered. and a sanguinary fight ensued.
Several of the police were wounded but.
being reinforced, charged on the crowd
and arrested the land-leaguer.
ALL of the newspapers of London, ex-
cept the Standard, which alone received
-, / crH PaoopnCHa lj'c.
new novel, "Endymion," express great
chagrin and anger at being unable to lay
the work before their readers. The
Times offered 1000 for proofs of the tale
and other papers made lavish bids, but all
except the Standard were disappointed
"EndymiOn" is little else than a self
made portrait of its author. 1t is purely
a political novel, and will be read by
politicians with more than ordinary in
terest. Golden is called Job Thornberry; ;
Palmerston, Lord Rokehampton, and
Louis Napoleon, Prince FlorestOn. 1t is
full of fashy writing and satirical squibs
The publishers paid the author $4,000
for the copyright.
BERLIN dispatches say the excitement
relative to the persecution of the Jews
continues in that city, and, to some ex-
tent, throughout the country. Protests
have been forwarded to the government,
signed by half a million of Jews, denoun-
cling their prosecutors in the strongest
terms. Prominent among the leaders of
the anti-J ewish agitators is Prof. Treits
chke, a radical member of parliament,
who strongly advocates the social and po-
litical ostracism of all Jews. He has sue
ceeded in arousing popular antipathies to
such an extent that respectable Jews are
ieered at in theatres, concerts, cafes and
streets, this treatment even extending to
these people when going to or returning
from their synagogues in Berlin. Mean
time the Jews are bravely asserting their
rights as taxed subjects, defending their
thrift, and claiming all the privileges ac-
corded to other citizens under the law.
TIE HerdId's Paris special says: 4 large
number of nihilistS placards have Just
appeared on the walls of St. Petersburg,
some of them in the most frequented
parts of the city. They proclaim in
flaming characters the beginning of 4
fresh revolutionary movement beside
which al former agitations will be con-
sidered puerile and insignificant. Omini-
Gus warning is given that the throne of
Alexander will be vacant before the dawn
of another year. Nigilant search has
been made by the police authorities to dis
cover the source of these placards, and
many houses thought to contain secret
printing establishments have been visited
Several arrests have taken place and more
are expected. The people live in constant
fear of falling under the ban Of suspicion,
and between plots of the nihilists and