Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-26
GABLEGRAMS.

a FIRE in Paris caused a damage of
100000 francs at La Fere arsenal,
which contained stores and cavalry
harness.
RUsTFM PAsHA, formerly Governor Of
Lebanon, has been appointed Turkish
EN- bassador at London, vice Musurus
Pasha, who has been recalled.
AN official dispatch relative to the
engagement near Slivnitzna says that
after heavy firing Prince Alexander
was forced to retreat to SlIvnitzna.
Both sides lost heavily.
PRIME ALEXANDER, in his request to
the Porte for help, states tha5 in his
com pliance with the Sultan's demand
he has withdrawn the Bulgarian troops
from Eastern Roumelia.
THREE hundred tenant farmers at
Youghal, County Cork, have demanded
% per cent. reduction of rent. The
landlords effer of Is per cent. reduction
was rejected. The tenants have depos-
tied their rent money in the banks.
HENRY DUFE, the Fenian who was
arrested in London last July on the
charge of having murdered Stephen
Grady at Solihull in 1880, was Tuesday
convicted and sentenced to 90 years i'm
prisonment.
THE daughters OF Mr.. Curtin, who
was murdered by moonlighters in his
own house near Tralee, Ireland, on Fri
day night, have testified that Timothy
Casey fred the first shot. Fitzgerald,
another OF. the moonlighters, has been
arrested as Molahiffe.
THE French cabinet has refused to
grant general amnesty par don to
political prisoners, but favGrs the issue
of individual pardons. The periodical
crisis is evidently near at hand, as a
statement by the prime minister fore
shadows the failure of the schemes in
Tonquin and Madagascar
A DISPATCH from Tsaribrod says that
two Bulgarian battaliops were defeated
in an engagement with the S.rvians on
the road between Bresnik and Pernik
The Bulgarians lost 300 men killed and
wounded. The Servians captured sixty
prisoners and a quantity Of ammunition
and provisions.
THE expulsion Of Russian-Poles from
Prussia continues undated. In one
settlement alone 1000 Poles were order
ed to settle up their affairs and at once
quit Prussia territory forever. While
Prussia is driving thousands from their
homes Russia has issued an edict re-
fusing to receive them unless they can
prove that they were born on Russian
territory. Many of those expelled have
resided in Prussia so long that they,
have forgotten their native language.
The cruelty inflicted on these unfortun-
ate subjects has produced a widespread
feeling Of bitterness against Prince Bis
marck.
TRAINS loaded with soldiers are con-
stantly leaving Philipopoii5 for the
front. The men Of the national guard
| have been summoned to join their COM
mands. Prince Alexander complains
that the Servian agent in Bulgaria
withheld for eight hours the declara-
ton of war. Russian newspapers de.
clare that the car can not pernit Bull
garia and Servia to tear each other to
pieces. The sultan has contracted with
q steamship line for the trans portation
of thirty more battalionS from Asia
Manor to European Turkey. England
has assured the part Of her intention to
do her utmost to preserve the integrity
Of Turkey. The Bulgarian government
has asked Turkey for assistance. In a
battle the other day, the Bulgarians
had about thirtY-four men wounded or
killed.