Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-22
Casie Flashes.

THE prince of Wales smokes ten cigars
day.
ExQUEEN Isabella spends her time in
Paris playing poker.
AGAIN has an outcry for Queen VIC
toria's abdication in favor of the prince
of Wales arisen in England.
TIE betrothal of the Princess Clemen-
tine, of Belgium, to the prince of Naples,
is announced.
R. KoNDo, OF Japan, is worth 100000
600. Mr.. Kondo is a man who believes
nothing succeeds like success.
MOVEMENT is on foot in Servia in
favor of dethroning King Milan, and it
may possibly result in general Euro
pean war.
The condition of Hon. John Bright,
the venerable English statesman, who
has been in q critical state of health
lately, is reported improving.
WILLIAM L. GLADSTONE is arranging
and tabulating his correspondence in
chronological order. It is an immenge
task, and no man but Gladstone would
think of attempting it at his age.
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN arrived in New
York Monday. His marriage with Miss
Endicott is announced to take place
THURSDAY.
In the lower house of the Hungarian
diet the government bill fer the CONVEX
sion of Hungarian loans was passed by a
large majority.
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, the English dip
lomat who is to marry Miss Endicott,
has family of six grown-up children.
the eldest daughter Is year older than
His bride-elect.
The city of Madrid, Spain, has been
the scene of political rioting lately, but
the city is reported quiet again, the
authorities prohibiting all meetings and
street gatherings.
THE Pope has issued another rescript
to the Catholic Bishops in Ireland, COM
mandiug them to enforce his former
rescript against the land-league, home
rule agitation.
IT is reported that three respectable
young women of Neenah have been lured
| to disreputable den near Norway, Mich,
where they are restrained by the keeper
from leaving.
IT is reported at Ottawa, Ont, that
Joseph Chamberlain has been secretly
instructed by the British government to
prepa if possible, for the opening OF
| negotiations for a new fishery treaty, and
that he will endesvor to secure the views
of leading republicans of the United
States on the subject.
CONSIDERABLE wre ekage and several bod
les from the German ship Theodore Ruger
| and the Cunard steamer Nantes, which
collided off the Lizard, have washed
ashore, confirming the belief that both
vessels and most OF their crews were
| lost.
| CITY OF MRxIoo.- Senior Dublan,
minister of finance, says the election
of General Harrison will be beneficial to
| Mexico and Senior Buranda, minister of
| Justice, thinks the new administration in
| the United States will increase commerce
and harmony between the two republics.
PARNELL has long refused to have his
portrait painted. He can not endure the
| tsdium of sistings. He is now, however,
in the hands of b. M. Thsddeus, the
young painter, whose portraits of Mr..
Glads one and the pope have lately at
trscted q good deal of attention. Mr..
Thaddsus is obliged to keep a close watch
on Mr.. Parneil, who often grow rebellious
under the restraint placed upon him, and
threatens to desert the artist altogether.
BnRL1N.-The Berlin Post says: The
increase of Frances military forces
brings us nearer to war. The increase ia
being made at rate which the peace
powers are scarcely able to keep pace
with. The strong mark may BIO applied
to Russia, the increase of whose militrry
strength can not be explained as aide
fsnsive measure.