Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
Cassie FLASHES.

HE strike 6moEg the miners of West
phalla, Germany, Is spreading. The nil
Itary in the disturbed districts has been
reinforced.
A FUND has been started in London for
Captain Murrell, of the steemer Missouri,
VINO rescued the Danmark's passengers in
mid ocean.
DURING a conflict between soldiers and
strikers at Essen, near Berlin, the SOL
diers fired upon the strikers, killing three
men and woundipg five.
JAMES MCINTYRE, a faitA-cure doctor,
was arrested at Madison, Wis, Tuesday
on charge of trying to commit an as
5ault on one of his patients.
RUSSIAN petroleum is competing with
the American product in toe Dutch East
Indies, which have been customers of the
American com panies.
TEE jury in the case of Irving Latimer,
who was charged with the murder of his
mother, at Jackson, Mich, has returned
verdict of gniltY.
BERLIN.-The strikes In the Westphalia
mines are spreading and the miners are
becoming more violent. A furious riot
at Gelsenkirchen was with difficulty sup
pressed by the police after one miner was
killed and several rioters and policemen
injured.
THE death of Count Demetrius Tolstoi,
the Russian minister of the interior, caus
es rejoicing among the peas nGry of Rus
STA, as he was responsible for much of the
despotlsm under which the subjects of
that country are held.
In discussing the relation of highlands
power to the world at large, Sir George
Baden Powell recently remarked in pub
lie that sat least 80 per cent. of the coal
ing stations of the world could be in our
hands"
OSHKOSH, Wis. - All the build
ings at Island Park, a summer resort six
miles north of here, on Lake Winnebag o,
burned at noon GU Tuesday. All furniture
was destroyed. The loss is $15, 900 to $40,
900.
forest fires are raging in Minnesota
and Michigan. Near Pike Lake station
she damage to timber will reach $1,000,
0U0. Fires are burning near sf,peming
and Fast Tawas, Mich, which, if rain does
not come socn, will probably cause heavy
losses.
GENERAL BoULANGER's costume On land
ing aG Dover moved the British critics in
costume TO laughter. He wore glossy
silk hat and blue coat. An admiring
woman gave him a carnati0n for his but
ton hole aud another presented him a
baby TO kiss. 1t was thus the brave
general made his FIRST appearance on the
British stage.
In the Supreme Court of Canada the
chief justice Is seventy five years, Mr..
Justice Gwynne ia seventy five, Mr.. j as
tice Strong is sixty-three, Mr.. Justice
Patterson is sixty-six, Mr.. Justice Four
nier is sixty-fOur, Mr.. Justice Techereau
is fifty two.
PARIs.-Much of the excitement over
yesterdays assault on President Carnot
has subsidized, as the medical examination
of the man calling himself Perrin has
shown he is a luna, ic with the hobby of a
grievance against the government. He
will be ordered TO confinement in an asy-
! lam.
The Empress Haru of pan is an ar
dent friend of all schemes advancing the
social and legal standing of Japanese
women. She has literary tastes and
writes poetry. It is never published, bat
appears In autograph form on screens
USED IN her private apartments.
messed the most terrible tornado that has
visited here for many years. The storm
moved from the south in a northerly
direction, and swept everything IN its
| path. Buildings were unrOofed, telephone
aud teleg aph poles and wires were laid
low, and the electric light tower lies across
the track. The streets are filled with the
| debris from demolished dwellings,.
| regent OF the Duchy of Luxembourg in
reply to the letter of the King of Holland
announcing his intention of resumipg the
| government of the Duchy on May L, wrote
that he was ready TO renOunce the regency
at any time that would suit the King s
| pleasure. The King has replied in a
J friendly letter, III which he expresses his
| desire To resume the government of Lux
emourg on the same day he resumes the
| government of Holland.