Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-07
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COUNT Won MoLTKE devotes most of his
time now TO the cultivation OF his favor
tie flowers.
A CENSUS of st. Petersburg has recently
been taken and it appears there has been
elimination of about $4,000 since 1881.
PARIs-The report that the decree of
exile against the Due D'Aumlle was TO
be revoked is semi officially denied.
A MERCHANT who arrived at Suakin from
Khartoum confirmed the report that the
Mahdi's successor was defeated by Sc
nussl,
- MEETINGS are to be held all over Ireland
to express indignation at the harsh treat
ment of VIM. O'Brien, NJ. p, in CIonmel
jail.
DUBLN.-Seehy, M. P, for Galway,
has been sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment, without hard labor for max
| ing speeches at Ballynelly.
LoNDoN.-Advices from Massowah state
that the Hadab tribe have not asked for
Italian assistance against Osman Dignuss,
who threatens to attack them.
VIENNA.-The Archduke Rudolf, the
| Austrian crown prince and heir apparent
to the throne, died suddenly at Mierling
near Baden. His death IS supposed to
have been caused by apoplexy.
BERLIN.-The National Zeitung does not
attach any i'm pOrtance to the election of
General Boulanger, which it declares viii
in no way affect the political situation
and which will not jeopardize the Repub-
! lie.
| PRINCE BISMARCK announ oed az the SEES
sion of the Reichstag during the debate
on the East Africa bill, that although he
was not originally colonial man he was
now ready to follow the will of the ma
| jority OF the German nation.
The reichstag committee to whom was
referred the East Africa bill, report fav-
orably after striking out the clause plac-
ing the east African company under Capt
Messman's control.
Z, THE Journal de st. Petersburg and
Novosti look upon the election of Gener.
al Boulanger as a summons to the repub-
lie to take action for its preservation.
| BERLN.-The North German Gazette
publishes letter from Emperor William
in which he thanks the people for the
many proofs of their cal sym pathy and
love shown On the occasion of mis- birth
day.
Court of Justice in Ireland has refused
to confirm the additional writ of hebeas
corpus granted for the release of Edward
| Harrington, who was sentenced to six
months i'm IMPRISONMENT for offenses under
the Grimes act.
Mr.. EDWARD STANHoPE, England's Min.
ster of War, has delivered a speech to
his constituents in which he pro phesied
he l. IE4k~.
fiercest and most horrible war ever
known" London newspapers condemn
his utterances as iil-advised.
LoNDoN.-The Standards Berlin CORES
| pendent says: Germany does not intend
to annex Samoa, but she is resolved that
America will not do so at the same time.
l hear that Germany may occupy any
place on the islands in order to restore
| order, but only tenn porarily.
SUAkIM the leader of TIE
Russian colony on the Adiura Bay, order
ed his companions to fire upon the
Italian gunboat if they came too near the
shore. He declared that he was acting in
accordance with government orders. He
also stared that another body of 800
Cassocks was coming. The mission
landed in full Cassock uniform.
/ HARIs.-Gen. Boutanger, Speaking of
the comments of the foreign press on his
election, says it is quite natural that or
| gans of certain governments should COZ
slider his coming to power as a prelude to
war. These governments prefer 30 see
France prey to the present disseutions
rather than gaining new power under a
| government of pacifioation and union.
! A CORRESPONDENT of the London
Times says that the "teetotal" had its
origin through suffering temperance
orator, who urged en- his hearers, that
nothing less ''tee-te-te-to- tal' abstinence
Sould satisfy temperance reformers.
wome one at once adopted "teetotal" as
q suitable word, and it sprang into gen
eral use.