Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23
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Herindorf have struck.
IT la stated that the czarowiiz will soon
be bethroded TO Princes Helen, fourth
daughter of the prince of Montenegro.
SOCIALISTS hauled down the royal stand
ard from the great tower at The Hague
and hoisted the SOCIALISM flag in It's place.
VIENNA, Austr1a.-Much damage has
been done throughout the country by
storms. At BoskCwitz eight persons
were killed and number of houses
burned.
SWEDEN has a better telephone system
than the United States, where the teles
phone originated. The reason is that
there is no monopoly in Sweden.
BERL1N-There has been rioting in ST.
lesia and the strike is extending. The
striking miners are den4olishing the pits,
threatening the officials, and preventing
the men from returning to work.
MEMBERS of the committee at Berlin,
who have charge of the money subscribed
for the striking miners became inyOlv ed
in a desperate struggle and during the
quarrel !, one of the committee nen was
shot.
AMONG the inmates arrested in raid
in London gamtling-house early Sat
urday morning we're the Earl o. Dudley
and Lord Dargan, both peers of the
realm. They gave bail before q magis-
trate, and were committed for trial.
--LATEST advices from Sydney, New
South Wales, report everything quiet in
Samoa and complete harmony prevailing
between Admiral Kimberly and Herr
Stubel, the new German Consul. -Four
hundred and fifty sailors from the wreck
ed American war ships are on their way
to San Francisco.
MADRID, Spain.-An anarchist con-
spiracu has been discovered at Sueoa,
near Valencia. The cOnspirators, ali
peasants, planned to take the town and
sack the houses of the wealthy. The
police and soldiers arrested many per-
sons having in their possession fire arms
and pass ports from South America.
To THE queen of Italy belongs the
credit of re establishing the manufacture
ofsBurano lace. The queen found an old
woman who knew the stitch and had her
teach number of Younger women. The
result is that BuranO lace has again be-
come a source of large revenue to the
people of Burauo.
LONDON, England. = A conspiracy has
been discovered among the military of
icers stationed in ST. Petersburg. A
large number of the cons pirat0rs have
been arrested. In their possession were
found papers which proved that they in
tended to make an attsmpt to assassinate
the czar. A number Of bombs were also
found.
IN the Supreme Court of Canada the
chief justice is seventy-fye years, Mr..
Justice Gwynne is seventy five, Mr.. las
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.-La France, in an APPARENTLY in
spired article, says that the Senatorial
Cours fluids a fficuity in framing spec
iic charge against General Boulapger.
Some Senators propose that nolIe pro-
ST qui be entered in the case, others that
he be tried at the asslzes. and still others
that he be court-martialed. 1t is believ
ed, the paper says, that the proceedings
sgaiust General BOuiauger will fail, and
the prosecution of Nj. Rochefort will be
abandoned.
AN old European custom has died out
this year. The religious services of foot
wa hing, which has lasted for four cen
turtles in Austria, with occasional excep-
uons, was discontinued on account of the
death of the Crowd prince. For forty
years the present emperor has washed
the feet OF twelve old men while the en-
press has performed the same service
for twelve old women. It was curious
relic of media val times.