Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-13
CHUNKS OF NEWS.

Ellis Bard, cashier of the National bank
of Lincoln, Pa, is a defaulter to the
amount of $4,000.
The former palace of Marguerite, of
Navarro, on the Rue de Seine was burned
the loss being 100000.
The president sent to the senate yester-
day the nomination of Charles Emory
Smith Tan EDITOR of Pennsylvania, to be
envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary to Russia.
The Lennox bank at New York was
opened yesterday, paying money to those
depositors who desired it.
In the Paris Chamber of Deputies, the
motion to repeal the law banishing from
the country the pretenders to the French
throne was rejected by vote of 328 to
III.
BERLIN, Feb. 8.-Copyrighted by the
New York Associated press.-The opin-
ion inclines to the view that the emperor s
socialistic propositions will never lead to
any practical results. 1t is already rec
ognized as altogether impossible that the
European powers will assert to take part
in the international conference proposed.
It is obvious that the futility of the gen.
eral propositions touched In the report
that the conference will ignore the subject
Of the minimum wages and limit itself to
consideration of the industrial employ
ment of women and children; economic
and other aspects of the Sunday labor and
eight hour movement. But even if the
scheme should get this far and be restrict
ed as is thus suggested, it is considered
that no practical end could be reached.
If any important fact is to follow from
these DEGREES it will be from that part of
them which proposes the internal changes,
new labor legislation and the reform of the
relations existing between the employers
and workmen.
The council of state is not body that
possesses in any great degree the confidence
and good will of of the populace, and the
working men murmur at the notion that it
is first to sit in judgment upon
the laws that are to initiate the new
Utopia. 1t is said, therefore, that the
emperor will reorganize that body, which
is composed of eighty members. He pro-
poses to appoint certain number of work
ingmen to assist in the deliberations. The
effect of the decree upon the electoral can
vass, is that they actually tend to help the
socialistic party. This is surprise be
cause at the first moment it did no
look that way. Indeed the theory tina,
the DEGREES were played as a great
stroke in the game for votes seemed to be
confirmed by the staggering effect they had
at first upon the socialist propaganda, for
they seemed to make socialism itself I'M
necessary. But sober second thought is to
the effect that the DEGREES are an imperial
recognition; that socialism is right and
wise and that what it proposes is neees-
sary for the country. The first practical
conclusion drawn is that labor candidate
was to take the place of importance
lately assigned to Cartelers, in the politi-
cal combinations. Since the publication
of the DEGREES the socialist central commit
tee has increased the number of It's candi-
dates. and now contests 210 districts. The
campaign worked by the committee is a
intelligence. Many contributions of
money have been received from outside of
Germany, and the largest Of these are
from America.
Minister Phelps and wife were invited to
dinner by Prince Bismarck, In order to
make the acquaintance of his family and
drink a glass of Rheinish wine over the
settlement of the Samoan troubles. The
dinner hour was an early one and the only
person present. outside of the family, was
DIR. Schwenninger. After dinner they adj
journed to the library and the chancellor
lighted his long pipe and sent for some
whisky. He said it was a recent gift
from a friend in the United States. Thus
equipped for a SOCIAL bout the chancellor
proposed and all drank the health Of the
president of the United States.