Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-17
ABROAD.

An official despatch from Salvador
tells of the defeat of the rebels N
three battles with 100 killed and loo
wounded.
The town of Stephany, Russia has
been entirely destroyed by fire and the
inhabitants are on the verge of starva-
ton.
| Signor Crispi was the object of
hostile demonstration on his arrival
| in Milan to attend the opening Of the
! exhibition in that city.
London worbingmen have held their
annual demonstration in Hyde park,
where resolutions in favor of an
| eight hour day were passed.
A member OF the French chamber Of
deputies will be prosecuted by the gov
eminent for melting strike and in
! sultius the authorities.
st. Petersburg police have lately ar
rested more than 100 anarchists, some
of whom confessed they had accom-
plices in Paris and London.
The Canadian patrol boat Petrol
captured two American steamers, their
crew and passengers while they were
in the fishing grounds off Kelly's IS
| land, in Lake Erie.
The strike of the miners at OlmuM,
Moravia is still spreading and addi-
| tional troops have been sent to the
scene to preserve order. Already
5000 men are out
An explosion took place in the large
cordite works at Waltham abbey, 13
miles from London, killing four men
and injuring a dozen others. The
| buildings were wrecked.
-Four young men of Nicolet p, O.,
were returning from a sail ON the
river in a skiff when the boat upset
and P. st. Jean Germaine, Pierre de Ia
Tulippe and o. Desruissaux were
drowned.
General Manager Sergeant of the
Grand Trunk railway at Montreal has
] minated that d general 10 per cent.
| reduction of salaries would shortly
be put in force. He considers that
decrease in traffic earnings may be eX-
pected in the near future.
The statement recently made that
Colonel Neiyes Hernandez, the MeXi-
can army officer who was accused Of
being implicated in the Gagzia revolu
ton, has been sentenced to- suffer the
death pegaIty within the next few
days, is denied.
Henry Eastman, a fireman, was
| killed and another fireman. was prob
! ably fatally injured at the fire at
| Nanimo, B: c.. Tine money loss of the
| fire is 100000! The city is in dark
ness and the principal business street
| is blocked through the destruction of
| the bridge:
The EgyptiaD council Of ministers
has granted the sum of f159;000 with
which to. erect a solid building at
Cairo, to replace the Ghizes; museum,
1t is asserted in the LondcN opposi-
ton press that the Roseberry ministry
is doomed to- fall at am early day, 0w-
| ing 20 its constantly decreasing ma
! jority in the. house of commons:
| The steamer st. Pierre in going out
! from Cow Bay, c. B., ran into the
| schooner Native from Mainadieu, coal
! laden, to Halifax. The ST. Pierre
struclz her amidships- and the schooner
sank IN six minutes. The crew got OF
safely
/ The fourth and last session of the
! 10th parliament Of Ontario was. form
/ ally prorogued at Toronto by the lieu
/ tenant-governo-- in the, presence OF al
brilliant assemblage. It is probable
that tie announcement Of the dissolu--
! ton of the legislature will be made liz
few days and the general election,
will be- likely to. take place some time
in june
The fDllowing was received at Hall
fax, N S., fronm the lighthouse keeper
at st. Esprit Islands picked; up
adlift this, morning two miles % the
southwark of the island a ships boat
containing six bags Of seamen's CLOTH
ing and a few other articles. No sign
of any vessel. Wind from the east.
Boat drifting west. ANY quantity OF
ice Off coast