Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-09
FOREIGN FLASHES.

Spanish troops defeated the Malays
at AIindonao, killing $50 Of them.
A London receiver has been ap-
pointed for Paul Boyton's water show.
The speaker of the Newfoundland
legislature and another member were
removed for various abuses.
O'Donovan Rosa intends to close
his Iecturing tour in Ireland late in Au-
| gust and return to America.
Lord Dunraven's yacht the Valkyrie,
just as she stands, will be sold at auc-
ton.
Cholera is said to be epidemic in
MarseilIes The mayor of the city
denies the report.
/ Emperor William telegraphed from
! the north his congratulations upon the
forty-seventh anniversary Of Bis
marck's wedding.
Three lads named Vadeboncoeur
! Verette and Guilmette, aged about u
years, were drowned at Three Rivers,
P. @, while bathing.
The British tourist steamer Miowera
went ashore on the Norwegian coast;
her passengers were landed on an I'M
! inhabited island.
Japan is likely to pay dearly for the
sinking Of that Chinese transport,
which, it transpires. flew the British
flag.
Cardinal Ledochowski, whose death
at Lucerne was announced by cable,
is not only alive, but in excellent
health
The reported victory of Japanese
warships over those of China at
Round Island, off the coast Of Corea,
is confirmed.
Sir William Harcourt moved in the
! house of commons to limit discussions
on the evicted tenants bill; Mr.. Bal
tours motion Of protest was rejected.
Japan notifies various powers that a
state of war exists between Japan
and China. This is equivalent to a
/ dGclara ton of war.
)! A cable dispatch from Kiel states
that NJ. Javelle, of the Nice observa
i tory, has observed a bright projection
in the south region Of the Termination
of the planet Mars.
Emperor Francis Joseph, who was
at Ischl, started for Baden immedi-
ately upon hearing of the accident to
Archduke William, which resulted n
his death.
The pope is about to cOnvOke an as
sembly Of cardinals and eastern patri-
archs for the purpose of a discussion
of the question of the reunion of the
eastern churches.
Enricco Luchesi, the anarchist &C
cused of numbering Editor Randi here
about four weeks ago, arrived at Leg
horn in the care Of two detectives and
was locked up to await trial.
The Chinese battleship Chen-Yuen
was sunk by the japanese on Monday;
two cruisers were captured and an
other is said to have been destroyed
nearly 1000 men were drowned.
Fire has destroyed 1000 houses at
Cottel, Bulg. 1t is believed that
many persons persisted. The towns
pcOplC WuOSG uOuStS were puluCu dIS
camping out in the fields.
The experts who are delving into
the family history of Caserio, the as
sassin of President Carnot, have dis
covered that four of his rela tives died
in aSylumS for lunatics.
The German ship Kalliope, which
was supposed to have been sunk as
the result of a collision with the Ger
! man bark f. E. Hagemeyer, was seen
after the collision, apparently undan-
aged.
Charles Bertrand, alias, Donaldson.
! who is described as the most expert
forger in the United States or Europe,
was sentenced in the ClerkenweIl as
sizes in London to three years and
six months imprisonment for fraudu-
lently obtaining money.
The British tourist steamer Miowera,
owned by the Canadian Pacific line,
! which sailed from Shields July for
Odde, Norway, is aground near Asker
gold, on the Norwegian coast. Her
passengers were landed on an unin-
habited island
A dispatch from Sydney, n. S., says
! that the Dibbs minister has resigned
in consequence of a DISPUTE with the
J government in regard to appointments
/ to the legislative council. A cabinet
is being formed by the leader of the
opposition, Reid
Florence Emery, the English actress,
has obtained a divorce from her huS-
band upon the ground of his miscon-
duct with other women. The principal
witnesses in favor of Miss Emery were
an American actor named Powers and
Miss Kate Phillips, formerly of the
Irving company.
Princess Bismarck has suffered
greatly from the intense heat in Var
sin and has had several fainting fits
Her condition is not alarming, how
ever. A report was started yesterday
that Prince Bismarck was i'll, but it
was due to the misunderstanding of
a dispatch concerning his wife's illness.
He is in his usual health
The Italian government has decided
to raise the state of siege in Sicily and
General Nora Di Livriano, who was
appointed military Governor Of Sicily
| when the state of siege was pro-