Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-30
ABROAD.

Herr Ingersley, the Danish minister
of public works, is dead.
By collision between a steamer and
a bark off the Clyde, Scotland, yester-
day, fifteen persons were drowned.
A wagon train of provisions mas sue
,ceeded in entering Buluwayo, which is
surrounded by Matabele warriors.
Floods in the valleys of the st.
Francis and st. Lawrence river, Can
ada, continue to do great damage.
A scouting party sent out from Buiu-
wayo have found the natives in great
force within few miles of the town.
Rev. George P. Knapp, the American
missionary who was expelled from
Bitlis, has left Aleppo for Alexandria.
France has officially notined che
Russian government that she will al
low the Red Cross society to cross the
Obok territory.
Reports received from Havana,
Cuba, state that Spanish troops, under
Colonel Villa, have defeated the insurg-
gents in several engagements.
There has been fierce fighting at
Omduraman, the headquarters Of the
khalifa, and SEQ of the bodyguard of
the latter have been killed.
A cable dispatch from Rome says
that King Menelik is angry because of
the duke of Sermoneta's speech, and
has broken off peace negotiations.
The deaths of Baron de Hirsch, the
distinguished Hebrew philauthropist,
of Austria, and of NJ. Leon Say, the
French statesman and political econ
omist, are announced.
Steamers full of German troops are
passing Zanzibar daily on their way to
Tanga, German east Africa. 1t is sup
posed that trouble is expected with the
insurgent chief Mabarkazaziz.
The bill regarding the appointment
of the commission which is to sit at
Victoria, B. c., and take evidence upon
the Boring sea claim has passed the
Canadian house Of commons.
Rev. DR.. John J. Glennon has been
appointed by the pope coadjutar to
Bishop Hogan, of Kansas City, Mo.
DR.. Glennon is the vicar-general and
rector of Kansas City cathedral.
Capt. Gen. Weyler has decided to re-
lease Rev. Albert Diaz, the American
Baptist missionary, and his brother
Alfred, from custody, on condition that
they will Immediately leave Cuba.
The reichstag has unanimously
adopted Herr Adt's motion calling upon
the German government to energeti-
cally combat with all the means in its
power the illegal practice of dueling.
Warrants for the eXtradition to the
United States of the two men arrested
in London on the charge of being in
possession of the stolen jewelry of Mr.
l. Townsend Burden, of New York.
granted.
From Cairo there is a rumor that the
Sirdar is about to return from ode
front, and that Lord Cromer has px-
pressed a desire that General Kitca-
ener confer with himself and tie
khediye
The scheme Of home rule for Cuba
provides for the establishment of two
local bodies-a provincial chamber of
deputies and council of administra-
ton. To the latter body large powers
will be granted.
The endangered Dutch post in the
Atchin territory has been relieved
after fight with the rebels under Toe |.
hoedjohan, who lost 20 killed and 200 I
wounded. The Dutch loss was one o. /
ficer wounded and 2e killed Or
wounded.
At the Shakespeare birthday celebra-
ton in Birmingham, England, a letter (
was read from President Cleveland. .
which was received with great ap-
plause. Ambassador Bayard presided
at the banquet and responded to the /
toast Of literature.
The bimetallic conference. called
with the view of paving the way to in
ternational negotiations on the subject
assembled at Brussels. Delegates
from Germany, the United States. /
Great Britain, France Austria, Russia.
Belgium, Denmark, Holland and Rou-
mania were present.