Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23

This week the prince of Wales is to
unveiI the new statue of his mother,
the queen, at the foot of Black Friars
bridge.
At an auction sale of the paintings
and effects of the late Sir Frederick
Leighton which has just closed there
was realized almost 100000 which
brings the total proceeds of the Leigh
ton estate up to nearly $500000
An American lady, Mrs. Adair, has
hired the bontanical grounds for a gar
den party, which she is to give Mon
day.
The Field devotes a page of this
weeks issue to a spiteful review of the
Henley regatta. The article begins
with criticism of the management for
refusing to cOnfine the races at Henley
to British entries. 1t says that Amer
lean newspaper men invaded the press
box, taking the best places and, in
stead of doing their work, if they had
any to do, called in loud voices to the
great detriment of the hard working
Britishers. The writ urges that in
the future English and American re-
pOrters be separated at Henley. The
article continues: american report
ers draw upon their imagination and
write anything that comes into their
heads provided it panders to the anti
! British feeling of men" The Fields
article criticises the behavior of the
AMERICANS in general, saying:
English people, unlike the Americans,
are not ever lastlingly fagegging
: either ashore or afioat.'
The decision of Lord Chief Justice
i Russell not to allow ladies on the bench
at the future sittings of the court in the
trial of DR.. Jameson is well received
There have been many protests about
the way in which recent sittings of
the court in this case have been turned
; into society functions.
Monday there was a garden party at
Buckingh palace, given by the prince
and princess of Wales in honor of their
daughter, Princess Maud, who will, on
| Wednesday become the bride of Prince
Charles of Denmark. According to au.
thorities in such matters, this party
was the most brilliant social function
that has taken place in The United
=, Kingdom since the jubilee year. So far
as the queen is concerned, the wedding
!, will be as quiet as possible, her majesty
being expected to arrive in the city
Monday evening. Tuesday she will, in
private, invest Crown Prince Frederick
of Denmark with the Order of the Gar
ter and with the first class decoration
of the Victoria and Albert cross. Upon
both of his sons, Prince Christian and
, Prince Charles, the grand cross of the
Bath will be conferred at the same time
On Thursday, the day after the wed.
ding, her majesty will return to Wind
sor, whence she intends to go soon to
the Isle Of Wight. Among the presents
which have been received by Princess
Maud is a magnificent solitaire diamond
from William Waldorf Aston.
In Germany
Berlin, July 19.-Another colonial
scandal is on the point of exploding
Her Won Putthamer, governor Of the
German Camercons, is accused of haV-
ing committed most horrible atrocities
upon both male and female native Cam
eroons, of vile excuses and of fnacial
speculations of a shady character. A
large number of afidavits of eye wit
nesses and victims of Won Putthamers
brutality, with the strongest of oorrob-
orative evidence, are now in the pos
session Of the German papers and will
soon be published. The evidenc is SO
strong that it will be impossible to
avoid an official investigation You