Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-26
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The Russian parliament has reopened
with the former obstacles to legislation
removed.
Several of the Bahama islands have
been completely flooded by a hurricane
accompanied by torrential rains.
The British steamer Yarmouth, crossing
from Hook of Holland to Harwich, foun-
dered in the North Sea and her entire
crew of % men persisted.
The Spanish minister of war has re-
ceived an official telegram from Melilla,
Morocco, announcing that all the Riff
tribes had arisen and were uniting with
hostile intent. The French also report
fighting.
Rumors of the forthcoming deposition
of Sultan Abdul Hamid by the partisans
of the Young Turks have followed upon
the heels of several serious mutinies
among the soldiers stationed in Constan-
tirOple.
There is a general strike among the
students of Russia to enforce their de-
mands for the annulment of the new reg
ulations excluding women students from
the university. The male students of ST.
Petersburg, Moscow and other important
cities voted in favor of suspending the
strike.
At Chihuahua, Mexico, Moses Navarro
and Martin Matues, both clerks in the
Banco Minera, and Manuel Milomar, all
boys of less than p years of age, are I'M
der arrest and the mystery Of the robbery
of the bank of $1S5,OOO on the night Of
March 1 last is solved. One hundred and
seventy-ive thousand dollars of the money
has been recovered, leaving only $4,000
still missing.
The United States army transport Bu-
ford, which sailed from Manila en- route
to San Francisco, was detained at Maya
zaki, Japan, on account of the death Of
a sailor on board from cholera.
A petition to the French Parliament to
pass law enabling women to do military
service is being pressed by DR.. Madeline
Pelletier on behalf of the woman's suf-
frage movement. She believes that the
women must learn the necessity of vio-
lence as a preliminary to achieving polit-
ical victory. She says there are plenty
of men to mend the socks and cook the
food.
A report brought by steamer from
Bluefelds, states that the recent storm
which swept the northern coast of Mic
aragua, practically destroyed the towns
of Rio Grande and Prizapulka. Two lives
were lost at Rio Grande On the great
Cukra coast the crops and many build
ings were destroyed.
The Chinese chamber of commerce of
Shanghai sent a message to Admiral
Sperry welcoming the American feet to
China. This action is considered among
the foreigners there as noteworthy, as
the chamber of commerce is the body that
led the boycott against American goods
here three years ago.
Orders have been issued that the Rus
sian troops in Chilli province, including
the legation guard here. be withdrawn
shortly. Japan is also planning the with
drawal OF half of the force of 800 men
she has maintained in the province as
railroad guard, TO take place in Novem-
ber
Labor leaders in England have begun
q fierce fight against John Burns, the la
borite member OF Parliament. as a result
Of his speech in the Commons on the IN
employees, What he said was that the
average workman spends SLID week
for drink, and that if he devoted this sum
to life insurance, most OF the troubles of
the unemployed would disappear.