Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-11-09
TELEGRAPH TICKS.
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
WASHINGTON.

THE taking of testimony in the So teldo
murder case at Washington began Mon
day.
Col. R. G. INGERsoLL expects as his
guest later in the season, Mics Farrell, of
Peoria, I'll.
GEN. BRADY Is in Canada at his MILF,
which are furnishing sinews of war for
the comirg fight in the star route cases.
THE First n ational Bank of Hoopers-
ton. Ill, has been authorized to begin bus
iness, with capital Of $4,000.
SECRETARY FoLGER has issued an order
directing that hereafter heads of bureaus
will not make public substance of their
reports until after they have been submit
ted to congress by the president and SEQ
retary.
The effect Of decision of the interior
department Is to throw open to home
stead pre-emption valuable mineral and
timber land originally included in grants
to railroad companies in the peninsula Of
Michigan.
Mrs. SoTELDo has written letter to
District Attorney Corkhill, praying that
any further proceedings against her
brother-in-law, who was acquitted on
the charge of murder Friday last, be
abandoned and the matter which has en-
shrouded their lives in grief be no longer
kept before the public.
BKLvA LOCKWOOD was to be called into
court 10 explain how she came to swear
she had $l2 900 worth of property unem-
numbered, when District Attorney Cork
hill says that since she was qualified in
that amount he has found out that her
property only assessed $4,000 and is
mOrtgaged for $4,000.
THE deaths in the District of Columbia
during the year were 4751, an excess over
the total last year Of 435, or at the rate
of L ga per thousand of the population.
OF the deaths 1858 were white and 22l8
colored, showing an annual death rate of
1891 per 1000 per annum for the white,
34.53 for the colored and 21.2$ for the
total population.
In the last two days $15,OOo,Co9 of 81
per cent. bonds have been received at the
treasury to be exchanged into per
cents. 1t is thought that the total amount
of extended SIS exchanged for 3's will
reach $500, 100000, leaving but about $780,
100000 of exchanged SIS outstanding.
The report of the Surgeon-General Of
the Army shows that amoBg white troops
the total number of cases of all kinds
taken on the sick list the past year was
"a, $50, being at the rate of l 679-1000 per
1000 of mean strength. Among colored
troops 1899, or l 100000 per 1000 of
meaa strength. There were 21S deaths
among white troops, % among colored and
9 among Indian troops.
COMMISSIONER LoRINa. of the agricul-
tural bureau, offered $14. 600 in prizes for
essays upon various branches of husband
ry, desiging to pay the prizes from the
appropriation for experiments in best
sugar and sorghum culture; but Comp
tToller Lawrence, of the treasury de-
partment, has warned the commissioner
that the intended diversion OF money
without the authority OF congress would
be illegal.
L, Is. NEEDLES went to Washington to
secure financial aid for the eighteenth Ill
inois congressional district in their strug-
gle with William r, Morrison. pre-
vions appeal to Long Jones drew from
him a statement that his committee had
collected only $1,000 from country post
masters and that Chicago merchants ad
refused to contribute a cent. Hubbell's
committee recited how Virginia was call
ing loudly for $4,000; $4,000 had gone
to North Carolina, and $4,000 had been
given to Speaker Keifer for use in Ohio.
Mr.. Needles then solicited contributions
from Illinois men in the departments, but
was met by refusal in nearly every case,
and went home disguised.