Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-22
News in Brief.

UTAH hes h colony composed of natives
of the HI xaiian Islands.
JUDGE FIELD has been arrested OF
complains of Sarah Althea Terry chsrg-
ing him with completely In the shooting
of Terry.
HELENA, Mopt.-The CONSTITUTIONS al
convention has com pleted its labors and
adjourned sine die.
Proc CESS has been invented by means
of whicn photographs can be printed
almost as fast as newspaper, and with
out dependence on sun or light.
THE Worlds Fair Company, o. Chica
go, with capital of 100000, filed in
corporation papers with the Secretary
of State at Spring field.
AT Bisbee, A. T., meat is selling at 3
cents pound for choice cuts, aud boil
ing pieces are given away. The quality
of the meat is excellent.
PHILADELPHIA.-The annual athletic
exhibition of the Clan-na-Gael was at
tended by 25,006 persons. The profits
which amount to SIS 900 will be devoted
to securing the arrest and punishment of
the murderers of Or. Cronin.
ELECTRICITY is the coming power.
Scranton propels all her street power by
it, and proposes to take the mules out of
her coal mines and use electricity as the
motive power of the coal cars. More
over, the cars are to be Illuminated with
the electric light.
KANSAS CITY.-About fifty of the most
prominent saloon keepers have formed
an association for the purpose of united
action upon the Sunday closing question.
They have pledged themselves to close
their saloons on Sunday apd will urge
others to do so and at the same time as
sist the authorities in enforcing the law.
The members of the association say they
will take no part in politics.
THE friends of DR.. Cronln, TO the num-
Der of Is O0O or more gathered at Chel
tenham Beach on Thursday, and by
strongly -wOrded resolutions and in other
ways denounced the cowardly murder and
demanded the severe punishment of
every body engaged in the crime. An
eloquent letter was received from Rev.
Patrick Cronin, of Buffalo, and read to
an immense assemblage.
A. W. DAVE, of Jasper, Ga, has at his
store stone just the shape, color, and
size of ripe muskmellon. One side of
side of mellon. Mr.. Davis has sold
times, but when the purchaser goes to
pick it up he finds that he has been sold
instead of the stone.
AT Lathrop, Cal, on Wednesday morn
ing, United States Supreme Judge Steph-
en- j. Fisld walked into the depot dining
room, accompanied by Deputy United
hot
Terry and his wife were passengers on
the same train. Terry walked up to JUS
tice Field and slapped his face, whereup-
on Magic arose and shot him dead.
BIsMARoK.-At the North Dakota consti
tutional convention, Bismarck was made
the capiJol of North Dakota in the con-
stitutiOD and the other public insti5u-
tions located as previously published.
When the vote was announced hats were
thrown in the air, ladies waved their
fans and handkerchiefs, and every body,
save the defeated representatives of the
candidates for the capitol, reioiced over
the settlement of the vexed question.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Houghton, Peck &
Co., manufacturers aud wholesale dealers
in mems furnishing goods, made gen
eral assignment Wednesday in favor of
creditors. The liabilities are placed by
the firm at 100000 and assets at Sl10,.
600. The National bank of Commerce
of this city, is the largest creditor. The
next heaviest creditor is the First Ma
tional bank of Kansas City. The firm
owes it $38,80O. Among the other
creditors is the First National bank of
Spring field, Ill.
CAREFUL estimate of the Chinese ia
San Francisco places the number at
10000. The effect of this population
upon the prosperity of the city is thus
stated by local paper: "These 10000
Chinese earn at least one dollar a day
each, ever and above all their board
That is $4,000 per day, or 81 400 600
for each month of twenty six days. That
1s over $12,000,00O per year, which is
being drained through various Chinese
channels from city of 100000 inhabit.
ants. The most of this money each year,
directly or indirectly, goes to China,
never TO return"
WILKEsBARRE, Penn. = Chief of Polio )
Harris, of Johnstown, who lost his
wife and seven children in the food, was
in this city today. In a pawnbroker's
shop he found diamond ring valued al
$500, which was worn By Mrs. Potalin, a
wealthy lady who boarded at the Hurlhut
house at Johnstown. A few days after
the food Mrs. Potalin's body was found
with the finger upon which she wore q
ring severed from the hand. Chief Har-
ris traced the thief to Mauchunk and
found he had pawned a ring. His name
is Znndell and he has been arrested.