Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
LATEST NEWS CONDENSED.
GENERAL NOTES.

SENATOR HEARST, of California. worked
as farm hand for his father forty years
ago.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN TAUL3EE, who was
shot at the entrance to the capitol build
ing at Washington week ago last Friday
by Charles kincald, a newspaper CORES
pendent, died at 5 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing from the effects of his wound
IsHPEMING, Mich.-A hundred and
twenty five miners of the Norrie mine have
struck for an increase in wages. 1t is
thought that the strike may spread to the
other men still at work numbering about
thousand.
A POOR, wretched rich woman died Of
starvation the other day in London, sitting
In chair hugging package of gold
valued at $4,000. She was too stingy to
buy herself the commonest food.
EDWIN BOOTH severely rebuked two SEN
timental Baltimore girls who became so
infatuated with him as a stage hero as to
call upon him, under assumed names. at
after an actor again and to be more care
full of their good names.
MRS. HUMPHREY WARD, author of ''Rob-
ert Elsmere, is now high priestess of a
sort of Toynebee Hall in Gordon
Square, London, where the new religion
outlined In her famous novel is taught.
Dr. Martineau and Stopford Brooke are
among her prominent allies in the move
ment.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo.-The latest advices
about state treasury affairs are that
Noland' shortage is $50, 745 as given by
the examining committee, who have COM
pleted their report. The late treasurer
will probably be arrested and prosecuted.
The situation in the flooded Arkansas
districts is said to be alarming At Black
Rock there is six feet of water in hotels
and places of business and the destruction
of property will be heavy. The lower part
of Batesvillc is flooded, the White river
having risen thirty-two feet in twenty four
hours.
WABASH, Ind.-J. S. Hartman, the
pedestrian, has completed arrangements
for his walk of 5000 miles to the Pacific
coast ON wager of $1,000 The final de-
post of $500 has been made in New York
by Hartman s hacker. He will start from
Wabash on April 10, accompanied by two
guards on horseback. Hartman will be
obliged to average forty-fve miles day to
win.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the 17-year-old
son of United States Minister Lincoln,
died at London Wednesday. The long
and painful illness that resulted in his
death was caused by carbuncle under the
armpit. The boy submitted at various
times with great fortitude to several pain
full operations that were performed by
French and English physicians in the hope
of saving his life.
BONNIE TERRE, Mo.-Mrs. William
Rogers, on Wednesday, raided one of
the "blind tiger saloons which have
been running here in violation of the law
She has two sons, both miners, who were
enticed to the place and made drunk. The
mother learned the facts, fastened to the
saloon, and after brief but interesting
interview with the proprietor. she demol
ished every window in the place and par
italy wrecked the interior before she
could be persuaded to desist.
CHICAGO.-The body of Rowland
Leach, the New York drummer who
had been mysteriousl!y missing for
several days, was found in the river near
Market street this afternoon. He was last
seen alive in that neighborhood about a
week ago in company with a gang of hood
lums. Search of the body revealed the fact
that his gold watch and chain and other
personal belongings were still in his pockets,
leading to the Intermediate Leach was not
robbed, and thrown into the river as at
first supposed, but that in an intoxicated
condition he probably fell in.