Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-26
THE LATEST NEWS.
GENERAL NOTES.

GEN. BUTLER is seriously Ill with an
abcess of the ear.
The Mississippi is frozen over at Gin
ton, Iowa.
REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE Fl. COOPER,
United States navy, died tuesday In
Brooklyn, N. Y, aged II years.
WILLIAM H. ROPES, ex-eonsul of the
England Tuesday.
CHINAMEN in large numbers come to
Montana over the boundary line from
British America.
THREE HUNDRED towns in South
Dakota are said to be waiting for cars in
which to ship grain.
AT Bunker Hill, Ind, Monday, Mrs.
Edgar George, the wife of farmer, gave
birth to four perfectly developed girls.
The trustees Of the Chicago university
appeal to the public for 81 900, 900 to be
used as building fund.
THE National bank of San Diego, CAL,
by the aid of citizens, may be enabled to
resume.
A REPORT is current that Lord Stanley
Canada next month.
THE Nav York bank statement shows
an increase of reserves of S., $40, 500 during
the week ending Nov. 81.
THE worlds fair officials Tuesday re-
ca;ved assurances that the kingdom of
Hawaii will have an exhibit at the world s
fair.
On Sunday, Rev. Zacariah E Idly, the
we'll known CoDgregationalisf, died at De-
troit, Mich, aged seven6y'six years.
CARA. the Mexican revolutionist, re-
Gently reg ulsed a force of several hundred
troops sent to capture him. Cara force
numbered one hundrei men.
WOLVES are te,rorizing residents of st.
Paul suburbs. Three children are said to
have been killed by the brutes at New
Brighton.
A CALL has been issued for a convention
to take the initial steps towards having
Oklahoma admitted to the sisterhood of
states.
PRESIDENT HARRISON and most Of the
sovereigns of Europe have sent kilograms
to the prince of Wales expressing their
sympathy and inquiring as to Prince
Georges condition.
OBITUARY: At Newark, Mo-, Exon.
gresham John M. Glover, aged Y; at
Dubuque, Iowa, John Moore; at Fairbury,
ILL.,, Mrs. jeremiah Mckee, aged 68.
The firm of Cooper, Hewitt & Co., have
sold their iron works and mines in New
Jersey to ali English syndicate for S..
100000.
IT is estimated by the commissioner OF
international revenue that $4,000, O0O
will be required to pay the sugar bounties
due on this years yield.
The United States minister to Italy
Albert G.. Porter, has been hastily calico
home to confer with the government re
garding the New Orleans Maffia affair.
WILLARD NoRvELL, of Detroit, a clerk
III the treasury department at Washington
has been arrested for stealing $500 from 6
package containing $4,000 given him tt
count.
A SPECIAL says Luther Osborn is CON
misioned postmaster at Gyndon, MINI.
and Z. Daily at Sutton. Mimi. A post route
has been established between Page anC
Erie, N. D.
AT the meeting of the Liberal Christian
alliance at Aurora, ILL.,, the following 9th
GERS were elected: President, Rev. DIR. II
| w. Thomas, of Chicago; vice PresldeHTs
Roy David Swing of Chicago; Rev. K. E
Hale, of Boston; Rev David Utter, Of
St. Louis, and Rev. w. S. Grove, of New
ark, N. j.; secretary and treasurer, Rev
I. 0. Milsted, of Chicago.
The skeletons of massive man and wo'
man have been unearthed in an Indian
mounds near Chilicothe, Ohio. The
male skeleton was incased in copper armor
while thu mouth was stuffed with large
pearls, and it is supposed to be the re
mains of the king of the mound builders
NIB AzEER MUsALLEM. an Ottoman
subject from Mount Lebanon, Syria. called
at the White house Monday morning with
elegant portrait of President Harrison, an
in silk, framed in native wood lnaid with
mother f-pear, which he presented to the
president. 1t is fine specimen or orien
tai industry.