Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-09-08

Brooklyn, were burned Tuesday night.
Loss, $4,000.
President Harrison delivered a patri-
otto address to old soldiers in a New
York town.
1t is decided that the South Dakota
Democrats will indorse the Independent
electoral ticket.
J. L. Dickinson is in jail at Algona,
Iowa, for forging a draft on CaxtOn 6
Co. of Chicago.
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts,
announces himself as a candidate for
the federal senate.
Tramps attempt to rob a Grand Forks
policeman, but he dispersed them, IA
tally shooting one.
George Fast a writer of Omaha, Neb,
shot Laura Dey and then himself. Both
will probably die.
Louis w. McWhirter, a prominent
politician of Fresno, Cal, was murdered
by unknown assassins.
Frater & Goldenberg, clothiers and
exporters, Vienna, heve suspended with
liabilities of 100000 forms.
A strike of switchmen in New Orleans
leads to a disturbance in which several
men were fatally injured.
Two men, Il woman and two children
have been arrested in Montreal on sus-
piCion of being dynamiters.
George A. Purdy has been nominated
for congress by the representative of
the Fifteenth Missouri district.
Josiah Patterson has been renomina-
ted for congress by the democrats of
the Tenth district of Tennessee.
The town of Soevenvhaza, Hungary,
has been almost totally destroyed by
fire. 1t contains about 1000 people.
Charles Miller and Tom Frances. two
notorious robbers, We're arrested and
jailed at Decatur, H., on Saturday
Governor Eagle of Arkansas is dan
gerously i'll at the residence of bis
brother-iD-law, near Richmond, Ky.
Mrs. COchrane of Greenyille, Pa, is
suspected of having poisoned her father
David Harrison, Il wealthy farmer.
A railway train has arrived in Jeru
salem from Jatfa, the railway between
the two places having been completed
Burglars entered H. A. Prizer x Bros
store at Abba, H., and carried away
goods.
An old man in st. Louis, WHO haG
been hiccoughing at half minute inter
walls for two days, was stopped by hyp
nOtiSm.
Old settlers of Lee county, Illinois
held a reunion at Amboy Tuesdey. T.
+. Wingert, of Dixon, delivered al
address.
A vigilance committee has been form
ed at Fresno, Cal, as Il result OF the
assassination there Of Attorney Nc
Whittier.
Lloyd Porter, sentenced to the Still
water penitcntiary for life for murder
is pardoned. He was editor of The
Prison Mirror
twenty-five deaths from chOlerine oc
cured on board the steamer Moravia
which arrived 1T New York from Ham
burg Wednesday.
The convention Of the National But
ter, Egg and Cheese association viii
open at Dubuque, Iowa, Feb Z and
continue five days.
Alonzo Hettiing, Is years old, was
drowned in the SaRgamon river at Vel
low Banks, near Petersburg, H., Tues
day while bathing.
Allen 3. Morse has rendered to Gov
Winans of Michigan his resignation as
chief justice of the supreme court, to
take effect on Oct 5.
Minister Egan sails from Chill for the
United States Monday. He was given
Il banquet by the American colony al
Valparaiso Monday night.
The Lexington Trotting association
has decided not to have any racing Sa-
turday. Oct. 10, which is the opening
day of the running races.
Anderson x Co., dealers ia agricul-
tural implements at Port Huron. Mich.
have failed. Assets and liabilities are
both set at about S350,OOO.
1t is reported that in an encounter
with the rebels in Morocco Monday.
eighty of the sultan's troops and several
officers were killed or wounded.
Waite Brown, of Bettsville, Md, and
an unidentified companion were killed
by train near Hylttsville Friday
night. Their team, too, was killed.
Thirty-nine of the 80 Welsh miners
1T tho Bridgend coIiery were rescued
from the pit alive Saturday, but it is
feared nearly all the others are dead.
Many deaths from cholera are report
cd at Hamburg and other European cit
les. Cases of the disease are diScoy-
cred on 4 vessel bound for New York.
At Omaha Monday George Foss, a
chophouse cook. killed himself and
Laura Day, bis mistress, in a quarrel
over the possession Of a gold watch
Labouchere in the next issue of
Truth. will say that he knows the
queen. and she alone interfered with
his admission to the British Cabinet
The Hosterman Publishing company
Of Springfield. Ohio. has purchased the
Peoria Transcript for $4,000 above the
membranes. which amount TO S26.OOO
Frank Braun fell from a third-Story