Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-23
The LATEST NEWS.
GENERAL NOTES.

HEAVY snow falls in the Montana noun
tains.
DEMOCRATS at Dixon, ILL.,, have nomi-
mated James E. McPherran for congress.
AN important meeting of the Bohemi
ans Of the country was held at Cedar
Rapids Iowa.
On the Elgin board of trake Monday.
81, 120 pounds of butter were sold at 1917
cents.
CHAUNcEY NJ. DE3Ew, it is now stat
ed, will accept the secretaryship Of
state.
GENERAL ELI I. STACKHoUsE, congress
man from South Carolina, died suddenly
Monday night at Washington.
The 500 cuts passenger rates to New
York to $40, and the Chicago-St. Paul
lines announce that they cannot meet it.
ED. Alison, a Norwegian hardware
merchant of Mortified, MEM, for 20 years
died with old fashioned leprcsy Wednes-
day morning.
RUMoR has it that Blaine resigned in a
moment of anger, having been, as he
thought, unnecessarily Inundated in the
negotiations with the Canadians.
FRANK Waller of Oak land, CAL, rides a
bicycle over 383 miles in twenty-tour
hours, breaking the worlds record by
twenty-five miles.
JAMES Brown POTTER, the husband Of
the we'll known actress, died on the voy-
age between Liverpool and New York a
few days ago.
The Minnesota mine at Tower, employ.
ing | 400 men, is shut down because OF
labor trouble and some disturbances fol
low.
THE prohibitionists of the Sixth Hi
NOS district have nominated Russell j
Hazlitt, of Rockford, for member of coz
Sress.
The clearings Saturday at Chicago were
SIS, 9l9, $40. For the week, S113, Ia, 804
as compared with So6, 355 267 for the cor
responding week last year.
IT is proposed to make Senator Ste wart
OF Nevada, the peoples party candidate
for president, and Alliance Congressman
Watson Ct Georgia vice president.
The construction of an electric street
railway on Henry Street, West Bay City
Mich, was prevented by citizens, who
turned streams from fre-plugs upon the
workmen Sunday.
| AT Whitica, Kansas, Tuesday, Jerry
| Simpson was nominated for congress by
| reclamation, by the peoples party con
vention.
A NEW new method for the cure of deaf
ness was reported at the convention of the
American Institute of Homeopathy.
THE report sent ,out Tuesday that the
senate has passed the Hatch anti ptio1
bill was without foundation, and simply
market canard.
SECRETARY Tracy has, it is under
stood, approved the finding of the nava
board that Commander Smith, United
States navy, is morally unfit for promo
tion.
Hon. NELSON w. ALDRIcH was re
ele cted United States senator, Wednesday
from Rhode Island The vote was: Aid
rich, Ga; David S. Baker, Jr., 80.
REV. FATHER MoLLINGER, the re-
nowned faith cure priest, died Wednesday
afternoon, from the effects of surgical
operation for rupture of the stomach.
IT was reported Monday that Judg,
George V. Massey of Wilmington, Del
had been rendered the office of justice
of the United States supreme cour
made vacant by the death of Justic'
Bradley.
THE president having signed tn,
pension deficiency bill, the commissions
of pensions has made requisition upon thu
treasury department for 81 $50, 900, which
amount is now available. Notices will bt
sent out to the various pension encie
that they may continue the payment o
pensions.
| POSTMASTER General Wanamaker ha
been advised that the government of The
Leeward Islands, with the consent of The
| Legislature. has decided to offer an annua
subsidy for q line Of first class, quict
steamers to ply between the Leewa1d is
lands and the port Of New York The
steamers must have good passenger ant
| fruit accommodations to meet the demand
of commerce between the two ports.