Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-09-15

nearly bled to death, and the recovery
is doubtful.
Several hunters had a narrow escape
from committing manslaughter at Lit
tie Falls, MINI. In firing al a covey of
chickens they hit an IL yedr-old son Of
BarrOne Dussette. The shot took eff
feet about his face and body, but for
tunately did not penetrate deep. The
boy will recover.
Felix Motif, director of the Grand
Ducal opera house in Carlsruhe, has be-
come mentally unbalanced and been
taken to an asylum. Oyerwork is the
cause of his trouble. The physicians
give hope that perfect rest will restore
his mind. Motif probably is the finest
orchestra leader in Germany.
Information received at the state de-
partment from the United States min
lister at Caracas as to the condition of
affairs in Venezuela has led the presi-
dent to direct that another war vessel
be sent to La Guayra. The United
States steamer KearSarge has been
ordered to proceed to Venezuela i'm
mediately.
John Newman of rs Hill street, Chi
cago, has identified the body of the
! young woman found in the lake off
Lincoln park, Sunday, as that of his
daughter Olga. He had reprimanded
her, and told her to go out and find
work. She went out, and the next
he saw her of her was in the morgue.
| She was Il years of age.
| The men employed by the Atlantic
Copper Mining company, at Houghton,
| Mich, have gone out on strike fol-
higher LAY. The company has closed
| down the mine, stating that prices do
| not warrant such an increase. Three
| hundred men are out. The Peninsular
mine has also closed down, and two
| hundred men are out there.
The Kansas State Firemen's associa-
ton met in annual session and tourna-
ment Tuesday, at Abilene. Twenty
departments were present. A. B. Mil
Ter, Eureka, was chosen president; L.
| Lipps, Abilene, vice-president; r. w
Jones, Clay Center, secretary; S. NJ
Stanford, Minneapolis, treasurer. A
two days tournament was held.
! At Toronto, Ontario James B. Kidd
of Salt Lake City, Utah. is under arrest
at the instance of Il trust company
Kidd was formerly cashier of the
Cudahy Pork Packing company, AND
layanted about a month ago, leaving, il
is alleged, a shortage of $500 in his
books. 1t is understood that the
prisoners present inclination is to re-
sist eXradition proceedings. lie is
married, and about % years Of age.
States Attorney Crammer,of Aber
deem, S. D., has given public notice
that he will at once inaugurate a
crusade againt all dealers in hard cider
Injunction proceedings will be com
menced against those who persist il
violating the law. Prohibition does
prohibit, and it can well be said thai
this law is as we'll or better enforced
than many of the prominent laws upon
our statutes.
The largest and most important min
LIS dStlI III Tic ulSNOLy VI TIC Hills udS
! been contaminated at DeadWOod, s. d.
between an English syndicate and the
Bald Mountain Mining company. The
deal involves the entire mining prop
erty of the company and their mann
moth chlOrinai works in the Bald
mountain mining district. The price
paid was 100000. The syndicate viii
at once begin mining operations on q
large scale.
EngraverS at the Philadelphia mint
have been ordered to begin work i'm
mediately on the dies for the worlds
fair souvenir coin, Director Leach re-
ceived the approved designs and i'm
mediately departed with them for the
Quaker City. The dies are expected
to De completed IN about three months
Speaking of the designs, the director
said: The Madrid head of Columbus
will appear on the face of the coin
! and the western hemisphere on the re
verse. Then there will think, be the
motto, In God We Trust and 'Colum.
bian Exposition, Chicago, U. S. A.
1492-1S32'