Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-08-25


It is claimed by the promoters of the
new Labrador railroad scheme that
they can shorten the trip to Europe to
three days. The Northern Pacific is
said to be interested in the enterprise.
At a meeting of delegates of demo
cratic associations in Rome, resolutions
were passed urging the abolition Of
Catholicism as the religion of the state
and the resembling of papal guarantees.
a patient at the insane hospital in
Elgin named Charles Denuye, from
Freeport, snatched a razor from an at
tendant's vestpocket Tuesday, and cut
his own throat SO that he lived but an
hour.
Sallie Taylor, colored, was burned to
death in Richmond, Va. She stepped
on a match igniting it, and the blaze
caught her clothing, and in few mo-
ments she was enyelOped in a fame
of fire.
Twenty adults, ten children and nU
merous animals We're recently bitten
by a mad wolf at LODI, Poland. All are
now raving mad and beyond recovery.
Their howlings are described as terrible
in the extreme.
1t is officially announced that the
backbone of the revolution in HOndu-
ras is broken. President Leiva has of
fered amnesty to the rank and file OF
the insurgents, but the leaders will be
shot if captured.
Governor Brown Of Kentucky has
vetoed the only important measure
passed by the 1egislature,a revenue
bill, which it took nine months to
frame. The work of the session is thus
practically valueless.
Squire NIassie Beasley, of Aberdeen,
Ohio, has made the town famous as
the American Gretna Green For
many year she has been marrying all
corners until now his record is between
five and six thousand couples.
On the Elgin board of trade Monday
butter sold at 240241-4 cents, total
of 1920 pounds being disposed Of
The higher price was, in the opinion of
many, forced, but a frmer market and
an advance next week are looked for.
Officer Hynes, at midnight Monday
at Springfield Ohio, shot an unknown
burglar, who was trying, with two
companions, to escape froma store. He
will die and one of his companions was
arrested. They cannot be identified.
David Murray, wife and daughter and
a child named Forbes were all drowned
in the Palmer river at Warren, r. L.,
monday, by the upsetting Of a boat.
One Of the party stood up in the boat,
which was overloaded, and upset it.
In Vienna Johann Singer, a clerk who
had been out Of work for some time
killed the woman with whom he had
been living their three children and
himself. He started a charcoal fire in
the room where they slept and all per-
iShed.
While taking her evening smoke,
Marguerite Glen, 80 years old, was
burned to death at her home in New
York. Sparks which fell from her pipe
ignited her clothing, and there being no
help at hand the old woman was roast
ed alive.
The Rev. Father Humphreys and
fifteen others accused of riot at Tip
perary during the recent elections fail
ed to appear the magistrates yesterday
in answer to tue summOnSes served
upon them and warrants were issued
for their arrest.
John W. Forbes, a contractor who
has been making $4,000 a year on
Rear river, WyO., since 1873, was sand
bagged and robbed Of 5000 while in
| Evanston, Wyo., recently. The affair
has made him crazy, and he viii be
placed in an asylum.
Six men were killed and fifteen
others seriously injured by an accident
to. L construction train near CoshOctOn.
! OHIO. The train was carried on TO a
side-track by an open switch while
going at high speed and ran into some
empty cars. Ten cars We're wrecked.
! Rev. Graham Taylor, D. D., pastor of
/ the Fourth Congregational church, New
! York, and professor of practical theo-
| logy in Hartford Theological seminary,
/ has resigned to accept the call of the
Chicago Theological seminary to the
chair of "Christian Sociology and Bible
Study"
Free entry has been denied flag
and staff imported by the steamer
| Britannica and said to be intended for
the ,Aquila Abbinssi Of Chicago, duly
| incorporated charitable institution,
This action by the collector of customs
at New York has been ratified by the
treasury department.
| Colonel Malcolm, who has been de
feated in Argyleshire, was the biggest
man Of the last parliament, where big
men We're more numerous than in an
average assembly of SO. Six feet was
an average height, and there were
half a dozen who lowered up to six
feet four inches, but Colonel Malcolm
was the biggest Trojan of them all.
| In the BiSmark museum at Sheenhau-
sen, according to German papers, is a
photograph of the emperor Of Ger
| many, given when he was simply
! Prince William to the great chancellor
On the photograph is the dedication
"As a sign of his genuine gratitude and
hearty reverence" Underneath this
line are the words, Gave! Adsum."
A Scotch clergyman, while, goine
through a village, was requested tC
officiate at marriage, in the absence