Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-07
CONDENSED NEWS.


millionaire, has assigned.
The Lindsay Block at Milwaukee was
burned causing a loss Of $111,OOO.
The Kearsarge, with the monitor
Nantucket in tow, has arrived at
Hampton Roads.
Thieves stole a safe containing $500
s.nder the nose of an Indianapolis po-
iiceman.
George H Kettelle, judge Of the
superior court in Chicago, died at his
home.
The sixteenth annual convention OF
the American Bar association was held
in Milwaukee.
Marie Prescott, the actress, other
wise Mrs Il. d. Shepherd, died at
New York August %.
Ten persons have died at Lichtens
TEN, Germany, from eating poisonous
fungi, which they mistook for mush-
rooms.
William Mawhor, one of the wealth
lest farmers of Fremont county, Iowa,
is on trial at AvJca for the murder of
his fifth wife.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Vezzy, Of
Brantford, Ont, have just discovered
that they are brother and sister.
AS a result of the race for the Flu
turity, Keene's Domino and Croker's
Dobbins have been matching for $1o,-
600 a side.
In the tennis tourney at Newport, b.
ID. Wrenn defeated f. II. Hovey and
is now champion of the United States.
Republicans of Pennsylvania in state
convention demanded unconditional re-
peal of the silver purchase act.
Payment of the balance of the pur
chase price of the Indianapolis, De
cature and Western has been extern
ded six months.
A committee will meet and has az
ranged for the proper celebration OF
railroad day Nriday, Sept. 15) at the
fair.
Lake lines have inaugrated the an
nual war by cutting the rates ON fifth
and sixth class commodities.
George F-~Sse, believed to be one of
a gang Il counterhters, has been ar
rested 1t Jeffersonville, Ind.
A bill appropriating $5OO,O0O for the
enforcement OF the Chinese exclusion
law was introduced in the senate.
Mayor Harrison OF Chicago reduced
the rents of all his tenants, and says he
hopes the movement will become gen
eral.
III Kansas court-martial is said to
have sentenced Colonel Hughes TO Jail.
Republicans threaten Il resistance.
Mgr. Satoli has informed Father
Malone, of Colorado, that he must obey
Bishop MOTIFS authority.
Brotherhood of st. Andrew and Cen
trail Traffic officers are i'll i dispute
about Detroit Stopoyer.
Receivers OF the Northern Pacific
have had the courts i'll Milwaukee to
issue certificates to the amount OF So,
100000.
Frank Bruce has been Identified at
Terre Haute, Ind, as the perpetratOr
OF robbery Tor which another is I'LL
prisoned.
Residents Of Lincoln, Ill, suspect
that Peter u. Clark, farmer, was
poisoned, and will investigate.
Cash Williams, Il fresh organ agent,
was tarred, rolled in wheat and ridden
on a rail at Long Pine, Neb.
Bark Wrecker Haughey, of Indian
apolis, has resigned as treasurer OF the
Indiana Odd Fellows and the Masonic
Benefit society.
A receiver has been appointed for the
Moffet, Hodgkins II Clarke company,
of New York and Chicago. The assets
are $1,926,OOO and the Iiau4-4ueS $3.50
900.
Z. V. Powderly has addressed an
open letter to President Cleveland in
advocacy of free silver and postal saw
ings banks.
Charges that j. d. Sourwine had
bribed Brazil, Ind, alderman i'll the
interest OF a street car line were in
yesigated and disproved.
A robber walked into the Peoples
bank at WauSeon, Ohio, broke down IA
door, secured 500 and escaped, while
the bank officials and clerks were all
at dinner.
The ways and means committee of
the house expects to have tariff bill
neady to report at the opening of the
December sessions or Immediately at
ter the holidays.
An enormous crowd of unemployed
men in Chicago engaged in a fight
with the police, but was routed with
out bloodshed.
Major Campbell Brown, a prominent
banker and merchant of Nashville,
Tenn, committed suicide at Grand
Rapids. The suspension of a bank in
which h was interested was the cause.
John B. Koetting, the absconding
bank cashier, arrived at Milwaukee in
charge of officers. He was taken into
court Immediately, where he pleaded
not guilty and gave bail for $4,000.
A meter falling on the livery barn
of S. V. Barlow caused a destructive
fire at Delavan, Wis, involving the
Delavan house and the main business
block on Walworth avenue. Loss, S2S,-
600.
Colonel William B. Davis, a wealthy
old citizen Of Marshall county, Ken
lucky, committed suicide because
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