Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24

Kas., recently, securing $500, is under
arrest and has confessed. He was
given $500 as his share of the booty.
Until proclamation of the arbitrator
decision the United States will exercise
jurisdiction over the seals in Behring
sea.
Seventeen of an excursion party from
Kilkee, Ireland, were drowned by the
capsizing of their boat in CarrigahOlt
bay.
Bombay is in the hands of a mob
of Hindoo and MOhammedan fanatics
with which the troops are unable to
cope.
One fireman was killed and several
others injured at blaze in st. Paul
which did 100000 damage.
The body of a 1O-day-old boy baby,
supposed to have been hurled from 4
car window, was found at Elida, Ohio.
The plan of Gov. Lewellyn, of Kan
sas, to ship western products to
Europe by the way of New Orleans, in
stead Of New York, is being approved
of by western farmers.
Capt. H. Vernon Russell, late Of the
British navy, has met his death in the
Missouri river. His body was picked
UP last night at Omaha, Neb. The
police suspect foul play.
The unemployed white men OF Cali
fornia have begun a crusade against
Chinese laborers. 1t has started in
Fresno and promises to spread all over
the state.
The grand jury at Chicago has held
the proprietOrS of the Senate hotel for
criminal negligence. The hotel was
burned on Monday and several PEG
pie killed.
Robert Kincaid, of Mound City, Kan,
who wrecked two banks and circulat-
ed 100000 of his paper, has fed.
His victims are mostly widows and
orphans.
G. C. Barnes, of ManitOWOc, died
at CharlevoiX, Mich. He was 20 years
of age and was president of the State
bank, which recently failed at Mani
towoc.
Nearly $1,OOO,OOO in gold was engag-
ed for import by two Chicago banks.
Of previous engagements $625, 900 is ex-
rected.
Worlds fair officials are urging a
trial of one-way rates for the round
trip on all lines to Chicago.
BY the breaking Of a log jam at the
mouth of VeImillion river Michael
Tierney was killed and eight others
injured.
Sons of Veterans will not adopt an
insurance feature. The national en-
campment rejected the favorable re-
port of the committee.
An attempt by city officials to tear
UP track of the New Haven road at
North Abingdon, Mass, led to a riot,
in which five persons were hurt.
impeachment of President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle is demanded by
the organ of the Kansas pOpulists for
failure to purchase the prescribed
quantity of silver in July.
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campment of the Union Veterans
Union in Boston resolutions demanding
pension reform were adopted
At meeting of unemployed men in
New York resolutions were adopted
calling upon workingmen to pay no
rent until conditions were improved.
Eugene Todd sat in a hammock at
Bristol, Ind, one end of which was at
tached TO a letter press. The latter
fell upon Todd, fracturing his skull
and causing death.
Eight thousand unemployed work
ingmen gathered on the lake front,
Chicago, and adopted a resolution to
march to the city hall and demand
work.
Senator German has canvassad the
situation in the senate. He Declare,
a majority of democrats in that Eodv
do not favor the unconditional repeal
of the Sherman law.
Information of the blowing up of
the Union Pacific steamer Annie
Favon on the upper Snake river, has
been received at Portland, Ore.
Eight lives were lost.
Bruce Crossing and Matchwood, small
towns in Wisconsin on the South Shore
railroad, have been partially wiped
cut by forest fires. About 400 people
are homeless.
The senate finance committee has
been granted permission to sit during
the sessions of the United States
senate to consider repeal of the Sher-
man silver law.
The sweating system and the condi-
ton Of the workingwomen of Chicago
are considered in the report Of the
state bureau Of labor statistics.
A hailstorm which swept Goodlanh,
Kan, is said to have killed horses aud
cattle and mangled a man and TWO
boys.
A hundred Italian railroad laborers
who had been paid with checks on
which they were unable TO secure cash
seized the contractor and held him
prisoner until rescued.
Mrs. Anna karlowski, an ngcd
widow, was attacked by a bull at
Decartur, H., impaled on the animals
horns, thrown to the ground and
trampled upon. She died of her in
juries.
D. II. Mcdonald of Owen Sound, Ont,
who crossed the gorge at Niagara Falls
during the week and did other 1drlna,