Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-27

of the bank of Fairfax, Mimi, which
failed recently, have been indicted for
receiving deposits after they knew the
bank to be insolvent.
L. G. Jones. a travelling salesman in
the employ of the Graves & Vinton
Mortgage & Loan company, suicided at
Memphis, Tenn, by shooting. He was
short in his accounts.
The case of Supreme Treasurer NJ. J.
OBrien, of the Catholic Knights of
America, charged with the embezzle-
ment of $4,000 Of the orders funds,
was continued at Chattanooga to May
%.
The treasury department is advised
that 657 Chinese have arrived at Vic
tOria, B. c., on the steamer Empress
of Japan direct from Chinese ports.
These Chinese are Ill destined for the
United States.
The trial has begun at Bentonville,
Ark, Of MIN Shepard, Two years ago
Shepard shot and killed Policeman Will
Dalton, of Rogers, Ark, and Marshal
Edward Wright, of Pierce City, Mo.
A Boston jury gave Mrs Susan L. K
Cleveland a verdict for $4,000 in her
suit against Charlotte w. Lyman for
alternating her husbands affections.
Some time ago Mr.. Cleveland secured a
divorce from his wife, after which he
married the Lyman woman.
Professor Pickering's observation of
the recent eclipse of the sun, says NJ.
FlammariOn, the French astronomer,
confirms the theory that the sun is sur
rounded by aluminous atmosphere to a
distance equal to one-eighth of the
suns diameter.
Carl Ricard, clairvoyant, of Terre
Haute, Ind, has confessed to receiving
$500 from Mrs. Prelle, paid him on
condition that he would cause the death
of Mrs. Muller, who had alienated the
affections of Mrs. Prelle's husband.
An immense deposit Of variegated
marble has been discovered in British
Columbia. The stone ranges in color
from pure white to a reddish brown. 1t
is very hard and will take very high
polish.
Fresno county, Cal, expects during
the coming season to ship more than
1000 carloads of produce to market, in
Guiding green and dried fruits, Wine
lumber, wool and grain to the value OF
$12,0OO,OOO.
The earl of Aberdeen has been ap-
pointed governor general of Canada
Although he will arrive in America
in few days he will only reach Otta.
wa to replace Lord Stanley in Septem
Der, owing to his desire to allow Lady
Aberdeen to prosecute her work fol
the Irish exhibit at the worlds fair.
Miss Jennie Ewing Speed and Calvin
Morgan Duke, of Chicago, were mar
ried at Louisville. The bride is a niece
of James Speed, Lincoln's attorney
general. The groom is q nephew of
John Morgan, the famous confederate
cavalry leader.
Letta Wray, a handsome girl 20 years
of age, is confined in the county jail
at st. Joseph, Mo-, for perpetrating one
of the most slillful frauds ever noted
in the history of the county. She Sc
cured $4,000 in cash and $4,000 in jewel
ry on forged checks.
The Episcopal diocese of Iowa will
build new school for boys in Northern
Iowa with a military training course
this being decided at a meeting Of the
members just concluded. The location
will be determined at the council to be
held in Cedar Rapids next month.
The case of Frank Gerade, child mul.
derer, pending in the courts Of Ale
gheny county, Pa, since 1890, was dis
posed of by the sentencing of Gerade t.
the penitentiary for a term of twelve
years. In March, 1890, Gerade killej
his little Step-daughter Annie.
Adyices from all the grain CROWNS
sections of Oregon and Washington
show that the season is at least three
weeks later than the average, though
the prospects Of good crops are excel
lent. The acreage in almost every
grain-growing county will be increase
over last season.
John Schardt, the defaulting cashie
of the Mechanics Savings Bank 6
Trust company, of Nashville, Tenn.
died from congestion of the brain. The
bank made an assignment. The asset,
are placed at about 100000 nominal
and the liabilities S15O,OOO. Schard
had $S1 900 insurance on his life, all O.
which has been transferred to the Me
chanics' Bank.
Within a month five persons hav,
been asphyxiated in different hotel.
in Boston. 1t is believed death has
been caused by leaving the gas in thu
rooms turned down and burning, an(
during the night the removal of ga.
pressure at the reservoir has caused
the lights to go out and when the pres
sure has been resumed the gas ESCAPED
into the rooms with the result tina
death has been caused.
Fire at Cincinnati burned out Glendol
Il Stern, picture and moldings; Simpson
u Miller, photographers supplies; Free
Wagner, optician; Mrs w. III. Seligman
millinery; the Price Current Publishu:
company, Schultz Printing company
BOdemer's saloon and the Home Steam
Laundry. The loss will probably ex
coed 100000
WEALTHY FARMERS WOE.