Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-30
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.

despicable piece of work in Washington.
Barcelona police raided nest OF
anarchists and captured a large amount
of bombs.
The Neeri band of rebels in Guerrero,
Mexico, have surrendered to the fed
eral troops.
J. S. Strodtman, banker at Peters
burg, H., made an assignment with
liabilities of $4,000
Professor Kaltenbach, chief physician
of the woman's hospital attached to
the Berlin University, died suddenly.
Within the past three weeks there
have been ten thousand cases Of mild
influenza in the borough of Blackburn,
Lancashire.
There were two deaths from small
pox in the district east Of Mascoutah,
Ill, and two new cases.
Florence Harmer, 5 years old, died at
Burlington, Ia, of burns received While
playing about a bonfire
There is an epidemic of diphtheria at
Van Buren, township, Ia. The schools
are closed and all public meetings have
been suspended.
James Wood, connected with ne Elk
hart, Ind, Review, was found dead
in the office Heart disease was the
cause
The Illinois steel works at Joliet
have resumed operations. One thou
sand men are at work.
The report that Admiral NIello, the
Brazilian rebel, had declared for a
monarchy is denied.
Charles NettletOn, a wealthy resident
Of Des MONIES, committed suicide as
the result of Il prolonged spree.
A warrant has been issued at Lin
coin, Neb., for Congressman W. A.
McKeighan, charged with beating a
$50 board bill.
Canadian officials have seized the
tug r. c. Oggles, of the Sandusky
Fish company, for fishing near Pelee
Island, in dominion waters.
A British house of lords committee
declares that American beef is better
than the homegrown meat.
The ways and means committee de
oldeS definitely to place iron ore and
ali woods on the free list.
Two hundred lives are thought to
have been lost in the storms off the
English coast.
Governor Peck of Wisconsin has
taken official notice of the situation
among the stai wing miners at Hurley
The directors of the worlds fair
have abandoned hope of keeping the
main buildings intact during next sum
mer.
Attorney Charles Sullivan was sen.
fenced by Judge Dunno, of Chicago
to six months Imprisonment for CON
tempt.
Thomas McNally and Arthur Kurt
have been identified by the widow and
children us the murderers of Thomas
Prunty in Chicago.
In decision by the supreme court
the term of high seas is held to in,
clude the great lakes.
AT the sale of Fashion Stud Farm
t'otters the 17-year-old mare Lucia,
dam Of famous performers, brought
$1,000.
G. c. Burnes, of st. Joseph, Mo-, an
editor and politician, died at Chicago
hotel from diabetis.
Home Secretary Asquith says the
British government has no intention OF
releasing Oh. Gallagher, the alleged
dynamiter.
An attempt was made to wreck the
mayors office at Tarrents, Spain. Two
bombs were exploded, but Slight
damage done.
An earthquake destroyed two-thirds
OF the town of Kanchan, in Khorassn
Persia, Many Lives are believed to
have been lost
Edward Burke, Il well-known young
man of st. Joseph, Mo, had raised
money on forged checks, and when
about to be arrested he took poison
and died.
Work was resumed in the colleries
throughout England after a suspension
of four months. Coal dropped shil
lngs ton.
Jared Marshall, of Denver, tried tc
Kill Rev. j. Nj. Thomas, alleging he
had stolen his wife from him.
Judge Brown has declared invalid the
Indiana law regulating distribution and
return of expended school funds
Headquarters have been established
IN Milwaukee for the relief of the
poverty-stricken miners on the Gogebio
range
Legal objections to manufacturers
building going to the lake front have
been found by Assistant Corporal Coun
sci Zeisler, of Chicago.
Congressman Henderson of Dubuouf
has so far recovered that he will be
taken to Minneapolis to receive a new
artificial leg.
ReY. William Cookery has been sus.
tanned by a council of Milwaukee Bap
fists, but the congregation is still dis
gruntled.
Sister Dominica and eight nurses
of the Burlington, H., hospital dis
obeyed the mother superior and are
therefore out of work
Figures in the hands of mint officers
Indicate that the years gold production