Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10
CONDENSED NEWS.

Vice President Stevenson visited St.
Paul but declined to talk politics.
Wheat advanced four cents on the
Chicago board of trade Wednesday.
1t is officially announced that the
blockade in Siam has been raised.
People Of two Mexican towns killed
one another in a fight over boundary
lines.
Willie Schultz, aged II, and Charles
Bauer, aged IA, were drowned near
Burlington, Ia.
Lyon & Hubert, Chicago grain spec
~lators. failed. Debts, $4,000.
]. A. Ashley confessed at Cadillac,
Mich, that he killed his child
n. NJ. Crane & Co., private bankers
at HorneIlsviIle, n Y, have failed.
For the first time in nearly four
months the gold reserve in the United
States treasury is intact.
The imports Of gold to the United
States are expected to reach nearly $S,-
100000 this week.
Pope Leo will soon issue on encycli-
cal on the social problem to all the
rulers of Christendom.
A MAJ invaded a prayer meeting
1T Council Bluffs, Iowa, and attempted
to rob all present.
The Mobile & Ohio road has cut
worlds fair rates tremendously, and
Western Passenger association roads
threaten to boycott it.
Nine horses and a barn were de-
stoyed by fire at La Porte, Ind, en-
failing a loss of $4,000 to James Bun
ton.
Anna Gray Orr, who disappeared at
Bridgeport, Conn, cannot be found.
Relatives are still searching for her.
Officer James A. Harvey was shot
and killed at Syracuse, n. Y, by
George A. Barnes, whom he was trying
to arrest.
Five men were killed and four in
jured, two fatally, by the explosion
of threshing machine engine near
Homer, Ohio.
An advance of from 20 to 80 per
rent in insurance rates in the north
west has gone into effect. Schedule
risks are excepted
Chicago banks are advancing money
o grain shippers against through bills
4 lading, on which they order gold
imported from London.
Judge Hugh +. Thompson died at
his home III Van buren,, Ark, from
heat prostration and oyerwork.
Returns from school elections in Kan
sas show an increase OF nearly 1UO per
cent in the vote cast by women.
The donkeyS taken by Lieut.. Pelry
on his Arcluc expedition have per-
ished from cold.
Philadelphia Packing and Provision
company.
Attorney General Olney was u Wis
itor at Gray Gables, the presidents
summer cottage.
Elghty-three Massachusetts banks
decided to require the thirty day notice
Of savings depOSitors.
The Eagle machine works at Indi-
anapons passed INTO the hands OF IL
receiver. The debts are 100000
Friends OF Cooprlder at Brazil, Ind,
now claim he Killed HreeS in selt-ue-
Tense. Officers are searching for the
murderer.
The official program for the national
encampment of the q. A. Il. at Indi-
annapolis in September has been issued
Informer Fleok, who was kidnapped
III the interest OF violators Of the pro-
hibtory law, regained his home at Penn
hina, II. D.
The section of the Geary law prOvid-
ing for Imprisonment at hard labor
has been declared unconstitutional by
Federal Judge Ross, at Los Angeles.
Katie Eckert, years old, was acct
dentally shot and killed at Heth Town
nip, Ind, by Carrie Perkiser, Is years
old.
Daniel DAILY was at San Francisco
found guilty of manslaughter for hay-
ing shot and killed John J. Iawton
May Z.
+. A. Loring & Co., leather dealers at
Boston, have made an assignment
The firm was considered strong in the
trade.
nj. j. Moriarity, large furniture
dealer at Cleveland, o., has failed. His
assets are about $4,000; liabilities not
known.
The president has appointed Charles
B. Morton, of Maine, fourth auditor
of the treasury, in place of John r.
Lynch, who resigned.
A gang of Kuklux attempted to whip
Lafayette Grimes at Dunlap, Tenn.
Grimes two sons fired into the crowd
and three men were wounded.
Secretary Carlyle declines to order
the Withholding Of the demand for tax
on whisky in bond, in accordance with
Ne petition of many distillers.
The custom of throwing a shoe after
q bride comes from the Jewish custom
of handing a shoe to Il purchaser aftel
the completion of a contract, (Ruth w.,
.. Parents also gave a shoe to the
husband on their daughters marriage
to signify the yielding UP of their au-
thority