Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-19


at Akron, O., by hanging.
Mrs. Conkling, widow of the late
Senator Conkling, is critically IL at
Utica, n. Y.
George A. Morse, of Minneapolis, has
fed. He is a forger to the extent Of
$4,000.
Franz Louz, keeper of a restaurant
at Council Bluffs, Ia, ended his life
by shooting.
The trial of Wesley C. RIPLEY for
shooting John w. Mackey has begun
at San Francisco.
Postmaster Peterson at Lewiston, S.
D.. shot and killed his wife and him
self. He was jealous.
Joseph Hendely, a miner, was so
badly crushed by falling slate at Boyd,
Ind, that he will die.
Louis Roller, a New York plumber,
who failed some time ago, is accused
of extensive forgeries.
Ex-Speaker Reed, of Maine, opened
by a protection speech.
James G. HuestOn. once manager Of
the Associated Press, died at New
York of cerebral meningitis.
PentOn Seaman was fatally beaten
by a farm hand near De Kalb, Ill
A posse is searching for the man.
At Indianapolis the court decided
Iron Hall Receiver Fai-ey acted right
in placing the funds at interest.
War in the Order of Railway Tele-
graphers is on again by an Omaha
appointment opposed by Chief Ramsay.
Attorneys are endeavoring to secure
a postpOnement of trial for embezzle-
ment of eX-Gov. Chase, of Indiana.
Queen Victoria has approved the
appointment of the earl of Elgin as
viCerOy of India.
The safe of the Orange City Qowa)
bank was blown open by burglars
Tuesday night and looted of $1,000
The Boston Stock Exchange sent
petition addressed to the senators ask
ing immediate action on the silver bill.
Henry White, secretary of the Unit
ed States embassy in London, has
sailed for New York on the steamer
"eutonic.
A corn knife used in killing the
Wrattan family near Washington,
Ind, has been found and gives the
officers cleW
Reports received at London say
that only the terms remain to be set
tied by which Brazil will become a
monarchy.
Congressman from Chicago met at
Washington and decided 10 lose no
time in urging Il bill for a new post
office.
Frank B. Bass, st. Paul society
leader has been sued for $4,000 dam
ages for alternating the affections of
the wife of Eugene Crane, of Stacy,
MINI.
Whiting, Ind, sa-oon-keepers are
being raided by constables from East
Chicago. Twenty eight were gathered
in.
Leon Foltz. a well-known business
man of Memphis, Tenn, committed sui
eide at Whitehall Landing, Ark, by
drowning.
Three heavily armed masked men
robbed the family of Robert S. Ben
nett near Quincy, H., of $4,000 in
cash and securities.
Officials at Whiting, Ind, are indig
nant at Fort Wayne railway officers
for attempting to suppress facts about
the recent wreck.
An express train and a freight col
hded on the Michigan Central road
near Saginaw, Mich. Three train
men were hurt.
Harry CurrenS and Frank Dunlap, of
plymouth, H., have been indicted for
placing rocks on the Burlington rail
way tracks.
I'm collision on the Mississippi Val
lev road at La Place, La, Engineer
Halfe-d and Henry Gordon were seri-
ously injured.
John A. King of Dies Moines, was
found dead on the railroad track. In
dications are that the young man
met with foul play.
Henry w Sanger, a Bristol, Ind,
business man, is said to have deserted
his family and eloped to Chicago with
Miss Addie BeclIhart.
Disappointed in his suit, James Coo
bee, of Columbus, Ind, says Chris
Gross bride is not divorced from her
irst husband.
Marshal MacMahon, of France, is
reported a trife better, but his condi-
ton is still serious. Ferdinand de Les
Seps is better.
At 3eaSt four congressman will be in
Iowa next week to take part in the
republican campaign-Hull, Hepburn,
Gear and Lacey.
The Commercial Travellers associa-
ton has decided to establish the pro-
posed Commercial Travellers Home at
Binghampton, n. Y.
An elderly man, as yet unidentified,
Jumped from a Nickel Plate train near
Fort Wayne and will probably die in
the hospital of that city.
Henry Stokes, of Hamilton county,
Ind, went to MooresviLe to see sis
ter whom he had not seen for six years
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