Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09


sation and asked for extension OF S
ime to remove the buildings. "
Fifty thousands persons followed the
,ody of the murdered mayor, Carter
I. Harrison, to Graceland cemetery, {
The coroner's jury investigating the
Portland, Or, street car disaster finds
Motorman E. T. Terry grossly negligent.
A movement to secure amnesty for
political offenders and wOrkingmen con-
victed of rioting has been started III
France
The Britan's parliament met again,
Premier Gladstone's health has been |
much improved by his trip to Scotland |
An electric car on a Portland, Ore, |
road went through an open draw into
the river. At least thirteen persons
were drowned.
Three immigrants named Trandt
jumped from a blazing freight car III
an Elkhorn valley train. A daughter
was killed.
At Keithsburg, H., twenty-eight
buildings in the tenement district were
destroyed by fire, causing Il loss OF 500
600.
Mrs. Eta Sample, of Louisville, killed
her 7-year-OId son with morphine, but
failed in the attempt on her own life
Francis H Weeks, the New York en-
| bezzler who was captured in Costa
RIGA. will throw himself on the mercy
| of the court.
| Solicitor Peele, of the Santa Fe, it is
| said. forced Governor Lewelling to
SIGN the agreement which ended the
| legislative war.
! Following the lead of the Canadian
Pacific transcontinental lines will con-
tinue until Nov. 10 one-way rates to
! Chicago.
Articles of incorporation were filed
by the new Ohio and Mississippi at
Indianapolis Capital stock is fixed at
S3O,OOO,OOO.
An increase of $3.50, III is shown by
the monthly debt statement. The bal
ance decreased $4,5S1 ,34l.
General William B Anderson, OF
Mount Vernon, ILL.,, was appointed
United States pension agent at Chicago
TelegramS directing the immediate
supervision of purchases of silver bull
lion were sent to all mints and assay
offices.
Jacob Kline died at Norwood Park
He had been resident of the suburb
for fOrty-nine years.
Morris S. Jaeger, senior member Of &
firm of New York cigar dealers, dice
} at the fremont House.
Major General Sir G. G. Teesdale dice
at his residence in England from para
lysis He was a companion of severa
orders.
Detroit is making an effort to breal
into the national league. Severst
franchises are said to be for sale.
| Indiana's election bribery law
adopted by the legislature in 1889, ha
f been declared valid by the state su
: preme court.
At the conference of Methods
i bishops in Milwaukee Bishops ThoburI
9 Ninde, Newman and Fitzgerald wer
given foreign assignments.
e Foreman Smith is said to have mad
e the report of the Milwaukee grand jur.
Il vehicle for dissemination Of his f
, nancial views.
, Sir John Abbott, ex-premier of Cans
da, who had retired from public if
ON account of failing health, died a
Montreal Monday evening.
/ Mrs. A. E. Harrison Of Des Moines
canvaSSer for periodicals for the Amer
, can Protective association, was III
! over by a train at Rock Island, Ill
:. and killed.
c. w. Embury, Il retired farmer, wa
=, killed at La Crosse, Wis, by a rul
away accident, his horse being frigh
ened at an electric car.
, Mrs. Lydia Brodley, one Of til
wealthiest residents of Peoria, ILL.,, ha
announced her intention of donatin
100 acres as a site for the permaner
state fair.
,, Dom Augusta, son Of Princess Lee
= poldina, the second daughter of Dol
Pedro IL, now reported on his way
8 Brazil, is said to be a candidate fC
J the restoration.
y The worlds fair electric launche
have been laid up. The boats and st;
L tons cost $165,OOO and over 100000
l. passengers were carried at conSiderabl
< profit.
A syndicate has been formed to r,
= rcduce the worlds fair court of homo
y in London park. A theater will h
built in which America viii be givel
:, The navy department has been il
4 formed of the death at Tryon, n. c
of Captain 0. A. Batcheuer, q. S.
e retired).
= Drank Edwards, the wel-know
> theatrical manager and agent, died 6
Rochester, n. Y, of Brights diseas,
Il He was 50 years of age.
Word has reached South Bend, Ind
from Notre Dame, that Very Rev
Father General Sorin, founder Of til
l university, is dead.
/ Phillip Lint was sentenced to stat
prison for life for the murder of Leva
K Poynton at North Liberty, Ind, las
Y July.
n d. G. Snyder, of Upton county, Ind
convicted in 1876 and sentenced to lit
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