Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
Condensed NEWS.

At Sc0OO1 oIccuOllS.
Fire destroyed the Grand View hotel
ut Fort Hamilton, n. Y, on the 25th.
Less, 100000.
Augustus 2. Burgwin, Of Pittsburg,
was on the oath admitted to practice
in the United States Supreme Court.
The Northwestern Lumberrnen's as
ISOLATION decides to fight the Bohn case
''tO the bitter end
Erick Kargas has been sentenced to
life imprisonment for the murder Of DR..
Nicholas Meloche, at Houghton, Mich.
Orlando Keifer was killed on the 25th
near Vandalia, Ill, by a falling limb
while telling trees.
The California university regents have
elected Martin Kellogg permanent
President of the university.
The receivers report on the Lima, o.,
National bank shows that the creditors
will realize about 20 cents on the dollar
James Mahon gave the Gotham police
bogus information and as a result will
winter at BlackWells island.
MarcelinO PalaciOs of Guanajuato
Mexico, is bankrupt with liabilities ag-
gregating $250,O0O.
The republican senators have decided
10 try to pass bill making New Mexi-
90, Utah and Oklahoma states.
The council Of Brazil, Ind. has grant
ed a franchise for an electric street rail
way. The road win be built at once at
q cost Of $4,000.
Half a dozen negroes are in jail at
Fort Monroe, Va, charged with conspir-
ing to burn the town.
@. A. Windle, of Cornell, ILL.,, has start
ed at Fairbury an eight-page, sixteen
column prohibition paper called the
Fair Dealer.
Charles Ross in driving across a rail
way at Liberty, Ind, in a sleigh on the
18th, was struck by MonOn yesdbuled
train and fatally injured.
Colorado cowboys are pursuing Wild
Bill Johnson, desperate. He is want
ed for murder, and is likely to be lynch
ed if caught.
Mrs. Henry Knott, while waiting for
train at Kendallville, Ind, was given
babe to care for short time. The
supposed mother did not return.
Some counterfeiters' tools, supposed
to belong to Hart, Fox, and McCOmb,
alleged counterfeiters, were found near
New Albany, Ind, on the 25th
Policeman Edwards of Sioux City shot
and probably fatally injured ]. j. John
son, who tried to escape after being
placed under arrest.
A man giving his name as Ed Sturm
tried to swindle Michigan bank with
bogus check ON a Harvey, Ill, bank.
The magistrate investigating the Pana-
ma scandal finds Ferdinand and Charles
de Lesseps and six others culpable.
James Shockley was Frustrated by an
epleptic fit in stable at Kellerton,
iowa, and froze to death before he was
discovered.
The little son OF Mr. and Mrs Collins
Of Middlebu1y, Ind, was burned to
are at stove.
The committee of the Ohio house of
representatives will recommend that the
state house be built at Mount Vernon.
Elias Thompson left his home in At
hca, Ind, and was found dead in a
eolnfield 3 days later.
Bert Kuhn, ii New Texas, Pa, farm
ca, allowed two strangers to ride with
him. They robbed him of $50.
J. j. Flanders, an Aurora, H., builder,
was held up by highwayman on the
streets Of that city and robbed of SOL.
Jesse Mate, who killed Joseph Baugh-
man in a bar-room fight at Osgood, O.,
on the 10th, was captured on the 25th
at Collett, Ind.
The postottice at Grundy Center, Iowa,
was robbed Oh the 18th. Two hundred
1ollars and Il few stamps were secured.
The house committee on banking and
currency on the 24th ordered Il favor
able report on Representative Outh-
waites bill for the frequent redemption
and exchange of treasury and national
bank notes for new notes.
George T.. Orlnsby, ensign OF the u.
s. navy, has began suit in the United
the United States for S5,31933, Il por-
ton OF his salary. which he alleges has
been illegally retained.
The Detroit, Grand Haven and Mil
waukee railway will decline any fur
ther freight conSignmentS for the east
shore until the ice blockade is over. At
present both the Roanoke and Wiscon-
sin the two winter vessels of the line
are in the ice near Grand Haven.
Charles \. GlOSter colored, was ar
raigned at jefferson Market police court,
New York, on the oath, on Il charge of
begging on Fifth avenue. Gloster is
the diSinherited heir of Mrs GIoSter, Il
colored woman, who died in Brooklyn
leaving 100000.
Judge Alexander Walker for many
years editor of the Daily Picayune and
also Of the Times-Democrat, died on
the Goth at Fort Smith, Ark.
B. J. Gore was found dead in the
ruins of his house near Ocala, Fla, with
bullet hole in his head. He was muir
dered for purposes of robbery.
The Rev. John Y Calhoun of Bloom
ington, H., died of heart failure on the
25th. He was a claSSmate in Washing
ton College with James G. Blaine
Henry Chism, a stock dealer of Palmy-
"a, Ill, who recently attempted to kill
Conductor Camerer on a Wabash train,
was released on bail at Decatur, Ill,
on the 25th.
Edward T RooerS q Minneanolis dec