Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-03

around OSHKOSH by the KEY rather
Scholter. Of st. Marys church.
Brakeman Charles Orion, of the Big
Four, fell asleep while tagging pas
senger train and was killed 1T Craw-
louisville, Ind.
Claus Spreckles has arrived in San
Francisco from Honolulu, and declares
that the provisional government of
Hawaii cannot last long.
The total internal revenue collections
OF the government the past fiscal year
were S161, 100000, an increase of ST.,
145, 700 over the previous year.
Two Finlay, O., boys who were stolen
by a band of gypsies made their es
cape in the night, and a party of
avengers is now after the kidnapers
A. S. Bright, grain dealer at Cunber
land, Ia, fed after forging notes az
grating $1,000. His liabilities are about
$4,000, while his assets are but 81,
COO
In Chicago, Justice Wallace dismissed
the charge of adultery preferred
against Rev. DIR. w. w. !otheroh be
cause Of insufficient evidence.
The lowest prices in many years
were reached July q by a number Of
stocks on the New York exchange.
The rain fall in the northern states
last week was deficient, according tC
the weather bureau, and corn in Ne
braska and Illinois is endangered.
! Tho Pank of Commarco of Jndianano
lis, Ind, and the Indianapolis National
bank, with deposits of more than q
million dollars, were forced to close
their doors.
The surplus fund of the tWenty-one
national banks of Chicago is $11,522,
by Comptroller Eckles. A falling of
in deposits of 16 per cent is shown
A freight train crashed through {
trestle on the st. Louis, Chicago anG
ST. Paul road near Alton, Ill. Conduct
or Burrill was killed and three brake
men fatally injured.
Powell Crossley, Cincinnati attor
ney, has made an assignment. His
assets are 100000 and his liabilities
considerably larger. He hal speculat
ed in lands.
Fahrman, Jacobs, Vogler and Repke
convicted of the Molitor murder, have
been taken from Alpena, Mich, tc
Jackson to commence their life sen
tence.
A boiler fiue in the mill of the
WeatherwaX Lumber company col
lapsed at Olympia, Wash, instantly
killing William Welch, fireman, anC
fatally injuring three others.
An order of Secretary Smith revers
ing the practice of Pension Commits
siOner Raum in disability cases is fOun(
to be in line with a previous decision
of Assistant Secretary BusSey.
A monument to those who fell il
the battle with the Indians at Wounded
Knee was unveiled by the Seventh
cavalry at Fort Riley, Kan.
Clarence NJ. Uverman, late president
of the Citizens bank at Hillsboro, Ohio
has been arrested on the charge OF
embezzling $4,000 of the banks fund
and with making false returns to the
comptroller.
c.. w. Cannon, real estate dealer
and A. NJ. Hotter have failed at Helena
Mont. The formers assets are 81 800,
600; liabilities, $4,000. Holter's liza,
bilities are $6OO,OO0; assets, $1,OOO,OOO
Parker and McAfee, the negroes con
demned for the murder of Druggist
Eyster, have been taken from Indian
apolis, Ind, to Michigan City prison
where they will be executed November
).
The American schooner, Hannah Nc
Loon, from Havana and MatanzaS, has
arrived at Delaware breakwater with
the captain on board dead from yellow
fever. Five other cases occurred Oh
the voyage.
For the fourth time in its history
the Erie railway, now known as the
New York, Lake Erie and Western
has been placed under a receivership
and the receivers appointed by the
United States circuit court are join
hluS, pTeSluSuL VI Tie
J. G. Mccullough, one Of the directors
Judge Lacombe's action was taken al
the request of the directors.
The resources of the thirty -one banks
at San Francisco are given as $193,
10000, an increase of 100000 over
last year. The amount due depOsitors
il S133, 100000. The banks are now
be ginning to make loans on grain and
other crops.
Capt. Ryder, of the steamer Berk,
shire from Baltimore, arrived at PrOvi
dence and reported that while off Long
Island he encountered a heavy snow
storm that covered the deck Of the yes
sci, and it became so thick that he
was forced to lay until it abated.
Railroad property in Missouri is this
year assessed So, O23, 41719; bridge
property, $2,45O,OOO; telegraph proper
ty, 1923, $1,000; total, $50, 1896, $3.50
This is a total increase over last years
assessennt Of $1,511, S7O.11.
A. J. Drexel was buried at Philadel
phia. The funeral was marked by the
absence of any display.
LOVERS ATTENTIONS.