Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17

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An explosion in the Bessfmer steel
works at Newburg, Ohio, caused by
molten metal coming in contact with
water, inflicted terrible injuries on
thrt { men.
Four workmen were killed by an eX-
plosion of 1,500 kegs Of powder at the
works of the Phoenix company, near
Belleville, III.
Governor Lewelling, of Kansas, has
Chicago in the interest of his gulf
transportation project.
At the National Tailors' convention
in st. Paul, aid was voted to the
Bloomington, ILL.,, union, and NJ. Bantz
was elected president.
Anti-siIver men have made a canvass
of the house and claim unconditional
repeal of the Sherman law will have
a big majority.
A committee was selected at the
caucus of silver men to draw up a
bill providing for free coinage at an
agreed ratio as a substitute for the
Sherman law.
James Burke, with several aliases,
is under arrest at Leadville for rob-
bling w. G. Pollock of a package of
diamonds on a train between Omaha
and Sioux City.
Relatives Of Cooprider, who killed
Kress in Indiana, assert the murder
was the result of Kress' interference
| in a love affair.
| Suit has been begun against John
B. Koetting, the missing cashier of
the Milwaukee South Side Savings
bank, for $109,5S2.
! South Wayne, a little station eigh-
| teen miles southwest of Darlington,
this state, was swept by fire Wednes-
day night.
The Linden Steel company, Pittsburg,
Pa, is financially embarrassed. The
company has large government con-
| tracts for armOr plate.
| 1t is definitely learned that two of
the passengers of the steamer Kara
mania, from Naples, now quarantined
off New York city, have Asiatic cho-
| lera.
The Phoenix powder mills near Belle
vile, Ill, were blown up. Luther
Estes, Bishop Hickman, John Elliott
and Charles MuIlaye were killed.
DR.. e. G. Dunn, the Rockford physi-
clan who was to superintend the burial
and resurrection of Seymour, has
backed out, fearing that he will be
criminally liable should the burial
prove fatal.
| Charles Mccormick shot Janette Neil
at Jackson, Mich. Mccormick is dead
and the girl is dying. She had re-
fused to marry him.
G. NJ. Wright & Co., bankers at Al
lamont, ILL.,, have suspended and the
! cashier, Levi Butler, has disappeared
leaving a letter saying that he has
taken $41, 900 of the firms cash.
Warrants for the arrest of the Con
RAIDS are out and Marshal HodsOn, OF
Corydon, Ind, will attempt to serve
them. The Conrads are intrenched in
the house Of a brother-in-law.
The weekly crop report issued by
the weather bureau at Washington
says that all crops throughout the
country need rain. The weather has
Deen favorable only in New England
Prof. e. D. Morris, of the Lane semi
nary of Cincinnati, has selected the
faculty for the college, which will open
this year. The selection of Professor
Morris is regarded as anti-Briggs.
The Madison Square bank, on Twen-
ty-fifth street, New York city, did not
open its doors Thursday. A million
dollars of deposits had been withdrawn
during the last month.
! Henry Ripe has secured an injunc-
ton to prevent the erection of state
elevator at Duluth, on the ground
that the state has no RICH to build an
elevator from the fees collected from
other private elevators.
Government officials are making no
preparations for the reaSSembling of
the international monetary conference.
Dissolution of the Latin union would
have no special effect in this country.
; About $1O,OOO,OOO in gold will reach
New York this week and imports of
100000 more have been arranged
for. Speedy improvement in the none
tary situation is looked for.
Inquiry at the Catholic university,
Washington, has confirmed the rumor
that Mgr. Satolli will soon become the
guest of Archbishop COrrigan at New
York.
J. NJ. Donoan, lawyer, of Sioux Falls.
S. D., has been arrested charged with
collecting $3.50, a fee from a divorce
client due to other lawyers, and keep
ing the money.
c. II. Pollock, a banker at Nunda,
ILL.,, until his bank failed, was bound
over to the grand jury in bonds of
$500 charged with receiving deposits
after insolvency.
George Sharpe, of Peru, Ind, was
submerged to his chin in sand from a
bank that caved in on him, and was
not rescued for two hours. He will
probably die of his injuries.
The Heating case, which has been in
progress for a week, resulted at East
Tawas, Mich, in a verdict for Heating
of $4,000 against the Detroit, Bay City
& Alpena railroad for his injuries