Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-30


the republican convention at East
Tarras.
Tobacco men are worried about the
Interpretation to be put on the new
tariff law as regards withdrawal Of
goods from bond.
Hubart and Hovey defeated the
Neel brothers in the tennis match al
Newport for the national champion
ship in doubles.
Stanton Abbott. the light weight
champion of England, was knocked
out by Jack Eyerhard in twenty-five
rounds at New Orleans.
A thrcshing engine blew up on a
farm near Byron, H., killing TWO men
and seriously injuring half Il dozen
boys.
Harry Mccoy aid Josephine Calwell
fell from u rowboat and were drowned
at Peoria, III. 1t is believed Mccoy
attempted to assault the girl.
Work has been begun on the Black
wells island bridge, which is to fur
nish the Long Island road an entrance
to NeN York.
Because OF charges made by political
opponents in the council Mayor Blu,
OF Cleveland, has demanded an inyes-
tigatiOn.
Tax assessments levied in Illinois
counties aggregate $137, 1913, 616, Il de-
Of 10 T. -
total.
Stockholders of the Chaplin Mining
company will meet in Milwaukee Sept.
to consider the foreclosure proceed
ings begun by the bOndholders.
A statement setting forth the desir-
ability of the proposed ship canal be-
| tween the Ohio river and the lakes will
be issued by the provisional committee.
Through criminal negligence of of
ficials at Memphis, Tenn, the county
and state are defrauded out of $1,000
900 in taxes and licenses.
Rains during the week have inn
| proved late corn and vegetables gen
orally throughout the country, though
in certain sections drought is still COM
| planned Of.
! Nearly eleven thousand mill opera
tiyes in New Bedford, Mass, Joined
in a strike against a reduction OF
wages of spinners and Weavers and
many mills were forced to- shut down.
A cablegram from Carlsbad an
nounced the death of Frederick Hilton,
the youngest son of ex-Judge Hilton
| and a partner in the firm of Hilton,
Hughes & Co.
The status of the textile workers
strike is unchanged; no mills are run
ming in New Bedford, and manufact-
urerS in Fall River are seriously
crippled.
The New York constitutional cOnven-
ton rejected the provision of the pro-
posed judiciary article increasing the
number of judges of the court of ap-
peals.
Lizzie Patterson, II years old, who
was convicted in New York of passing
forged checks on several jewelers., was
sentenced to three years and six
months in Auburn prison.
Three thieves were discovered at
work in a sleeping car attached to a
Monon train. Two were captured after
an exciting chase, the other jumped
and escaped.
Moline and Rock Island militiamen
who appeared in a military spectacle
c+,,,1
sion of the grounds until they Sc,
cured it.
Sanger was beaten in the mile open
and the tWo=mile handicap at Kansas
City. The former race was won by c.
NJ. Murphy, the latter by ]. w. Col.
burn.
Lieutenant Governor Majors Was
nominated for governor by the Ne
braska republican convention Editor
Rosewater resigned his committee
ship and will fight the ticket.
William Brinkmeyer returned tC
Milwaukee after three weeks absence
and claims to have been lured from
home by stranger and drugged an6
robbed.
John w. Colburn, of New York, was
elected grand master of the genera
grand chapter of Royal Arch Ma Sons
at the triennial convocation in Topeka
Kan.
The negro democratic league has re
quested the abolition of the Afro
American bureau of organize ton OF
the democratic congressional commit
tee.
Delaware republicans nominated
Joshua H. Marrel. for governor anC
Rev J. S. Willis for congress. The
platform denounces the tariff bill an(
declares for bimetallism.
The Breckenridge rally at George
town, Ky, was a fizzle. Few heart
the congressman's speech but the ad
mirers who accompanied him from
Lexington.
Frank LaWler was nominated fol
congress by the populists of the fourth
Qll.) district, who adopted resolutions
opposing the nomination of a county
ticket.
After holding out for four months
against the house rule requiring mem
bers to sign certificates of attendance
before receiving their pay ex-SpeaIel
Reed capitulated.
Charles FRANKLIN Regild, who
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