Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-18
TILEGRAMS In BRIEF,
DOMESTIC.

for mayor of New York.
Many vessels were wrecked and
thirty lives lost on the coast of New
foundland.
Northwestern loggers decide to limit
operations this winter to the burned
districts.
School Inspector Liphart, Of Detroit,
has been put in JAN without bonds On
a charge of receiving brides.
Scotland will probably ship large
quantities of potatoes to the United
States
Gen. Harrison has been asked to
select an artist to paint his portrait to
be hung in the white house.
Paul Berger, the oldest negro min
strel in America, is dead at Philadel-
phia.
Andrew w. Mullen, of Philadelphia,
hanged himself rather than serve on
a jury.
The Massachusetts democrats placed
q full ticket in the field headed by
John E. Russell for governor.
The democrats of the 9th district
nominated John f. Fitzgerald of Bos,
ton for congress.
Wartburg college was dedicated at
Clinton, Iowa. Three thousand people
attended the ceremony.
Striking weaverS have resumed
work in New Bedford at a reduction
of 5 per cent. in wages.
The Peoria Iron and Steel company
controlled by whisky trust leaders, has
gone into the hands of receiver.
The California pool which undertook
to run a corner in May wheat lost ST.
100000. James G. Fair was in the
deal.
Latest court gossip is that the queen
is strongly opposed to the possible
marriage of Miss Anna Gould te
Prince Francis of Battenberg.
Mrs. A. c.. McKimbrough, of Jack
son, Miss, has published an appea,
for funds to repair the home of JEFF
ferson Davis, at Beauyolr.
Powderly will ask the knights OF
labor to re-elect him grand master
workman when the general assembly
meets in New Orleans, Nov. Is.
GLouls who attempted to steal the
body Of young woman in Keokuk
Iowa were frightened away from the
grave.
George Van Taylor, of Detroit, com
United suicide in Jail, leaving letter
IN which he confesses to having com
mitted twelve murders.
An autopsy on the body of George
n. Sloan, who starved himself tc
death in Chicago, showed the pains
which he suffered were imaginary.
Through it's minister the Chilean
government has paid into the state
department $245, 54635, in satisfaction
of war claims.
The acting attorney general has rem
dered an opinion that the word wool
in the tariff act refers to hair OF
sheep only.
Receiver has been appointed for the
American Debenture company, chi
cayo. Its obligations are estimated a
$1,500,O00.
Funeral services of DR.. Oliver Wen
dell Holmes were held in Boston
They were simple and largely at
tended.
In his annual report Governor
Hughes protests against the return OF
Geronimo to Arizona and the proposed
withdrawal of troops.
John NJ Thurston has accepted the
challenge of Congressman Bryan fol
a Joint debate and names Oct. Is and
is as the dates.
-Four miners are hemmed in by
flames in a colliery at Shamokin, Ia
The carpenter whose carelessness
caused the fire was suffocated.
Mrs. ii. G. Corbin, wife of Colonel
Corbiu, of the United States army
4 former resident of Chicago, died in
M, ..ington.
More evidence Of corruption in the
New York police force was developed
by the Lexow investigating commit
tee.
During Il severe storm in New York
a large building collapsed, killing sew
eraI people. Great damage was done
on land and sea.
Lemuel c. Reeves, of Burlington, n.
J.. has been debarred from practice
before the interior department for
violation of the pension laws.
An electric car line to connect the
lake shore towns between Chicago and
Milwaukee is projected by the capt.
talists who are behind the Northwest
ern l..
1t is said that the pope is preparing
a special appeal to the clergy of the
Anglican church on the subject of re-
union between that and the Roman
church.
The officials of Columbian univer-
sity confirm the reports that President
Whitman, of Colby college, Maine, had
been invited to take the presidency of
Columbian university.
Six masked men entered Herman
Frecht's saloon at st. Louis, Mo-, and
held up the proprietor and five Gus
toners. The robbers took $500 from
the six men and escaped.
Department of the Platte officials
now agree that Colonel Merritt Barber
will not be court-martialed for his
conduct in connection with the recent