Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-09
THE LATEST.

DeIeSates to the American Railway |
Union convention decided not to call !
OH the strike inaugurated June &c.
Fire destroyed the lumber yards of
the John Spry company. Chicago. The
loss will amount to fully 100000.
Because it is not self-sustaining the
LeadViIle branch, 324 miles long, will
be abandoned by the Union Pacific
Thomas Walonskie. Pole, was
beaten to death in a general fight in
Polish settlement at Braceville. III.
Casario, the assassin of President
Carnot, OF France. was placed on trial
for the crime at Lyons.
The gold reserve is below S54.OO0,-
900. Secretary Carlisle looks to
prompt tariff legislation for relief.
Henry Cotton, a waiter, ate sixty
two CLAIMS at R0ckaway on a wager,
and will probably die as a result.
After three months Of idleness the
miners at Streator aud Braceville, Ill.
decided to return to work.
Indiana spiritualists. in session in
Anderson, are split by fractional strife,
and muscular warfare is feared.
Solomon Thatcher. one of the oldest
residents of Cook county, died at his
home in River Forest, aged 81.
Officers incline to the belief that
many buildings on the south side,
Chicago, are being set on fire by
gang of robbers.
Mrs. Minnie ROxburgh, tired Of do
nestle unhappiness, took dose of
morphine, in Chicago and was found
dead in her bed.
Professor J. l.. Laughlin, of the Chi
cago university, has commenced di-
vorce proceedings against his wife,
charging desertiOn.
A seyen-story building occupied by
Strain & Foster, grill workers, Chi
cago, was destroyed by fire, causing a
loss Of 100000.
Rail>,--s doing business in Iowa
have appealed to the state commits
sioners for permission to increase
rates.
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a general fight was started and Wal
ter Thomas, a peacemaker, was shot
to death.
Insurance companies have caused
the arrest of Mrs. Susan Taylor, of
Walpole, Mass, for starting twenty
six fires.
Congressman Moore, of Kansas,
whose election was contested by Mr..
Funston, republican, was seated by
the house
All the packing houses in South
Omaha have been closed by the
strikers. The plants will be opened
with new men.
Trainmen at st. Louis, dissatisfied
with the American Railway Union, are
organizing a new association to super
Sede it.
Criminal carelessness is charged
against the manager of Tillie Seberns,
who was killed by a parachute leap
at Anderson1Ind
Stockholders of the New York Times
have brought suit to set aside their
subscriptions, alleging fraudulent mis-
representations.
Witnesses called by the LeXow com
mittee to testify against New York
police are being prosecuted by the of
ficers.
Charles E. Griffith, editor of paper
in Taos, N. NJ, was terribly beaten
for publishing an article on the Peni-
tents.
Robert Jeffries, a lad at Jefferson
vile, Ind, covered his head with coal
! oil, applied a match and was fatally
burned.
Freight trains colllded on a bridge
at Sioux City and tours cars were
thrown into the river. One man was
injured.
Captain Thomas c.. Fullerton died
suddenly at the hotel Thomas in Fair
bury, H., Thursday evening. He was
the republican candidate for congress
in the eleventh di~ fct of Illinois.