Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-16
TELEURAMS IN BRIEF.
AT HOME.

Many more foreigners leave the
United States for Europe than arrive.
Mrs. Sidney Drew has brought suit
for divorce at New York.
Congressman George 3. Shaw Is
I'LL at his home in Eau Claire, Wis.
A bill to prevent lobbying, and
which carries heavy penalties, was in
troduced in the senate by Mr.. Allen.
The Citizens Saving bank Of Ports
mouth Ohio, passed into the hands OF
a receiver.
McCord, Bra gdon & Cos wholesale
grocery at Pueblo, Colo, burned; loss
S250,00O; insured one-half.
Unofficial returns from the Alabama
election place the democratic majority
at 26,124.
Judges at Helena, Mont, Charge 81
attorney of that city with subOrna-
ton of perjury.
Felix GeOffriOn, who had been
member of the Canadian parliament
FOR thirty-One years, died at Montreal.
Directors of the American Railway
union are considering establishing an
insurance department Of the CIDER.
Work was resumed in all but two
of the departments of the Pullman car
works, virtually ending the long strike.
After a struggle lasting three years
the Woman's Baking company has
made an assignment for its creditors.
In the race for the town prize at
CoweS the Britannia defeated the
American yacht Vigilant-
st. Louis grain dealers complain
that railroads are fayOring Chicago
in rates to southwestern territory.
The business portion of Winneconne,
village in Wisconsin, was swept by
fire, doing damage of $4,000.
Thousands of acres Of valuable tim
Der have been destroyed by u forest
fire fifty miles in length in Wisconsin.
Democrats in session at OSkaloosa,
Iowa, nominated f. E. White for con
gress to oppose ]. Il. Lacy.
George w. Faris, a lawyer of Terre
Haute, Ind, has been nominated by
the republicans for congress.
illinois members are yet hopeful
chat bill providing for a new fed
eral building at Chicago will pass.
Secretary Carlisle is very much en-
oouraged by the gain in the gold re-
serve of $46S,0O0 since Wednesday.
One woman was killed and another
fatally injured by the explosion of a
ri lan / al T,al
Rev. Charles England, a Swedish
minister, of Michigan City, Ind, was
drowned while bathing III the surf.
Fred Davis, 10 years CT age, was
drowned while swimming in the White
River, near Red Cloud, Ind.
Carl Dahlgren, Chicago merchant,
dropped dead with heart disease on
the street at st. Joseph Mich.
Deputy Sheriff Cooley, who killed u
Polish striker at la Sale, ILL.,, was ex-
operated by the Coroner's jury.
Health officers in Milwaukee fought
furious mob in an attempt to remove
smallpox patients to the pesthouse.
Members of the Illinois board of
agriculture will establish perma-
nent fish hatchery at the state fair.
At scranton. Pa, a deserted mine
caVed in for distance of three blocks,
wrecking twenty-three houses
Owing to the high price of corn the
distilleries operated by the whisky
trust have been closed temporarily.
The Great Northern Elevator COM
pany, it is reported, will cut elevator
rates more than 30 per cent. at Du-
luth.
The long republican deadlock in the
seventeenth Wisconsin senatorial dis
trict was broken by the nomination of
j. J. McGilvray.
John S. Johnson has decided to enter
the ranks of professional bicyclistS in
order to defeat Zimmerman, for which
purpose he will go to France.
Attorney General Moloney has de-
clined to bring suit against the Illinois
Building and Loan association of
Bloomington.
1t is said that President Reinhart of
the Santa Fe system has his resigna-
ton prepared and will offer it to the
reorganization committee.
W. l.. Webb, a Lemont, ILL.,, railroad
contractor, committed suicide in
hotel at Birmingham, Ala, because of
financial troubles
81. II. Warner, the patent medicine
man, has returned from Europe PENN
less, having lost the remains of his
fortune at Monte Carlo.
James f. Shields, of Kankakee, Ill,
who disappeared from home July IL.
was found suffering from fever In
New York hospital
Attorney Erwin and his assistants
have agreed on the line of defense
to be followed in the contempt case
against the A. R. U. leaders.
A statement that the civil service
commission was especially DESTROYS
of college bred young men entering
the classified service is denied
T. Q. Stuart, of Charlton, was NOM
mated by the democrats Of the eighth
Iowa congressional district to oppose
w. p. Hepburn.
Arena won the 2:24 trot and Star
pick the 2:1S pace at Buffalo. Rain
caused postponement Of the other
events.
InSanely Jealous. w. D. Jenkins of