Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29

Mayor HOPKINS mas asked JOnn w
Ella, John III. Hamline and Harry
Rubens to act as a commission to APP
ply tho merit system to the Chicago
police force.
kOlb, the defeated candida te for
governor Of labama, has issued u
manifesto calling on his supporters to
aid him in Selling the executive OF
flee.
United States Attorney Jackson has
been threatened with death should've
make any further attempts to extermi-
nate the Cook gang of train robbers
and highwaymen.
LII making al arrest Officer kellar
OF New Orleans was Shot Ill the mead
ana Instantly killed. An unsuccessful
attempt was made TO lynch the muir
derer.
The Panama Star and Herald says
that the national congress i'll BoSota
has adjourned. 1t denies the report
OF mutiny Of troops in Bocas Del
Toro
John Hughes, Walter Hadley and
Charles Sparks Went out to haul up
their tishing-nets at Canso, n. s., dur
ing a stiff breeze. Their boats were
swamped and all were drowned.
Reports from Dawson, Ca, announce
the financial embarrassment OF J. r.
Mercer & Co., dealers in fertilizers and
farm supplies. The liabilities may
reach $4,000.
Four members OF the local board Of
mediation of the American railway
Union at Los Angeles, Cal, were con-
victed of conspiracy to obstruct the
mails.
William Wickwier and sister, who
lived five miles south of Galesburg,
Mich, were attacked by tramps. He
was fatally injured, but she will re-
cover.
Frank Godfrey, assistant instructor
in the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton gymnasium, while attempting a
double sOmersault in Boston, fell and
broke his neck.
Edgar G. Hawley, banker OF Dun
dee, H., recently elected state repre-
sentative, has made an assignment,
with liabilities of $4,000 and assets
! of $4,000.
A. q. Spalding denies he intends to
again assume active baseball manage
ment. He upholds the National league
in disciplining those. who are attempt
ing to wreck it.
College football games resulted
University of Missouri 81, University
of Iowa q; Yankton College Ii, Uni
versity of South Dakota ~; Southern
Athletic club Is, Suwanee university
of the South 10.
The dead body of Mrs. Jacob Gazett
of Minneapolis was found on the grave
of her husband in Lakewood cemetery,
which she visited Sunday for the.tirst
time since the burial of her husband
on Wednesday.
An Italian who attempted to choke
woman to death at Denver in the
same manner that Kiku Oyama and
two others of her class met death,
was arrested before his intended vic
tim had been killed. The police think
they have clue to the other MUIR
derS
An attempt was made to hold UP a
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley train
near Pantherburn, Miss, out the en-
gineer's suspicious were aroused by
The manner in which the signals were
given and would not stop. A yolley
was fired into the cab wounding the
fireman.
A successful attempt ,at train wreck
ing was perpetrated on the branch
, The obstruction caused the engine,
| baggage-car and passenger coaches to
turn over. Fireman S. G. Eiger was
killed and Engineer Joseph NJ. Aulden
seriously injured.
The names of 80 candidates have
! been announced as Professionally en-
titled to commencement parts at Har-
ward. The list does not include athe
names of students whose terms may
at the end Of the present academic
year entitle them to degree of dis
tinction.
At Waco, Tex, John d. Rockefeller
and fifteen of his Standard Oil bust
, ness associates have been indicted by
the grand jury for entering into a
conspiracy to control the coal oil mar
ket. Governor Hogg has indicated his
purpose to issue a requisite OIL the
governor of New York for the parties.
Mary Hope Newkirk, was murdered
! by Richard Leach, who cut her throat
at 412 West Forty-ninth street, New
York, where the pair had been living
as man and wife. Leach afterward
attempted to end his own life by cut
ting his throat. He did not succeed in
killing himself and he was removed to
Bellevue hospital a prisoner.
Rear Admiral Richard Meade, Unit
ed States navy, whose criticism of the
Columbia and the Minneapolis has at
tracted considerable attention, advo-
Gates letting one of these boats lie off
quarantine until the Majestic or the
Teutonic starts on an outbound course
and then give chase. If they can be
overtaken their bows should be crossed
and other maneuyerS made as in actu-
al naval engagements.
FOREIGN.