Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-01
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF


near Decatur, Ill.
j. G. Carol shot and fatally wounded
o. IL. Buster in Campbellsburg, Ky.
Nine. Calabresi, injured in Paris by
a bomb explosion, died of her wounds.
The hospitality Of Peoria, ILL.,, causes
hundreds of tramps TO flock to the city.
The new river and harbor bill will
carry $7,30O,000, a decrease of $13,-
100000.
Boston policemen prevented a labor
demonstration on Washington's birth
day.
John r. Mclean is a candidate for
the United States senate from Ohio,
to succeed Brice.
Gov. Lewelling, of Kansas, will re-
move Adjt.-Gen. Artz for alleged IT.
regular transactions.
Congress has been asked to pass a
bill giving effect to the findings in the
Behring sea arbitration.
Fred Nichols, suspected of robbing q
bank ut Roanoke, Ind, has been cap
Cure at Huntington.
Lewis Wister died in a squalid house
at Atlantic City, N. J. He owned
property worth $4000,000.
Students at Granville, O., were ar
rested for firing an early salute on
Washington's birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Spires have just
celebrated their tiftieth wedding ami,
versary at Jacksonville, Ill.
schedule Of 126 games was adopted
by The Western Baseball association.
1Ae season will open May ).
Omaha police have uncovered a gang
OF lemale cOunterfeiterS and two Of
its members are under arrest.
Mrs. James 2. Sexton, for forty years
a resident of Clinton county, Ia, is
dead, aged 6S.
john Hoffman, of KellerYiIIe, ILL.,, is
dead. He was resident of Adams
county for tifty-ive years.
The American Insurance company of
Boston has decided to write no term
business during the year.
Mrs. Sophia Beresford died at San
Francisco from CHAMBERS. A diseased
horse had sneezed in her face.
Father John Bray died at Thomas
vile, Ga. He was 81 years Old, and
was ordained in Dubuque, Ia.
Two men fought duel with broad
swords in a saloon n Orange, \. j..
One was cut several tines.
Bids for postage stamps have been
rejected and the government will here
after make its own stamps.
\ bronze tablet was erected in Balti-
nore to mark the spot where the CONT
mental congress met in 1916.
Two masked men held up Jacob
Heaston, a horse buyer, near Hunting
ton, Ind, and secured $1,000.
New Jerseys rival senates have been
forced by Governor Werts to submit to
the arbitrament of the supreme court
\ protest against the antioption bill
was adopted by the Milwaukee board
OF trade and win be sent to congress.
William j. Carson, of Muncie, Ind,
received a gold medal for bravery
shown in the battle of Chicamagua.
An increase in rates on mercantile
risks of 20 per cent. was decided on
by the Fire Underwriters association
at Chicago.
Having offended a South Carolina
congressman, Assistant Postmaster
General Maxwell is threatened with an
Investigation and a duel.
Methods of the patent Office have
been decidedly improved and the work
rapidly advanced since Commissioner
Seymour took hold.
Western general passenger agents
recommend the issuance without re-
strictions of thOusand-mile tickets at
2 IL cents u mile.
Ill health has caused the reSigna lion
of w. o. Hughart, for twenty-five
years president of the Grand Rapids
& Indiana.
4 decrease in gross earnings of ST.
0S1,696 and in net of $4.374, 344 is
shown by the Union Pacitics annual
report.
Father Legion, of Aurora, ILL.,, is
charged by Estasia Cummings with
having accomplished her ruin and a
warrant has been issued.
At Hager, Mich, Frederick Westfall
slaShed his wife with a case-knife and
after setting fire to the house hanged
himself.
Nearly 100000 damage was done
at Quincy, ILL.,, by a blaze which or.
tginated in the Reliable Incubator com
pany's works.
A bill to charter Il company to con
struct a canal from Georgian bay tc
Lake Ontario has been reported tC
the dominion parliament.
Petitions of 14S Iron Hall claimants
We're presented to Judge Winters al
Indianapolis. Nearly $35O,000 is in
VOWED.
Republicans of the Iowa senate
agreed to report favorably the Carpen
ter local option bill somewhat modi
fed.
d. II, Reagan, dry goods dealer OF
Victoria, Refudge and Edna, Tex, as
signed. Liabilities, $4,000; assets, $40,
900.
The Montgomery Mill & Lumber com
pany, of Montgomery, Tex, has failed
Liabilities, $4,000; assets not given
The Rev. J. f. Hinsley, of Flora, Ill
Fas killed by being thrown from ;