Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29


got off without damage.
Tramps are focking to Massillon to |
join the commonWeal army. Sheriffs
along the line Of march are preparing
for trouble.
Six members of the family of Her
man Thuron- living near Plano, Ill,
are at deaths door from eating I'M
| cooked sausage.
A populist paper of Wichita, Kan,
saws if Carlisle issues more bonds a
million armed men should march on
| Washington.
Mayor Denny, of Indianapolis, has
asked for more police to aid in the sup
preston of gambling and the illegal
sale of liquor.
Bobby" Dobbs, colored, whipped
Billy Lavigne, of Saginaw, Mich, in
five rounds at Minneapolis
The trouble with the miners at Grip
pie Creek, Col, is ended and the
troops are withdrawn.
Bill Buckworth, a famous Indian
fighter and scout, is under arrest at
Omaha charged with insanity.
Health Officer Kelly, of Minneapolis,
criticised surgical operation at Law
renee sanitarium and has sued for
$4,000.
It is now considered probable that
a compromise will be the outgrowth of
the Union Pacific wage conference at
Omaha.
It is announced that Howard Gould
and Miss Odette Taylor, an actress,
are to be married very shortly.
A police sergeant and a patrolman
in Minneapolis were dismissed from
the force by the mayor for maltreating
two girls.
Unconfirmed rumor gives the Wander
bits a direct line from New York to
the gulf by a consolidation Of interests.
A scheme for a democrat-populist
state ticket for South Dakota is in
cubating in Washington.
An operatic manager has offered
Madeline Pollard $500 a week to star
in his company.
DR.. J. A. Houser, of Indianapolis,
claims to have arranged with eX-Queen
Liliuokalani for a lecturing tour of
the United States.
Charlotte Smith says a delegation
from the woman's national Industrial
league will join Coxey's army at Wash
ington.
Milwaukee letter carriers will de-
mand pay of Uncle Sam for overtime
since the passage of the eight-hOur
law in 1888.
Three hundred delegates, represent
ing seven states, are in attendance on
the irrigation convention at Omaha,
Neb.
Louis Kanitz was elected commander
of the Michigan department G. A. r.
Lochner's pension policy was not con-
demned.
Much sickness is reported among
Hurley, Wis, miners, whose constitu-
tons have been greatly weakened by
months of privation.
In London, Jem Burge, the iron
man." of Australia, was severely pun
ished in twenty rounds by Arthur
Valentine.
German led the pitchers of the ma
tional league last year, with a percent
age of 1888 Rusie second, percentage,
1856.
The imports Of dry goods at the port
of New York last week were $1,S57,-
$50, and the amount marketed So, OIL
200 In 1893 the imports were $3.50
sos and the amount marketed So, 1872
POI.
Alexander J. Mcdonald of ia
County street, Fall River, Mass, died
Wednesday. Saturday Daniel J. Nc
Donald, a son, became violently insane,
and now another son, Frank, is insane.
Miss Pollard rests her case and Col.
Breckenridge makes known his defense.
He admits illicit relations, but denies
that he promised to marry her except
under threat of death.
A third case of smallpox has devel-
Oped in Sing Sing On. W prison. An
order has been made allowing all the
men who have been vaccinated and
have sore arms in consequence one
week communication of their sentences,
to take effect at the end of their terms
of imprisonment.
The Minette club, an association of
West Side business men Of Chicago,
has offered to pay 100000 for the
Ferris wheel which still stands in the
deserted Midway Plaisance, and move
it to Garfield park as a permanent at
traction. 1t would cost 100000 to SIM
ply move the wheel.
The Yale football association elected
the following officers: President aud
manager, Ben Gable, of Chicago; VICE
president, J. G. Greenway of Hot
Springs, Ark; assistant manager, A. e.
Foote, of New Haven; secretary, G. G..
Morris, of New Haven.
The Marshalton iron works at Will
mington, Del, which went into the
hands of a receiver on January II and
were then closed, have started up, Civ
ing employment to 500 hands. 1t is
understood that a Philadelphia syndi-
cate has taken charge of the works