Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-04

South Sea Islands.
The navy department expects that
the torpedoboat Ericsson will 90 out
from New London on her preliminary
trial within day or two.
A Chicago insurance man charges
that lumbermen caused the recent
forest fires in order to cover up their
stealings.
Officers of the whisky trust ridicule
the report that Nelson Morris cOntem- |!
plates beginning foreclosure proceed !
ings.
On the expiration of his term in cor
gress Colonel Breckenridge will re-
sumo the practice of law in Lexing
ton, Ky.
Plimmer and Murphy fought twenty
five rounds to a draw at New Orleans.
The former had tire better Of the
encounter.
Pansy McGregor easily won the
$4,000 Futurity stake for 2-year-olds
trotted at GaIesburg Her best time
was 2:19 81.
In the ten-mile road race of the
Vincennes Cycling club G. H. Peck,
to 25:45.
Lord Hawkes. English eleven won
the cricket match at Philadelphia,
scoring 422 runs to POI by their oppo-
nentS.
CycGst Scarf failed to lower the
roal record between Chicago and New
York, taking eight days and three
hours to complete the journey.
Attorney Milchrist, who opened the
arguments in the A. r. g. contempt
case, denounced Debs and his asso-
: ciates as "dastardly criminals"
The Civic Federation will exert
every effort to secure the Indictment
and conviction of the proprietors of the
House of David.
The Nebraska democratic convention
indorsed Holcomb for governor and
Bryan for senator and declared for
free silver.
! General William w. Duffield has
: been appointed superintendent of the
coast and geodetic survey to succeed
Professor Mendenhall.
! Brazil has given notice of the abro-
cation of the reciprocity treaty, which
j. is a sequence of the enactment of the
new tariff law.
James 2. Cauen, general freight and
passenger agent Of the Valley road,
was found murdered in Cleveland, pre-
sumably by robbers.
Andrew j. Laird, a former postoffice
inspector, who had secured $4,000 by
forged postal orders, was arrested at
Los Angeles.
Douglas Luce, who was born in 1875
and had lived under every president
of the United States, died at Urbana,
Ohio
, Four men were killed and four in
jured by the blowing up of the boiler
of Il thrashing engine on a farm near
. Crystal, N. D.
FreepOrt temperance people, aroused
by the convention of liquor dealers
held mass meeting to denOunce the
traffic.
. George Neville, of Wayneville, III.
was killed near Bloomington, ILL.,, by
being thrown from a wagon and rur
, over.
= Charles Johnson, of New York, was
arrested at Anderson, Ind, on charge
of forgery, Michael James being the
victim.
The Bricklayers' union at Anderson
Ind, donated the services of its
seventy-fve members for three days
work Oh the Catholic hospital.
Early delegates to the seventh bien
hal reunion of Crocker's brigade, t
be held in Ottumwa, Iowa, Wednesday
and Thursday, have arrived.
DR.. J. NJ. Ratcliff has been appointed
superintendent of the Southern Ohio
insane asylum, vice Dr. J. A. Roms
, pert, discharged for incompetency.
Contract has been let for the digging
of the north section, 1,2OO feet, of the
projected half-mile canal to connec
. Oconomowoc lake with Nashotah lake
D. X. Caldwell, a Frankfort, Ind
lumber dealer, has been arrested
charged with being in league will
counterfeiters.
Thirty-fve thousand persons visited
, the state fair at Springfield. A new
, board Of agriculture was selected, witt
James w. Judy as president.
Sheriff Dunn, of Milwaukee, was ar
rested and fined for failing to produce
= the body of a letter carrier held fol-
debt.
John F. Calmly was elected presidenr
of the Illinois Liquor Dealers assoCfa
ton. Bloomington will be the mex
place of meeting.
Governor Mckinley was the orator
at the laying of the corner stone OF
the memorial and educational building
at Bellenfontaine, Ohio.
/. Congressman Hall, who was renOmi
mated by the democrats of the third
Minnesota district, in his speech OF
+ acceptance bitterly assailed the senate
Republicans of the Ashland Ky
district nominated Judge George
Denny, Jr., for congress, in opposition
to Owens, the democratic nominee.
Schooner Ironton and steamer Ohio
cOlhded on Lake Huron and both
: went to the bottom. Five of the crew
) Of the Ironton were drowned.
The power of Papal Delegate Satolli