Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-06-21

An earthquake at NaclmentO, Spain.
destroyed a number of bu idingS and
killed several people.
Many miners in Illinois and Ohio
declare that they will not return to
work.
The American Railway union and
the Knights of Labor decide to atfili-
ate.
A G. Loring. of Minnesota. was
chosen president of the Miilers' Ma
tiOnal association.
Representatives of commercial bod
les met in Washington and endorsed
the proposed railroad pooling bill.
Officials Of the United Mine Work
ers' union issued a circular advising
the miners to return to work Monday.
The prolonged drought in the north
west has been broken by copious rains.
The crops are saved.
B. O'Fallon Clark. a st. Louis specu-
lator. is missing, and friends hear he
has been foully dealt with.
A. c. Trentman, wholesale grocer of
Fort Wayne, Ind, has assigned. Liza
bilities and assets, about 100000.
1t is believed a result of the big la
Dor convention in st. Louis will be a
general union Of the orders.
While not satisfied with the terms
of the strike settlement, Illinois cOal
miners generally will return to work.
Rev. Edwin P. Walters, rector of
st. Mary's Catholic church at Lafay-
cite, md, is dead, after a brief illness.
Miners in Ohio are greatly dissatis-
fled with the strike settlement and re-
fuse to accept it.
Deputy Collector William Welch, of
Lexington, Ky, was drowned while
fishing in the reservoir.
Congressman Hit has been nOmi-
mated for the seventh time by republic
ans Of the ninth Illinois district.
Rev. S. NJ. Hathorne, populist candi-
date for congress in Indiana, demands
$1,000 before he will enter the race.
Many old settlers Of Chicago attend
ed the funeral services held for the
late Marcus A. Farwell
1t is believed the house will refuse
to accept the senate tariff bill when
the amended measures come back.
Business men of Racine, Wis, de
nOunced the city council for delaying
the erection of new sch0olhouse.
Republicans and populists have com
bined in Tennessee on candidates for
the supreme bench.
United States marshals arrested
twenty-five Coxeyites for Selling a
train at Fairfield, H.
Lewis j. Cramer, superintendent of
public schools at Columbus, Neb., died
of paralysis while visiting at Titfin,
Ohio.
Mrs. Minerva OrchardsOn, aged 81
cy, Ill, leaving a large estate to Pro
fessOr OrchardsOn, of Chicago.
There is $4,000 shortage in the
Schenectady Savings bank and August
Henke an accountant, has committed
suicide.
George Brock Of Borden, Ind, be
coming desperate from poverty, shot
and killed his wife and son and then
committed suicide.
Over 100 families were removed
from the Choctaw nation lands at
Hartshorn, [. T., yesterday. About
1000 other intruders will have to go.
Rather than go to Jail, Bascom
Crawford, the embezzling cashier of
the American National bank at Spring
field, Mo-, committed suicide
Canada has apologized for drunken
soldiers tearing down the stars and
stripes at st. Thomas, and will punish
them.
, Fearing his raft would be demol-
ished, Gustave LaSson, Of West Super
ior, Wis, leaped into the river and
was drowned.
EX-City Clerk William e. Delaney,
of Buffalo, n. Y, was shot and killed
in his room by man whose wife he
betrayed.
A majority of the Cook county, H.,
democratic delegates favor the nomi-
nation of a senatorial candidate at
the state convention.
Erastus Wiman was placed on the
stand in his trial for forgery, and
testified that he had paid back all Of
Dun's money.
People of Pana, ILL.,, are very much
disturbed over the presence of a mob
of strikers, and armed deputies are
guarding the city.
Bodies of a man. woman and q
child were unearthed by a farmer
near Borden, Ind. 1t is thought they
were murdered.
In Buffalo, n. Y. fire destroyed Ma
than VOLTS carriage works and three
buildings. One fireman was
seriously injured. Losses aggregate
about 5000, mostly insured.
Charles B. HANDLE, a well-known
lawyer of HClton, Kas., was shot and
killed by Clinton Osborn, a saddler,
who accused HANDLE of betraying his
daughter.
While eXcavating for a cellar in
Johnstown, Pa, workmen unearthed
the parlor car of the Inflated day ex-
press which was covered UP by the
flood of 1899.
A sheriff's jury in New York has de-
cided that Mrs. Caroline D. Martin,
wife of William A. Martin, business
manager Of The New York Witness,
is innnmnntnnt TO manaoe her affairs