Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-22
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
AT HOME.

ODed III washington.
Max Silberman advised the New
York cIoakmakerS to end the strike ana
many of them threatened to Kill him.
Charles E. Strong, general manager
OF the Chicago Newspaper Union, dled
from paralysis of the heart
An increase of 1,72S,OOO bushels in
the available supplies of wheat in this
country is reported by Bradstreets.
Governor Altgeld appointed Elijah L.
Ramsay state treasurer to ill the va
cancy occasioned by his fathers death.
An epidemic of typhoid fever is rag
ing in the Nebraska institute for the
deaf and dumb at Omaha.
General Miles left Chicago, having
received orders assigning him to the
department of the east.
A French photographer has been
taking views at the bottom of the sea
by means of magnesium light.
A passenger elevator in NorWalk,
Ohio, store fell four Stories, and three
of it's occupants were injured.
The schooner Lulu Whiting, with
cargo Of pork, flour, ETC., was aban-
doned by her crew on Saginaw Bay.
The Diamond Match company is pre-
pairing to erect the biggest match fac
tory in the world at Liverpool, Eng.
Directors of the Columbian exposition
have resolved to dispose of the 100000
unsold souvenir half dollars at par.
The much talked-of congress of ar
bitration and conciliat ton began at Chi
cago.
A match at 200 birds for $500 a side
has been arranged between Captain
]. T. Brewer and J. A. 3. Elliott.
The general assembly of the Knights
of Labor met in eighteenth annual ses-
sion at New Orleans.
George W. Scoggan, the well-known
race-horse owner and breeder, died at
his home near Louisville, Ky.
Eighty barrels of oysters have been
planted in Willapa bay, Washington,
by the United States fish commission.
Secretary Carlisle issued circular
asking for bids for $500OO,00O of new
United States bonds to bear interest
at five per cent
Diphthera is epidemic in Anderson,
Ind. One hundred and fOrty-three
cases have been reported. About half
of them are fatal.
Members of the Cook band Of out
laws plundered James DinkinS' home,
near Perry, o. r., after binding and
gagging occupants
!. O. KerngCod, of New York, diSap-
peared from his berth on 4 sleeping
car between ST Thomas, Ont, and
Syracuse. \. Y.
Claimants to the title of the cham
pion wing shot of America have re-
solved on u match at 100 birds to set
tie the mooted question.
one man was killed and six others
injured by the collapse of the wall of
a building under construction at Phil
adelphia.
In granting n rehearing in a con
tested election case the Michigan SUI
preme court held the use of an eraser
on ballot to be permissible.
Leaders of the st. Louis democracy
have determined it is stated, to con-
test the election of every republican
candidate.
Republicans of Lincoln township,
Iowa, elected w. S. Wickham trustee.
Notwithstanding he had been dead for
month.
President Cleveland denies the state
ment that he and Secretary Carlisle
differ on financial problems and that
the secretary might resign.
Trustees OF Central church, Chicago,
have informally asked DR.. GLADDEN. to
fill the pulpit made vacant by the
death of Professor Swing.
The contest among Illinois repub-
leans for the senatorship gives evil
dence of narrowing down to choice
between Medill and Cullom.
Governor Waite, of Colorado, has is
sued Il Thanksgiving proclamation,
which he closes with dissertation on
monopoly.
The official count gave Mccain, for
congress. a plurality of 20 votes over
BelkLap in the third Illinois district.
A recount has been asked.
GriSWald and Lake, the trainrobbers
who killed Detective Owens, pleaded
guilty in the circuit court at Wauke-
gan.
EX-Banker A. A. Cadwallader, of
Superior, Wis, pleaded guilty of en-
bezzlement and was sentenced to five
years Imprisonment.
The Appleton humane society has
handled 91I cases during the past year,
a falling off of % per cent. from the
previous year.
Wisconsin pensions: Original-Enoch
G. Beam, Stevens Point; James Dig
min, Fond du Lac; Alexander Smith,
Gillingham.
Clacquer defeated Borderer in a
match race at San Francisco and low
cred the coast five-furlong record to
0:59 "a.
Henry Binder, a retired business
man of Ann Arbor, Mich, was burned
to death in his barn by the explosion
of a lantern.
Suit for 100000 has been begun
against Herman Aich, a New York i'm
porter, who is alleged to have under
valued goods.
Reports showing the order to be in