Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-01-17
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC.

Mrs. JOSepnuS Reddln, aged oI years
died at Oakland, Ill.
Samuel Rogers, pioneer, is dead al
Minonk, Ill.
Senator HOar was renOml nal ed by
Massachusetts republicans.
An Ohio bank was robbed j $4,000
by professional cracksm ~.
J. II. French, treasurer under res
ident Lincoln, died at Beloit, Wis.
The floods at PittsOurg and other
places have begun TO Inside.
Ten bodies have been found i'll the
ruins of the Delavan House At Albany
George Cram, convicted Of wife muir
der New York, attempted suicide and
failed
Edward C. Potter. of Chicago, has
gone to Japan to aid in the establish
ment of great iron and steel plant
Gov. Aliens inaugural message was
read to the North Dakota legislature
He urges conservatism in legislation
Claus BliXt, murderer Of Miss Cling
at Minneapolis, will be tried January
q.
The republican caucus for United
States senator in Delaware has been
postponed until January IA.
Robert Pratt has become mayor of
Minneapolis, Mimi. The city admins
tration is entirely republican.
w. r. Baker has been re-ele;t ii pres
,dent of the Chicago board 81 trade
having twice filled the position before
er of South Dakota, is miSsi IL, anG a
w. w. Taylor, the outgo 1g t:easur-
shortage of 100000 is repnr'td.
major Sampson, wanted for con
nection with the Colliander murder,
10 Chicago, was captured in New Or,
leans by Captain Schuettler.
2. G. Mclaughlin, an old and highly
respected member of the Chicago
board of trade, dropped dead on the
street.
General Caldwell has resigned the
presidency of the Nickel Plate that
he may devote his entire attention to
the Lake Shore.
The Merchants National bank of
Defiance, Ohio, was robbed of from
$4,000 to $4,000 by burglars, who
entered the vault through the ceiling.
Mrs. Edward Kuhn, her mother and
two brothers, have been indicted at
Shelbyville, Ind, for poisoning THE
formers husband.
r. s. Joss died at Monmouth, ILL.,
and the father of Sewell e. Joss of
Chicago.
The Presbyterian church at PetoS
key, Mich, has decided to extend a
call to the Rev. James G.. IngliS OF
Chicago, its former pastor.
Retire w. Frees state timber agent
in Wisconsin during Governor Tay-
recently.
Governor John E. Jones, elected by
the silver party of Nevada, was in
augurated. Other state officers were
seated at the same time.
Democrats representing every con
gressional district in Indiana met at
indianapolis and organized an Andrew
Jackson league.
Henry e. Stone, charged with the
murder of his wife, Ellen, in Boston,
by stabbing her, was held for the
grand jury without bail.
Petroleum has been struck in an eX-
hausted gas we'll at Summitville, Ind.
causing much excitement in that re-
gion.
In the republican caucus at Pierre,
s. D., senator Pittigrew was unani-
mouSly selected to succeed himself in
the United states senate.
Catherine l., of Russia, widow of
Peter the Great, was inclined to cor
pulence. She had fair complexion.
eyes almost black, which contrasted
strongly with her light yellow hair.
Illinois river fish are dying by the
ton from gases formed under the ice
from sewerage and tar drained from
the Illinois and Michigan canal.
Governor Werts. in his message to
the New Jersey legislature, called at
tention to the necessity for legislative
action for the preservation of the
palisades.
A submarine torpedo boat, designed
70 crawl along the bottom, got adrift
before its trial and drifted up the
North Shrewsbury river, astonishing
the inhabitants Of Oceanic. n. J.
Teofl Tuzikewicz murdered Adolph
Balensiefer at the Office of Notary
Public Adolph Lissner, No. 226 East
Sixth street, New York, and ATTEMPTED
to shoot the latter.
The court house at Decat II, Texas
was destroyed by fire Several bust
ness houses We're also destroyed. The
county records We're DESTROYED Tee
total loss will reach >ver $l0A. 900
DR.. George Wheeler Jones of Dan
vile, H., died at Hamilton, Bermuda
He was pension examiner and ex
president of the state association.
Eugene Y. Debs and his associate!
in the A. r. Z. began serving I, eli
sentences in jail err contempt C.
court
The third oklahoma territory legis
lature convened. ]. H. Pitzer of f
Reno is president of the upper house
and C. NJ. Bartles of Guthrie is speak
err of the lower house.
An address declaring for politica
action with the radical wing of tn,
democratic party was adopted by the
executive committee of the single ia,
league.