Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-29
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
IN UNCLE SANS DOMAIN
ire DESTROYED a Utah town.

signed.
Maryland populists declare against
free silver.
Chicago's coliseum collapsed, but no
one was injured.
The American Bimetallic league met
at San Francisco.
The shipment of gold to Europe
materially decreases.
Justice Nicoll, Of Babylon, l.. l.,
shot a supposed burglar.
The coal handlers strike at West
Superior ended in a failure.
Mr.. Ingalls, Of Kansas says he hopes
to return to the senate.
More bodies were recovered from
the wrecked hotel in Denver.
William Strong, exjustice of the
national supreme court, is dead.
The Pullman and Wagner Sleeping
Car companies may consolidate.
Seven men were drowned by the
sinking of a yacht at Buffalo.
Daring train robberieS were perpe-
trated in Nebraska and Michigan.
Leonard W. Volk, the distinguished
Chicago sculptor, died at OsceOla, Wis.
Another of Holmes mysterious
buildings was discovered in Chicago.
About five thousand New York vest
makers struck for shorter hours and
higher wages.
The Hawaiian legislature ratified
the contract for a cable between
IYawaii and 4 nnaripa
More revelations Of barbarity at the
Dunning insane asylum, Chicago,
have come to light.
An explosion at Braddock, Pa,
killed eight iron workers and fatally
injured three more.
A Kansas bank cashier, charged
with embezzling $4,000, was arrested
at Long Beach, Wash.
Quay won his battle in Pennsyl-
vania He will control the republican
state convention.
Minnesota retail liquor dealers met
state association.
Incendiaries set fire to the Holmes:
Castle" in Chicago, and it was al
most completely destroyed.
a light frost occurred in the Red
river valley and more is expected. The
damage to crops is trifing.
The republican and democratic can
didateS for governor of Kentucky had
joint debate Oh finance.
Sixteen persons are known 10 have
been killed in the Denver hotel disaS-
ter. and others are missing.
J. Rodney Clark of West Salisbury
VT, was struck and killed by a pass.
enger train at Ballston Spa, n. Y.
The gold syndicate again prevents
the gold reserve of the treasury from
sinking below the $1OO,O0O,OO mark.
The architect who drew the plans
for Holmes castle is an Eau Claire
man, and says Holmes sWinded him.
railway is projected to run from
West Superior through northern Miu-
nesota and North Dakota to the Mis-
souri, river.
Holmes attorney gets that what
purports to be a telegram from Min
ME Williams, denying that she was
murdered.
Senator Chandler tried to have the
interstate commerce commission
checkmate the railroad presidents
agreement.
president Hill says that it is the
attention to establish a close union
between the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific
The Pullman company has discon-
tinued the sale of wines and liquors
in its cars in Wyoming rather than
take out licenses
Fire at Alexandria, Va, destroyed
a row of frame structures, involving
a total loss of about $4,000, with an
insurance of $4,000.
The president of the failed Chicago
Looking Glass company is missing,
and creditors claim ne has money
which should go to them.
New York police stopped a prize
fight, and arrested not only the pugi-
lists, but PEARSON" Davies and Tom
O'Rourke, tie managers.
John Darling, of Bound Brook, \.
j., murdered his friend, Harry Dun
ham, in Newmarket, \. j., and es-
capped on his bicycle.
EE-Goy. Campbell accepts the nomi-
nation for governor of Ohio with the
understanding that if he is elected he
win be doomed for president.
Fred Hisholn shot and instantly
killed William Make and William
Reed near Marion, III. 1t was the De
suit of quarrel over cards.
Five persons were injured when two
carriages came into collision at larry
town, n. Y, and one of them, Mrs
Rowan, Of Iryington, Will die.
Detroit's directory for 1895 contains
T1977 names. This is estimated to
I've Detroit population Of SO, 731,
IN increase of $40 over last year.
Frank Kasfer and his 5-year-oId
child, Sylvia, were burned to death at
Elgin, H., in a fire, which destroyed
his residence and several other build
ings.
1t is said that the United States will
peremptorily demand the release of
eX-Consul Waller and will demand an
indemnity for his arrest and imprison.
ment.
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