Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-18
TELEsIRAMS IN BRIEF
DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.

Governor Altgeld made charges OF
bribery against members Of the Hi /
nois legislature.
An internal machine was sent to
Mrs. Matte Chambers, Of Centralia, !
Wash, by mail.
John Culligan, a logger, was killed
rear Grantsburg by logs rolling upon
him
John w. Foster returned from China,
where he has been acting as counsel
in the peace negotiations.
Comiskye hopes to have a consoli-I
dated St Paul-Minneapolis team in the
national baseball league.
The seventh annual convention OF
the Wholesale Saddlery association
was held in New York.
The New England railroad was sold
under foreclosure to the reorganization
committee for $5,000,0OO.
The general offices Of the Anchor In
surance company Of CrestOn, Iowa,
will be moved to Des MOines.
One man was killed and sixteen peo-
pie were injured in a trolley-car acct
dent at East Liverpool, Ohio.
Further reports of loss of life and
damage to property by the great
storms in the west are received.
Magistrate Flammer decided that no
beer could be sold on Sundays in New
York except with bona-fide meals.
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Mesmer eloped from Charlestown, Ind,
and were married at Jeff ersOnville.
Many Catholic pilgrims who intend
visiting LOurdes, Rome, and other
points of interest in Europe, have
sailed.
Kent, who was convicted of wife
murder at Mandan, n. D., is granted
a change of venue to Fargo and will
be tried again.
Lawrence Farrell, the pugilist, con
victed of highway robbery in Denver
has been sentenced to the penitentiary
for two years.
G. n. Bliss of New York retired from
the republican county committee, but
declared he was not dissatisfied with
Mayor Strong.
Senator Blackburn has been called
off the stump in Kentucky by the
democratic state central committee be-
cause of his free silver views.
James McAyOy, who murdered his
wife in New York broke away from a
policeman and killed himself by jump
ing before an elevated train.
Judge William J. Gaynor, of New
York granted the motion for stay
pending an appeal in the case of Will
liam w. Mclaughlin, ex-police in
spectOr.
The annual meeting of the Occf-
dental and Oriental Steamship COM
pany was held at San Francisco,
Charles f. Crocker being elected pres
ident.
DIR. j. L. CoWan, eX-member of con-
gress from the 18th Ohio district and
member of the Ohio legislature in 1855,
died at Ashland, O., Monday, aged -
years.
The Michigan Funeral Directors as
ISOLATION in session at Grand Rapids,
elected G. f. Ranger of Battle Creek
president and voted to meet in Kala-
mazoO next year.
Marion w. Van Houten, of Colorado
Springs, recently convicted of the muir
der of Richard Newell, Jr., has been
sentenced to be hanged during the
week commencing July IS.
Secretary Herbert determined TO de-
tach Naval Constructor Fernald and
Civil Engineer Asserson from the New
York navy yard because of frauds
practised III their departments.
A monument to General Roger Han
son and wife, which was erected in
Lexington cemetery, Ky, by surviv-
ing eX-confederates of his command.
known as the orphans brigade was
unveiled.
Instead of going to Europe or New
port Bishop Potter will spend four
weeks at the Cathedral mission, New
York, ministering to the poor in the
heart of the most denSely populated
district in the city.
The body of the robber who was
killed in Chicago has been identified
as that of Charles German, who at
tempted the robbery to get money to
bring him to st. Paul, where his baby
had just died.
Attorney general Harmon will order
an appeal to be taken from the deci-
sion of Judge Ross in California. in the
case of the United States against the
estate of the late Senator Leland Stan
ford to recover about 100000.
The American Tobacco company, bet
ter known as the cigarette trust. is
said to be about to combine with the
Lorillard Tobacco company, its great
est rival. with capital of $4,000 600
and business Of SS,00O,OO0 year.
Chicago, July lit is rumored that
John Cudahy, who lost so heavily on
pork two years ago, made a killing,
IN both wheat, corn and pork amount
ing to about $4,000 during the past
slump. Partridge, too, is said to
have come out on top.
A dispatch from Madeira, Fresno
county, Cal, says that the bodies of
eight Chinese have been found in the
San Joaquin river at a point eight
miles from Madeira. The Chinese had
been working in the mines near there
and it is not known whether they came
to their death accidentally or met with
foul play.
Judge White, of the United States