Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-12
EELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
DOMESTIC,

Ill u 4d1.
The effects OF the Knight Of Labor
boycott of national bank notes are
mperceptible.
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt is to marry
Moses Taylor, a gentleman appropri-
ately millioned.
Federal Judge Seaman Of Chicago
questions the constitutionality Of the
Chinese exclusion law.
Twenty dwellings and stores were
burned at Garden, w. Va, and twenty
families are homeless.
Count Bella Itchy, of Hungary, an
nounced in Newport, R. l., his en-
gagement to Mrs. Fernando Yznaga.
Elmer L. Corthell, the brilliant en-
gineer, says Chicago will have popu-
etion of 7,797,O in 1920.
The western roads have made ia tie
of one fare for the round trip to the
Corbett-F itzsimmOns fight at Dallas.
Hotels and cottages in Newport, r.
l., are still crowded with visitors, and
the season is not yet on the wane.
Four Tennessee mOuntaineers fought
8 duel on horseback near Middles-
borough, Ky.
Pastor Kraushaar was arrested for
embezzling funds of the Sunday school
in Carlstadt, n. J.
Letter carriers in convention in Phil
adelphia, Pa, urged legislatio for
their benefit.
Jonathan Reed, Of Brooklyn, spends
his time in the vault containing the
body Of his wife, in the EyergreenS
cemetery.
The American liner St. Louis ar
rived after voyage in which she en-
countered a cyclone, but lowered her
record.
Republicans of Madison and Adair
counties, Iowa, which comprise one
senate district, are engaged i'm stub
born contest for the nomination.
When the New York public schools
open there will be accommoda TONS
for 1850 more pupils than were
seated last year.
Mary Bealer, a jealous New York
Frenchwoman, tried to kill her former
protegee, Mrs. Edward Laperruque,
with a razor.
A Congregational minister in Con-
necticut created such a breeze in his
church by favoring Sunday amuse-
ments that he was compelled 10 resign
A subscription has been started by
Spanish residents in New York city
to buy a gunYboat for the service of
Spain in quelling the Cuban rebellion.
A mild earthquake was felt in New
York city and in New Jersey and Long
and Staten Islands, where it swayed
houses, to the terror of occupants.
The New York state democracy re-
fused to meet Tammany half way, and
will hold it's own primaries and send
delegates to Syracuse.
Smith Tomlin, a heavy real estate
owner and capitalist of Bridgeton, n.
J., failed. Liabilities are 100000:
assets $4,000.
Superior has never felt that the
state census count had done the city
complete justice, and the new direc-
tory tends to confirm grounds for dis
satisfaction. The state census gave
the population at 26,176, while the di-
Tectory publishers contend that 49,
600 is nearer right.
General Coppinger conferred with
Secretary Lamont concerning the re-
cnt Indian campaig7. He blames the
rustlers.
national association of bankers.
to be composed of delegates from state
associations, is proposed by New York
bankers
Mr.. Wetter, who succeeded Waller
as United States consul at Tamative.
Madagascar, is accused of prosecuting
an American citizen.
Brave men of West Winsted, Conn,
who started out to hunt the famous
gorilla, or wild man. of that re-
gion, ended by shooting a jackass.
The Central Wine, Beer and Liquor
Dealers Association of New York city
met and reattirmed it's resolution to
observe the Sunday closing law.
A couple in Petersburg, Ill, who
were married while standing on a
cook-stove, were presented with it
afterwards.
kier Hardie, the English socialist.
called on Debs at the McHenry county
hnest farming country in America.
Seattle, Wash, reports that Gen. A,
w. kautz died of paralysis of the
stomach. He was on the retired list
with the rank of brigadier general
Merchants and manufacturers IN
Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore and
cincinnati agree in the opinion that
the business revival will be nerma-
nent.
Captain George W. Summer is 70
DE tried by court martial on charges
growing out of the straininc of tba
cruiser Columbia, which he command
ed
Colonel W. 0. Bradley is said 10
nave feared a personal encounter with
General Wat Hardin. and for that
reason refused to continue the Joint
poiitlcal debate in Kentucky.
Lightning struck a man who was
swimming to shore from a cansiza5
poat near Stamford, Conn. CARRYING,
MS son ON his back, and both were
killed.
twenty-five tons of peaches. ten tons
OF apples and vast quantities of other
xmas OF fruit are at the disposal of
the 10000 visitors in Grand Iuno+;o,,