Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-13
TEI,EGRAMS In BRIEF
DOMESTIC.


lied at Albany by electing Lieutenant
Governor Saxton its president
1t was decided by the United States
supreme court that tie tariff act took
effect August %, 1894.
Two building and loan associations
in Pittsburg, Pa, were closed up by
the State banking authorities.
DR.. A. Eddmon and his wife are ar
rested in Tontogany, Ohio, for the
murder of Mrs. Peter Peany.
The graduating class at West Point
displayed their skill in building II pom
toon bridge.
The one hundred and fourteenth an-
nual communication Of the Grand
Lodge of the Free Masons was begun
in the New York Masonic Temple.
A Japanese has been arrested in San
Francisco on suspicion Of having
something to do with the murder of
Miss Harrington.
The New York Salvation army dedi-
Gated its new building in Fourteenth
street.
G. G. Hardesty, of Buffalo, n. Y,
committed suicide at Hot Springs, Ark.
He left a note saying he hoped bis
wife would marry again.
Frank Mauer, a professional Deggar,
who was sGnstru:k in New York, wore
three suits of clothes and carried 500
in cash and some diamonds.
The mills in Olneyyille, r. L., which
had been closed for several weeks
were opened, but comparatively few
of the strikers returned to work.
There are many changes to be made
in the New York police force, and
Commissioner Grant says that all I'm
fit, incompetent men must go.
Judge Alfred Reed, of the New Jer
sey supreme court, was appointed tC
succeed the late Vice-ChancellOr Greer
by Chancellor McGill.
The New Jersey legislature recon
vened in Trenton and received the re
port of the Voorhees, Investigating
committee.
Efforts are being made by the com
mission in lunacy to reSuscitate the
bill transferring New York city's in
sane TO the care of the state.
Politicians are disturbed at the Rev
Dr. Parkhurst's intention to take par
in legislative fights throughout the
state of New York this fall.
The Kentucky republican convention
will declare for sound money. yhert
is no opposition to the nomination OF
William O'Conneh Bradley for COVER
nor.
Miss Florence Dangerield, a lawyer
sued Francis L. Wellman to recover
unpaid wages for typewriting done by
her during his conduct of the New
York police trials.
The West Point members of the
graduating class were drilled in the
school of the trooper; General Ruggles
who will award the diplomas, arrived
at the post.
The Rev. Henry G. Randall, 9
protestant Episcopal clergyman, in Els
sex, Conn, was forced to resign from
his parish on account of his immora
practices.
The bill authorizing the expenditure
of $1,000,O0O by the park commits
sioners of New York last year was
sent to the governor with Mayor
Str0ng's acceptance.
DR. Parkhurst, in a speech before
Good Government Club a, declared
that the campaign this fall would bt
on the issue of municipal autonomy.
A mad dog was killed in a New 1orl
public school.
Three collisions took place in the
East River and the HarbOr.
Plans for the proposed Hudson river
bridge were adopted by the New YORK
state bridge commission and Forwarded
TO the secretary of war.
John l. Waterbury and w. E. Strong
were appointed receivers of the United
States Cordage company ON the gr0unt
of general insolvency. A plan of reor
ganization will be announced and ;
syndicate is ready to guarantee it,
success.