Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-23
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF,
AT HOME.

The Delaware legislature adjourned
publicans claiming thar Colonel Henry
4. Dupont had been elected United
States senator,
The Dure-food law Of Ohio has been
declared constitutional.
California silver bugs roasted Gen.
Warner and Congressman SibIey.
E"kley b. Coke, the coal operator.
died at his home in Drifton, Pa.
Miss Gertrude Schweitze" and Frank
J. Becker, were married in Racine,
Congressman Hemann is reported
from VandaIia, Ill, to be some better.
In Detroit fire caused Il damage Of
$4,000 to the Dwight Lumber com
my.
John w. Lawder ana Miss Nettie
f. Parker were married at Champaign,
III.
Hugh Mccullough, ex-Secretary of
the treasury, is critically i'll at Wash
irgton.
Mrs. Sims was robbed of jewelry
valued at $3,155 in the Eagle Hotel,
Brooklyn.
The city treasurer Of Manitowoc,
Wis, suicided, because he was short
in his accounts.
State Senator Morrissey, Of St
Louis, Mo, was murdered by a woman,
who had been his companion.
The Laughlin Nail company, of
Wheeling, w. Va, after remaining idle
1--WE months has resumed work.
Willis Bagley, of the First National
bank, and Miss Winnie Bogardus were
Married in Mason City, Iowa.
Mrs. Salinda Powell, 70 years of age,
committed suicide by drowning in
Flint river, near Flushing, Mich.
Application has been made for the
waukee street railway properties.
The wedding ceremony of Joseph NJ
Mack county recorder and Miss Clara
Moseler was celebrated in Galena, III.
Employees at the Delaware Iron
works at Wilmington were surprised
with a 10 per cent. increase in wages.
4 beautiful church was dedicated
at Scarborough-on-th Hudson as Il
memorial to Colonel Elliott f. She
pard.
at the annual interstate encampment
held in Superior, Nebr., Thomas ShuIer
of White Rock, Kas., was elected com
mander
Rev. DR.. Henry T. Miller, Of Chicago,
mas been called to the passionate of
the First Presbyterian church Of
Quincy, Ill,
Admiral Meade declined to answer
Ae inquiries of the navy department
regarding his criticism OF the admin
istra ton.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie officials
deny that striking miners at Laurel
ton, Ohio, have attempted to stop
their trains
Wages were restored by the LanyOn
Zinc company, of Nevada, Mo. 1t is
the first works to advance wages in
the district.
Deputy United States marShalS will
receive no pay until August. and three
month arrears will not be paid until
after Congress meets.
The Tennessee legislature expired by
limitation. Measures Of Importance,
including the revenue and appropriate
ton bills were not passed.
In Mound City. Mo, J. NJ. Inks shot
ana killed John Patterson. prominent
farmer of Holt county. result of
trouble over business transactions.
Mayor Strong. of New York, has
issued an order that hereafter the
national flag shall float from the city
hall every day that the mayor is in
the city.
Mary Abigail Dodge Gail Hamilton.
the well known literary woman. is
very i'll at the home of her cousin.
Mrs. James G. Blaine, Washington.
At WaShbUrn. Wis. Sheridan has
got verdict for $4,000 damages
against A. \. Bigeiow & Co. for in
iurics sustained while working on their
log railway.
The trial of Medical Inspector Ed
ward Kershncr. on charges Of violat-
inc naval regulations and swearing
falsely, was begun at the Brooklyn
navy yard.
The president appointed Colonel Will
liam G. Rice. of Albany. and John =.
Harlow. of st. Louis, to fill the va can
cieS i'm the United States civil service
commission.
In Detroit, John Plan, fireman of the
steamer Unique. died of injuries re-
ceived by the explosion of a steamer
It is the third death resulting from
the accident
An accident in which five men were
seriously injured occurred at the new
building erected by the Exposition
Cotton Mills company, at Atlanta. Ga.
Three may die.
y woman about so years old who
registered at the Centropolis hotel in
Kansas City, Mo-. as Julia King. of
chicago, was found in bed nearly dead
from aSphyXiation.
Judge Benedict sentenced Samuel f.
Aymar, the defaulting bookkeeper of
he National Shoe and Leather Bank.
to serve six years and Il half in Kings
county penitentiary
1t Is said the contract labor laws ara
oelng broken at San Francisco. LARGO
numbers of Chinese are said 70 come
IN every few weeks under contract to
work for farmers.
trustees of Cornell university have
elected rs assistant professor Of ma
thematics, DR.. Ernst Ritter. one of tbn
foremost of the younger mathematical