Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.


Chicago yards but three.
The Bank Of Commerce OF New
Kirk, Ok, capital $4,000, has failed.
Cherokee ana Cree Indians in North
Dakota threaten TO go on the Warpath.
President Cleveland is writing
book on economic science.
Owing to the scarcity Of rain the
water III the Fox river, has fallen 50
low that all the paper mills have been
compelled to SHUT down.
The western traffic association has
decided to put up rates on grain from
Mississippi river points from Is to
20 cents.
The leather trust advances the price
Of dry hides.
Arguments in the income tax cases
have been concluded.
An attempt was made to destroy the
Garwood On. " hotel with dynamite.
Republicans were successful in the
Indiana town elections.
Much damage was done by storms
in the west and south.
Henry lie Grand Cannon died sud
denly III New 1Ofh.
Cen Martinez has tarted for Guam
tanamo.
Harry McMasters, the Eau Claire
embezzler, was sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary.
Believers in bimetalliSm, in Chicago,
mel to form a club to counteract the
work of the honest money league.
Strikers Of the Illinois Steel company,
in Chicago, had conflict with the po-
lice, and many were hurt.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, wrote
another open letter to the president on
the silver question
John r. Mclean, of The Cincinnati
Enquirer, has bought The New York
Morning Journal.
Robert S. Green, ex-governor and
gice-chancellor of New Jersey, died at
his home at Elizabeth.
The state department has received
-,pain's apology for the firing on the
Allianca.
The kentucky Derby was won by
Byron McClelIandS colt Hanna, an
oddS-on favOrite.
The Standard Oil company lowered
the price of Pennsylvania oil at the
agencies to $1.55.
The store of Moore Brothers, at Lelp'
sic. Del, was entered by burglars and
cash. checks and goods to the amount
OF s., 900 were stolen.
The annual stockholders meeting OF
rhe Harrison International Telephone
company was held in Chicago.
DISPATCHES from many towns III
North Carolina show democratic vic
tories in the municipal elections. Ii
many cities there was no opposition
10 democratic nominees.
Men employed i'll the Garden toy
company, Frost veneer company an'
George Spratt n Go. at Sheboygan
Wis, were forced out, making the tota
list of strikers about 2,7OO.
James Herbert, Il leather cutter
thirty-seyen years old, cut his Wlte
throat. in New York, and then running
down to the river drowned himself.
only one mail Il week will be DIS
patched to Europe after October next
unless there is Il change III the con
tracts.
Seth Low gave 81 100000 to Column
bia college to construct library Oulld
ing, and William c. Schermerh0rn 90
mated 100000 for natural science
building.
Manufacturers OF shoes of BrOckton
Mass. have decided to increase tn
nrices Of shoes from fifteen to tWent,
cents pair on account of the price 0
leather being advanced.
Gordon Thomas and TrayerS Han
man, two students at the uniyersit
of Virginia, returned from Havana
where they had gone to fight for Gu
ban independence.
Joel Palmer retired ship-buildel
died suddenly at Branford, Conn. II
was St years old. During his life h
built large SchoonerS and other coast
ing vessels.
The sixth annual convention of til
National Union Of Textile Workers o
America opened in OlneyyilIe, II. l. !
plan fol- the prevention of the man
strikes Will be discussed during tn
session.
Howell Osborn'S viii, which has bee
admitted to probate, gives 100000 t
Actress Fay Templeton, and, with tn
Exception OF Il few small legacieS, bt
slows the rest of his property on lien
riette Olive rroWbridge. his cousin.
Judge Addison Brown denied III
motion for Il writ of removal of tn
case OF Coils Z. Huntington, indicte
for violation of the interstate con
merce law in the northern district o
California.
Capt. Howgate, the eN7Signal SCI
vice officer, who has been confined i
jail 1T Washington, d. c., awaiting
second trial on the charge of embel
element, was released by Judge Co
on $4,000 bail.
Rev. Alfred Day, one of the mos
scholarly preachers in the New Ems
land conference Of the Methodist Epi:
copal Zion church. died at Middleton
Conn. aged 50. leaving Il widow an
three daughters.
\ New York judge has granted Il
injunction in the case of John W
Harper against William V Ranou,
in another Trilby case Famous seN
eraI weeks ago played Trilby in Cana
da and started into Maine At Bat
Mr.. Palmer tried to step him. Th
present decision has effecuany don
this
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