Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-09
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
DOMESTIC.

sons OF the AMERICAN heN OlullOH uSlu
a national meeting in Boston.
A receiver has been appointed for
the American Wa terWOrkS company of
Illinois.
Rev. J. Fl. White of Minnesota has
been consecrated Episcopal bishop of
Indiana.
A coroner's jury in San Francisco
decided that Durant murdered Miss
Lamont.
A female travelling dentist in Kansas
administered medicine which poisoned
several people.
A cyclone occurred at Halstead,
Kan, blowing houses to pieces and
killing a number of persons.
1t appears that troops will be neces-
sary to put down the Indians in the
Turtle mountain country
The Grand Army hall at Elyria, O.,
was almost demolished by an eXplO-
zion of gas.
The quinquenniaI session of the Con-
stitution grand lodge, B'nai Birth, was
held in Cincinnati.
The Massachusetts house refused to
reconsider the vote whereby the anti
cigarette bill was engrOsSed.
ST. Louis authorities have begun war
on the "mashers." one of them was
fined 500.
DeSpondent over his failure to secure
a political appointment, Il. NJ. Dickson,
a Chicago politician, killed himself.
1t is understood that the mayor will
appoint as police commissioners in
New York Theodore Roosevelt, An
drew u. Parker and Colonel Frederick
D. Grant.
j. |. Raymond, Of Stamford, Conn,
member Of the firm of Fantine Il Co.,
Of New York, has bought a site on
Main street, Stamford, and will build
a hotel to cost 100000.
The fire losses in this country last
year aggregated 1927 100000, against
$156, 445, $40 the year before, and S132,-
704, 100 in 1S92-a terrible destruction,
most of which would have been pre-
vented if buildings had been properly
constructed.
The land and building of the Bel
mont Manufacturing company, situated
in Fall River, Mass, were bought at
auction for James Marshall, hat manu-
facturer, for $780, 800.
Two hundred employees of the Athens
cotton mills, Atlanta, Ga, struck on ac-
count of a ten per cent. cut in wages
and an order to pay only half cash and
the balance in tickets.
NJ. Knoedler & Co., New York,
dealers in works of art, were robbed of
engraving and etchings valued at 49,
600, most of which have been recov-
cred
The mines in the fifth Ohio district
have been closed and the miners are
insisting on 60 cents per ton before
they will return to work. Over 1000
miners are out of work.
Twenty-four states were reported at
the first meeting of the supreme 2OuD-
Gil uniformed rank Knights of Pythils
of the world, which began in Indiana
polls.
EX-Mayor Hugh J. Grant, of Now
York city, and the eldest daughter Of
Senator Murphy, of New York, were
married in Washington.
\ report of the result of the police
Fensus was made to the mayor, giving
the population of New York city as
i,S49, S66
It is stated that Colonel William G.
Rice, of Albany, would be appointed
civil service commissioner to succeed
Theodore Roosevelt.
An assistant bank cashier and the
city treasurer were arrested at Eau
Claire, Wis, charged with embezzle-
ment.
An attempt to rob a train near St
Joseph, Mo, was frustrated. One of
the robbers shot an informer and one
bf their number was captured.
Frank DAlbert, foreman of W. H.
Herbert'S jOb-printing office at New
York, was caught in belt and crushed
to death.
j. b. Greenhut has ended his man
agement Of the Great Western Dis
tillery at Peoria. William Wolfner
succeeded him.
The Peppereu Manufacturing com
pany of Biddeford, Me, has been ac-
quilted of the charge of importing
alien labor under contract.
The Minnesota Iron company at
Tower, Mimi, has announced a 10 per
cent. raise in wages for its 1000 en-
ployeS.
Secretary Herbert ordered two war
ships to Nicaraguan waters to protect
the lives and property Of Americans
in revolution which is said to be i'm
pending there.
\. Lawrence Hopkins, Of New York,
has been appointed receiver of the Chi
cagO and Northern Pacific road in the
place of MeSSrS. Morgan, Howard and
Van Nordcn.
The police authorities of Cleveland
issued an order to the effect that all
pool rooms, policy shops and gambling
houses and every place where games
of chance are run must be closed at
once.
At a conference of the boss brick
layers in St Louis, Mo, 4 communica-
ton was sent to Chief of Police Harri-
gan asking for additional police pro-
lection for the non-union hod carriers
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