Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-31

Harry Hayward, in Minneapolis,
tells of his frustrated attempt to es
cape from jail. The latest is that
Harry plotted to kill his brother Adry
and have it appear that the latter was
the murderer of Miss Cling.
Samuel Goldwater, a labor agitator.
received the democratic nomination
for mayor Of Detroit over Don VI.
Dickinson. x-pcstmaster-se general, by
a vote of 81 to 81 and the nomination
was then made unanimous.
4 syndicate of Rhode Island CAPT
talists. already interested II several
Nova Scotia mines. has closed negotia-
tons with the Nova Scotia mining
company for the transfer of al their
property at Montague, \. S.
Thomas W. Russell. democratic
candidate for agent of the town de-
post fund, was arrested at Meriden,
Conn. for not filing a statement Of his
expenses in the election Of the 18th.
as provided by the new law.
A telegram was received at the war
department announcing the death, at
Fort Bayard n NJ, of Gen. Thomas
@. Pitch er, retired. Gen. Pitcher was
born in Indiana. from which he en-
tered the military academy in 1871.
Secretary Herbert has approved the
sentence of the cOurt-martial i'll the
case Of Col. FOrney Of the marine
corps. recently tried for alleged neg
lect of duty and other causes. The
sentence was that he be reprimanded
DR.. Mabel Spencer, a Kansas City
Kan.) woman has been appointed
county physician of Riley county,
Kan. to succeed DR.. Willard, who re-
Gently resigned. She is the first
woman in Kansas to receive such an
appointment.
: Rev. Mr. Willard, Of Naples, n. Y,
bolted the nomination Of Senator John
Rafnes. and wrote to DR.. ParlIhurst
asking him to speak in the district.
In his reply DR.. Parkhurst denounced
Raines and said that eight out Of ten
Of the police of New York were uG-
trustworthy.
y A cablegram received at Baltimore
from Valparaiso Chill, announces the
safe arrival at that port Of Capt. Car
ter and part of the crew Of the burned
ship Parthia. A few days ago one
Of the Parthia's boats containing the
chief officer and part of her crew
reached Valparaiso.
The national emblem society Occu-
pied congress hall in the WOman's
building at Atlanta, Ga, Mrs. w. G.
I.anier spoke OH the need Of ma
tional flower. Mrs. Richardson of
Massachusetts, Miss Nora Gridley and
f. T. Williams also spoke. Miss Mar
garet Harvey read an ode ON the ma
tional flower
A jury in Judge Bakers court at
Chicago awarded x-Congressman r.
w. Durham $4,000 damages for the
alienation of his wifes affection by
Maj E. l.. Allyn. The former Mrs.
Durham is now Mrs. Allyn. the ex-
congressman having obtained di-
vOrce after a fierce legal fight in
South Dakota and in Illinois.
At Minneapolis, the Episcopal con-
yentiOn met in joint session previous
to final adjournment. The bishops
presented a pastOrate letter noting the
heroic self sacrifice of missionaries in
China, presenting dangers OF the ten
dency toward liberalism in doctrine
on the one hand, and in ROman:sm ON
, the other, etc.
In Chicago the annual assembly of
the grand cOmmandery Knights Tenn
plars of Illinois, met; also the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers
Of Agricultural Implements, 200 from
all parts of the country being pres
ent. Col. 4. Conger, of Akron, Ohio,
read Al address favoring American
supremacy in foreign trade David
Ludin, of California, advocated an eX-
port bounty or agricultural products.