Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-26
HELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
DOMESTIC DOINGS.

The rumor of an ocean disaster
proves unfounded.
An exsoldier at Fort Smelling was
murdered in Boston.
Gentry defeated Patchen in a pacing
race at Milwaukee.
Pennsylvania university cricketers
beat the Englishmen.
Three vessels are detained at quar-
antine at San Francisco.
The sovereign grand lodge of Odd
Fellows met at Atlantic City.
strike of 10000 coke workers is
threatened in the Connellsville pa
region
Two street car accidents occurred in
Washington within an hour of each
other.
Illinois hard-money democrats issue
an appeal to the democratic voters of
the state.
Directors of the Atlanta exposition
say there will be no bull fights in
the exposition.
g. NJ. Dodge of Iowa was elected
president of the Society Of the Army
of the Tennessee.
The official football rules for the
coming season are announced. They
show changes.
All trouble in the New York state
republican convention was averted and
harmony reigns.
The residence of George Rosseter
burned at Menasha, with a loss of
$1,000 Insurance, $500.
Richard Lennox, one of the most
noted forgers in the country, was sen
fenced at Milwaukee.
Gov. Morton was recommended for
the presidency by the New York re-
publican convention.
Senator Tillman and his brother lead
opposing factions in the South Caro-
lima constitutional convention.
Mrs. Lora Perkins is released from
the Minneapolis jail, the grand jury
reporting no bill against her.
The prison congress opened at Den
yer and Warden WOlfer and Rev. J.
H. Albert of saltwater read papers.
Jacob S. Johnson was arrested at
Somerville, N. j., on suspicion Of hay
ing killed and robbed Annie Beekman.
North Dakota towns are being con-
nected by telephone and the system
will soon extend to the twin cities.
The body of Annie Beekman
young mulattO, mySteriously ch0ked to
death was found near Somerville,
n. j.
nf hi
to have left the ranks of the advocates
of the free and unlimited coinage of
silver.
Paper manufacturers are again al
lowed by the war department to use
the water of the Fox river in Wis
consin.
Report comes from Porterfeld that
an epidemic Of hog cholera has
broken out among the swine in that
vicinity and they are dying rapidly.
lohn LundStrom. Who recently dis
appeared from Marinette. has been
heard from at DaSgett, Mich, where
be went to escape the officers
The sovereign grand lodge of Odd
Fellows decided to keep out saloon
keepers. bar-tenderS and professional
gamblers
Contractor Frank Osborn in charge
of the government work at Grand
Marais. Mich, is alleged to have fled
with $500.
The Nebraska supreme court decid-
ed IN favor of the new board of fire
and police commissioners of Omaha.
and it took possession.
Beatrice Moreland, an actress. mys-
teriously disappeared in Bridgeport,
Conn. She was driven away by a
man III the audience.
Rochester On. y bankers furnished
the government with gold in exchange
for legal tenders, hoping that other
banks will do likewise.
\ dozen Or more persons, including
W. d. Washburn, Jr.. of Minneapolis.
were injured in Il railroad accident
near Annandale Mimi.
Correspondence is made public which
shows that Mr.. Iselin offered to sail
the entire match over again, but that
Lord Dunraven refused
The prosecution in the Kent murder
case in North Dakota is attempting
to have kents death sentence COM
muted to imprisonment for life.
State Senator and eX-Auditor-Gen-
eral John y. Lennon of Pennsyl-
yanla died at his home at Holidays
burg of pneumonia.
The Hamburg and Bremen steam
ship lines have raised their steerage
rates to New York to $50. The adj
vance will so into effect October 16.
fire of incendiary origin totally
destroyed the valuable barns and out
buildings on John d. Rockefeller's
country seat, near Tarrytown, \. J.
Fire in the furniture factory of
Bagby 4 Rivers, ga to $50 West Pratt
street, Baltimore, did damage to the
amount of $4,000, fully covered by
insurance.
Alfred S. Jaffe, a New York cigar
agent accused of swindling, killed him
self in the presence of the policeman
who had gone to his bedroom to ar
rest him.
Pastor McVey, of the Methodist
church at Cold Spring Harbor, L. l.,
hearing that many members of his
congregation accused him of untidi-
ness, Immediately resigned.
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