Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-01
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC MATTERS.

In New York the Hodgman Rubber
company failed.
There are wild rumors that the
miners intend to burn Leadville.
Bishop Martin Marty, of the Catholic
diocese of St. Cloud, died at St.
Cloud Mimi.
James B. Doyle, president of the
Northwestern national bank at Phila-
delphia, died, aged so.
The petitions asking United States
Senator Wolcott to resign have circu-
lated all over Colorado.
BY a collision four miles from Butte,
Mont, nine persons were injured.
Passenger trains collided.
Dr.. Edward Benkendorff, who for
almost half a century practiced medi-
zine in St. Louis is dead, aged IA.
Prince Bismarck in letter to Gov
ernor Culberson of Texas says he is In
favor of international bimetallism.
Miss Lou Fisher, of Walpole, N. H.,
whose heart was ON the right side, died
in New York hospital, aged seventeen.
Edison Keith, a prominent Chicago
business man, committed suicide by
throwing himself into Lake Michi-
gan.
Professors Hagen of Washington and
Leuschner of California are attending
the astronomical congress at Bamberg,
Bavaria
The Rev. Dr.. Watson, author of I'm
Ter the Bonnie Briar Bush, has come
% the United States to make a lectur-
ing tour.
Austin B. Crary, Barnums old
clown, known as Hey Reub," has been
committed to an insane asylum in
Ohio
Frank Gazzalo, a Chicago alderman,
was robbed and beaten by two high
waymen within twenty feet of his
house
In San Francisco a new trial has
been ordered for Alonzo J. Witman
sentenced for forgery. He was former
ly mayor of Duluth and in the Mime
sofa senate
Congressman Charles H. Grosvenor
estimates that 278 electoral votes, in
Guiding that Of Maryland, are safe for
Mckinley
John G. Sheenan has declared that
democrats who do not support Bryan
and Sewall will have no standing in
Tammany Hall.
Nordica will sing at the Worcester,
Mass, musical festival. She came
across the water for the purpose and
will return at once.
Michael Piezza, aged q years, was
killed in a fight between policemen
and a number of Italians on Baker
street, Philadelphia.
A member of the crew of the United
States cruiser Boston, died of cholera
at Shanghai. No other cases are re-
ported on the vessel.
At Holland Station, Ohio, whitecaps
beat Mr.. Huntsman, farmer, buried
him alive and then dug him up before
he had ceased to breathe.
At Braddock, Pa, the Edgar Thorn
SON steel works OF the Carnegie plant
have started up. They employ 5000
employees who have been idle.
Lightning leaped from telephone
during storm at a small station near
New York ana killed a young man.
Two girls were struck serseless.
The Australian cricket eleven won
the international match from the
United States team, made up of Phila-
delphians, by margin of 1913 runs.
At Bellefontaine, Ohio, all city
prisoners have been released for want
OF money to pay the sheriff for their
keeping. The police force was dis
charged.
The gold democrats of Georgia held
state convention, Endorsed Grover
Cleveland and the indianapolis plat
form and nominted ar electoral
ticket
Fred Boyden of the commission firm
of Darlington, Quick & Boyden, Chica-
go, committed suicide He worried
over his wife's illness and his financial
affairs
Chicago bandits attempted to hold up
the saloon of VIM. Prefer, 701 South
Wood street, but the plucky proprietor
drove them off, after being shot
through the wrist
John Bardslcy, the former city
treasurer of Philadelphia, who mfsap-
propriated over half a million dollars.
was pardoned from the particularly by
Governor Hastings
Timothy J. Campbell was nominated
by the republican convention of the
ninth congressional convention of New
York for congress. He was nominated
by the gold standard democrats Sept.
IA
At Telluride, Col. nine 1O0-pourd
sacks of gold ore, valued at $4,000
were stolen from the powder magazine
of the Tom-Boy NINE, where they had
been temporarily placed.
The wheat advance. begun a fort
night ago, was continued last week.
about 3 cents being added to the price,
making almost 5 cents since Sept. s
The motives were strength abroad and
large cash sales on this side.
EX-President Harrison, Gov. Claude
Matthews and other prominent citizens
Of Indiana visited the United States
battle-ship Indiana 1T New York and
presented to the ship a silver service
from the people Ct the state.
A society has been organized in New
York whose members pledge them
selves not to marry any person whose
family is subject to such hereditary
diseases a consumption, insanity or the
the appetite for strong drink.
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