Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-25
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
DOMESTIC MATTERS.

from cape May
Rev. Startling Turner of Petersburg,
Ill, aged so years, is dead
Joseph Jones of Bourbon, Ind, who
ATTEMPTED to cut his throat, has been
declared insane.
The First National bank and the
Bank of Cheney, Washington, have
suspended payment.
Chill will probably enact legislation
imposing a heavy tax upon foreign in
surance companies.
Thieves entered a New York house,
bound the servant and carried Off
$1,000 worth Of property.
Col. W. P. Hepburn has been renom-
mated for congress for the eighth
Iowa district without opposition.
Mrs. Levi Mcknight of Shelbyyille,
Ind, was dragged to her death by
horse which took fright at bicyclist.
Ramon O. Williams, late consul gen
eral at Havana, has returned. He
says Americans are well treated there
DR.. Jose Delgado has filed at the
state department a claim against the
Spanish government for 100000 dam
ages
President Cleveland urges the friends
of sound money to fight to the end for a
sound currency at the Chicago conyen-
ton
In New York the Civil Service Re
form association thanked Governor
Morton for his extension of the merit
system
Mrs Burr Winston of Aurora, H., is
dead at an advanced age. Her nus
band was the first postmaster of he
place
A. w Coats, a resident of Sioux City,
Iowa, since 1871, blew out his brains
He had been sick and respondent for
months.
The bond investigation authorized by
congress began and Secretary Carlisle
explained the contracts with the syndi-
cate.
r. b. Parsons, a brakeman on the
Wabash railway, was knocked from his
train at Mexico, Mo, by low bridge
and killed
The democratic state convention oil
Minnesota declared for the gold stand
ard and sent d sound-money delegation
to Chicago.
James Zones, aged thirty-six years
recently of Newark, N. J., was in
stantly killed in a runaway accident nj
Saratoga, n. Y.
Warren Jewell, aged So, who died al
Kaukauna, was buried at Greenyille
his old home. He was we'll known
pdpermaker.
1f rpf4
of the New Amsterdam Bank, died
He was identified as George H. Semple
There is no hope of Mr.. Wyckoff's re.
coyery.
The Democratic national league
which is composed of colored voters o
the democratic ticket, will meet a
Chicago August II.
Fourth-class postmasters were APP
pointed for Wisconsin as follows: SyI
vester BurchneIer, reserve; Benjamin
lurt, Spring Bluff.
Henry Habenstein, young farmer
of Kendall, ILL.,, was found dying in his
pig pen. 1t is thought he took poison
with suicidal intent, although no rca.
son is assigned.
The engagement is announced of r
r. Skinner and Miss F. B. Stevick
musicians of Bloomington, ILL.,, who are
to be married in August.
Edward Dolan, whose supposed deaC
body was identified by his brother anC
friends in Philadelphia, is alive ant
well in Harrington, Del.
John Jacob Aston has bought the
Waldorf hotel il New York city ant
will connect it with another equally
large which is building.
The annual convention of the Inter
national Printing Pressman's union has
begun at Chicago. About seventy-f1v
delegates were present.
Jerry Smith, the first man married il
Sullivan county and for thirty .,ear
justice of the peace at Milan, Mo. i!
dead He was 80 years of age.
George Wyckoff, president of The
Bank of New Amsterdam, n. Y, wa.
shot and dangerously wounded by CIar
ence Clark, who committed suicide.
H. M. Herbert, late manager of the
La Grange Butter Tub company at Ls
Grange, Ind, was arrested on an in
dlctment consisting of three counts.
The navy department within the next
ten days, will advertise for proposals
for building the battle-ships and tor
podo-boats provided for by congress.
Thomas Freeman of Aurora. III. 3
conductor on the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy road, accidentally killed
himself while hunting at Albert, Kan.
Silver democrats are now discussing
the ACCESSIBILITY of repeating the TWO.
thirds rule so as to make sure of the
nomination of silver man at Chicago
The state department has turned over
to the italian ambassador check for
$4,000 to be divided among the fam
lilies of Italians killed by a Colorado
mob.
Lightning struck a barn in Ringtowr
Valley. Pa, and Harry Markley and
Samuel Belz. two farm hands. who had
taken refuge there from a storm. We're
killed
Alonzo Brewster, a farmer LIVING
near Maquoketa. Iowa, has been ar
rested on complaint of his daughter
aged Is, who charges him with criminal
assault
The treasury has nearly completed
the payment of claims for beet and
maple sugar bounty. On July work