Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-23
NEWS OF TIE WORLD.
DOMESTIC.

Frank OFT, a veteran of the war,
was killed by a switch engine at Lin
coin. III.
J. F. Kelly, a wholesale dealer of
Butte, Mont, committed suicide by
shooting.
Col William F. Cody buffalo BID
announces that this is his last season
as Snowman.
Sol Smith Russell is said to be med
itating a revival of Katherine and
Petruchio Cor next season.
The school census shows Ito, 900
population for Chicago, an increase of
100000 in two years.
Two men were instantly killed by an
explosion at the American Glucose
works at Peoria, III.
The Illinois Steel company has
bought 500 acres of iron lands near
Iron Mountain, Mich.
William Williams, ex-United States
consul to Paraguay and to Uruguay is
dying at Wausau Ind.
The New York senate has passed the
Greater New York bill over the
mayors voices, "a to IA.
Thomas Nelson Page, the writer of
southern stories, is at work upon q
dramatization of his novel Polly.
While rescuing his family FROM The,
bun ming residence at Upton, Ind, Cole
Nc Carthy was seriously burned.
A. l. G. Hamilton, of Townville, Pa,
fell from an oil derrick at Longley,
Ohio, and was instantly killed.
The fashionable Battery Park hotel,
at Nashville, n. c., was partially de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000
B. F. Stoddard, a prominent citizen,
of Jesup Iowa, was fatally injured by
the overturning of a seeder.
McKInley's candidacy for the repub-
lican nomination is opposed by the A.
p A in Kentucky and Nebraska.
Fleming McCrav, farmer 80 years
of age, dropped dead of heart disease
near his home at Brick Chapel, Ind.
J. w Mair, the Monmouth, Qn.) col
lege student injured in football game,
is dead. He lived at Poynette, Wis.
The comptroller of the currency has
designated Houston, Texas, as a re
serve city under the act of March 3,
1887.
Charles H. Voorhis, formerly judge
of Bergen count, n. j., and an ex-
member of congress, committed sui
eide.
Georgia Cayvan's starring debut al
Palmers next October will be made in
comedy called Vanity Fair, by c. F.
Godfrey.
Henry Poole and Edward Nichols
were drowned by the overturning of q
skiff at Keene, N. Y, while trying to
start log jam.
Walter r. Hutchinson, the insane de-
faulter of the Commercial bank at
levee at st. Louis.
Mrs. Edward Thatcher, of Palmyra
Wis. fell into a cistern containing
seven feet of water. She was rescued
but is likely to die.
Anthony Hope, the novelist, is to
wed Miss Willard, an English actress
now playing The Prisoner of Zenda
based on his book.
The wife of Major George A. Armes
sues for divorce. His temper terrifies
her. Armes is the officer whom Gen
Schofield ordered arrested.
David Mckinley, a farmer, whose
horses took fright at railway train
was thrown from his wagon at Con
norsyille, Ind, and killed
Seven mich COWS, the property OF
John Bressler, of Sterling, Ill, were
found to be suffering from tuberculosis
and killed by state officials.
City Clerk Edward Delaney, of Fond
du Lac, who has just been reelected, is
the oldest city clerk in Wisconsin, hav-
ing served twenty-six years.
General l. N. Walker, commander of
the Grand Army, is in Los Angeles,
Cal. He will attend the state encamp-
ment at Santa Cruz, April %.
Gov. Altgeld has accepted an invita-
ton to lay the corner stone of the new
state hospital for the insane at Peoria,
ILL., The date is not fixed.
Frederick Merrick, jealous jeweier,
killed his wife and himself III TIE pres
eI.,e of his fiye-year-old son, at No. 70
South Firth street, Williamsburg.
Holmes, the murderer, thinks his ly-
ing confession of q murders a good
joke. lie balance Vi his time he IS
spending in religious devotions.
The wholesale millinery house of
Straussburger & Co., Pittsburg, Pa, is
in the hands of the sheriff to satisfy
judgments aggregating $4,000.
In Central City, Col, the other day
a desperate killed the city marshal
and another man and was himself
speedily slain by pursuing posse.
Frank Erne of Buffalo, n. Y, has
been matched to fight Larry Burns, the
Cohoes feather weight, before the EN-
pire Athletic club next Thursday night.
The National Miners, in session at
Columbus, Ohio, reelected Philip H.
Penna, of Indiana, president. A reso-
luton in favor of Eugene V. Debs fer
The McDonough Manufacturing com
pdhS, VI Eau SldIIe, mas IedSeu lne NC
Cord sawmill plant at West Superior,
Wis. The mill has 100000 feeC OF
logs.
The Wisconsin democratic state cen
trail committee will meet in Milwaukee
May II to name a successor for Chair
man Wall, and fix the date for the state
convention.
Ex-District Attorney James D. Page
of San francisco has heen nnnNicte 1