Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-15

4 CeenLn artillery, anu LIT. MaFLln Gr1n-
nell of New York.
The Tyler Texas Car and Lumber
/ company has been placed in the hands
! of receiver. The liabilities are in
! the neighborhood or $3.50, 900. The
assets are estimated at from S150,000
! to $4,000
] Sufferers from the hurricane in
Florida are said to be without food or
shelter, and appeals will be sent out
to the people of the United States.
Lord and Lady Russell left for their
home in England.
/ A company has been organized with
| Vanderbilt capital, it is said, to de-
| velop the gold mines Of Ecuador.
Miss Abbie Porter McCulley, who
| lived over year with broken neck,
/ died in New York.
Matthew w. Berriman, wealthy
cigar manufacturer and clubman Of
| Chicago, has been sued for breach of
! promise by Miss Ida B. Loser of that
! city, who estimates the damages she
! is alleged to have sustained at $50 900.
| An unconf1rmed report from Guthrie,
Okla, states that a bloody battle be-
| tween the full breeds and squaw men
occurred in the Choctaw country on
| Corse creek, in which several squaws
and their white husbands were killed.
Major Mckinley addressed sixteen
different delegations in one day, in
Guiding visitors from twelve states, at
his home in Canton. To party of
5000 wheelmen he spoke about the
utility and attractiveness of the bicy~
| Gle.
The $4,000 bail of Stephen A. Dutton,
indicted on complaint of Miss Lily
Godfrey of Washington, d. c., who
charged him with swindling her out
Of So, 900, was forfeited in New York
because of his non-apppearance in
court.
William R. Rose has been appointed
receiver of the stock of B. L. Price &
Co., clothing manufacturers, New
York, in proceedings for a dissolution
of the firm. Liabilities, s125,000; nom
inal assets, 5000; actual assets,
$25, 900.
Much anxiety is felt at st. Johns,
N F., regarding the Peary expedition
steamer Hope, which is now consider
ably overdue from Sydney, G. B.,
where she loaded coal for st. Johns
after landing the members of the ex-
petition.
Anna Elliot Ticknor daughter of
the late George and Anna Ticknor of
Boston, died at her summer home at
Newport. She was about 70 and was
unmarried Her father was the we'll
known author and Harvard professor
who died in 1871.
The orehouse at the celebrated May
Bell mine on Straub mountain, Cal,
!, was broken into and IS sacks of ore,
worth about 100000, stolen. There is
no clue to the thieves. Every work
man about the property was dis
charged.
, Judge K. Denny, who announced
himself a republican candidate in the
seventh district, KY. has made public
a card withdrawing from the contest,
leaving Brechinridge a clear field with
the support of the gold standard vot-
ers of both parties.
It is generally believed that as a Sc
: quence to the meeting of the western
road presidents grain rates from the
: west to Chicago will be materially ad-
> vanced by Nov. 1. The advance sched-
uled for corn is said to be about cents
per 100 pounds.
News was received at Baltimore,
Ore, of the burning to death, at Sum
: nit, of Mrs. T. Savage, her infant and
fyro ~
" an ak on the floor has caused suspi
cion that the fire may have been pre-
. coded by foul play.
. The Iowa board of election arbitra-
u ton has decided that Palmer demo-
, Gratis are entitled to use the appella-
ton national democrats" on the Off
cial ballots, thus ending a bitter con-
'. troversy between democratic party
factions in this state.
Secretary Herbert has awarded the
contract for building one of the thir.
r ty-knot torpedo boats, the largest of
$50 tons, to the Union Iron works Of
!, San Francisco, and the contract for
two smaller thirty-knot boats to the
Bath Iron works of Maine.
I AZ al hOS, NlO., d yOuuS WOUldu uds
- been arrested for the murder of Mrs.
|. John Baumley. 1t is said that she
= was in love with Mr.. BaumIey, and
is supposed to have murdered the
It woman out of jealousy and so that
: she could marry her husband.
d 1t is rumored that Senator Black
n burn may challenge Logan Carlisle
to fight a duel because of the latter's
t recently printed card, in which he de-
= clared it would be more of an honor
|. to hold joint debate on the financial
? question with negro than with
Blackburn.
Miss Clara Barton, president of the
t American National Red Cross society
{ and the members of her staff who re-
Gently arrived in New York from Tur-
key, arrived in Washington and re-
opened the Red Cross headquarters,
= the house having been closed during
, Miss Barton's absence.
l At the conference of the Mormon
church all the authorities of the
: church were sustained with the ex-
ception of Apostle Moses Thatcher.
{ whose name was omitted from the list.
: The action against Thatcher was for
failing to take counsel before accept
ing nomination for political office