Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-02
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Boston dealers of issuing false statistics
in the hope of diverting the trade from
the metropolis.
Two men were burned to death in
fire at Ashland, Wis, and another
will die of his injury.
Neyada's gold yield for the past year
is estimated at $1,22O,70O, and the silver
yield at $4,000 ounces.
Yale and Princeton Glee clubs gave
a joint concert in Memphis. The city
deluged them with receptions, etc.
An agreement on passenger rates has
been made by the Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and Union Pacific.
Four days of almost incessant rain
in Chicago caused serious damage to
warehouse and residence property.
Names Game Commissioners esti-
mate that fully 1000 deer have been
killed in the Maine woods this season.
Van Buren, County, Mich, has paid
out $1,000 in bounties for the killing of
English sparroWs during the past year
or so.
Il is reported that coal of excellent
quality, and in apparently enormous
quantities, has been discovered near
Arizona
Inc Wo-and-a-haIt-year tariff bill,
designed to raise S4U,UOO,O0O revenue,
passed The house by almost strict
parry yoIe.
IL Is SAID there are only $50 China
men IN Cne whole OF New Mexico, ac-
corning 10 the registry certificates IS
Suea under the new law.
cold IS pouring into the Sub-Treas-
ury at Cincinnati at the rate OF $4,000
DAY. Inc gold on deposit there is
Il nCule less than $2,0O0,YOO.
An oIl-Durnlng locomotive is running
III regular service between Los Angeles
ana santa Barbara, Cal, and works
perfectly and economically.
LIneman X. A. Ford, while repairing
a telephone wire in Hartford, Conn,
was kIned by an electric shock from
an Improperly insulated wire.
a mass meeung III Cooper union,
New York, nearly ended IN row De-
CC.u0S SOIIlC VI me optdhC1o Cl1L1CIOCNl
Cleveland S Venezuelan message.
The jury III the case OF Dr.. James A.
Hearne, on LrIal Tor the murder OF
amos StiIlweII, at Bowling Green, Ky,
returned a verdict OF not guilty.
The second reply OF the Manitoba
cabinet 10 the Dominion government on
the separate school question is MADE
public, ana Is a firm though temperate
paper.
1he first of the five big steel disap-
pealIng guns, Tor use at Fort Wads-
worth, is being mounted. II weighs
fifteen tons and throws a 400-pound
projectile.
The time for holding the Irish Ma
tional Conference has now been fixed
for May America, Australia, New Zea-
land and South Africa will send dele
gates.
Jurge Speer, in the District Court OF
Butte, Mont, has decided the entire
ncCLse law OF the State uncOnstitu-
tonal An appeal Will be taken to the
Supreme Court.
Mrs. +. A. W. Sinner, OF Mount Car
rolt, ILL.,, has donated school property
ana money worth in all $25O,0OO TO es-
JaDlisn a preparatory school Tor the
chicago university.
Premier GreenWay has dissolved the
Manitoba parliament and orders an
election tor Jan. l5, to settle the school
controversy between the province ano
dominion government.
Massachusetts had population OF
$500 1873 on May l last, according tC
the statistics, just published, OF the
census then taken. The number OF
legal voters is 560,8O2.
IL SUIT against the Minneapolis
Terminal elevator company IN Mime,
apolIs, in which the r. b. Langdon es
tate Is interested, there is Calll of $500,
00O losses in wheat speculation.
The two hunured and seventy-fiftl
anniversary OF the landing of the Pill
grims at Plymouth, Mass, was cele
praJed on Saturday with speeches b!
George f. Hoar and others.
The crew OF the British ship Hia
watha, which has arrived at San Fran
cisco from England, fought fire on thu
vessel at sea for twelve Gays and haC
d narrow escape from death.
William Jones, Pennsylvania
working for an oil company at Martins
burg, W. Va, eloped with the sixteen
year-old daughter OF Shield Adams
they were caught at Marietta, o., bu
the girl refused to return home.
An Austrian count was married
Thursday to Mabel Wright, recent!
Mrs. Fernando Yznaga. The ceremon,
was performed in a Catholic church il
almost absolute darkness. Archbishop
Corrigan granted a dispensation to tn
divorced woman to wed again.
Thomas McEwan was arrested on tn
charge of being one of the men VIII
robbed a stage between Napa and Cald
we'll, Idaho, several weeks ago, Il
which robbery a lot of booty was sc
cured. McEwan's other name is sait
70 be John MILKY, alias Salmon H
came TO Butte after the robbery.
Four men held up freight trail
on the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
at Chillicothe, Ohio. They leveled re
volvers at the head of the engineer an,
ordered him to stop. They then at
tempted to board the train, but wer
repealed by Conductor John McGraW
They opened fire on McGraw and shO
HIM in the head.
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