Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-16
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEE.
CONDENSED NEWS.

Tie Oregon republican state conven-
ton will declare in favor of bimetal-
iism to the extent that parity of both
metals be maintained.
A quarrel over the location of a
school house led to it's blowing up with
dynamite in Curtin, Pa.
Rhode Island republicans declared for
gold and international arbitration, and
denounced the free coinage OF silver.
Mayor Muster, OF Brooklyn, mas re-
turned the Greater New York bill to
the governor with his dlsapproval. A
majority of the legislature may pass 1t
over the veto.
Fred Rosa and Miss Iona thinner
man. of Rockford, H., eloped to Beloit,
Wis, and were married.
The six children of the late Frederick
c. Havemeyer are to give a $450,00O
chemical laboratory to Columbia.
John Pope, vice president of the
American Tobacco company, is dead in
Baltimore. He was millionaire.
Fred McGlothlin, aged Is years, Of
Sedalia, Mo, while hunting birds, killed
Charles Weikel aged Is, his playmate.
Mrs. Addie M. Brown, aged II years
OF Grand Rapids, Mich, while attempt
ing to build fire was burned to death
Editor Brown, of Dayton, Tenn, was
seriously shot and his type scattered
by members OF a ring he was attack
ing.
Charles Hamilton, formerly a con
stable at Roby, Ind, mas been sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary for
stealing half hog.
A New York mail clerk has confessed
to stealing 1000 packages going and
coming from abroad; also thousands OF
foreign stamps torn from letters.
Six children of Lindwood, Mich, ate
wild 4arsnlps Lowinza Had, aged 5
and Pela Spedens, aged 3, are dead and
two others will not survive.
The leather company of Munising
Mich, is making arrangements to buIlC
the largest tannery in the world, the
main building to be 1000 feet long.
celia NicOlOus made a scene when
George Gould was in St Louis. She
was hysterical. She is the woman tC
whom the family has paid hush money
Members of the A. P. A. at Emporia
Kan, declare they will not support
Congressman Linton, of Michigan, fol
the presidency if nominated by the
order.
Frank j. Afieck, Harvard graduate
who enlisted in a cavalry troop after
dissipating a fortune of $4,000 and then
deserted, has been arrested at Portland
Oregon.
Gen. Harrison and his bride found a
big crowd waiting them in Indianapo
lis. The private secretary says the eX-
president VIII lead a quiet home lIIt
and practice law.
During fight in a saloon at Detroit
Private Davis, of Company H, Nine,
teenth infantry, fatally shot Fowler
proprietor Of the place and was himsel
dangerously beaten
Attorneys for Rev. William Hinshaw
the preacher convicted of numbering
his wife in Indiana, have prepared al
appeal to the supreme court asking ion
4 new trial
A portion of the militia of Washing
ton mas been ordered to IlWaco, ON the
Columbia River, to quiet the rioting
between rival fishermen of Washington
and Oregon.
John n. Phillips, formerly county re
cOrder at Terre Haute, Ind, and pro
prietor OF a grocery store, was refused
credit by a wholesale house and com
mitted suicide.
BoJh branches of n. Y legislature
nave passed a bill which makes bicycles
baggage; they need not be Grated, but
each passenger is allowed as baggage
only one wheel
Officials of Indianapolis are searchins
for j. w. Loucks, a war veteran who
disappeared March 4. He was a man OF
good habits and his relatives fear he
has met foul play.
The City of Duluth, Mimi, has be
gun suit against the bondsmen of the
Bell & Eyster Bank to recover S21, O9S
the amount of city deposits that bank
had at the time OF it's failure.
Bennington Center, VT, with a popu
latiOn never exceeding 800 has furnish
ed four governors to the state, and the
by no means exhausted
contract has been signed for the
erection at Munising, Mich, of two
saw mills, a planning mill and dry kilns
with a capacity of 3O,OOOOOO feet OF
lumber annually.
The mangled remains of man sup
posed to be Elmer A Robinson. o.
Lincoln, Neb., were found beside the
railroad tracks at Villisca, Iowa. 1t i.
thought he fell from a train.
Luke Alexander, a negro of Milan
Mo-, fatally shot his wife, who had gone
to Brookf1eld to live with her parent.
TO escape his brutality. He was taker
to Linneus to escape mob violnece.
Morrison Arts, a farmer of Kokomo
Ind, was crushed to death by fright
ened horse, which fell upon him. H,
was "A years of age. His brother re
Gently fell from barn and was killed
A bill has been introduced in thu
Canadian. senate empowering the com
missioners who may be appointed t.
prepare claims in the Bering Sea which
may become due under the Pari
award
\ 19-year old girl of Council Bluffs
Amanda Ziedler, was reproved by on,
of The family and then shot harsalt