Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-03


the next annual reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans will be held at
Nashville, Tenn, May 5, 6 and Z, 1897
A monument to New Jersey troops
who took part in the battles of Chicka-
manga, Chattanooga and Missionary
Ridge was dedicated al Orchard Knob,
Tenn.
Senator Chandler, of New Hamp-
shire, while on a visit to New York,
spoke in favor of short-term notes to
raise revenue to pay government ex-
penses.
Captain ] NJ Mitchell and L. c..
Bryan of Chicago were probably fatal
1y burned by an explosion of gasoline
which wrecked their boat Pilot at
Cairo, III.
Thomas S. Jones was arrested at
Birmingham, Ala, on the charge of
embezzling $4,000 while holding the
office of sheriff and tax assessor of
Augusta, Ga.
The funeral of Frank P. Arbuckle,
of Denver, who the police believe was
murdered, took place at St. Chrysos-
toms Protestant Episcopal church,
New York city.
Patrick Meagher, a justice of tie
peace at Gilbers, a suburb of Elgin, ILL.,,
and his mother were found dead in bed
IT their home Their deaths were
caused by asphyxiation.
Chairman Bynum of the national
democracy who is in New York, stated
that the sound-money democrats intend
maintaining their organization
throughout the country.
New Haven, Conn. General E. E.
Bradley has been nominated for mayor
by the gold standard democrats and
the republican nominees for auditor
and city clerk are Endorsed.
At Newark, n. J., Miss Elizabeth
Smith, daughter Of United States Sena-
tor James Smith, Jr., was married to
Peter Hauck, Jr., son of the million
aire brewer of Harrison, n. J.
Assemblyman Abel, of Brooklyn, in
tends introducing in the New York
Legislature a bill to place all gas, cleo
trio light, telephone and telegraph
companies under state supervision.
The liabilities of the assigned firm
of Hilton, Hughes & Co. of New York
are 1881, 576.18. The nominal assets
are $1,000, 312. At; actual assets, $7S2,-
174.70. The employees have been paid.
Chillicothe, Ohio-Steps have been
taken by Joseph S. NIcKell and other
capitalists for the organization of a
company for the purpose of operating
factory for the manufacture of beet
sugar.
Fort Wayne, Ind.-A. c.. Hoilibaugh,
who was arrested here a few days
since by the government officials has
been identified as the man who passed
forged checks at Logansport and Ply
mouth.
Countess Jarocke, who for twenty
years has vainly pressed a claim for
100000 held by the government be-
longing to her ancestor, Gen. Pulaski,
has wearied of the struggle and threat
ened suicide.
The president has filled the vacancy
in the chief justiceship of the court of
claims, caused by the death of Judge
Richardson, by the promotion to that
office of Judge Charles c.. Mott, now
member of the court.
WashingtOn-The commissioner of
patents has issued an order directing
that any person disbarred from prac-
tice before the patent office by order
of hn id
to the files of the office.
Topeka, Kan. John w BreidenthaI,
chairman of the democratic state cen
trail committee, has announced his can
didacy for the United States senate, to
succeed William A. PETER. Senator
PETER is a candidate for reelection.
Captain J. H. Sickle, at one time a
candidate for United States senator,
has been sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary for embezzling $500 of the
funds of the defunct Blue Valley bank
of Hebron, Neb., of which he was pres
ident.
Mrs. Swearnier, wife of a rancher,
living near Tacoma, cut the throats OF
5 years, 3 years and months. She
then used the knife on herself, infict-
ing a severe but not necessarily fatal
wound.
Mrs. Nat Goodwin in her suit for a
share of Eer husbands income claims
that he is the owner of several plays
from which he receives an annual in
come of over $50 900 and that he has
over $4,000 invested in real estate and
securities.
Lancaster, Pa.-Bertha Mcconnell
was convicted of attempting to kill her
lover, Harry D. Thompson, and has
been sentenced to five years imprison-
ment and $1,000 fine. Thompson, who
is a married man, was sentenced to
one year for bigamy.
Chicago-The next meeting of the
worlds w. c. T. L. will be held in
Toronto, Canada, in connection with
the provincial meeting, Oct. 20, 1897
1t will adjourn in time for the annual
national meeting to be held Nov.
in either Buffalo or Detroit.
Afidavits were filed in court at To-
peka to the effect that the receivership
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad company was the result of a
plot to bear" the company's stock.
Des Moines: Forty gold standard
democrats met They are unanimous
in the opinion that organization must
be kept up. They will offer no COM
promiseto silver democrats but think
the Bryan party will not be able to