Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-16
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
DOMESTIC NEWS.

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The Hymans brothers have again
been put on trial at Toronto Ont.
Three of Clevelands five Venezuelan
commissioners are Yale graduates.
Mayor Pingree says Tom Reed is the
only candidate with a backbone.
Three girls escaped at night from
the Juvenile offenders home in Geneva,
Ill.
Jacob Fritz, a crippled peddler, aged
Is years, killed himself at Fayetteville,
Ill.
The subject of the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands is preached in the
house.
Revival services converted a number
of miners at Pana, H., 720 feet below
the surface.
Lloyd Lowndes, the first republican
ever elected governor of Maryland, is
inaugurated.
J. F. Scott, ex-mayor of Akron, O.,
committed suicide. He was suffering
from the grip.
Senator Hill declares there should
be less society doings and more work
in Washington.
A tobacco factory and several stores
were burned at Johannesburg, n. Y.
| 1ss $4,000.
Governor Wells and statehood were
inaugurated in Utah with much en-
thusiasm in Salt Lake City.
The Artesian Ice & Brewing COM
pany's building in Brunswick, Ca,
burned. Loss, 100000.
The clubhouse of the Royal Yacht
club at Toronto Ont, burned. The
loss is $4,000; insured.
Ibensen's new play, The Festival OF
Solhaz, was produced with success a
-@w weeks ago at MainZ.
nIr Pierce of Anoka defeats Dr. Tru-
AK and becomes the champion checker
player of the northwest
John W. Coleman, 81, founder of the
San Francisco stock and exchange
board, died in San Francisco
Two burglars were detected attempt
ing to loot the residence of the British
ambassador in Washington.
Gen. M. d. Leggett died at Cleveland
of apopleXy, aged II. He was commits
sioner of patents under Gen. Grant.
Bankers and financiers in the large
cities express their belief that the new
bond issue will be over-subscribed.
Secretary Olney receives a party OF
Cubans, with the understanding that
the call was to be an informal one.
Mr.. and Mrs Olney dined the
Clevelands last night The decorations
were American beauty, roses and ferns
Byron Baldwin, of Yonkers, disap-
peared in Paris last November, and
his friends are very anxious about
him.
Gov Upham decides to call a special
session of the Wisconsin legislature
Feb IS, to reapportion the Legislative
districts.
Dr. G. Weston Wood, one of the best
known physicians of Minnesota, is
dead of consumption, aged SO years
at Faribault
The Chattanooga Press has suspend
ed publication. This leaves but one re-
publican afternoon daily south of the
Ohio valley.
A committee of seven members oil
the Minneapolis board of education are
in Menominee, Mich, making an in
spection of schools.
BloodhOunds man-hunting will be a
feature of the Indianapolis live stock
show Sheriffs are in attendance and
may adopt the plan.
Archbishop Corrigan received from
Rome decision of the cardinals OF the
propaganda reaffirming his action in
removing DR.. Burtsell
Superintendent Archibald, of the in
sane asylum, at jamestown, n. D.
will be permitted to resign, and the
investigation called off.
The Henry, H., city council mas
raised the saloon license to $1,000 g
year. Henry has eight saloons and
less than 1000 inhabitants.
The family of Frank Mccain includ-
ing seven children, is reported as
snowbound and starving in the noun.
tains near Winthrop, Wash.
Matthias Kreidler's clothing store al
Laporte, Ind, was robbed of $500. The
vault containing the money was prieC
out and carried away.
4 plan is on foot among the Ar
menians in America looking to the
colonization in New Mexico OF those
being prosecuted in Asia Minor.
Tie report of the experts who exam
ined the books of ex-City Treasurer
Bolin Of Omaha, shows that the entire
defalcation of Bolin is S115,000.
The English evangelical alliance
opened a weeks season of prayer fol
peace yesterday, in concert with the
United States evangelical alliance.
Administration officials hope a large
percentage of the new bonds will be
sold to private citizens, and will dc
all in their power to bring this about.
Francis Satolli, papal ablegate to the
United States, was elevated to the
Cardinalate in the Baltimore CMd,)
cathedral with imposing ceremo lies.
The secretary of the navy SAYS it is
not wise to rebuild the Constitution; il
will cost S2S0,000 to reproduce it and
put it on exhibition in Washington.
Ex-Sheriff James Mcnamara, OF
export, H., las been appointed re-
liver of the National Bank of Liv-
ingston, Mont, by Comptroller Eckels
Bakers supply company at 272 to 27S
East Madison street, Chicago, was
damaged by fire to the extent of $780,.
900.
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