Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
DOMESTIC MATTERS.


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The Methodist Episcopal church at
Willow Grove, Pa, was burned.
The Grant memorial at New York
city has at last been completed.
The number of workmen in the New
York tailors' strike is now $4,000.
In New York Thomas A Jerome, one
of the founders Of jerome Park, died.
At MassiIlon, Ohio, Jess Wilson
bsatman cut his wife's throat from ear
to ear.
One of the robbers Of the stage coach
near Cripple Creek, July %, has been
arrested.
Silver democrats in Washington are
enthusiastic over the prospect Of Mr..
Bryan's election.
The safe in the Panhandle station AZ
Walton, Ind, was blown open by burg
lars, who secured $3.50.
William Henry Smith, formerly man
ager of tie associated press, died at his
home in Lake Forest, Ill
VIM. Quinn and Michael Bazzle were
killed by an explosion in West Bear
Ridge colliery, near Ashland, Pa.
A call has been issued for meeting
of the Tammany executive committee
to act on the Chicago nominations.
Brigadier General Richard N. Batch
elder, quartermaster general of the
army, has retired from the service.
Judge Seaman, at Milwaukee, con
frmed the sale OF the Northern Pacific
railroad to the reorganized company.
A. G. Elliott & Co., well-known
manufacturers and dealers in paper in
Philadelphia, have made an assign
ment.
The democratic city committee of
Mount Vernon, N. Y, by an almost
unanimous vote indorsed Bryan and
Sewall.
At LaketieId, Mimi, Mrs. Amel Pc
tersOn, aged Y years, fell backward
into a we'll thirty feet deep and was
drowned.
Senator Mantle and Congressman
Hartman, republicans of Maine, say
they will support Mr.. Bryan for the
presidency.
An examination of the accounts of
the general treasurer of the StOnecut-
ters' association shows receipts of
about $160000.
The Venezuelan boundary commits
sion has received copies of the supple
mentary blue book issued by the Brit
ish government.
The annual report OF the postmaster
general shows a material increase in
the revenue, but indicates a deficiency
OF about $10000,000
n. K. Fairbanks has served notice of
appeal from the judgment for $16,953
recently awarded against him in favor
of David Belasco.
Rev. D. G. Eddy, D. D., pastor of
the First Baptist church, Brooklyn, N.
Y, died at Cottage City, Mass, in his
seventy-third year.
Colonel Calvin Fletcher Burns, pres
ident of the National bank of ST. JO-
seph, Mo, died. He leaves an estate
valued at $4,000,O00.
There are so many demands on the
treasury for financial knowledge that
Director of the Mint Preston is prepar-
ing a circular of facts.
Grain is moving rapidly from Kan
sas Corn is so plentiful in Oklahoma
that it is expected the price will be as
low as cents bushel.
The executive committee of the
Young Mems Democratic club of Mas
sachusetts, adopted resolutions reject
ing the Chicago platform.
At Anoka, Mimi, potato buyers are
paying 20 cents a bushel. The market
is quite active, and the prospects are
that higher prices will prevail.
Madame Maria Dolores de DuriO en-
tered a claim against the Spanish gov
eminent for 100000 for property de-
stroyed by Spanish soldiers in Cuba
Bids for the completion of the Gin
ton county Uowa) courthouse were
opened. The bid of Charles A Moses
of Chicago for $4,000 was the lowest.
Chairman Apsley of the republican
congressional committee, says that
money will be made the paramount is
sue by his party in the present cam
paign.
The 12-year-Old son of Charles Mays,
a farmer L Gregory county, South Da-
kota, while playing with a revolver ac-
cidentally shot and killed his 5-year-
old sister.
Joseph Shackel, Winona agent of the
Singer Sewing Machine company, and
Miss Anna Ludwig, daughter OF eX-
Mayor John Ludwig, were married in
La Crosse.
John Coleman, who was sentenced to
be hanged at Dardanell, Ark, for the
murder of his wife and another woman,
will now serve a life term, by order of
Governor Clarke.
EX-Congressman William D. Bynum
says fifteen states have indicated that
they will be represented in the move
ment for a single standard democratic
national convention.
At Washburn, Wis, W. H. Irish was
elected mayor to fill the vacancy
caused by the sentence to states prison
of A. c. Probert, recently convicted of
embeZzlement
Frank Pierson, while insane. cut his
father, mother and himself with ra-
zor at Iowa Falls, Iowa. His own
wounds are the most serious and will
probably prove fatal.
John C. Bertrand, receiver of the
Bank of West Superior, was authorized
by Judge Smith to settle the long
standing claim against the Labelle
wagon works and paid half.
Cyclone" Davis the Texas leader of
the anti-Bryan forces in the populist