Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-17

Mckinley has rendered the Office of !
secretary of state to Andrew D. White, |
first president OF Cornell university
and ex-United States minister to Ger
many, could not be confirmed.
In New York William A Eddy an
nOunced a successful experiment in
aerial telegraphy with the aid OF kites.
Governor Hastings appointed Charles
Y. Audenreid and w. w Wiltbank as
judges of the Philadelphia bench.
The annual address at the COM
nlencement of the Yale law school will
be delivered this year by Justice John
NJ. Harlan of the United States SUI
preme court. 1t will be given in the col
lege hall at 4 o'clock Monday, June
20.
Warrensburg, Mo.-A mare owned
by John Robinson, a farmer of Grover
township, dropped five male colts.
None of them lived. Two years ago
the same mare gave birth 10 three
colts at one time, all OF which are still
living.
Kansas City-At a conference held
here of Omaha, ST. Joseph and Kansas
City packers, it has been determined
to form a company and purchase salt
mines in the state Of Kansas and here
after produce all the rock salt that
may be needed.
Nevada, Mo.-In the trial Of the
Nassau alleged train robbers here, the
defendants, William Rogers, were pos
itively identified by the trainmen. The
men are being tried under the law
where the punishment is the death
penalty for train robbery.
Topeka, Kan-The biennial report
| Of the state board Of railroad commits
siCners shows that only two OF tine
railroads operating in Kansas paid a
| dividend during the year ending with
June last. These two were the Rock
| Island and the Burlington roads.
Boston-Judge Dunbar, in the SUI
perior court, appointed Aired r. Chan~-
| Ter temporary receiver to the Arena
! Publishing company. The authorized
capital of the company is $3.50, 900 and
! it's liabilities are about $65 900. The
good will of its business is rated at
| 800, 900
Topeka, Kan.-Ed. Mosely, who has
been in the penitentiary for thirteen
years for murder, has been pardoned
by Governor Morrill,. Moseley and his
mother. Mrs. Martin, were cOnyIcueu
in Lyon county Of numbering an old
woman, Mrs Lucinda Welsh, in 1888,
for her money.
Ceredo, W. Va.-A match for $500
has been made for fight between
| Thomas Stevens of Catlettsburg, Ky,
and a 10-monUhs- vicious bear cub.
Stevens is to be provided with hunt
ing knife with four-inch blade. The
| battle is to take place at Catlettsburg
| Christmas eve in the Opera-hOuse.
Charles D. Steepe, of Van Vert, Ohio,
an attorney and secretary for the Co
lumbar Building and Loan association
Of Columbus, has fed. He is a de-
fGulter.
Guthrie, Okla.-Four masked rob-
bers, supposed to be headed by ''Dyna-
mite Dick, held up Storekeeper Ernest
Powell at Ingram last night, and made
|
money and while leaving the store,
the outlaws were fired on by Powell
The fire was returned and a farmer
named Ellis was shot.
Clevelaud-Fire which originated
from a lamp explosion entirely des-
troyed works No. of the Variety Iron
company, near the corner of Hamilton
or
morning. The loss will be between
! $40, 900 and $4,000, fully covered by
insurance. One hundred and fifty men
are Thrown out of employment. The
plant will be rebuilt at once.
New York-Mrs Elizabeth c.. Will
son, widow of Henry Wilson of St.
! Louis, is dead at Montclair, n. J. She
was IS years of age Mrs. Wilson was
a q rect descendant of Rev Judah
/ Champion, of revolutionary fame
She was a niece of former Governor
! Williams Of Vermont and a cousin of
! Chancellor Livingstan. Mrs. Wilson
was one of the oldest members of the
| Daughters of the Revolution
New York-Albert Lovejoy. for 80
/ y ears uSdu porter OF Un6 F110l Avenue
hotel, committed suicide by asphyxi-
alton. LOvejoy was IS years old. He
was great favorite with prominent
men and was made one Of the DELEGATES
to the first republican convention at
Philadelphia. Every time General
Grant came to the hotel LOvejoy acted
as his valet. He was a great admirer
of Blaine and after his defeat in 1884.
took to drink.
Washington-Dr. Andrade, son of the
| Venezuelan minister, has returned from
Mexico City, where he was one of the
Venezuelan delegates to the pan-Amer-
lean medical congress. He and his
associates succeeded in having Caracas
named as the place Of holding the next
convention Dec. 20, 1889. Cuba and
Canada were the other competitors for
the honor. DR.. Andrade says the con-
gress is accomplishing much good in
securing uniform safeguards against
yellow fever and other diseases.
FOREIGN.
Henry Fell PeaSp mem hp1, nf tho