Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-21

DOMESTIC.

Governor Morton has signed the
greater New York bill
Dona Elvira de Bourbon, infanta OF
Spain, arrived from Genoa.
The Washington salvation army is
organizing bicycle brigade.
Morrison is endorsed for president by
Douglas county, H., democrats.
Armour, Kansas City, has cut his
force one-haIf or about 500 persons.
A destructive forest fire is raging to
the Bear Lodge mountains, S. D.
Emperor Williams new yacht Meteor
may challenge for Americas cup.
Fflley secures complete control Of
the Missouri republican machine.
At Steubenville, O., Mrs. Christina
Fisher celebrated her Tooth birthday.
Methodists decided not to change the
late of their quadriennial convention.
The United States intervenes in the
case of two more Americans in Cuba
It is estimated that greater New York
will have a democratic majority of So,
600
Trunk line passenger agents make
reduced rates for the G. A. R. encamp-
ment.
At Harvard, H., Peter Olivier of Min
nesota shot himself in the head. He
will die
The convention of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers opened at
Ottowa.
The Illinois supreme court has de-
cided that slave marriages are not
binding.
Bishop Whipple, who arrived from
the south quite i'll, is improving at
Faribault.
Miss Alice Lukens, of Chicago, COM
mitted suicide while respondent at
Everett, Mass.
Mrs. Anna Maclay shannon wife of
the late Rev J. Y. Shannon, died Sun
day in Chambersburg, Pa.
Col Frank K Hahn managed of the
Manhattan Elevated Railway, was
killed by train ON the New York Cen
trail railroad at Clifton
The reichstag has fixed the export
bounty on sugar at 212 marks per hum
dred kilos. The government proposed
marks.
The Rotterdam dock strike has as
sumed an ugly aspe.I. The civic guard,
police and marines have been called
out to protect the workers.
Diphtheria has broken out in the
town of ST. Martin, near ST. Cloud, and
two fatalities are reported
Wind storms are reported from Au-
gusta, Me-, fifty barns wreckedD and
from the Omaha, Neb., district
AT West Point, Ind, Silas Morford, a
prominent farmer, was killed by being
kicked in the stomach by horse.
Maisee Todd, cousin of Robert r
Lincoln, a 20-year-old girl, was killed
in Lexington, KY, while bicycling.
Senator Teller reiterates his state
ment that he will not support the St.
Louis nominee on q gold platform.
AT Lyons, Iowa, Maurice Reed aged
10, while fishing, slipped from the
boom of a log raft and was drowned
In New York the trial of Mrs FIem-
ing upon an Indictment charging her
with the murder of her mother began
United States Minister to Japan Mr.
Dunn, arrived from Japan by the
steamer China. He is on vacation
The woman who killed herself at the
Colorado hotel, New York, has been
identified as Mrs H. O. Pierce. of Bos-
ton
Kleybolte & Co. have entered into
satisfactory contract with the city OF
Duluth for the purchase of $3.50 900 of
bonds.
The Louisiana republican state con-
vention, at Baton Rouge, instructed the
delegates to st. Louis to vote for Nc
Kinley.
Light showers were reported over
the Michigan peninsula and the APP
prehenSion caused by forest fires is CON
sequently allayed.
Miss frankie Brewer, daughter of
Justice Brewer of the United States
supreme court. died of consumption in
San Antonio, Tex.
At Buffalo n, Y, ex-police Captain
Sammon was found guilty of the muir
der Of Sergt. Cantlin and was sentenced
to prison for life.
Near Elgin, Kan, in the territory, at
dance. Sam MCGEE shot and killed
George Smith, aged 10 years, as the re-
suit OF an old teud.
Benjamin Urner. we'll known pub
Usher. is dead at his home in Fan
wood. n. J. He was born in Cincin.
natl, on Sept. 9, 1882.
At Whitehall, Wis, lightning struck
the Methodist church. setting it on
fire. The flame was promptly put out
with but little damage
Out of total of 1888 enlisted men
in the navy 400 are of foreign birth.
Of the 2,017 marines SCI were born out
side Of the United States
William Tucker, a theatrical man
who came from Chicago to New York
city with his family short time ago,
died of heart disease while witnessing
the performance in the Union Square
theater.
Jennie Youmans sues for divorce.
Her husband, Charles Dillingham;,
sailed for Europe last week in COM
pany with Charles Frohman
The supreme council of the A. P. A. |
met in Washington. The threat is
made that it may result in the forma-
ton Of new political party.
On June 1 packages of merchandise
samples weighing twelve ounces will be |
admitted to the mails between this !
country and the Netherlands.
At Mountain Lake, Mimi, while out