Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-07-01
TELEGRAlIS IL BRIEE.
DOMESTIC.

Victoria S jubilee.
There are about thirty newspaper
prcpTietors and journalists in the
house of commons.
MontaDa's mineral product during
the calendar year 1896 was valued at
more than $50,O0O,O OC.
With only one-ninth Of the popula-
ton, Great Britain owns one-fourth Of
the wealth Of Europe.
Populists declare that w. J. Bryan
gave 81 800 to their national committee
to prevent action against fusion.
Prof Morse, of Amherst college, re-
signed. There is an UnconfTmed ru-
NOR that President Gates has resigned.
Agitation has begun in Kansas City
looking to the passage by the next
legislature of a strong anti-butterine
bill.
Japan's formal protest against the
annexation of Hawaii by the United
States was filed at the state depart
ment.
The postoffice department will re-
quire 3,444, 167 900 ordinary postage
stamps for the fiscal year ending June
go, 1898.
E. V. Debs spoke in Chicago, saying
that the social democracy would 8tt2f"
its ends peaceably if it could; forcibly
Il it must.
A band Of pioneers will sail from
New York for Africa to instruct the
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pursuits.
Members of the Autopsy Society of
the University of Chicago have agreed
to give their brains to science when
they die.
The annual fest Of the Northwestern
Saengerbound was held in Philadel-
phia. The next meeting win be in
Brooklyn.
George P. Powell, at one time the
largest tailor in New York, employing
$50 men, died in a Bowery gutter Of
alcoholism.
News has been received from En-
sada, Lower California, that Andraico
SelpuIvada, a notorious outlaw, is in
Jail at that city.
The trial Of Howard Curtis Banham
the banker, charged with the murder
OF his young wife last January, opened
at Batavia, N. Y.
Thirteen colored cclontsts who ar
rived at New York from IT, say
the project in which they took part
has hnen failure.
Christian K. Ross, father 81
"CFarlie" Ross, the lad whose abduc-
tion July I, 1874 created q sensation
died in Philadelphia.
The name of John Clafin, the dry
goods merchant, is being mentioned in
connection with the New York republi-
can majority nomination.
Gov Atkinson Of West Virginia said
ne would call to account the traducers
of the widow of Millionaire Camden, to
whom he is engaged.
Lena Nelson was killed by @ bullet
from the pistol of Frederick Richter
her lover, al WCodside, L. I. He said
it was q suicide, but was locked up.
Republican leaders fear that the vote
of Senator's Carter and HansbTOugh
for free jute may lead to complied
items which will endangar the passage
Of the tariff bill.
Samuel ]. Casey, superintendent OF
station D. of the Brooklyn postoffice
killed himself. The police say that in
a letter he confessed he was short $500
in his accounts.
Tho IOror.-,,,0y,,r
which has been meeting at Detroit
adopted q resolution condemning civil
service reform in the government
printing office at Washington.
John w. Kelly, of motor fame
claims to have discovered a new cos
mic force which will soon lead the
world from the age of electricity into
an age of limitless possibilities.
Hanna was Endorsed for senator by
che Ohio republican convention, but it
is salG the Foraker men will oppose
him at the polls and if possible turn
the state over to the democrats.
william T. Ban AIKEN, charged with
attempting to shoot former Senator
Mcpherson in New York was acquitted
by order of Recorder Golf, but was
held for carrying concealed weapons.
Two sharp and severe shocks OF
earthquake were felt at San Francisco
Clocks were stopped, suspended lamps
and decorations were broken in some
places, but no real damage is reported
The Pickwick Hotel, cafe and annex
at New Orleans, and the building adj
joining were Quilted by fire, as We're
also the two upper stories of the Pick
wick hotel; loss 100000; fully insured
Judge Bradley instructed the jury to
ocQuit Allen L. Seymour. the New York
broker charged with contumacy in re-
fusing to testify before the senate
sugar trust investigating committee.
Republican leaders in the senate
have agreed to support two important
amendments to the tariff bill. 1t is
said the bill will pass the senate early
next week and be law by July Is.
Nathan D. Crane, an old time minor
was killed in the Way to Wealth Mine
at Idaho Springs, Col, yesterday by
cave-in. He was 70 years of age and
brother-ln-law OF the late Jerome r
Chaffee
The President has nominated Albert
G. Thompson Of Ohio, David &. Culber-
son Of Texas. and Alexander G. Bot
kin Of Montana, commissioners to re-