Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
AT HOME

A theatrical circuit is formed for six
southern Minnesota and northern
Iowa cities.
Resolutions were introduced in the
Illinois legislature against the Olney
arbitration treaty.
Building Inspector Gilman and Aid
Drew of Minneapolis were arrested on
charge of bribery.
Three men were killed in wreck On
the Pittsburg and Western railroad,
near Shippenville, Pa.
Rev. George Koenig, pastor Of Trlnl-
ty German Lutheran church, Washing
ton, D. C. died in Brooklyn.
A pro-arbitration mass meeting in
Washington, attended by prominent
men, says Give the senate time"
At Linton, Ind, fire destroyed one of
the Island Coal company's houses.
Two children were burned to death.
State Comptroller Roberts, in re-
port to the New York legislature,
recommends a larger inheritance tax.
Rev. Dir. G. F. Pentecost, pastor Of
the Murylebone Presbyterian Chursh,
London. has accepted call to Yonkers,
N Y.
Spaniards in Cuba were killed by
drinking water from wells that some of
their own number had poisoned for the
benefit of the Cubans.
Suits for foreclosure of government
mortgages on parts of the Union
Pacific railroad have begun at ST. Louis
and Omaha.
Thomas G. Dugan, aged 40 years,
wealthy planter of New Orleans, died
Of PARALYSIS at Glen Springs sanitarium,
Watkins, n 7.
Seven firemen and two spectators
were badly hurt at a fire which de-
stroyed the Williams block at 196-202
Monroe street, Chicago.
DR.. Richard j. Hall, one of the fore
most surgeons of the Pacific coast is
dead. He was the son of Rev. DR..
John Hall of New York.
The Delaware presidential electors
ask congress to re-establish repubIl-
can forms Of government in that state
and recount the vote.
President Cleveland has summary
removed from office Collector Bowling
of Cincinnati. Mr.. Bowling refuses
20 surrender the office.
President-elect Mckinley was visited
by Mississippi colored men, who asked
him to recognize that race in making
appointments to office.
Masked men entered the Jail at Tai
lahassee, FIorida's capital, and lynched
a negro who has attacked the daughter
of prominent politician.
1t is estimated that the mask ball
Mrs Bradley-Martin will give in New
York next month will cost her and
those who attend 100000.
In Indianapolis the Protestant min
listers held special meeting to form
ulate a systematic fight against the
kill permitting Sunday baseball.
DR. Richard ]. Hall, one of the fore
most surgeons of the coast, died at
Santa Barbara, Cal He was a son OF
Rev. Dr.. John Hall, of New York.
John &. Reid, who for the past
four or five years has been in charge
of the republican State headquarters in
Fifth Avenue hotel, n. Y. is dead.
Ex-Governor Altgeld of Illinois in a
speech at Chicago charged that whole
sale fraud was committed at the recent
election in order to defeat Bryan.
Receiver Cowen of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad company announces that
100000 interest due February on the
bonds of the company will be paid.
The Welcome Ramsdell building al
West Brattleboro, VT, was burned
Leroy Amidon, a student at Brattle-
boro academy, was burned to death.
The report of the New York State
bureau of statistics of labor shows a
decrease in the average wages paid in
the various industries of the state.
"A delegation from Brooklyn called
on Mr.. Mckinley to urge the appoint
ment of Representative Francis H
Wilson of New York as secretary of
the navy.
Miss SOphronisba p Breckenridge
daughter of Col. w. c. p. Breckenridge
is the first woman to be admitted TIC
practice before the Court of Appeals
in Kentucky
The house of E. A Vandawater
three miles from Belleville, Mich
NtduShI IL z l. OlLL q uSlSCt1NS CuIuu6y dl
8 a. m. and Mrs. Vandawater and two
children persisted.
w. J. Bryan's book, The First Battle
is finished and will soon be published
1t reviews the campaign and condemns
the appointment of corporation lawyers
to public office.
At Columbia, S. C. the separate
houses of the legislature voted fol-
United States senator Joseph H Earle
the nominee Of the democratic primary
got every vote except one.
Edwin Moves Hill and George f
Mcdonald who are said to be wanted
in San Francisco in connection with
the alleged forgery of the Fair Pencil
will were arrested in Chicago.
Hiram Hitchcock president of the
Nicaragua Canal company, has written
letter to Secretary Olney denying
Seno Rodriguez's statement, which the
secretary has sent to the senate
Etarre Fontanori was arrested II
Cincinnati for numbering Mary For
piana and robbing her of $1,000, which
represented the savings of forty years
from the proceeds of fruit vending.
Col. John L. Lansing, well-known
restaurant-keeper, died at his home in
Cape May. n. J. aged 60 years. He
had been member Of the Cape May
city council for number of years.