Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-08
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC MATTERS

Lewis KeIliher, the Sherburn bank
robber, is convicted of murder in the
first degree.
James Mckinney, a Kansas City
commissioner merchant, has cOrnered
the onion market.
Frank w. Palmer Of Illinois will be
public printer under Mckinley as he
was under Harrison.
Justice Field Of the supreme court
will retire in July. Attorney General
McKenna may succeed him.
The American Tobacco company has
withdrawn its foctors' agreement as a
result of recent restrictive legislation
Republicans and gold democrats in
the Kentucky legislature may unite
and elect Col Breckenridge to the SEN
ate.
Twenty-six people were killed in the
Oklahoma cyclone and nearly two hun
dred others were injured, fourteen
fatally.
The Nebraska legislature passed and
the governor will sign an act forbid
ding corporations to contribute to cam
paign funds.
Mrs Elizabeth Calvert, widow of G.
H. Calvert, a descendant of one of the
Lords Baltimore, died at her home,
Newport, R. |.
Richard NJ. Hoar, mayor Of HOugh-
ton, Mich, and the leading merchant,
mas assigned The liabilities are $50
900; assets $4,000.
VIM. T. Adams, the writer of stories
for boys under the pen name of Oliver
Optic, died at his home in Boston, aged
Is years.
Dr.. Ricardo Luis convicted of engag-
ing in a Cuban filibustering expedition,
was sentenced to 18 months imprison-
ment and to pay fine of $500.
The death of Isabel Mary Murphy
daughter of a California millionaire,
was due to alcoholism. She left her
$4,000 900 estate to a priest.
DR.. w G. Hunter, republican, receiv-
ed 5S votes at the Kentucky legBla-
lures joint ballot for United States
senator, so being necessary to choice.
County Commissioner Nicholas
Petrie fell over the railing of the front
stairway at his home in Chicago, and
received injuries from which he died.
Charles F. HoughtOn, principal own
er of the Corning Glass company,
and reputed to be worth half amillion,
shot and killed himself at Geneva, N.
Y.
One of the largest wool sales of the
year was made when HEIGHT, Lehman
& Co. of Boston bought 100000 pounds
of the clip of 1895, from Robert Noble
of Caldwell. Idaho.
Three breaks have occurred in the
levees that protect the Mississippi river
delta and thousands of acres of rich
farm lands will be devasted. There is
danger of great loss of life.
Former Lieut.-Gov. Charles I. Sax
tor and John F. Parkhurst were nomi-
rated as judges of the New York State
court of claims. Mr. SaXtons nominal
ton was confirmed Immediately.
DR.. Joseph T. James died at his home
in Hinghan, Mass, from pneumonia.
He was born February s, 1857, in Gin
cinnati, and for some years was pro-
fessor of botany in the college of phar-
macy there.
Erwin Davis of New York city has
sued A. J. Davis, Jr., of Butte, Mon, to
recover the First National bank of
Butte, out Of which he says he was de-
frauded in the settlement of the Andrew
J. Davis will case.
The trustees of the baron de Hirsch
fund in New York have been informed
formally that Baroness de Hirsch will
add 81 100000 TO the fund for the
l-melioration Of the condition of He
brew immigrants in this country
The bank at Biggsville, ILL.,, was rob-
bed yesterday morning. The robbers
secured but $500. The bank at Oneida
was robbed Monday night and $4,000
was secured. Two men giving their
names as O'Cb nnor and shevline were
arrested on suspicion.
The president nominated Charlie
magne Tower of Pennsylvania for min
lister to Austria-Hungary; William S.
Shallenberger for second assistant
postmaster general; Thomas Ryan of
Kansas for assistant secretary of the
interior and Henry Clay Evans of Ten
neSSee for commissioner of pensions.