Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-28
TELEGRAlMS IN BRIEF.
DOMESTIC.


Tommy Dixon and Joe Youngs fought
Ia rounds to a draw at Rochester.
C. W. Fairbanks was elected United
States senator by the Indiana legis-
Iature.
Ex-Congressman Harris was selected
by Kansas populists to succeed Sena-
tor PETER
Washington-Rev Thomas J. Conaty
was installed as rector of the Catholic
university.
w. E. Mason was formally elected
United States senator by the Illinois
legislature
Lawrence university at Appleton,
Wis, celebrated the semi-centennial
of it's foundation.
The North Carolina Legislature re-
elected Jeter G. Pritchard, republican
to the United States Senate.
Senator Hill was renominated by the
democratic caucus at Albany. Five
members bolted the caucus.
Bertha Beighler, a l5-year-old school
girl, who was married at KokOmO, Ind,
d few days ago, has applied for a di-
vorce.
The national association of marine
engineers, representing 10000 licensed
engineers, is in session at Washington.
son at Mamaroneck, N. Y, is dead,
and her daughter, who was likewise
wounded, is not expected to survive.
Oakland, Cal.-Lewis Muhlner was
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
for killing his sweetheart, Jennie Lew
is
Carthage, Mo.-Grant Edwards, the
youth who recently murdered his
sweetheart, Lois Hodge, at Webb City,
died in jail
Frank Farrell, who was re-arrested
in New York charged with the murder
of Marie Cunningham, was arraigned
and remanded.
Frank J. Palmer, aged Is years, was
sentenced to life imprisonment for the
murder of Mrs. Betsey R. Hobbs at
Parsonsield, Maine.
AT Frankfort, Ind, ex-Judge Samuel
H. DyaI.-At Manitowoc, Wis, P w.
Wieboldt, 61.-At Brooklyn, N. Y,
James P. Wallace, 80.
Franklin Beames, a well-known law
yer and democratic politician of Brook
Ign, died in the fiat of Mrs Fannie Roe
young widow in New York.
New York-Governor Asa S. Bush
nell of Ohio denies that he has decided
TO appoint Mark Hanna to fill the I'M
expired term of Senator Sherman.
The Albany, N. Y, court of appeals
has confirmed the judgment in the
NO, !,
utes $3,OOOOOO among twenty colleges
Boston-A society for the purpose Of
setting forth and perpetuating the his
tory of the Irish race in this country
was organized. Admiral Meade is pres
ident.
Charles w. Fairbanks of Indiana
who has just been nominated fol
United States senator, goes at one steI
from private life to the senate. He
has never held public office.
Governor Adams Of Colorado sue.
ceeded in bringing about a conference
Of strikers and mine managers at Lead,
vile, but they have reached no agree
ment.
The trustees of Hobert college, in
Geneva, N Y, accepted the resignation
of DR.. EliphaIet Knott Potter, presi-
dent of the college, to take immediate
effect
The Washington house has unseatet
a republican member and seated the
Populst contestant, which gives the
Populists majority of one on joint
ballot
Tampa, Fla.-The south Atlantic ant
gulf states coast and harbor defense
and improvement convention met. Gen
eral Schofield was made permanent
chairman.
The German National bank of Louis
willie, KY, the First National bank OF
Newport, Ky, and the Minnesota Say,
ings bank of st. Paul, Mimi, slls-
pended business.
San FranciSco-Superior Judge
Slack decided against Lillian Ashley
who sued E. J. Baldwin, turf man ant
millionaire ranch and hotel owner fol
100000 for seduction.
Charges that Senator Sherman has
given countenance to non-union Labor
Were presented to the Bricklayers anG
Plasterers' International Union, in
session at Worcester Massachusetts.
Martin R. Parker, superintendent OF
the money-order department of the
Buffalo pOstoffice, is missing and dis
crepancies have been found in his ac-
counts Inspectors are examining his
books
St Louis-Ralph Crees and DR.. Abel
la Walters have been found guilty OF
counterfeiting in the United States dis,
trict court. Walter Crees was acouit-
ted. DR.. Walters tainted when the
verdict was returned
Mrs. Sarah Dick, the only woman ma
tional bank cashier in the United
States, has been, for the twenty-fourth
consecutive time. reelected to that DO
sition in the First National bank OF
Huntington, Ind.
Banked H. ~ Coff1nberry of Garrett
Ind, fell dead from heart disease while
a deputy sheriff was reading to him six
indictments found against him ON
charges Of forgery, embezzlement and
1Ialfeasance in office
Obituary: At Bloomington H., Lii
nus Graves, Sat New York. Eleanor
c. Leggett, M. D., 60-At Greensburg,
Ind, DR.. Littlepage, 73-At Washing
ton, Iowa, ]. A Henderson, 75.-At