Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
NEWS OF InE WORLD.
HOME NEWS.

New York-Isaac Fucker was con-
yicted of arson.
ittsburg-Another armor plate fac
tory will start here.
Isaac Ruker was sentenced to thirty
six years in prison in New York for
arson.
The new cotton mill at CentreVille,
r. l., was started, giving work TO 6U0
operatives.
The commissioners of Lane county,
Kan. have declared the county in
solYent.
VIM. Whaley and his wife were
murdered by Unknown men at Sewers
Vile, Tenn.
Col. Thomas A. Dent, who was con-
nected with the Steelton Pa) National
bank, died of pneumonia.
Archbishop Martineilli, the papal
delegate, was given a reception and
banquet at Springfield, Mass.
delphia-Charles B. Parrish,
one of the oldest and wealthlest coal
operators in Pennsylvania, is dead
1t is said that Judge Simcnton will
order the sale of the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley railroad as Whole.
Archbishop Corrigan said he had
received NO announcement that he was
tC be appointed cardinal, as reported.
The Columbia National Bank and
the Washington Bank, state instltu-
ton, closed their doors at Minneapolis.
New York-Thomas G. Platt in an
interview said. L am satisfied that
Mr.. Choate Will not be the next SEN
at0r.
California orange growers will send
a delegation to present the needs OF
the orange men to the tariff commit
tee.
The republican club of New York de-
cided not to indorse the candidacy OF
Joseph II. Choate for the United States
senate.
Franklin, Tenn, was nearly
wiped out by fire early Sunday morn
ing. Inc loss runs up into the tnouj-
ands.
The Dime Savings bank of Chicago
took advantage OF The ninety-day
withdrawal notice law and suspended
payment.
Fire at Nashville, Tenn, early Sun
day morning destroyed a number of
business block, causing a loss OF
100000.
The Commercial National Bank of
Roanoke, Virginia, suspended pawn ent.
1t is said that the depositors will be
paid in full.
VIM. J. Bryan, in speech at Lin
coin, Neb., said that business TAT! Tres
have increased since the eIecti,H uf
Mckinley.
The Bank eli Superior, at West Su-
perior, Wis, suspended payment on
account OF a run with winch it was
threatened.
Tammany will invite all sound
money as we'll as silver democrats in
New York to participate in the next
primary election.
The Atlas National bank of Chicago
will liquldate and go out OF business.
The clearing house will pay depos-
ltOrs in full.
New York-Isabelle EyesSon, the
actress, has brought suit for $4,000
against L. He1ly french, the theatre
cal manager.
Edward Avery, who was for several
terms chairman OF the Massachusetts
democratic state committee, died
aged So years.
Frederick, Md.-Charles w. Hotf-
man, LII. D., librarian of the United
States supreme court since 1873, Is
dead, aged 81.
Fire in the building occupied by
the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum
exchange, New York, did damage to
the extent of $4,000.
Charles Boomer was arrested at his
wite's grave in Chippewa Falls on COM
plant of young girl at Sparta charg-
ing him with being the father of her
child.
ouisville-Governor Bradley de-
clared that it was his purpose to re-
sign the Office of governor, saying
that it was killing him.
At least tWenty-one bodies have
been taken from the debris of the
wrecked train at the Cahaba river
bridge, near Blocton, Ala.
Mount Vernon, Il-Granyilie Fykos
sawmill blew up and killed his wife
and seriously and perhaps mortally
wounded Fyko and one child.
The jury at Dayton, Ohio, in the
case of Albert Franz, tried for the
murder of Bessie Little, gave a verdict
OF murder in the first degree.
James w. Brady, a clerk in the sixth
auditors office at Washington, fell
dead in a street car in that city. He
lived at Gainesville, Md.
A strike instituted at GEORGETOWN.
Mass. has thrown o.t of work $50 men
and promises 20 embrace the entire
six shoe factories vi the town.
Bob Breckenridge, a son of the ex-
congressman, has returned home after
three years tramp all over the
world. He worked his own way.
Ex-Queen Lii has taken a residence
in Boston's fashionable suburb, Brook
line. She has declined several pro-
positions to so on the lecture platform.
A safe was blown open and $4,000
stolen at the branch office of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company,
on West Forty-second street, New
York
Fire damaged Newen's block in
OgdensbUrg, New York, to the extent
of $4,000. Tenants of the building
suffered to the aggregate amount of