Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-18
TELEURAlIS In BRIEF.
AT HOME.

Mankato disagreed.
The son of Senator Quay will be sued
for criminal libel.
Senator Kyie's expected success at
Pierre now seems remote.
PEARSON" Davies has a plan to mold
fstic carnival in Nevada.
hi, Cleveland will not go around the
world when his term expires.
Numerous indictments of alleged
bOodlers were found in Duluth.
The collapse Of the steel pool results
in the heaviest buying on record.
The convention OF the League OF
American Wheelmen opened at Albany,
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President Miller Of The Chicago, Mil
Waukee and ST. Paul road Is seriously
i'll in California.
Recent statistics show that so per
cent. more WIdowers Uhan widows
aparry again III Maine
Armand Customary drops dead
While singing in Marina DIT the Nero
politan opera house, New York
Senator Morgan has offered an
repeating the Clay ton-Bulwer treaty.
Mrs. Bradley Martin $3uO,OOO fancy
dress Dau proved the event OIL the social
season IOr the Iour hundred OF Gotham.
Frank Jayne, Charles Green anu John
Benze of Baltimore were injured by all
explosion OF natural gas at Rome, n.
Y.
Governor ClCugh and other STATE Of
dclaIs o. Minnesota are booming Tams
Bi2Ley for commissioner OF the gen
era land office.
The exports, exclusive Of specie, from
New YORK Tor the week We're 5 I, 52L 800,
against IS, 1876, 1906 for the corresponding
week OF 1886.
The Catholic Order OF Foresters, in
session at Columbus, OHIO, Sent greet
ings 10 The pope and to Cardinal CID
bOns.
Inc house and senate, III Joint SEES
sion, declare Mckinley ana HoberJ
elected president anu vice president,
respectively.
lne hepp gear wheel and foundry
cOmpanys WORKS Ill Allegheny, Pa,
were burned. The loss is $4,000; in
surance $1,000.
The railway station at Springh1lI
mines, near halifax, N. S., Was burned
with its contents. The freight-nOuSe
was saved with difficulty.
The arbitration treaty is likely to be
defeated in the senate. The Irish
Americans, silyerites and numerous
southern democrats are against it.
CiJlzens OF Saltwater in mass meet
ing condemn the bill in the legislature
providing that all executions in the
state take place at the state prison.
Il. S. Mcconnell, president OF the
Merchants National Bank of Ocala,
fla, was arr9s,ed on the charges o1
falsifying returns and OF emDezzI cement.
A jury in New York awarded Fred
ericll L. Colwell, a broker, $4,000
damages against DR.. Charles A. Tinker
for alternating Mrs. Colwell's affections.
Inc superintendent OF prisons Of
New York state in his annual reporc
insists that conVicts must be given
work TO prevent them becoming in
sane.
EN-Congressman VIM. r. Moore was
attacked with a cane and severely in
iured at Memphis, Tenn, by Police
Commissioner hugh BrinkIey Of that
city.
Governor and Mrs. Lowndes and al
3uyaut-leneraI l.. Allison Wilmer, OF
Mary and, attended a reception given
by Governor and Mrs, Hastings at
Harrisburg.
The suit 10 be worn by President
eject Mckinley at his inauguration was
exhibited at the merchant tailors' ma
tiuUal convention, now in session at
Cleveland Ohio.
The selection Of q secretary to direct
ne work among the negroes of the
south was the chief topic before the
BoaTd Of Control Of the Epworth
League in New York.
The Booth Packing company, of Bal
timore and other Gamers of salmon are
at odds with the Columbia river fisher
men in reference to the price TO be paid
for FISH the coming season.
Judges Webb and Cole at Boston
denied the application for a new trial
for Thomas Bran, who was convicted
OF numbering Capt Charles l. Nash Of
the barkentine Herbert Fuller.
EN-Gov. John D. Long Of Massachu-
sets says President-olect Mckinley
notified him that he would probably be
chosen for the cabinet, but he has not
received more definite a&vices.
The house of refuge on Randalls
Island, New York, took fire and 600
boys were aroused from bed and
marched out safely. The fire was ex-
tineuished with a loss of $4,000.
General Stewart L. WoOdford of
Brooklyn was in Albany comforting
with state legislators in the interest
Of his candidacy for place in the
cabinet of President-elect Mckinley.
The United States government en-
tered suit at Birmingham to recover
The value of iron ore and limestone al
legged TO have been taken from the
public lands in Blount county, Ala.
Governor-elect G. w, Atkinson and
Col Norris Herkheimer of Wheeling,
w. Va. called upon President-elect Me
K;nley at Canton. They are said TO
have spoken for Mr.. James A. Gary
for cabinet position.
The execution in favor of defendent
in the libel case of Helen Cougar
against Congressman Elijah Morse for
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