Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-27
NEWS OF TIE WORLD.
AT HOME.

Judge w. B. Wells, formerly OF
Ionia, Mich, died at Battle Creek.
Grifiths Thomas shot large gray
wolf on his farm near Rush Lake, Wis.
It will require $16,G00,G00 to run
Chicago this year.
Knox College has conferred the de-
gree Of LII. d. upon Dr.. Nansen, the
arctic explorer.
Chauncey NJ. Depew has been elect
ed president Of the republican club
of New York.
Fire at Iona, Mich, destroyed the
Weber block, causing less OF
$75,0 600.
Frank B. Noyes, professor Of art IN
the Indianapolis Industrial Training
school, died, aged 81 years.
s. v r. SIade has failed at Water
loo, Iowa, with liabilities of $4,000
and assets Of $4,000.
The South Carolina legislature re-
elected Henry McIver chief justice Of
the state courts.
c. J. Perrenot, president of the
Florida state senate, died at Milton,
Fla.
Benjamin ButterWorth, commissioner
of patents, is dead at ThomasVille, Ga.
aged SO.
Fire did $4,000 damage to the
stock of the Methodist Book Concern,
Chicago.
Thomas r. Roddy (Chief White
Buffalo, was installed as high chief of
the Winnebagoes.
J. T. McFee of LenOx, Iowa, has fail
ed for $4,000, with assets of about $780,
900.
Napoleon" Frank Ives is willing to
wager $4,000 that he will defeat
both Schaefer and Sutton.
A beet sugar syndicate has secured
10000 acres near Chico, Cal, and will
erect three factories.
Leaders of the anti-Platt republicans
threaten to make an independent nom
ination for Governor next fall.
Reyno H. Treat, a dry goods dealer
of Limo, O., has assigned, the assignee
furnishing a $4,000 bond.
]. ]. Hill Of the Great Northern
railroad, has notified President
Bridgeman of Hamline university,
that he will give $4,000 for the pur-
pose of raising the debt provided other
friends Of the institution will raise the
remaining $4,000.
Frank Anderson, who killed Charles
Condo with a club last October at Mo
line. H., has been indicted for murder
M. J. Daugherty of Pittsburg, a
travelling salesman, hanged himself
in a cell of the city prison at Zanes-
vile, o.
Henry Fiese of Beloit, Wis, who en-
listed in the regular army few months
ago, is reported killed by Indians in
Indian territory.
The remains of Gus Ballou, a we'll
known Rockford, H., man, who disap-
peared last fall, have been found in the
woods south of the city.
The police of Lebanon received word
of the arrest Of baker William K. Don
moyer, at PerryVille, Md. He is
charged with numerous robberies.
in Springfield, H., Henry Mueller, a
well-l1nown fur merchant, beat his
daughter in public for making the
alter engagement with & young man
Three children of Mr.Hand Mrs. Rob
art Alexander. Dorchester, Mass, were
found dead in bed, having been
asphyxiatd by gas.
Richard Croker heads the finance
committee of Tammany hall, Wnlch
means that he is to be the nominal aS
well as the actual, leader OF the OF
ganization.
The nominations of Charles Page
BRYAN of Illinois to be minister &c
Brazil and f. H. Conger OF Iowa TO
be minister to China have been con-
drmed by the senate.
Ohio senatorial bribery Investigators
have struck a snag. Seven witnesses
summoned last night. by advice OF
counsel, refused to testify. Arrests
foI contempt are expected.
Actor Edward j. Radcliffe, under
sentence for wife beating at New York
was released on $4,000 bail, but was
Immediately rearrested and locked VI
on a charge Of perjury.
Thousands of pounds OF worthless
fish are being seined out Of the club
lakes and sloughs around Burlington
Iowa, by permission of the state game
warden.
The was. of $4,000 cotton mill
workers in New England we've cut
last week. Strikes began at New Bed
ford, Fall River and Fitchburg, Mass,
Biddeford, Saco and Lewiston, Me.
The paper trust, with q capital of
S50,000,000, has acquired the big plant
of the Wnnepiseogee, \. H., Paper COM
pany, making sixteen companies in the
combination.
Paul Metcalf, said to be refugee
from Montana, with a thirty years
sentence for murder hanging over him,
was probably fatally wounded in q
dght with sheriff's posse near Win
chester, Ok
Charles Lee, colored, the only sur
viving member of a family of six, the
others having been murdered by white
caps neal Vicksburg, Miss, is prepar-
ing to sue the state of Mississippi for
100000 damages.
The annual report of the New York
chamber of commerce shows a decline
OF more than 100000 in the COM