Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-17

DOMESTIC.


dead at Cnarestown, Mass, aged 81.
gressional elections.
The total appropriations for the
fire at ort Worth, Tex, caused
less of S25,OOO.
A Kentucky co-onel challenged
Desba breckenridge to fight duel.
Gus Wachlin, the murderer Of John
Ledrlck, was hanged at Wlllsboro, ore.
fire at Wyne, w. Va, caused loss
of 100000.
Jose Lopez, a Mexican cattleman,
murdered his wife at Redington, ArIz
Miss Nancy Fix OF Delaware, Ohio,
aged 10, was beaten and robbed OF
S15, 900.
Miss Ailene O'Donnell was welded to
Viscount de SdyVe OF France at
Washington.
Joseph Letter Of Chicago is to build
the largest elevator in the world at
Kansas City.
Charles S. Hernley of Henry county
has been elected chairman Of the
Indiana republican STATE committee.
State Senator James e. Hayes, OF
CharlestoWn, Mass, died from abdom-
inal trouble, aged 81.
The president has nominated John
H. Devaux, colored, to be collector OF
customs at Savannah, Ga.
Ex-senator Dubois has come to
Washington to arrange for union be-
tween the silver forces in the con-
department IS of the New York city SOW
eminent this year will be about $751;
097, 900.
The Milwaukee road will reduce its
running time between Chicago and st.
Paul an hour.
j. O. Barrett, secretary of the Min
neapolis State Forestry association,
died at Browns Valley.
Insurance Commissioner Kipp of
South Dakota is under a cloud and
Gov. Lee fired him out of office.
Luetgert was convicted of numbering
his wife and was given a life SEN
tence.
The Canadian Pacific again declined
to confer with American roads and a
boycott may result.
Frank Bellies has confessed that he
killed his brother and sister by poison
at Suisun, Cal.
The Buffalo Beet Sugar company
has been incorporated in New York
with 100000 capital stock.
Edwin p. Harmon, Jr., accidentally
shot himself at Kansas City and died
twenty minutes later.
j. II. Polk, postmaster at Goodwin
station, Ga, was murdered and robbed
in bis store.
Howard Kemp committed suicide at
Ada, c., because Miss Bannister, his
ttancee, eloped with Harry Young.
Auburn, Ind, now owns its electric
lighting system, having purchased
the mining company plant for $1,000.
Richard Barber, 14-year-old boy
OF Oshkosh Wis, was instantly killed
by the accidental discharge of a rifle.
Mrs. Cora Wagner, daughter Of
wealthy residents of Vandalia, Mich,
committed suicide.
Mrs Maude Ely, who murdered her
little daughter at gainesville, o.,
committed suicide in Jail.
A conspiracy against the United
Safes government is reported from
New Mexico.
Cigarette legislation gives rise to a
bribery investigation in the Tennessee
legislature.
Mrs. Henry George sued the Penn
sylvania road for $4,000 for an injured
ankle and got a small verdict.
DR.. Hepworth says Armenian rev.
ilutionists Were responsible tor the
massacres in Armenia.
Mis-. Thaddeus SorreI and her young
daughter we're burned to death in a
gasoline explosion near RIcnland, Va
Henry q. kuppcr, merchant OF
Bloomington, H., sustained a loss OF
$4,000 by the burning OF his store.
The Z. A. A. wiz permit but TOUR
boxers in each class to contest each
Right Of the entertainments.
John Lumberson, said to have been
the last survivor but one of the war OF
1872, has died at Baltimore, aged 81
years.
The Pairpoint Manufacturing COM
pany of New Bedford, Mass, with a
capital of $S25,0OO and employing 1000
hands, is to so out of existence.
Mrs. James o. West of New York
has been robbed # $1,000 worth of
diamonds and jewelry by sneak
thieves at st. Louis.
Alexis Claremont, who carried the
mail on foot from Green Bay to Chi
cago &c years ago, is dead at Depere,
Wis. He was SO years old.
Hugh Matheson, head of the firm of
Jardine, Matheson e Co., London, and
president of the Rio Tinto Mining Co.,
is dead.
Two companies Of United States
troops will be sent to Dyea and two
companies to Skaguay to preserve or
der and protect life and property.
Fire at Atlanta City destroyed the
Academy of Music, the Bryn Mawr
Hotel and other buildings, causing A
loss of almost 100000
The house banking and currency
committee is still considering plans for
currency revision, but has not yet
been able to reach an agreement.
The New York Democratic club
which is being doomed by Richard
croker. received $3.50, 900 in dues and
initiation fees in January.
testimony for the prosecution was