Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-25
DOMESTIC.


The national lawn tennis tcurna
ment opened at Newport, L. I.
Five negro gamblers were killed
by sheriff's posse in Bayboro, Ga.
At least twenty lives were lost il
a cloudburst near Rogersyille, Tenn.
The Corbett-McCoy fight was post
poned until the last week in S ptem-
Der.
The Amer. can Bar association held
its annual convention at Saratoga,
n. Y.
Secretary Bliss says he will not ac-
cept the nomination for governor Of
New York
4 pin scratch caused the death of
Miss Jessie Deyine in New York from
lockjaw.
Senators Allison and German have
declined appointment as peace COM
missioners.
The American bark C. C. Furk was
wrecked and eleven persons were
drowned.
Gen. F'itzhugh Lee announces that
ne will be a candidate for the UniteI
States Senate.
a torando on the border of Mime
sofa and South Dakota killed at least
seven persons.
At Jamestown, n. Y, Professor
Litchfeld, ballconist, fell and may
lose his life.
Miss Blanche Cramer, prominent in
Pittsburg society, will go on the
operate stage.
The ships Of Admiral Dawey's fleet
will be overhauled and locked at
Hong Kong.
The New York democratic state
convention will be held in Syracuse
on September %.
Non-union miners attacked union
miners at Para, ILL.,, and seriously
wounded two of them.
The exports of merchandise in July
amounted to ST. ,189.742 ana the I'M
ports to $50,674,366
The merchant vessels of the world
are now free to enter all ports of
Cuba and Porto Rico.
General Skaters report, dated
August 10, shows 1,506 fever cases in
the army at Santiago.
James A. Fowler Of Clinton was
nominated by the republicans Of
Tennessee for governor.
A vein Of natural gas flowing 15,-
100000 cubic feet day was struck
at BaldWlnsville, n. Y.
Lightning struck Camp Hobson, at
Lithia Springs, Ga, causing severe
injuries to seven soldiers.
Internal Revenue Collector Treat
is of the opinion that the war
revenue tax will be permanent.
Lieut-Goy. J. NJ. Devine of North
Dakota took the oath of Office to sue
coed the late Governor Briggs.
Alabamians are preparing to give
Gen. Joseph Wheeler a rousing re-
ception when he returns home.
The president has appointed Maj.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lees son a second
lieutenant in the regular army.
Justice D. Cady Herrick is spoken
of as the probable democratic candi-
date for governor of New York.
Guggenheimer's anti-sWear Ordi-
nance met defeat when presented to
the New York beard CT aldermen.
Lieutenant Hobson saves Patrick
Halloran, a cripple, from being run
over by a trolley car at Newark.
J. F. Staatz, ex-state treasurer and
a pioneer Of central Kansas, died sud
denly of heart disease at Enterprise,
III.
Claimants to the millions of the
late A. T. Stewart have combined for
a final contest in the courts Of New
York.
Professor E. c. Smith died at his
home in Dixon, H., ageI So years. He
was one of the oldest educators in
Illinois.
Second Minnesota district democrats
nominated Winfield Scott Hammond
in opposition to Congressman Nc
CIeary.
John Hay is to succeed Day as
secretary of state and Whitelaw Reid
may succeed Hay as ambassador to
England.
The government has bought from
British inventors for 100000 devices
for improving the breech mechanism
Of ordnance.
The war department is arranging
to muster out of service many of
the volunteer regiments which are no
longer required.
NJ. c.. Halberstadt of Philadelphia
is IN St. Pau IN search of his brother
George, who disappeared from Chi
, cago June 4
William Scott of Brooklyn was re-
stored to consciousness by electricity,
/ after having been in a state Of coma
for nearly two years.
Charles w. Depauw of New Albany,
Ind. fled a petition in bankruptcy,
with liabilities placed at $S50,0 and
assets placed at $4,000
! Ex-Mayor Strong says he does not
believe that his son, Capt Putnam
/ Bradlee Strong, is engaged to Princess
kaiulani, Of Hawaii.
R. ]. Corbett, father of the prize
fighter, killed his wife and then him
self at his San Francisco homa He is
| believed to have been insane
| President Mckinley and President
! Faure exchange messages of mutual
esteem over new cable connecting
America and France.
NAL service with Spain will be
resumed at once as far as the United
States is concerned and mail matter
will be forwarded via France.
The directors Of the Minnesota Iron
/ of in Nav