Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The government deficit for the fiscal
year is sSS,S75,9S9.
Clarence Mills cut his wife's throat,
killing her, then fatally wounded him
self at Bloomfield, Iowa.
VIM. E. Birkenbend Of LaSalle has
been appointed census supervisor of
the eleventh Illinois district
The comptroller of the currency has
issued call for a statement of the
condition of national banks June 80.
BY a rebel attack at San Fernando
the Americans lost one private of the
18th regulars killed and four wounded.
The warehouse in Brooklyn owned
by Bush company, and containing
10000 bales of cotton, was damaged
quarter of million by fire.
In New York an unknown man drop
ped from the center span of the
Brooklyn bridge $50 feet to the water.
The body made several revolutions and
struck horizontally. The body was
not recovered
The New York weekly bank state
ment shows reserves decreased Sill
2430O0, loans increased $S,O15, 900
specie decreased 1887 900, deposits
decreased s3,S77,000. The banks hold
S14 ,275,O00 in excess of legal require
ments.
In Chicago handbills announcing a
mass meeting of stock yards strikers
for today were distributed. The as
sertion is made that there will be
either a settlement agreeable to the
men or the biggest strike the yards
ever knew.
In Cincinnati at the Saengerfest
meeting it was decided to restrict
music Of feasts to mass choruses. A
provision for the organization of state
or interstate funds which shall hold
annual festivals was adopted A
paragraph was adopted providing for
the organization of Juvenile classes.
White Rock agency, Utah. They are
1000 strong. Old Sowawic says he
will lead them back to their lands in
Colorado when the dance is finished.
There is but one troop of cavalry at
Fort Duchesne. Settlers are alarmed.
AS the result of a quarrel between
negro workmen at the works of the
Park Steel company, Pittsburg, John
Henry Moore was killed Henry
Stewart was fatally injured and Jos
Lease was shot in the thigh. The
fight started by Stewart, who sought
to redress a wrong inflicted upon his
younger brother by a negro named
John Scott. Revolvers were drawn
and a fusilade followed. Moore, the
dead man, was an innocent spectator.
A reciprocity treaty with Jamaica
has been concluded and will be for
Warded to Kingston for approval of
the colonial authorities The Jamai-
can tariff commission left Washington
for Ottawa to confer with the Can |
adam authorities The concessions |
given Jamaica, differ materially from |
those allowed in other cases of the |
British West Indian colonies, mainly
because of the recent tariff law en-
acted by Jamaica, which had special
application to the United States.
The anniversary of the battle of San
Juan was celebrated at Fl. Thomas.
Ohio, with imposing ceremonies Sat-
lrday. The citizens of Cincinnati.
Covington and Newport placed fine
tablet in honor of Gen. H. C. Ebert
and also tablet in memory of the
other fallen heroes Of the sixth regu-
ars. These tablets were unveiled
before a multitude with addresses by
Cen. Miles, Senator Foraker and
others. Miss Wetherill daughter of
he late Captain Wetherill, and Miss
Mason, niece Of the late Lieutenant
Ord, unveiled the tablets.