Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-13

Tom. Scott having rendered his resignation
as Vice President of the Company, the Board
unanimously refused to accept it. He gave
as reason for offering to resign, the fact
that his name was on the paper of the Texas
& Pacific Railroad, recently failed.
PERSONAL.
The name OF Theodore Tilton has been
erased from the roll of members of Plymouth
Church. Mr.. Tilton denied the authority of
the church in his case, owing to the fact that
for four years previously he had not attended
a meeting in Plymouth Church, and was not
q member. He was prepared, however, to
answer to anything whereof the minister of
the church might accuse him. Mr.. Beecher
said: 81 don't believe that Mr.. 1ilton has
desired, in any way whatever, to shirk his
proper responsibility, CT to avoid, or eyade,
any proper charge to be made against him. |
| have none whatever The differences between
us have been amicably adjusted, and, so
far as l am concerned, buried" Mr.. Tilton
has since said that there two points he
| wants all mankind to understand: First that
he has never spoken against Henry Ward
Beechcr; and second, that he had not been
| expelled from Plymouth Church.
Stokes, the murderer of Fisk, was taken to
Sing Sing on the lst, where young Walworth,
the parricide, had promised him friendly re-
ception.
Senator Schurz arrived at New York on the
lst from Europe, and left the same day for
| Washington.
1t was reported in New York on the LIST that
| the house Of Claflin q Co., which had been
| in embarrassed circumstances would not be
compelled to suspend. Members of the firm
| had positively asserted that the institution
| was entirely solvent, and although suffering a
| little from the financial crisis would come out
all right. A proposition had been made by
| the members of the firms with which the
| Spragues are connected to protect their credit
ors by trust deed, and thus prevent proceed
ings in bankruptcy.
Louis Gaylord Clark died at his residence at
Piermont, n Y, on the night Of the Sd, after
an illness of only few hours. Mr.. Clark was
| the editor of the 4 nicherbocber Magazine from
| 1882 till it ceased to exist.
| Mrs. L. L. Stanton, mother of the late
| Edwin NJ. Stanton, died on the 9Th, after a
short illness, at the residence of her daughte
in New Brighton, Pa, aged eighty years.
| Laura Keene, the well-known actress, died
!
POLITICAL.
! The forthcoming annual report Of the Di-
! rector of the Mint shows the total amount of
| gold coined during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1913, to have been $50, 249, 3337; of silver,
| S2,9i5, 775 The total amount of gold in the
country is set down at S135, 600; of silver,
$1,000, 900. During the month of October last
the gold coinage approximated s14 600, OOO
and since April last the coinage has maintained
a steady increase.
Official returns from ninety-two counties of
Iowa give Carpenters majority at 22,236.
A very exciting election was held in Chicago
on the 4th, which resulted in the triumph of
what known as the 'People's Ticket" as
| opposed to the "Citizen's Law and Order"
candidates. The victory is thus with the anti
Sunday Liquor Law party. The maiorities
range from 5000 to 10000 II. d. Colvi,
agent of the United States Express Company
is the new Mayor of the city. His opponent
was l.. L. Bond, acting Mayor since Mayor
Medills departure for Europe.
| The news received from Milwaukee on the
evening Of the 4th was to the effect that the
| Reformcrs had carried the Wisconsin State
election, and that Taylors majority for Gov
ernor would be about 5000. The returns also
| indicated that the Democrats and Reformers
| had carried the Legislature.
! The Republicans carried Massachusetts, at
the recent election by about 10000 majority,
| Washbum being reelected Governor. OF the
forty Senator'S the Republicans elect twenty
six. The House will probably be three fourths
| Republican. In the Senate two to one are OPP
posed to the Prohbitory Liquor law.
The Anti-Monopolists elected their tickets
in several counties in Illinois and Kansas at
| the recent elections.
The Conservative ticket in Virginia is elect
ed by large majority.
The Democratic majority in Baltimore is
about $4,000 The State is also Democratic.
The New York election has resulted in a
victory for the Democrats The Tammany
Democracy carried the city by majority of
| $4,000 to 20, 600. S. S. Cox is elected to Con-
gress to fill the unexpired term Of the late
| Congressman Brooks. The Democrats and
Liberals claimed the State on the night of the
election by $1,000 to 5000 majority
| The news received at St. Paul on the night
of the 4th was to the effect that the Republi-
cans had carried Minnesota, electing their en-
tire State ticket
Returns received on the morning of the 9th
indicated that the Republicans would have a
majority in the New York legislature The
Democratic State ticket is elected by decided
| majority.
The New Jersey Senate stands IA Republi-
| cans and Democrats; the Assembly, 80 Re
publcans and 2S Democrats.
| All but twenty fOur towns in Massachusetts,
give Washburn Rep) for Governor 20, 775
votes, and CASTOR (Dem) 1912. Eleven
| Democrats are elected to the Senate and sixty
| to the House. y. p. Banks is elected State
Senator over his Republican competitor.
The total vote in Chicago this year for
Mayor is 47,3l1, against AZ, s53 for President
last year, and $4,000 for President in 1868
Colvin's majority for Mayor is 1926, and
O'Hara's for Treasurer, over Gage, present in
cumbent, is 10,O65.
The Kansas City Times of the 9Th has re-
turns from seventy-seven of one hundred Leg
| islative districts in Kansas, showing the cleo
ton of fifty-four Opposition members to
twenty-three Republicans. An Opposition
majority on joint ballot was claimed
Milwaukee (Wis.) telegram of the 5th saws
the Reformers claimed 5000 to 10, 1000 majority
in the State. The Senate was nearly a tie,
with three districts to hear from. The Re-
| formers have large majority in the Assem-