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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
WILL CHANGE HANDS.
Superintendent Linn, of the Cream Cit
Street Railway, Retires

Superintendent Linn, of the Cream City
Street Railway, Retires.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 21.-Owing to the
consolidation of the Willard properties in
Milwaukee, Superintendent Linn, of the
Cream City street railway will retire, and
Superintendent Hommel, of the Milwaukee
City company, will assume managerial
control of the consolidated corporations
The officers of the new corporation are as
follows: Henry Wizard. president; Henry
L. Colby, Coldgate Hoyt and w. J. Curtis,
Of New York; Frank G: Bigelow, of
Milwaukee, and David S. Wegg, of Chi
cago. A result Of the consolidation will
be an electric power plant that is OK
pected in tipoe will become even greater
feature than the electric liglting st is
sCmething," said Manager Wall, of the
Badger Company, very important for the
city. Heretofore there has not been much
of an attempt to furnish electric power for
the reason that it does not pay in connec-
ton with the arc light, but it is different
with the low tension. 1t is the intention of
the company to furnish power for
all kinds of business and predict that it
will not be long before electric power will
be in use generally throughout the city.
There are so many advantages to it, no
dirt. no dust, no heat and no care. Press
the button, turn the switch, and your
power is at hand The thing has been
wonderful success in Chicago. The Edi-
son company there has more demand for
power than it can supply, and it contem-
plates the erection of an immense plant for
power Purposes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.

THE Rev ]. b. Walker, financial
agent OF Adrian (Mich.) college. died
Of pneumonia.
HERTY won the six day go-as-you-
please contest in St Louis. He made
SIS miles and will receive about 81. 600
The j. ". Mann Manufacturing
company'S carriage and wagon works
at Columbus, Ohio. were burned. The
loss was SIS. 600.
GEORGE Hull, who about twenty
years ago found" the Cardiff giant OF
his farm at Cardiff \. Y, died at
Binghampton.
The Presidents worlds fair procla-
nation will be translated into and
printed in many different languages
for distribution throughout the world
THE street railway system, gas plant.
and electric light company of Danville.
ILL.,, have consolidated under the name
of the Danvtlle Gas, Electric Light and
Street railway company.
Non fake of snow has vet fallen in
Mclean county, Illinois, this winter,
and it has been several weeks since
rain has fallen. Farmers are suffering
greatly for want of water for their
stock.
DE-. NJ. a. DAUPHIN, 81 years of age,
native of Alsace-I orrain, for twenty
years president of the Louisiana Lot.
terry company, died at New Orleans,
THE Zenith -four mill of Blooming G.
ton, H., has been sold to j. B. Goode
of Dallas, Texas, for $500
DECATUR QlL) icemen have began
cutting ice on the SangamoL river. IT
is the first ice gathered In three years
HENRY HARRIS and Charles Newell
OF Wabash, Ind, have bought the
American Farmer, an agricultural
monthly published at Fort Wayne
WILLIAM RowELL, a young farmer
living ten miles east OF Blooming ton.
ILL.,, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head.
ALBEIT JAIN. a jeweler Of New York,
has absconded with $50. 600 worth OF
diamonds. A dozen diamond brokers
and jewelers. are his victims.
Sir JosEPh HICKsoN has resigned hi.
position as general manager of the
Grand Trunk railway company and will
be succeeded by l.. j. Sergeant, the
present traffic manager
SLAvIN. the pugilist, declines to &C.
cept Corbett's terms for the proposed
match at New Orleans. as he is suffer.
ing from an attack of influenza.
"SwTl the Newsboy" of New YORK.
city, and Jack Brennan of BROOKLYN,
fought to finish On Long Island.
Swipes won IN the fifth round.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
THE OLD, OLD STORY.
Love and Whiskey Prove Deadly Curse
to a Monroe Man.

MONROE, Special Telegram, Dec. 81
Olaf Oeson swedish tailor, employed by
HoIem & Son of this place, was found dead
in his bed at 10 o'clock this morning. A
chambermaid was changing the linen on
the beds in the Green County house, where
Oleson boarded, and coming into his room
was horitied to see him lay ing on the bed
dead. He had swallowed about one-half
bottle of rough ON rats sometime during
the night and from the general appearance
of the room it was quite evident that he
suffered considerably before peath Olson
had been on prolonged spree previous to
his death which made him very despond-
ent. A disappointment in love affair
was one of the causes of his dependency.
He returned from tri p to Sweden last
summer where he went to marry an old
fancee but when he reached the old coun-
try he found that the girl had proven false
to her troth and was married to hand
somer man. 0 Lesson returned to this coun-
try sad and marose man and the depress-
ing effects of his spree together with his
other sorrows threw a shadow over his
life which he could not live under and he
made away with himself. His personal
effests are of sufficient value to pay his
funeral eXpenses
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
The President of the Boston Institute
Expresses Himself on Economic
Subjects.
Francis A. Walker Discusses Our Sill
yer Legislation and its Relation
to Business Affairs.
More of the Economic Rent Could be
Brought Into the Urea
Sury

WASHINGTON, Dec 26 The fourth an
nuaI meeting of the Americna economical
association began today. Several inter
esting papers were read Prof. Francis
A. Walker, president of the association IN
an address surveyed at length the i'm
portant economic developments III
the United States The extraordinary
growth of pseudo-socialism under the local
name of nationalism he attributed to the
fact that masses of people had at last come
to Apr ate the supreme Importance of
industrial relations, but had not yet
learned within what narrow limits the
exerti0ns for the amelioration of mankind
must necessarily be confined. All these re-
formers, now so defiant of established
economic principles would sooner or later
become recruits of the economic army.
Regarding the apparent growth of the sim
gle tax party, he expressed the opinion
that economists were coming to take the
view that something more of economic
rent than the state had been accustomed to
exact could advantageously be brough
into the treasury; while on the
other hand, the practical toliti-
clans, the more they studied the
subject were more and more impressed
with the hopelessness of the project In
view of the opposition of the farmer class
and of the holders of small properties to
the increase of direct taxes. Mr. Walker
referred to what he termed the remarkable
weakening in the present financial crisis
of many of those who, through
greenGack and silver contests, stood most
stifly against every measure of possible in
Aation, but now had, seemingly, ceased
their resistance to the further coinage of
silver, if they did not actually desire it.
He attributed this largely to the discredit-
ing of the views of orthodox American
economists on the subject of money and
especially to the indifference to money
supply.
In lack of natural leadership he said,
we could only hope that prudence may
rule the hour and that the in
stinctive conservatism of the Amer
lean people may enable them to
pass through this, perhaps the most peril
Gus crisis in their financial career, without
wreck. Touching the subject of immigra-
ton he said the American people were
called upon now to decide whether there
was any limit to the extent to which they
would share their birthright with strangers.
Not only the enormous increase of immi
grafton, bat the manifestly lower charac-
ter of the recent Corners made the question
urgent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
A Chicago Man Has Quiet and Eff
feetive Method Of Settling
Difficulty.
His Wife Loved Another Man Better
Than Her Husband and They
Part.
William H. Stewart Deliberately
Hands Over His Beloved to
HandSOmer Man.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec, 20. William
philoSophicalIy given his wife to
William X. Richards of Philadelphia,
whom the woman frankly admitted she
loved better than her husband. Mrs.
Stewart is Il handsome woman of about
s. years, and in company with her hus-
band and their S-year- old son arrived
in this city from Chicago
last Monday. Two days later
w. X. Richards of Philadelphia
registered at the same hotel. 1t is
said that Richards and Mrs. Stewart
were lovers in their youth but were
separated through misunderstanding,
Soon after Richards arrival it became
evident to the husband that his wife
was exhibiting a decided preference
for the newcomer So he plainly told
her be was labOring under the idea that
she cared more for Richards than for
him and Ii he were correct in his sur
misses she had better make her selection
at Orce. If she chose Richards she
could go with him, but could never
come back to the husband. Mrs.
Stewart was not long in making her
choice. almost Immediately declaring
that Richards was the man into whose
keeping she would confde her future
happiness. Before leaving her hus-
band Mrs. Stewart pleaded long
and earnestly to be allowed
to take her boy with her, but the
husband refused to allow her to have
the custody of the child. However
willing he might be to part with
woman who loved another man. he was
positive in his refusal to permit his boy
to go aio2g with them. Even the sep
aration from her child was not sufficient
10 deter the woman from going with
the man for whom she had conceived
such violent infatuation. The de-
serted husband remains at the hotel
with the boy and is said not to be
grieving very much over the runaway
wife
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
FIRE IN RETURN FOR WATER.
The Village of Deadwood, Dakota Has a
Sad Experience.

DEADwooD, s. D., Dec. 26.-Three
fires In different parts of the city last
night, two of which were incendiary,
caused losses amounting to S25, ZOO.
Great many railroad graders were in
town yesterday in an intoxicated condi-
ton and in the afternoon in order to
quell the disturbance, the mayor had
hose turned on them. 1t is thought the
fires were set in revenge. Rumors of
further incendiarism are current and
watch is being kept.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
Probable Course of the Senate,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. - Develop.
ments in the Senate to-day indicate
that the fight on the election bill Is
likely to lie taken up at once and the
session continued through the week.
1t looks now as though the financial
bill is not likely to be considered uE less
some necessity presents itself. Charges
of jobbery in connection with the silver
Legislation have a tendency to check
enthusiasm in that line aud tho i'm
provement of business during the holt
days has also removed much of the
pressure for the bill. 1t is also whis.
pered that the Eastern bankers have
notified the Western tinanciers who
draw their capital from the East that
fur cher pursuance of the silver policy is
likely to cut Off their supplies, henca
the withdrawal Of pursuance from the
West iii behalf Of more radical silver
legislation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01

ture today at tie hospital on the result of
the Koch cure uon diseases of the throat,
testified to the marked improvement of
three patients wo had received injections
for affections of he larynx. 1t was. there
fore. he said, clearly remedy in effecting
cures, although ID to the present time it
could not De claimed that any permanent
cures had been Elected. His statement
made profound impression on the large
audience of medal men present.
To Rase the Tariff:
Notwithstanding the protests of the
ministry against he augmentation by the
tariff committee q a basis proposed IN the
G ,vernment bill, tie committee continued
until adjournmento raise the tariffs to a
prohibit1ve pitch. The representatives of
agricultural inrerets in the chamber of
deputies is strongg than the industrial
element. They Will support prohibitive
duties on manufactures in the expectation
that in return thel will obtain a close
market for farm products They will
wreck the bill unlss this demand is con-
ceded.
O'Brien Keeps Quiet
VIM O'Brien although beset by report
Cl lids uDl WI II dS 10 whether
or not ne favors a reconciliation with
Parnell. He has received a letter from
leading English radical stating that the
Irish split must SON be repaired, other
wise the liberals will be forced to sub
ordinate home rue for Ireland to other
questions. The Paris papers generally
lean toward Parnei.
Uses Undehanded Means.
Col. Peppof, chtf of the Russian police,
in an interview totay accused the British
government of using underhand means to
harass the Russian government, of harbor-
ing Russian criminals and fomenting dis
content. He chages the socialist Men
delsso|n, now in England, with melting
the murder of General Se!iverskof.
wishedHe Would Die.
The father of Gabrielle Bompard said
today that he had on V one wish regarding
his daughter and that was that she might
die quickly. From childhood, he said,
nothing could be done to check her per-
verse instincts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
SET ASIDE THE DIVORCE.
Isabella Hewitt, of Oshkosh, is Entering
Suit in the County Court.

OSHKOSH, Dec 24.-The petition of Is
abella Hewitt, widow of the late Thomas
Hewitt, to set aside the judgment of di
vorce obtained against he by her late
husband, was filed in the county court late
yesterday afternoon. Charge is made that
the plaintiff, Hewitt, made affidavit in the
divorce proceedings that his wife resided
at Cleveland, while she resided at Atwater,
forty, five miles from Cleveland, and
he knew it. Mrs. Hewitt claims she
never received the summons and
complaint and was ignorant of the fact
that proceedings had been commenced
against her until she saw in the papers
that she had been divorced. That Hewitt
was cognizant of her whereabouts is shown
by the fact that the administrator, Eli
Seeley. found among his effects letter
from Mrs Hewitt dated day or two prev
ious to the alleged service of the papers
The estate of the deceased in not worth
much but Mrs. Hewitt idea is annuling
the decree is that she may be eligible for a
pension.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01

Thieves Get s2,So0 from Chicago
National Bank.

Thieves Get S2,So0 from a Chicago
National Bank.
HCHICAGo, Dec. 2o.-One OF the bOldest
robberIes on record was perpetrated on
the Calumet national bank at about
II 30 o'clock to-day.
Three masked men entered the bank
when all the officials and clerks had
gone to dinner with the exception OF
one young man about 20 years Of age.
They ordered him to throw up his
hands, drawing arevOlver and threaten
ing to kill him if he did net obey. Hav-
ing him thoroughly cOwed they then
took s., 800 and fled Jumping into a
buggy they drove off to Grand Crossing.
The police were notified by the young
man and mounted officers were sent IN
in pursuit of the robbers, who had
long start, however, and will probably
escape.
After an exciting chase by seven
mounted officers the thieves were finally
captured but not until one of them was
seriously wounded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
REMAIN AT GREEN BAY.
The Green Bay, Winona and st Paul Shop
Will Not be Removed.

GREEN BAY, Dec. 27.-General Man
ager S. w. Champion, of tie Green Bay,
Winona and St. Paul railroad, said this
morning concerning the dispatches sent
out from Winona to the effect that his
road was negotiating for the building of
the Winona Harvester works to be used as
machine shops. that there was absolutely
nothing in it, and that the company S
machine shops would remain in Green
Bay. The company has Just purchased
5000 tons of steel rails which will be laid
between here and Winona at once.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
COAL SHAFT ON FIRE.
The Flames are Doing Considerable
Amount of Damage.

ScoTDALE, Pa, Dec. 26.-An explosion
took place this morning IN the entrance
shaft of the united coal and coke works,
operated by the United Coke company. 1t
was caused by the ignition of kerosene oil
One hundred and forty miners were at
work at the time but all made their
escape through various openings for that
purpose. Some escapes were miraculous.
The fire which is still raging destroyed all
the loose property in the mine and has al
ready Gone enormous damage Two per-
sons were injured this afternoon by falling
timber near the burning shaft.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
SPINNER ON HIS DEATH BED.
The Noble General Has Fatal Cancer on
His Face

The Noble General Has Fatal Cancer on
His Face.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dec. 23.-General
F. E. Spinner, ex-secretary of the United
States treasury, residing in this city, is
comfortable today, but his lite is gradu-
ally ebbing away. Saturday night it was
thought that he could not rally, but with
his brave spirit he did.
Hundreds at his age, 80, would have gone
under with such paroxysms.
The cancer on his face, which is sapping
away his vitality, has eaten a deep hole
near the eye and nose, and the pulsation of
He He nin most of of the time in dull stupor.
and sleeps. When awake he is rational
and recognizes familiar voices. He is re-
ceiving every attention possible, but his
case IS hopeless one.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 24.-There is
little if any change in the condition of
General Spinner tonight, but his relatives
fear that death is near at hand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
KILLED WITH A HAN DSPIKE.
Two Laborers Get Into a Fatal AIterca
tiOI at Waupaca.

WAuPAcA, Wis, Dec. 26.-News has
reached here OF a murder which occurred
in Spencer's lumber camp about thirty
miles north of his city, On tuesday after
uoon. Charlie Mead and Andrew Brus-
lett, !aborers, got into an alteration over
a trivial mattG. Words ed to blows and
finally Mead struck Druslett over the head
with a landslide, crushing his skull. The
wounded man started toward lola for
treatment, but when half way there was
forced to stop on account of loss of blood
By the time medical aid reached him he
was in a yer, serious state, and his recov-
cry is not Looked for. Both parties live in
lola. Mead being married and Bruslett
single. Med has hitherto borne fair
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
WILL FACILITATE WORK.
A New Office Pertaining to Pension.
is to be Established.

A New Office Pertaining to Pensions
is to be Established.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Representative
Cutcheon from the committee on military
affairs today reported favorably to the
house bill that passed tie senate some
days ago to establish a records and PEN
sion Office of the war department and
to appoint the officer now in
charge of that work is a colonel in the
army In the report the committee
states that the establishment of the Office
will greatly facilitate the work of the pen
sion bureau and of all the branches con-
nected with or depending upon an exami-
nation of the records of the volunteer
army.
RECONSTRUCTED HIS RESIGNATION.
Treasurer Huston Will Remain Until
the End of the Term.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Star says
United States Treasurer Huston has recon
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
Dpa In of Seiah On an berIain.

CLEvELAND, Ohio, Dec. 29.-Selah
Cham berlain, one Of Cleveland's oldest
citizens. died late Saturday night at his
residence, of liver complaint and old
age. He was born In BattlebOro, Vt,
May q, 1912, and was Of English parent
age. He built the Rutland 81 BurIing-
ton railway. the Lake Shore & Tus-
caravans Valley, and was connected
with various other railway enterprises
He was very wealthy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
hrrasted the Couuty Treasurar

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Dec. 2s.-James C.
Gillespie. treasurer of Boone county,
has Deen arrested for EN- bezzlement
lie was given preliminary hearing to.
day and was held in 5000 bonds War.
rants have been issued for the arrest
of County Judges Roberts and Angel,
charging them with ma sing and col :
lecting from the county illegal charges
for mileage to the extent OF $50.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
Now York,

NEW York. Dec. 23.-WHEAT - Fluctuat.
ed with Lac; now 7-8c down and quiet; Dec.
cmber, sl.02 1-8Gl.03 IL; January, sIO3I d.
"a is; February. s1.04 SIS to sI04 IS: MAY.
LIS l-2 sL04 I-l6; July, % IS .98 5-Sc Conn
Quiet and easy; No. =, 53@594ic: steamer
mixed. 51l-4Q5SAc. OATS-Nominal; West
crn 46s soc. PRovIsIONS-Beef- Quiet
steady; plate 800 to 80; familr, $50
sil.0O to ST.; extra prime. sg.50GlO.0O
LAmD-Dull, steady; steam rendered, S.Oa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
A Eorger Sure iders HimseIf

AURORA, ILL.,, Dec. 29-City Marshal
Demmer of Aurora was surprised last
even ng Wien a good looking young
man walked into his Office and In the
most matter-Of-fact way announced
that he had forged two checks in Joliet
Dec. ~ and had come to give himself
up. The fellow, whose name is Jerry
Cook, forged two checks for $40 each,
signing the firm name of Lambert &
Bishop. He will! be taken to Joliet to-
morrow
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
MUST LEAVE THE ORDER.
The Lake Shore Road is Severe on Its TeIe
graphers.

graphers.
CHICAGO, Dec. &c. The ultimatum of
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern rail-
way company that all the telegraphers on
that road must withdraw from the order Of
railway photographers or leave the employ
of the company, is believed here to be the
beginning of a general movement IN that
direction. 1t is understood that several
of the Chicago lines will soon follow the
example of the Lake Shore. The opposi-
ton Of railroads to the order has developed
since it has shown tendency to affiliate
with the brotherhood of telegraphers
commercial operators) ana has refused to
teach telegraphy to apprentices sent to
different offices by the companies to learn
the business Outside of railroad circles
it is believed the result of the crusade will
be a practical consolidation of the two
organizations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
SERIOUS RESULTS FEARED.
The Glasgow Strike May Reflect on the
Shipping Trade.

GLASGOW, Dec. 27th.-Another serio us
result of the strike is announced in the
statement that the shipping trade of this
port will soon be at standstill, as the
supply of coal for steamers is almost ex-
hausted. Should this state Of affairs
continue much longer considerable suffer.
ing will ensue among the poorer classes.
Many trades pending directly or indi-
rectly upon the shipping must also suffer
seriously
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
SENSATION EXPOSE EXPECTED
Hugh Lewis is After the Scalps of Some
Republicans.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-Hugh Lewis
is loading his batteries for shot at the
men who are responsible for the lies
which have been circulated about him,
He will be ready to fire within few
days and will expose one of the most
contemplate plots ever unearthed in the
annals of dirty politics. When the ex-
pose comes it will show that some exalted
republicans have dirtied their fingers in
the minCe. Enough has come ID light
thus far to completely vindicate the
character of Hugh Lewis and to show
that the plot was most contemptibly parti-
san in IFS character