Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09

Charles Bohannon, who shot and killed
George DoaneS near Vincennes, Ind, on
the 31st was captured. He had start
ed for the cane brakes of Kentucky.
King Oscar is in trouble because he
opposes the appointment OF separate
consular systems for Norway and Swed-
en-, and the Norwegian radicals threaten
to cashier" him.
The supreme court OF Minnesota on
the LIST decided that a patent medicine
manufacturer has no right to appro-
pirate the name of a medicine made by
another to his own exclusive use as a
proprietary trademark.
Bernhard Nienhause of Alton juno
ton, ILL.,, is the tWenty-SiXth victim of
the Wann catastrophe to die, his death
occurring at noon on the LIST. The
deahs of three more are momentarly
expected.
At Rochester, \. Y, the Rev. Barton
w. Ferry, the young pastor of Grace
Presby terian church, resigned on ac-
count of a dog show given by the mem
bers of the church.
Judge Dundy of the United States
court decided in Omaha that the Pull
man Car company would hereafter have
to pay taxes in Nebraska on its cars run
in that state. The cars levied on by
the City of Omaha are to be sold unless
the company complies.
At Cleveland, O., another great tele-
scope, til, I'D largest in the world has
just been completed by Warner Il
Swasey. The instrument was construct
ed for the new government naval OBJ
seryatOry on Georgetown Heights a
cross the Potomac river from Wash
ington.
Judge Taylor of the Circuit Court at
Terra Haute, Ind, decided on the LIST
that the State Board of Tax Commits
sioners had no original jurisdiction in
raising the assessment of the First Ma
tional Bank of Terra Haute above
100000. The case will be Appeared.
| The policy of the Panama Railroad
! Company in putting on line of steam
ships in opposition to the Pacific Mail
! Steamship Company, has impeled the
! last named company to reduce it's pas
senger rate to Colon from 800 to $40,
and it's freight rate from So to 81 per
/ ton.
| The case of Mis-. 49, III. Nicholson
Of Decatur, ILL.,, against her mother,
Mis-. Bishop, affecting title to land
valued at 100000 in Pratt and Cham
paign Counties, Illinois, has been set
tied. Mrs. Bishop acceded to her
daughters claim, amounting to $1,000.
1t is said that sailors are preparing
to take advantage of the increased
travel and traffic in consequence Of the
opening Of the Worlds Fair. The men
have been quietly organizing them
selves in such a position as to be able
to dictate their remuneration for the
coming season.
Boston dealers in alcohol, chemicals
and paints are somewhat excited over
the action of what they call 1.-The wood
alcohol trust" which they assert has
unduly increased the price of that pro-
duce and has just ordered another 10
per cent advance. The Whisky Trust
is said to be responsible for the adj
vance
Ex-Secretary r. w. Thompson, of
TeTe Haute, Ind, formerly president
of the American branch of the Panama
Canal Company, will attend the Pana-
ma Canal investigation at Washington
without the formality OF a summons
and testify before the House committee
concerning the affairs Of the American
branch of the company.
There is a lively row between the
committees of the American Public
Health association and the World s
Auxiliary board concerning the details
Of the international Sanitary congress
to be held during the Worlds Fair.
Trouble is due to the positions which
have been assigned foreign physicians.
w. A. Ball, telegraph operator at
Wallis, Tex, on the Santa Fe, went to
Houston to visit old acquaintances. On
the Both he was murdered, his head
being cut with Ratchet. Young Ball,
when he arrived ia Houston, was well
supplied with money, but when he was
found dead he had no money in his
pocket.
An order has been posted in the I'm
migration Bureau at Ellis Island, n.
Y, to the effect that the boarding Of
ficers hereafter must exercise extreme
care in the examination of second cabin
passengers on incoming steamships
This order is due to the capture Of
paupers in the second cabin Of the
Waesland few days ago.
| The Boston Congregational ministers
association, comprising nearly 200 min
listers in Boston and vicinity, has pass
ed resolutions which We're sent to PIesi-
dent Harrison, earnestly imploring him
to use his influence with our govern
ment and with foreign nations so that
that expectation of intoxicating liquors
and firearms to the islands in the Paci-
fic may be prevented.
At New York Charles H. Gould has
been appointed receiver of the National
Book company, and the Empire Publish
ing company, the last of the six of the
subsidiary companies of the United
States Book company. AS in the other
cases, Mr.. Gould was appointed upon
j the application of Mr.. Young, the New
Jersey receiver. The assets Of each Of
900 and liabilities $4,000.